High Rate of H-1B Visa Fraud

Business Week by Moira Herbst | Oct. 15, 2008 (News Report)
A study finds that 13% of the visa petitions for U.S. employers to bring in skilled foreign workers are fraudulent

A report released Oct. 8 by the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reveals that 13% of petitions filed for H-1B visas on behalf of employers are fraudulent. Another 7% contain some sort of technical violations. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Oct 16, 2008 - 11:18 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Oct 16, 2008 - 11:18 AM PDT
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 by Sandip Roy - Oct. 17, 2008

It was based totally on the report and didnt talk to any of the workers. felt a bit cobbled together and it took a long time to get to the actual abuses which when documented felt a little minor e.g the job they do often is different than the one advertised for. In a fast moving technical industry that's often not unusual - what you study in school might be somewhat out of date when you enter the industry. you are really being hired for your ability to adapt.

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