The U.S. Embassy in Mexico has alerted about a new scam when asking for the famous interviewhere we tell you what it is about.
The dependency published an alert by managers who promise extensions to the validity of the payment of the American visa application, in exchange for money, since this procedure is offered by the dependency free of charge due to the delays it had due to the pandemic.
For all applicants who are going to obtain the American visa and have already paid the fee of 160 dollars in the case of the option for tourism or in the case of medical treatment. And in the event that your appointment has been delayed by more than a year, the embassy has already issued an announcement extending the validity.
US Embassy alerts for fraud in the payment of American visa
According to an announcement on Facebook from the US Embassy, it alerted applicants not to fall for scams by false managers who ask for money in exchange for an extension of the application payment, since this process is already free, according to the American entity platform.
In general, when you apply for a visa and make the payment, it is valid for one year after making the deposit, but due to the different suspensions made due to the pandemic that was experienced worldwide, the embassy extended the deadline until September 30, 2023.
According to the embassy, the scammers are outside the Applicant Service Centers (CAS) and try to offer extensions and charge an amount for it, but this procedure has already been announced for free, so they only try to get money from people who are unaware of the publication.
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If you have questions about the application and the extension of the validity of the American visa, you can call the service numbers and the staff of the Applicant Service Center.
For applicants who made their payment and it expired between 2020 and the first months of 2023, so they can reschedule the appointment with the embassy and attend the interview until September 30 of this year.
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