INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Over 5,000 grievances of H-1B visa fraud and abuse were gotten by United States federal company (File) Washington:.
More than 5,000 problems
of H-1B visa fraud and abuse have actually been received by a federal firm on a devoted email helpline that was released by the Trump
administration in 2015, an official said
Since May 21, 2018, the USCIS has gotten over 5,000 ideas to the devoted H-1B email address, Philip Smith, a Spokesperson for the United
States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) told PTI.After United States President Donald Trump signed Buy American, Hire American
executive order last year, Scams Detection and National Security Directorate (FDNS) established email addresses dedicated to getting details
about believed H-1B and H-2B fraud or abuse.FDNS leads USCIS's efforts to fight immigration benefit fraud.Anyone (including both American
workers and workers who think they or others may be the victim of H-1B or H-2B scams or abuse) can email ReportH1BAbuse@uscis.dhs.gov or
ReportH2BAbuse@uscis.dhs.gov to send suggestions, alleged offenses, and other relevant details about potential scams or abuse, Mr Smith
said.The USCIS, however, did not offer any other details with regard to the nature of grievances, the companies included and which nation's
state-of-the-art specialists were the victims of H-1B visa scams and abuse
Pursuant to the Buy American, Hire American Executive Order, FDNS has actually assisted the company examine the H-1B program to protect
American workers, Mr Smith said.In April 2017, USCIS, FDNS created and carried out the Targeted Website Visit and Verification Program
(TSVVP) as part of its continuous efforts to improve the stability of the immigration benefit procedure, he stated
This targeted technique focuses on H-1B dependent companies (those who have a high ratio of H-1B workers as compared to US employees, as
specified by statute); Cases that we can not validate the employer's standard company info through commercially readily available data; and
employers petitioning for H-1B workers who work off-site at another company or organization's location, Mr Smith stated in reaction to a
question.FDNS officers resolve background check details and other issues that surface during the processing of immigration advantage
applications and petitions.Resolution often requires interaction with law enforcement or intelligence firms to ensure that the information
is relevant to the applicant or petitioner at hand and, if so, whether the information would have an effect on eligibility for the
benefit.FDNS officers also perform checks of USCIS databases and public details, as well as other administrative questions, to validate
details supplied on, and in assistance of, applications and petitions.Mr Smith said administrative questions might include targeted site
check outs Questions conducted in cases where fraud is suspected.FDNS utilizes the Fraud Detection and National Security Data System
(FDNS-DS) to identify fraud and track potential patterns, he said.The USCIS has actually formed a partnership with Migration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE), in which FDNS pursues administrative queries into most application and petition fraud, while ICE carries out criminal
investigations into significant fraud conspiracies, he said.According to the USCIS, the H-1B visa program ought to assist US companies hire
highly-skilled foreign nationals when there is a shortage of qualified employees in the country
Yet, too many American workers who are as qualified, willing, and deserving to work in these fields have actually been overlooked or
unfairly disadvantaged, the USCIS says on its webpage.Employers who abuse H-1B visa program might negatively affect US employees,
decreasing incomes and opportunities as they import more workers from abroad, it said.Highly popular amongst Indian innovation specialist,
the H-1B visa is typically issued for three years and renewed for another three years.The United States Congress has a cap of 65,000 H-1B
visas per year.It likewise provides another 20,000 H-1B visas to those who have masters and college from an US scholastic institute.( This
story has actually not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
