Increased denials of L-1 visas when attempting to transferpersonnel into the United States from India on L-1 visas is having a negative impact on growth, projects and product development in the United States, according to companies.
Since all U.S. consulates and embassies operate under the same laws and regulations, the data raise legitimate questions about what is happening to U.S. company applications to transfer important personnel into the United States from India.
L-1 visas allow U.S. companies to transfer executives, managers and personnel with specialized knowledge from their overseas operations into the United States to work.