visa fraud
Faking entry permits
Visa fraud is the use of deception to obtain a visa or enter a country—through forged documents, false statements, sham marriages, or misrepresenting the purpose of travel.
The term covers both applicants who lie and businesses that exploit visa programs: The company was investigated for visa fraud after bringing in workers under false pretenses.
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- fake documentsFalsified official papers
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
identity papers · scam · smuggling · counterfeit · identity theft · overstay · travel ban · sham marriage · marriage of convenience · illegal · documents · asylum · trafficking · green card · work permit · border · consulate · fingerprints
- financial crimesmoney laundering, Ponzi scheme, insider trading, investment scams, ponzi scheme
- human traffickinghuman trafficking, trafficking, traffickers, trafficking victims, victims
- black marketblack market, illegal trade, smugglers, contraband, traffickers
- diplomatic incidentspersona non grata, hostage crisis, border incursion, airspace violation, territorial claim
- document fraudforged documents, fake documents, falsification, counterfeit documents, forged signatures
- international crimesterrorism, state terrorism, bioterrorism, treaty violations, sanctions evasion
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