fake visa
Counterfeit travel document
A fake visa is a counterfeit or fraudulently obtained travel document that falsely authorizes entry into a country.
Fake visas range from sophisticated forgeries to poorly altered legitimate documents.
Possession or use constitutes a serious crime in most jurisdictions: He was arrested at the border with a fake visa.
The term also describes legitimate visas obtained through fraudulent applications.
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- forgedMade by smithing, or faked
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- travel documentsOfficial international transit credentials
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
fraud · smuggling · human smuggling · border · stamp · green card · embassy · port of entry · border patrol · deportation · illegal · scam · falsified · documents · identity · identity theft · paper trail · trafficker
- forgeriesforged passport, forged signature, forged check, counterfeit, forged letters