Tip 1: Common Immigration Scams

  • https://www.uscis.gov/avoid-scams/common-scams

Tip 2: Scam Alerts

  • https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/scam-alerts
  • https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/taxonomy/term/863

Tip 3: Notario Scams

  • FTC.gov: How Myriam and Pedro Learned about Notario Scams (pdf)
    • https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/ files/articles/pdf/pdf-0203-fotonovela-notario-scams.pdf
  • FTC.gov: Cómo se enteraron Myriam y Pedro de las estafas de notario (pdf)
    • https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/ articulos/spdf-0203-estafas-de-notario.pdf

Tip 4: Resources to Avoid Immigration Scams

  • www.uscis.gov/avoid-scams/resource-center

Tip 5: U.S. Government Website for Immigration Info

  • U.S. Embassy and Consulate websites: http://www.usembassy.gov/
  • Department of State, Consular Affairs travel website: http://travel.state.go
  • vDepartment of State, Diversity Visa Lottery website: http://www.dvlottery.state.gov
  • Department of Homeland Security (DHS): http://www.dhs.gov
  • DHS, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: http://www.uscis.gov
  • DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection: http://www.cbp.gov
  • DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement: http://www.ice.gov
  • Department of Labor: http://www.doleta.gov

Tip 6: Immigrate to the United States

  • https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate.html
  • https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/diversity-visa-program-entry.html
  • https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/diversity-visa-program-entry/diversity-visa-instructions.html

Tip 7: Work or Study in the United States

  • https://www.uscis.gov/working-us

Tip 8: Check My Case Status (and more tools)

  • https://www.uscis.gov/tools
  • https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do

Tip 9: Good, Low-cost Legal Aid

  • https://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers

Tip 10: Report a Scam

  • https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/

Thanks for learning more about Immigration Scams!Have you been a victim of immigration fraud? Do you know about people who might be victims of fraud—or who are committing fraud? USCIS wants to make reporting suspected fraud easy. email: Reportfraudtips@uscis.dhs.gov

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