Vi$a fraud: Andhra man fakes univ degree, inflates bank balance with borrowed funds

A 25-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh has been accused of submitting forged documents in an attempt to secure a US non-immigrant visa, according to Delhi Police. The complaint was lodged with Chanakyapuri police on August 8 after the US Embassy expressed concerns about the authenticity of the applicant's paperwork.

During his visa interview on August 7, the man admitted that the Bachelor of Commerce in Computers degree, appraisal letter, and experience letter he submitted were all bogus. He claimed these materials were provided by a visa agent named Nitin, who resided in Vijayawada. The man also confessed that the bank statements and net worth certificate he included in his application were fabricated, having been prepared at Nitin's instruction.

He further admitted that his uncle owned the company for which he claimed to have worked, and that he had only been employed there for two to two-and-a-half months, despite the experience certificate stating a tenure of two-and-a-half years.

The man acknowledged that his family had taken out a loan to inflate the figures in the net worth statement and bank accounts. The US Embassy deemed the documents and claims as fraudulent and handed the suspect over to the police. As a result, a case has been registered against the individual at the Chanakyapuri police station.