BBC News - 'Pay for Stay' Visa Fraud: The Story of A Returned Student

[kittaya]

1 hour ago, Anta Assamey said:

Many Telugu students who fell in the trap for US immigration officials 'Farmington University' in Michigan have been returning to India and one of them spoke to BBC on phone interview, revealing many things. He returned to India in February.

This 30-year-old Telugu student (name hidden) is the first one to visit the USA from his family. He could not reveal the reasons for his sudden return to India to his parents. He reportedly lied to his parents that he got H-1B visa and his visit to India is a work related to its processing. 

His family is in debts of nearly 10 lakh rupees and they borrowed that amount for his studies. Unfortunately, he has to repay the loan in less than 6 months and his dream of pursuing Master's remained a dream now. 

He completed his Engineering course in 2013 and traveled to the USA to join North Western Polytechnic University in California in 2014 December. When he was working as an IT contractor in California, in 2016 May, the STEM OPT accreditation for that University got revoked leaving him jobless. 

He used to earn $4000 and his monthly expenses did not cross $1500. The canceled accreditation to STEM program for his University left him without many options when some of his friends referred him the 'Farmington University' for which he applied for admission and got it approved. (Farmington University provided Day One CPT program to its students)

His H-1B trials in 2017 gave some hope initially, though the US immigration rejected it after asking for more documents (RFE). 

The news of raids and arrests of Farmington University students spread like wildfire on January 30 and after hearing about it, he too made his plans to return immediately like many other students from 'Farmington University'. He finally reached India on February 4 after borrowing some amount of money from one of the friends, to buy flight tickets.  

He is now on his job trails in India as he has to repay the debts made for his US studies. He still needs to pay 6 Lakh rupees and interest on it. 

On the other side, The US immigration officials detained 130 Indians among which 122 were students and 8 were allegedly instrumental in getting the admissions for the former. US Immigration department accused these 122 students with Immigration fraud charges. Immigration fraud accused can file a blank-application and if Judge permits, they can leave the country (voluntary departure). It takes around 5 to 20 days for the appeals to come to trail. 

According to a memo issued by the US Immigration department on August 9, 2018, a person cannot get the Day 1 CPT opportunity if he joins the same level degree with a different course. And a person can not stay in the USA for more than six months after course completion and if found staying illegally, they may get banned from visiting the USA for 3 years. 

Scary man

[Rajugadu]

2 hours ago, tom bhayya said:

2016 nundi IT job anta aina education loan inka undhi anta plus return flight ki friends daggara appu theesukunnadu anta vinevallu untey ennanna chepthaaru

Clg fees kadithe anthe kada ba.. and loan interest is really high..

[Neekendu]

2 hours ago, tom bhayya said:

4000 vachedi karchulu only 1500 ani vaadey cheppadu andhulo 

He used to earn $4000 and his monthly expenses did not cross $1500. 

Monthly $1000 colg fee marchipoyav kaka 

[Quickgun_murugan]

2 hours ago, tom bhayya said:

4000 vachedi karchulu only 1500 ani vaadey cheppadu andhulo 

He used to earn $4000 and his monthly expenses did not cross $1500. 

Haha.. month ki 2k save chesina atleast 3 years lo 50k ayina undavaa?? Maree items laga matladtharu public 

[Rajugadu]

2 minutes ago, Quickgun_murugan said:

Haha.. month ki 2k save chesina atleast 3 years lo 50k ayina undavaa?? Maree items laga matladtharu public 

4k vaste 2k save chesthava including college fee.. people need know from you ba..

[Neekendu]

Just now, Quickgun_murugan said:

Haha.. month ki 2k save chesina atleast 3 years lo 50k ayina undavaa?? Maree items laga matladtharu public 

Room rent oka $500-600 , Xar loan and personal loan vunte 400-500 , Insurance oka 200-300 , Car Insurance oka 100 - 200 , Family ki 1000 , Vadi savings ante thinataniki oka 300-400 ,  Colg fee oka 1000 

Total = 3500 inka yendi migiledi naa bocha. Aa migilina chillers 500 yeppudu yekkada poyyayo teliselopu month vasthadi.

[Neekendu]

4 minutes ago, Quickgun_murugan said:

Haha.. month ki 2k save chesina atleast 3 years lo 50k ayina undavaa?? Maree items laga matladtharu public 

Kaka naa CPT frnd gaadi same situation ikkada petta anthe vadu $5K earn chesina ending up nothing every month. 

[Neekendu]

2 minutes ago, Neekendu said:

Room rent oka $500-600 , Xar loan and personal loan vunte 400-500 , Insurance oka 200-300 , Car Insurance oka 100 - 200 , Family ki 1000 , Vadi savings ante thinataniki oka 300-400 ,  Colg fee oka 1000 

Total = 3500 inka yendi migiledi naa bocha. Aa migilina chillers 500 yeppudu yekkada poyyayo teliselopu month vasthadi.

This calculation from one of guy from Florida with CHeeeepeeetee with $4.5K 

[Neekendu]

Ikkada kondaru pathithu veshalu vesthunnaru. Chadavatanike vacham ayipogane vellipotham ani Visa yela techukovalo option leka Canada and Australia pothunna vaallu kuda matladuthunte kyamedy ke kyamedy la vundi  Dorikithe dongalu dorakkapothe Dora anthe simple Okkasari mee resume teesi chuskondi bench meeda vunna date gurthu thechukondi in house h okatlu froxy lu support lu abbo yenni cheyalo anni chesi malli manolla meeda padi yedavatame  

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Just now, Neekendu said:

Ikkada kondaru pathithu veshalu vesthunnaru. Chadavatanike vacham ayipogane vellipotham ani Visa yela techukovalo option leka Canada and Australia pothunna vaallu kuda matladuthunte kyamedy ke kyamedy la vundi  Dorikithe dongalu dorakkapothe Dora anthe simple Okkasari mee resume teesi chuskondi bench meeda vunna date gurthu thechukondi in house h okatlu froxy lu support lu abbo yenni cheyalo anni chesi malli manolla meeda padi yedavatame  

@jbourne

[Quickgun_murugan]

2 hours ago, Neekendu said:

Ikkada kondaru pathithu veshalu vesthunnaru. Chadavatanike vacham ayipogane vellipotham ani Visa yela techukovalo option leka Canada and Australia pothunna vaallu kuda matladuthunte kyamedy ke kyamedy la vundi  Dorikithe dongalu dorakkapothe Dora anthe simple Okkasari mee resume teesi chuskondi bench meeda vunna date gurthu thechukondi in house h okatlu froxy lu support lu abbo yenni cheyalo anni chesi malli manolla meeda padi yedavatame  

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