H1B Full-time employees can also expect these visits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
USCIS H1B Site Visit in CoronaVirus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Many people have reported that they have received calls from USCIS (or at least the person says they are from USCIS) and asked to furnish H1B approval details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is a very serious matter as it is difficult to differentiate between fraud and genuine calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
USCIS call over phone Experience 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One of our guests had reported privately that a USCIS FDNS officer contacted the employer and then called the H-1b employee directly over the phone instead of visiting the office physically during Coronavirus emergency week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n USCIS fraud detection officer asked about the Job description, supervisor, salary, and work location over the phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The officer then asked the H1B employee to submit these documents via email directly to the officer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n USCIS call over phone Experience 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Another guest shared her experience on one of our WhatsApp groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In her case, the interesting thing is the USCIS never contacted the employer and informed her about the site visit or the phone call directly to the employee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read here experience here (we have hidden information that’s personal):<\/p>\n\n\n\n She was quite vigilant and hence pushed for meeting him at the nearest USCIS office. This is the safest option to protect your own identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You should also meet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Mar 17, 2020<\/strong>, the Law firm Berry Appleman & Leiden (BAL) confirmed to Forbes in one of the articles that USCIS will not conduct H1B site visits if the employer has closed the office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since then, USCIS has made multiple changes and has closed all personal contact services even for cases where the employer’s office is open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n USCIS officers do not call H1B workers directly over the phone normally. They usually first contact the employer. The first thing to do is to contact your attorney and share the information about this USCIS officer’s call. If the employer has not been notified first, then it most probably is a scam call. The phone call number may not show the USCIS’s official name. You need to be extra careful while disclosing any of your personal or work information over the phone. Emails can be spoofed easily. You should confirm the email address by looking at the actual host first<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n The officer normally asks you to show your employer ID card, and physical work location, and speak about your daily work assignments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You may be asked to log in to your computer and show what software you use to perform your daily job. Your client manager may be asked questions about your work too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n #1 Questions About H1B<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n #2 Work History Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n #3 Education Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You should be very careful in answering questions about your client manager’s role in giving daily assignments, hiring and firing decisions, and performance appraisal if you are working at a client site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Remember that a person on your H1B employer’s direct payroll should have all these powers for you and not your client manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whatever you show and speak is recorded and then compared with what is written in your H1B application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If there is a serious mismatch found between what you are doing and your approval, the officer can recommend revoking your H1B<\/a> which essentially means issuing NOIR.<\/p>\n<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>![\"USCIS](\"https:\/\/am22tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/uscis-h1b-site-visit-documents-requested-1.png\")
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FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In the example case, the officer first contacted the H1B employer and then called directly on the employee’s phone.
The employee was not aware of the officer and thought that it might be a scam call.
The employer should have notified the employee about this situation so that the employee would expect any such call.<\/p> <\/div>
You should send your H1B documents to someone who can be legitimately verified.
Ask them to send you an email from their official USCIS email address.
The official email address should look like FIRST-NAME.LAST-NAME@uscis.dhs.gov<\/strong>
Do not email your documents if you cannot verify the USCIS email address.<\/p> <\/div>
You should first clearly ask the officer to identify himself with his name, ID, and USCIS email address.
You can politely say that you need an officer’s information to protect your own Identify theft. <\/p> <\/div> USCIS Officer Questions – Physical Visit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What Can Happen After USCIS Site Visit?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n