The USCIS begins investigation against work visa fraud

The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), along with the Department of Labor (DOL), signed a memorandum on Friday, July 31, 2020, to initiate an investigation to dismantle possible fraud in H-1B visa applications.

Broadly speaking, the USCIS is the entity in charge of processing immigration applications in the US. Some of the processes that the agency handles are:

1. Family Immigration.
2. Business Immigration.
3. Visa extension.
4. Adjustment o Status.
5. Student immigration.

Over the past few years, immigration restrictions and requirements have increased substantially due to the stance of the current government of the US.

In addition to that, the arrival of the global Coronavirus pandemic in the North American territory promoted and contributed for the Trump administration to implement emergency measures in the immigration sector.

For instance, the President announced in late June that the issuance of H-1B work visas will be suspended until 2021.

This government decision unleashed an unprecedented social controversy in the US as multiple local companies declare the need of foreign workforce to meet market demands.

In addition to that, the USCIS and DOL plan now to initiate a thorough and meticulous investigation to uncover potential fraud in H-1B work visa applications.

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The memorandum signed by the USCIS and DOL

These federal entities plan to initiate an investigation of the records of immigrant and non-immigrant visa applications.

The DOL ensures that this scrutiny works to:

1. Protect the jobs available to the local population.
2. Mitigate the impact of the global pandemic on American workers.
3. Implement new protocols to prevent future fraud in the work visa system.
4. Discover and dismantle fraudulent H-1B visa processes for qualified foreign workers.

In fact, the DOL secretary openly stated that “The agreement signed protects American workers by giving the Department of Labor an important new ability to launch investigations of potential fraud and abuse in the H-1B visa system”.

It is important to emphasize that this investigation is intended to support the latest presidential proclamation where the White House declares that American workers must be protected during the health crisis caused by the COVID-19.

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