US court clears Infosys, Apple in visa abuse case

Whistle-blower had faulted firms for using B-1 visa for classroom trainers

A California court has cleared Infosys and Apple of wrongdoing with regard to visa-related abuse.

The US court dismissed a whistle-blower’s suit under the False Claims Act, which had accused Apple and Infosys of conspiring to have two Indian nationals enter the US on a B-1 business visa to provide training at Apple.

This, the lawsuit had alleged, was in violation of immigration laws as the companies could have used the H1-B visa route, according to reports.

The lawsuit was filed by Carl Krawitt, a former contractor for Infosys. A B-1 visa is a temporary business visa.