Visa Fraud

Eleven Indian nationals allegedly staged armed robberies at stores across multiple US states to falsely claim crime victim status and seek immigration benefits under the U Visa programme

CBI-led Op CyStrike, with agencies from the US, UK and others, uncovered a fake Kuwaiti e-visa and overseas job scam targeting Indians

Police froze over 100 bank accounts, issued 140 lookout circulars and tracked assets linked to illegal overseas travel

Raids in Mumbai, a cyber crime arrest in Coimbatore and a major fraud case in Lucknow show how overseas job scams continue to target Indian workers

Panchkula police have arrested a 35-year-old MBA graduate accused of duping nearly 100 people across Punjab and Haryana with fake promises of jobs and visas to Australia, Canada, and New Zealand

Delhi Visa Fraud: Delhi police arrest four Nigerians in Burari for forging visas and duping Indians through online scams, as new immigration law comes into force

Delhi Police have busted a visa fraud racket that duped 19 Nepali citizens of Rs 70 lakh with fake Serbian job offers, seizing passports and funds

Luxembourg's business visa allows short stays for meetings and trade. Gujarat ATS says 40+ people were duped with fake visas sold for ₹8-12 lakh

Fake work visa rackets promising jobs abroad have cheated Indian jobseekers out of lakhs over the years

Kerala police said they are receiving multiple complaints every day from people who say they have lost money to fraudsters promising jobs abroad

If an agent claims you have been granted a New Zealand visa, you can verify its authenticity using the official Visa Verification service

The Delhi police have urged people to use proper channels for visa applications

In 2023 alone, the Kerala state police registered 795 cases related to visa fraud, revealing the extent of the problem

As digital payment fraud increases, especially during the festive shopping season, Visa shares tips to help consumers stay safe during this high-risk period

The scam came to light following a complaint by a Rajasthan resident who fell prey to the fraudulent visa consultancy

Arrests have been made nationwide, including in Punjab, Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, and West Bengal

Currently, only nationals of Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland can enter Vietnam without a visa

The case of hundreds of Indian students in Canada facing deportation has once again brought into the spotlight the role of shady visa agents and operators issuing fake visa papers

In wake of CBI searching his Chennai house and reportedly seizing documents in the alleged Chinese visa scam case, Karti Chidambaram accused CBI of taking away his daughter's laptop

The CBI Thursday questioned Congress MP Karti Chidambaram for nine hours in connection with an alleged scam pertaining to the issuance of visas to 263 Chinese nationals in 2011