Fraud Interview + L-1 Visa Fraud.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
We have received an e-mail as to what is a Fraud Interview ? Fraud Interview is most commonly used in the context of Green Cards. It is something where the immigration officer suspects that the marriage between a GC Holder / US Citizen and a foreigner is a false marriage entered into, with a goal to get a foreign persona a Green Card. A specialized interview is then conducted in which both foreign and US citizens are jointly as well as separately interviewed.
Does marrying a L-1 Visa holder and entering the US on L-2 dependent Visa and then divorcing the L-1 holder while in the US be suspicious ? Yes of course. First of all, Indian IT companies like TCS have misused this Visa to such an extent that the INS is scrutinizing the cases very carefully. What you are trying to do is known as alien smuggling and if caught, both of you will be in trouble. Besides, you are immediately inviting trouble for yourself with a legal divorcee in your records and face extended trouble during Green Card.
Does marrying a L-1 Visa holder and entering the US on L-2 dependent Visa and then divorcing the L-1 holder while in the US be suspicious ? Yes of course. First of all, Indian IT companies like TCS have misused this Visa to such an extent that the INS is scrutinizing the cases very carefully. What you are trying to do is known as alien smuggling and if caught, both of you will be in trouble. Besides, you are immediately inviting trouble for yourself with a legal divorcee in your records and face extended trouble during Green Card.
