H-1B visa: Feds say they fixed loophole that opened way for massive fraud

Fraudsters exploiting a change in the application process for the controversial H-1B visa have been shut down by a new rule, federal authorities say.

After U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in 2020 imposed a new, two-stage application process for the visa intended for workers with specialized skills, unscrupulous businesspeople colluded to game the lottery-based allocation system, a spokesman for Citizenship and Immigration said.

The new process was meant to slash application...