Us, Dec. 4 -- In response to former US Representative Dave Brat's allegations that there has been significant fraud in processing H-1B visas at the US Consulate in Chennai, HAF has issued the following statement:

"We are troubled by the misinformation being shared about the Chennai Consulate supposedly issuing 220,000 H-1B visas. While several media outlets have reported on Brat's claims, they explicitly note that the figure has not been independently verified by any official US government source. To clarify, the US cap of 85,000 H-1B visas applies only to new visas selected through the lottery and does not include renewals, extensions, or dependent visas. It is possible for a consulate to process a large number of these visa events wit...