The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) last October proposed new rules to reform the H-1B visa program following an increase of fraud cases last year. Now, the lottery bids have plunged by nearly 40%, according to a report by The Associated Press.
At the time of its proposal, USCIS announced it had "undertaken extensive fraud investigations" based on suspicions that certain employers were attempting to submit multiple visa applications for the same person.
