Claim 1: “Apply for the American Visa Lottery to relocate to the United States at no cost.”
Claim 2: “Get Instant Visa to Canada”
Source: Circulating in WhatsApp and Messenger chat room
Verdict: Those websites offering visas to America and Canada are fake.
Full Text: A website claiming to relocate people to America through an application process called “America Visa Lottery” at no cost.
“There is no cost to register for the Visa Lottery Program. You are strongly encouraged to complete the entry form yourself without a “Visa Consultant,” “Visa Agent,” or other facilitator who offers to help.
The website showcases the U.S. symbol, which appears with the name beside “Travel.State.Gov/U.S. Department of State—Bureau of Consular Affairs.”
When clicking the link, an application form on the website will open and instruct you to complete the form with personal details—gender, marital status, employment status, qualification, and by name, phone number, date of birth, email, address, postal code, state, and county.
A similar claim encourages one to apply for the Canada Visa Lottery 2024/2025 for all countries.
They listed the program benefits: sponsored travel, issued a work permit, free medical treatment, and accommodation.
“To be part of the beneficiary who will be selected for the Canada visa lottery, take this opportunity and apply below.”
The website shows 40000 student visas, 100000 work and study visas, 30000 defendant visas, and 500000 jobs visas available.
Verification: After filling in the details on the form, it instructs the person to share the link as a way to be selected.
To authenticate the website, we tested the links using scamdoc.com, a web tool that evaluates the trust of digital identities—links, email addresses, and websites.
The link shows that an HTTP security protocol has been detected on this website. “Be careful; this indicator is not always synonymous with security.”
The American Visa Lottery states, “You should be wary” about the website, showing a poor trust score. The Canada Lottery cautioned individuals to investigate more about this website, showing an average trust score.
Conclusion: Based on our research, the instructed links to apply for U.S. and Canada visas are fake.
