"Research brokers or consultants ghostwrite research papers, boost article citations, or confer vanity awards to customers willing to pay up to hundreds or thousands of dollars. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which processes the applications, is aware that a growing number of EB-1A applicants have been applying with purchased or fraudulent credentials, two former USCIS officials familiar with the agency's fraud investigations told CBS News."
"Those who are caught misrepresenting themselves or using fraudulent credentials on a visa application may simply have their application denied, but could also be prevented from successfully reapplying for a visa by being deemed inadmissible to the U.S. USCIS could also revoke an existing visa from someone if they find they lied on their application. "USCIS is committed to rooting out fraud by thoroughly screening and vetting all aliens seeking immigration benefits," agency spokesman Matthew Tragesser wrote in a statement to CBS News."
Backlog growth in employment-based categories has driven a surge in applications for the EB-1A high-achiever, or "Einstein," visa. Interest in the EB-1A has spawned a market for credential-boosting services, some of which constitute fraud. Visa hopefuls, especially in science and technology, hire research brokers or consultants to ghostwrite papers, inflate article citations, or confer vanity awards, often paying hundreds to thousands of dollars. USCIS is aware that a growing number of applicants have submitted purchased or fraudulent credentials. Applicants caught misrepresenting themselves risk denial, inadmissibility, or revocation of an existing visa, and USCIS says it will root out such fraud.
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