https://theprint.in/ground-reports/indians-are-gaming-us-immigration-to-get-einstein-visas-meant-for-top-scientists/2672046/
New Delhi: Twenty lakh rupees can get you the US’s sought-after Einstein Visa, granted only to top-tier researchers and professors. At least, that’s what specialised brokers and agents are promising. It’s ‘credential laundering’.
With the Donald Trump government tightening visa rules, ads are flooding LinkedIn, Facebook and Telegram: ‘Guaranteed EB-1 visas’, ‘Our specialised content writers will get you published’.
Agents have gamed the immigration and research system by offering a gamut of services. They will write your research paper. They will get it published. They will get you a seat on peer review boards. Put you on a jury panel, or better still, help you win an award. All of which give researchers an edge in their visa application.
This, however, is muddying India’s reputation in the global science community. Now, researchers, lawyers and immigration policy experts are sounding the alarm bells.