Advice of the American Embassy: How not to become a victim of fraudsters in obtaining a visa in the US

The US Embassy in Tajikistan has published on its website that recently they have been receiving messages from citizens who have been victims of fraudsters who, using the name of an organization located in the United States, tried to get them to pay for the provision of visa services. .

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“They received an invitation to attend an international conference and were asked to pay more than $2000 for visa services,” the US Embassy in Tajikistan reported.Radio Liberty«.

Such schemes operate not only in Tajikistan, so applicants for a US visa from different countries should pay attention to the advice of diplomats. In order not to become a victim of fraudsters, the embassy recommends that you read the following information:

• The embassy never sends a message to the visa applicant from your Gmail account. The official email addresses of the US government end in “.gov,” and any message related to obtaining a visa coming from an address that does not end in “.gov” should be considered suspicious.
• A list of the main US government websites containing official information on visas and immigration, including free information and forms, is available here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel.html
• The embassy never asks applicants to pay the visa fee by check, money order or via Western Union. The visa fee is paid in cash on the day of your scheduled interview or through a special bank account, which is listed on the official website of the embassy.

On the subject: How to get a visa in the United States after refusal

• An application for a visa is made free of charge in real time (online) and it is available on the websites: https://tj.usembassy.gov/visas/ (for Tajikistan); https://ru.usembassy.gov/visas/ (For Russia); https://ua.usembassy.gov/visas/ (for Ukraine); https://by.usembassy.gov/visas/ (for Belarus); https://ge.usembassy.gov/visas/ (for Georgia). General information about visas is available at: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas.html.
• The embassy will never ask you to translate / legalize supporting documents if your case has not yet been reviewed by a consular officer, and if the consul has not determined that this is necessary.
• If you want to report online fraud, visit the website. econsumer.gov. You can also visit the website of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at www.ic3.gov
• If you would like to file a complaint about unwanted email, please contact The Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) and the Bureau Justice Assistance (BIA), at www.ic3.gov

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