{"id":1293974,"date":"2025-04-23T07:14:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T01:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1293974"},"modified":"2025-04-23T07:14:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T01:44:49","slug":"us-govt-demands-home-address-biometric-for-h1b-applicants-highly-unusua-says-attroneys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/us-govt-demands-home-address-biometric-for-h1b-applicants-highly-unusua-says-attroneys\/","title":{"rendered":"US Govt Demands Home Address, Biometric For H1B Applicants: &#8220;Highly Unusua;&#8221; Says Attroneys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In an unexpected move, the <strong>US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)<\/strong> is issuing <strong>Requests for Evidence (RFEs)<\/strong> for <strong>H-1B visa<\/strong> and <strong>employment-based green card petitions<\/strong>, asking for <strong>home addresses and biometric information<\/strong>, according to a Forbes report. Immigration attorneys say this is <strong>highly unusual<\/strong>, as these details are not typically required for such petitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-9-6-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1293993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-9-6-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-9-6-2-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-9-6-2-768x357.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Attorneys Concerned by Lack of Transparency<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <strong>Vic Goel<\/strong> of law firm Goel &amp; Anderson, \u201cThe RFEs fail to explain the nature of the adverse information, leaving employers and attorneys in the dark.\u201d Traditionally, RFEs focus on eligibility or documentation, not personal data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sudden inclusion of <strong>biometrics and personal address verification<\/strong> r<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstoday.in\/nri\/visa\/story\/highly-unusual-immigration-attorneys-alarmed-as-uscis-asks-h-1b-applicants-for-home-addresses-biometrics-473011-2025-04-22\">aises fears of a <strong>new enforcement trend<\/strong>,<\/a> especially as no legal clarity or justification has been offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New RFEs Coincide With Tighter Immigration Actions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This development comes at a time when the current US administration is ramping up enforcement, including the <strong>deportation of international students<\/strong> for minor infractions. Over <strong>240 colleges<\/strong> have reported legal status issues for more than <strong>1,550 international students and graduates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Combined with the <strong>annual H-1B cap<\/strong> and <strong>green card backlogs<\/strong>, these RFEs have added more hurdles to hiring foreign talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Attorneys Urge Caution in Response<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Legal experts are advising companies <strong>not to respond directly<\/strong> with the beneficiary\u2019s address or biometrics. Instead, they recommend invoking <strong>8 CFR 103.2(b)(16)(i)<\/strong>\u2014a regulation requiring USCIS to disclose any <strong>derogatory information<\/strong> that may be used against the petitioner or beneficiary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach is seen as a safeguard to maintain legal consistency and protect applicants from potential misuse of personal data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What This Means for Employers and H-1B Holders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As these RFEs do not appear tied to specific case flaws, attorneys and employers remain in a <strong>wait-and-watch mode<\/strong>, uncertain whether this is a <strong>policy shift<\/strong> or a <strong>temporary anomaly<\/strong>. Either way, the development adds another layer of complexity to an already <strong>tight and uncertain US immigration landscape<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an unexpected move, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing Requests for Evidence (RFEs) for H-1B visa and employment-based green card petitions, asking for home addresses and biometric information, according to a Forbes report. Immigration attorneys say this is highly unusual, as these details are not typically required for such petitions. 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