California Man Arrested and Charged with Visa Fraud

Announcements, F-1 visas, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Fraud

The U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE) reported this week that a man from California was arrested earlier this week and charged with conspiracy to commit visa fraud. He was the mastermind of an immigration fraud scheme that involved foreign students enrolled at schools in the Southern California area including several junior colleges and, three California State University campuses. The [...]

Owner of English Language School Charged with Immigration Fraud

Announcements, F-1 visas, Immigration Enforcement

The U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE) reported that the owner and employee of the Florida Language Institute (FLI) were arrested and charged with immigration fraud. Based on the USICE’s investigation, they discovered that the school sponsored non-immigrant foreign students and issued I-20 forms without requiring the students to maintain a full time course of study.  Maintaining a full time course [...]

USICE Updates List of Approved Schools

Announcements, F-1 visas, J-1 visas

The U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE) has published an updated list of institutions of higher learning that are authorized to enroll foreign nationals who are coming to the U.S. on student visas. USICE’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program  (SEVP) is available for various U.S. government organizations that administer their own programs to enroll non-immigrant foreign students, exchange visitors and their families during their participation [...]