{
  "id": 8907214,
  "title": "‘It’s a scam': USCIS warns visa applicants against businesses promising approvals, green cards, work permits faster",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/its-a-scam-uscis-warns-visa-applicants-against-businesses-promising",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T11:14:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/its-a-scam-uscis-warns-visa-applicants-against-businesses-promising-approvals-green-cards-work-permits-faster-101789987736373.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has warned visa applicants against businesses and websites offering expedited processing of visa applications, Green Card petitions, and work authorization permits. These fraudulent entities claim to have special connections with the government and ask for payments to hasten approval. USCIS emphasizes that applicants should avoid these scams and rely on authorized .gov platforms.",
  "summary": "USCIS warned of fraudulent schemes misrepresenting expertise in expedited visa processes. Applicants are advised to avoid paying fees to such scammers.",
  "key_points": [
    "USCIS warns against expedited visa processing scams",
    "Businesses claim special government connections to speed approvals",
    "Applicants should use authorized .gov platforms only"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}