US visa fraud: Andhra man admits to faking Rs 1.2 crore net worth, degree, and job for US Embassy

Delhi Police have registered an FIR against a 25-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh for allegedly submitting forged education, employment, bank and net-worth documents while applying for a US non-immigrant visa, according to a report by The Times of India.

The complaint was received by Chanakyapuri police on August 8, a day after the man appeared at the US Embassy in Delhi for his visa interview.

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According to the complaint, the man submitted documents showing that he had completed a Bachelor of Commerce in Computers from a university in Rajasthan. He also submitted an appraisal letter showing a monthly salary of Rs 35,000 and an experience certificate claiming he had worked at a company from December 27, 2023, to July 31, 2026.

He further furnished a net-worth certificate showing assets worth Rs 1.2 crore and bank documents showing balances of Rs 45 lakh and Rs 50 lakh.

Applicant admitted documents were fake

During the interview, however, he allegedly admitted that he had never attended classes at the university and that the degree, marksheets, transcripts, semester grade reports, migration certificate and provisional certificate submitted with his application were fake.

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The man allegedly told embassy officials that a visa agent named Nitin, based in Vijayawada, had provided him with the educational documents.

He also allegedly admitted that the bank statement submitted with his application was fabricated and prepared at the agent's direction.

According to the complaint, the man told officials that he had worked at the company for only two to two-and-a-half months, instead of the two-and-a-half years mentioned in his experience certificate.

He allegedly said his uncle owned the company and had provided him with the employment documents.

The man also allegedly told embassy officials that his family had borrowed money to show higher balances in the net-worth statement and bank accounts. He acknowledged that the loan amount was not reflected in the net-worth statement.

Embassy alleges conspiracy

"Based on our knowledge of the circumstances of this case and our experience and training in conducting document fraud investigations, we have reasonable and probable cause to believe that the candidate conspired with the visa agent in Vijayawada and other unknown individuals to obtain fraudulent bank, education, employment and net worth documents," the embassy official said in the complaint.

The embassy said the documents were prepared to defraud it and the US government and obtain a visa through forged claims and misrepresentations.

The embassy official handed the suspect over to the police, following which a case was registered at Chanakyapuri police station.

(With inputs from TOI)