Visa Fraud Warning

Visa applicants are advised to be cautious in dealing with any company that claims to offer assistance in obtaining U.S. visas. The U.S. consulates in South Africa have been witness to numerous scams pretending to help applicants obtain a visa some claiming to be agents of the U. S. government facilitating visa issuances.

Visa scammers promise to ensure successful visa applications of all types of visas, promise winning diversity visa lottery entries or promise to provide documentation that they say will ensure visa issuance.  These scammers often pretend to have special knowledge or access to consular processes.  They contact prospective targets via advertising of all types through web sites, direct e-mail contact, and in person. Sometimes, they pretend to be U.S. government officials or offices, creating email addresses that appear to be official government addresses or offer links to genuine government websites in their messages.

Please contact the U.S. Embassy in Mbabane with any information about fraudulent or suspicious companies or services that may be offering assistance with visa issuance. 

You may contact the Consular Section at the following email address:

mbaconsular@state.gov