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USCIS Releases Form I-129 Statistics (for L1B petitions)

author by Alexander J. Segal on Dec. 10, 2015

Immigration Immigration  Deportation Immigration  Visa 

Summary: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released statistics for the number of Form I-129 petitions for L1B intracompany transferees in fiscal year (FY) 2015.

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released statistics for the number of Form I-129 petitions for L1B intracompany transferees in fiscal year (FY) 2015. Of the petitions that were fully adjudicated in FY 2015, the ratio of approved L1B petitions to denied L1B petitions was approximately 3:1 (10,368 to 3,446). As of the publishing of the chart, there are still 2,116 pending I-129 petitions for L1B intracompany transferees. I have included the chart below for your convenience.

Period

Applications Received

Approved

Denied

Pending

Fiscal Year — Total

 

 

 

 

2015

13,626

10,368

3,446

2,116

Please consult our articles about L1 visas in general, L1A visas, L1B visas, L1 blanket petitions, and my blog post about changes to L1B visa adjudications. 

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