Warning!!!

Individuals posing as employees of the Consulate have been bilking money out of potential immigrants to the U.S. under the guise of expediting their immigrant visa appointments.  These individuals call future applicants and petitioners to request advance payment of fees using a wire transfer service such as Western Union, SogeXpress or CAM.  Although they will claim their call is legitimate and provide call-back numbers so you can verify the information, these callers are not U.S. Embassy employees.  U.S. Embassy and Consulate representatives are never authorized to call applicants to request advance payment nor are applicants ever expected to pay immigrant visa application fees to any entity other than the National Visa Center in the U.S. or at the official cashier inside the Consulate at the time of interview.  Anyone who receives a phone, letter or email request asking for such an advance payment should consider the request to be fraudulent.  Do NOT transfer any monies to an unknown person!  Several Haitians and Haitian-Americans have already lost thousands of dollars because of these dishonest acts.  If you have been contacted about one of these advance payments or know of someone who has, please contact the Consulate at 222-0200, x8684 or via email to PAPrso@state.gov or PAPfraud@state.gov.

Click  on  the link below for Scams related to DV Visa Lottery” (http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1322.html).