放大招？ H1B申请开始第一天， USCIS同时宣布将进一步严厉审核H1B！

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今天（4月3日），美国工作签证H1B申请正式开始！

然而就在申请开始的第一天，移民局官网同时发布了一则重要通知：《以美国员工优先：USCIS宣布将进一步严厉打击H1B签证欺诈及滥用》

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通知中写到，USCIS将采取多项措施打击H1B欺诈和滥用的现象。H1B本来的作用应该是当本国有资格的人员出现短缺时，帮助美国公司雇佣高技术外国人才。而现在的情况却是太多有资格的美国员工被忽视，遭受了不公平对待。

所以USCIS在职业移民项目上的首要任务就是要保护美国员工，打击H1B欺诈和滥用。

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USCIS宣布从今天起，将对全国范围内申请H1B

的公司和申请者的工作地点开展更有针对性的实地突击查访（site visits），侧重在以下范围：

通过公开数据无法核实其经营信息的雇主；
H1-B依赖型雇主；
替在其他公司或机构地点工作的员工申请H1B的雇主

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通知中还写到，H1B签证的滥用极大地影响了美国员工的权益，包括越来越低的薪水和越来越少的工作会。为了进一步打击H1B滥用和欺诈，USCIS甚至公布了一个专用邮箱：[email protected]，鼓励任何人举报可能存在的违法滥用H1B的现象。

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继上月移民局紧急暂停所有H-1B申请的加急处理（Premium Processing）后，这一严查H1B的消息很显然是响应川普移民政策的又一措施，偏偏在H1B申请开始的第一天发布，不得不说是意味深长。有人觉得这是好事，打击的就是ICC这种印度咨询外包公司；也有人持谨慎态度，觉得即便是合法的申请者可能也会面临更严格的审查。

如果你是今年的申请者，你怎么看USCIS刚刚宣布的这条通知呢？

附USCIS通知原文，或点击“阅读原文”查看

Putting American Workers First: USCIS Announces Further Measures to Detect H-1B Visa Fraud and Abuse

Release Date: April 3, 2017

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced multiple measures to further deter and detect H-1B visa fraud and abuse. The H-1B visa program should help U.S. companies recruit highly-skilled foreign nationals when there is a shortage of qualified workers in the country. Yet, too many American workers who are as qualified, willing, and deserving to work in these fields have been ignored or unfairly disadvantaged. Protecting American workers by combating fraud in our employment-based immigration programs is a priority for USCIS.

Beginning today, USCIS will take a more targeted approach when making site visits across the country to H-1B petitioners and the worksites of H-1B employees. USCIS will focus on:

Cases where USCIS cannot validate the employer’s basic business information through commercially available data;
H-1B-dependent employers (those who have a high ratio of H-1B workers as compared to U.S. workers, as defined by statute); and
Employers petitioning for H-1B workers who work off-site at another company or organization’s location.

Targeted site visits will allow USCIS to focus resources where fraud and abuse of the H-1B program may be more likely to occur, and determine whether H-1B dependent employers are evading their obligation to make a good faith effort to recruit U.S. workers. USCIS will continue random and unannounced visits nationwide. These site visits are not meant to target nonimmigrant employees for any kind of criminal or administrative action but rather to identify employers who are abusing the system.

Employers who abuse the H-1B visa program negatively affect U.S. workers, decreasing wages and job opportunities as they import more foreign workers. To further deter and detect abuse, USCIS has established an email address which will allow individuals (including both American workers and H-1B workers who suspect they or others may be the victim of H-1B fraud or abuse) to submit tips, alleged violations and other relevant information about potential H-1B fraud or abuse. Information submitted to the email address will be used for investigations and referrals to law enforcement agencies for potential prosecution.

Existing H-1B Fraud Measures

Since 2009, USCIS has conducted random administrative site visits to ensure that employers and foreign workers are complying with requirements of the H-1B nonimmigrant classification. USCIS refers many cases of suspected fraud or abuse to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for further investigation.

Additionally, individuals can report allegations of employer fraud or abuse by submitting Form WH-4 to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division or by completing ICE’s HSI Tip Form.

Further information

For more information about the new H-1B visa fraud and abuse detection initiative, visit the Combating Fraud and Abuse in the H-1B Visa Program web page.

For information about H-1B petition requirements, visit the USCIS H-1B webpage.