Quote Originally Posted by lindiloo
You took my words out of context. Maybe H1B fraud is committed by Indian companies but my statement still holds true.
Not maybe:

http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/jul/04visa.htm

The elusive H-1B visa, for which young software professionals yearn, has been severely compromised. Middlemen are exploiting the system by creating fake IT companies in the United States and obtaining these visas for a hefty sum without even a job.

This leaves thousands of deserving candidates in the lurch since there are only 65,000 such visas issued every year.

For most people, a stamp on the passport is the last hurdle crossed to launch their careers in the US. But for many getting this H-1B visa stamp is just the beginning of a painful journey of exploitation, underpayment, and unemployment.

This is the world of H-1B visa fraud, a well-oiled nexus of fake employers, job counsellors and immigration experts. Newspapers and cyberspace are filled with luring advertisements that claim to get you an H-1B for a price tag. So, can they?

Apparently they can. In a busy suburb of Mumbai, one such H-1B consultant is busy carrying out business. We approached them as H-1B aspirants eager to fly to the US. The range of services on offer was shocking. Here is the conversation we had with this agent:

Agent: We will get you a fake employer. He'll file for your H-1B. He will have a proper company and will be a US citizen.

Us: So what happens once we get there?

Agent: The fake employer who files for your H-1B will give you a work permit and will get away and once you get there, this fake employer will give you a no-objection certificate (NOC), saying you can work with any employer.

Us: Will you find me a job there?

Agent: Once you are there, we have people who will help you with contacts. We can only assist you.

Us: How much will it cost?

Agent: $2,250 will be the immigration fee, $2,250 will be lawyers charges.

Us: Do many people go to the US using this route?

Agent: People who know and who have relatives ask for fake employers. They want to go there on real jobs. . . Because here you won't get a job as good as the one you can get when you are in the US.

Us: How long it'll take to find a real job?

Agent: Jobs in the US are tremendous. The problem is not getting a job but getting a visa. We will have all the interviews lined up for you and once you get there, you will attend those and find a job.