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pogidaw2   0

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Hi, I would like to ask if this is legal or not.

My employer ask an online travel agent to facilitate my Working VISA to work in the USA but he said that he needs payment to start the VISA processing needed for my VISA, the agent said, "You will have to make the payment via bank to our Foreign immigrant consular officer who works at the US Department of State immigrants office, the officer will be in-charge & handle your visa process to make sure your visa is issued and approved."

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dwheels76   5,463

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Hi, I would like to ask if this is legal or not.
My employer ask an online travel agent to facilitate my Working VISA to work in the USA but he said that he needs payment to start the VISA processing needed for my VISA, the agent said, "You will have to make the payment via bank to our Foreign immigrant consular officer who works at the US Department of State immigrants office, the officer will be in-charge & handle your visa process to make sure your visa is issued and approved."

Your work pays the Visa fees not you.

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arken Mentor

arken   4,197

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"You will have to make the payment via bank to our Foreign immigrant consular officer who works at the US Department of State immigrants office, the officer will be in-charge & handle your visa process to make sure your visa is issued and approved." !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seems like somebody is going to jail, that's a flat out corruption.

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Spouse:

2015-06-16: I-130 Sent

2015-08-17: I-130 approved

2015-09-23: NVC received file

2015-10-05: NVC assigned Case number, Invoice ID & Beneficiary ID

2016-06-30: DS-261 completed, AOS Fee Paid, WL received

2016-07-05: Received IV invoice, IV Fee Paid

2016-07-06: DS-260 Submitted

2016-07-07: AOS and IV Package mailed

2016-07-08: NVC Scan

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2017-07-04: Visa in hand

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bob.sansmal   14

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I don't know much of anything about work-related visas, but..... reading your question caused the scam-sensitive hairs on the back of my neck to ####### up. Something sounds wrong about this, either corruption or just out and out scam.

I could be completely wrong, but you might want to approach this with caution.

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pogidaw2   0

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I don't know much of anything about work-related visas, but..... reading your question caused the scam-sensitive hairs on the back of my neck to ####### up. Something sounds wrong about this, either corruption or just out and out scam.

I could be completely wrong, but you might want to approach this with caution.

So what should I do? should I pay? or just ask him if he is a fraud or not.

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arken Mentor

arken   4,197

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So what should I do? should I pay? or just ask him if he is a fraud or not.

And you think a scammer will tell you that he is trying to scam you!!!!!

There is no such thing that you simply pay a fee for work visa. There is a process to go through. The company will file a petition to USCIS for the prospective employee (you) and after it gets approved, it will be sent to NVC and finally to the embassy where you should appear for work visa interview. It's a multi level process where employer has to pay several fees during the processing.

Tell your company to look for an attorney in the US who knows the work visa process.

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Spouse:

2015-06-16: I-130 Sent

2015-08-17: I-130 approved

2015-09-23: NVC received file

2015-10-05: NVC assigned Case number, Invoice ID & Beneficiary ID

2016-06-30: DS-261 completed, AOS Fee Paid, WL received

2016-07-05: Received IV invoice, IV Fee Paid

2016-07-06: DS-260 Submitted

2016-07-07: AOS and IV Package mailed

2016-07-08: NVC Scan

2016-08-08: Case Complete

2017-06-30: Interview, approved

2017-07-04: Visa in hand

2017-08-01: Entry to US

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Myself:

2016-05-10: N-400 Sent

2016-05-16: N-400 NOA1

2016-05-26: Biometrics

2017-01-30: Interview

2017-03-02: Oath Ceremony

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bob.sansmal   14

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So what should I do? should I pay? or just ask him if he is a fraud or not.

I would educate myself on the process as much as possible, re-read their instructions, investigate this company some and look for things that smell fishy. Also figure out a way to determine if the person with whom you are corresponding really is working for that company.

Keep in mind that you're on the internet where every once in a while some miscreant says things not 100% based upon truth ;-)

Email can be forged and a professional looking website can be faked.

Sitting where I am, I cannot tell you if this is legitimate or criminal. Perhaps someone here with more expertise and a better understanding of the work-visa system might have a better sense of this.

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almost_umrican   53

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Your work pays the Visa fees not you.

The craze to go to work on H1B in US even for a short assignment is high in China and India. employees happily pay the H1B fees which you rightly said is supposed to be paid by the employer. Most of these employers makes false promises, under pay them use them as modern slaves.

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arken Mentor

arken   4,197

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Why are you worried? Just don't provide the info they asked for and don't communicate with them.

Spouse:

2015-06-16: I-130 Sent

2015-08-17: I-130 approved

2015-09-23: NVC received file

2015-10-05: NVC assigned Case number, Invoice ID & Beneficiary ID

2016-06-30: DS-261 completed, AOS Fee Paid, WL received

2016-07-05: Received IV invoice, IV Fee Paid

2016-07-06: DS-260 Submitted

2016-07-07: AOS and IV Package mailed

2016-07-08: NVC Scan

2016-08-08: Case Complete

2017-06-30: Interview, approved

2017-07-04: Visa in hand

2017-08-01: Entry to US

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.

.

.

Myself:

2016-05-10: N-400 Sent

2016-05-16: N-400 NOA1

2016-05-26: Biometrics

2017-01-30: Interview

2017-03-02: Oath Ceremony

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