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New H-1B concern: Immigration authorities seeking home addresses and biometrics, all you need to know

Release Date
2025-04-24
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Hindustan Times
Summary
USCIS has started issuing Requests for Evidence (RFEs) in H-1B visa applications, asking for personal home addresses and biometric data — an unusual move not previously required. Immigration attorneys are alarmed, citing a lack of clear explanation behind these requests.

Attorney Vic Goel noted this is highly irregular and could indicate a shift in policy or enforcement tactics. He advises applicants not to respond directly to such RFEs without USCIS clearly disclosing the reasoning, as per federal regulations (8 CFR 103.2(b)(16)(i)).

The development coincides with stricter immigration enforcement, raising additional challenges for international students and foreign workers in the U.S.
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