A study done last year by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service ("CIS") found as many as one-in-five H-1B applications were affected by either fraud or "technical violations," of the H-1B program.

This may be the impetus behind CIS’ increased anti-fraud enforcement efforts. Whatever the reason behind such stepped-up efforts, there is no doubt that the CIS has begun making more and more "surprise visits" to the U.S. work sites of companies that sponsor H-1B visa holders.