International students in the United States and foreign workers working in American companies should be aware that administrative authorities may conduct unannounced site visits to collect information that could be considered fraud.

International students with F-1 study visas and foreign workers holding H-1B visas are subject to unannounced site visits by US authorities to check all of their relevant records.

Unannounced Site Visits

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has the power to make surprise site visits to ensure H-1B and F-1 visa holders are following the US immigration laws.

Such unannounced site visits are conducted by the Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate (FDNS), which falls under the USCIS’s Administrative Site Visit and Verification Program (A

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