Is it true that millions of people need to interview for American visas every year?

It is reported that the Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will interview the holders of employment visas who apply for extension or change to confirm and update their status. This move is expected to earn 6.5438+0.3 million foreign workers every year, and it must be interviewed by the immigration bureau before it can be approved.

According to an official of the Department of Homeland Security, the authorities are still considering expanding the interview of the Immigration Bureau to more types of visa applications, such as student visa holders and green card applicants. Immigration lawyers pointed out that this new regulation will aggravate the current backlog of visa/identity applications, and I am afraid that the number of people who need to be interviewed will be as high as 1 10,000 every year.

According to reports, Carter Langston, a spokesman for the Immigration Bureau, confirmed that the new regulations would be implemented. Langston said that the plan aims to fulfill Trump's executive order in March and examine visa applications more strictly, which is only the first step in the whole expansion of the interview plan. According to the internal memorandum, the Immigration Bureau will interview the application for changing the work visa, for example, from H- 1B skilled worker visa to H-2A agricultural worker visa.

Langston also pointed out that the new policy may be implemented after the Immigration Department spent several months expanding the approval team. He said that the Immigration Bureau will actively take measures such as increasing training and standardizing procedures to speed up the interview. However, details such as where the work visa applicant will be interviewed will be further announced. ?

An official of the Department of Homeland Security pointed out that the interview scope of visa application will be extended to more visa holders, such as student visa (F- 1) holders and green card applicants, so that the number of interviews will increase to more than 6,543,800+100,000 each year. ?

Greg Chen, director of government relations at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), said that the expansion of interviews by the Immigration Bureau was a disaster. At present, the Immigration Bureau simply does not have enough manpower and material resources to interview millions of applicants every year. He said that once the new policy is implemented, more immigrant visa applications will face a longer waiting period and a more serious backlog of cases. ?

Xiao Jie, a graduate of new york University majoring in data science, is currently working as an intern in a Manhattan technology company. She will also face an application for a work visa next year. Although the waiting time for the interview will be longer than before, it's not all bad news. She said that interview measures can more effectively improve the current situation of Indian companies abusing work visas and occupying a large number of H- 1B places. ?

Huang Wei, an immigration lawyer, said that at present, the H- 1B visa/identity applied by international students in China does not need to go to the immigration office for an interview, but only needs to mail information. The interview work visa has been held before when the number of applicants is small, which will undoubtedly extend the waiting period of the application. In recent years, more and more immigration officers will visit the company to inspect the working conditions of H- 1B applicants, mainly to avoid visa/identity fraud. Huang Wei said that as long as the application data is true, applicants need not be overly nervous.