Visa Fraud

"Most visa processing posts are woefully understaffed, which results in very brief interviews. Managers value speed of adjudication over clarity of decision making, so many borderline visa cases that deserve closer scrutiny end up being issuances."

- David Seminara, CIS Fellow

Student Visa Fraud

Tourist Visa Fraud

Diversity Visa Lottery Fraud

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VAWA, with Its Immigration Provisions, Is Before the House Today

Topics: Marriage Fraud

A Tiny Bit of Good News on the Abuse-in-Marriage Front

Topics: Marriage Fraud

The Nazi Camp Guard Case that Explains the Trump Travel Restrictions

They weren't a 'Muslim ban', but a way to differentiate between the oppressor and the oppressed

Topics: Visa Fraud

Policy Changes on Nonimmigrants: One Home Run, One Own Goal

Topics: Optional Practical Training Program (OPT), Student Visa Fraud, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI), Nonimmigrant Visas

Update: The Guardian and the Sting at the University of Farmington

Topics: Student Visa Fraud, Media Coverage of Immigration Policy

A Roundup of Marriage-Related Immigration Fraud Items

Topics: Marriage Fraud

Federal Case Highlights Marriage Fraud

How much is a green card worth? Likely more than you think.

Topics: Marriage Fraud

BIA Decision Offers View into the World of Marriage Fraud

A high standard to find fraud

Topics: Marriage Fraud

Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media

Comment on the Rule Change Proposed by the Department of Homeland Security

Regulatory Comments

Topics: Student Visa Fraud, Education and Foreign Students

Eliminating the K-1 Visa Could Bring $100 Million to Our Ailing Airlines

Topics: Marriage Fraud, Nonimmigrant Visas