Cognizant (60%), Infosys (59%) and Deloitte (40%) had the highest number of denials, says analysis of USCIS data Keeping in line with his 2016 presidential campaign slogan of "America First", the Donald Trump administration's denial rates for H-1B visas have only been rising ever since he took over and reached 30% in first quarter of FY20, reported a financial newspaper.
The denial rates were 6% in 2015 and 13% in FY17, when Trump took charge as US president after defeating Hillary Clinton in November 2016.
IT service companies and consultancies, which normally place people at third-party locations, reported higher visa denial rates than US technology firms, a theme that has been recurring over the past few quarters.