US Consulate: A large number of intermediaries participated in fictional application materials, and the overall reputation of Northeast China was affected.
Bei Liming believes that the main reason for the high rate of visa refusal in Northeast China is visa fraud, and most of the reasons for information fraud of people going to the United States come from the so-called experience provided by "bad intermediaries". "There are rumors that it is more difficult to get an American visa in China, especially in the consulates in Northeast China and Shenyang. In order to obtain a visa, the applicant may need to change some information. But this is actually a misunderstanding of applicants to the United States. "
According to its introduction, at present, the US Consulate found that there are two main aspects of the applicant's fraud: First, the applicant's identity is true, but he was told that he needs to do some false materials to handle his identity; Second, the applicant's own purpose does not comply with laws and regulations, so it provides false information.
"The application materials provided by some applicants are mixed, which not only increases the workload of visa officers, but also increases the negative impression on visa officers, which adversely affects the reputation of applicants in the whole region and leads to an increase in visa refusal rate."
After visa anomalies occurred in the northeast of China, the US Consulate conducted an in-depth investigation in China and the United States. Bei Liming said, "We found in our work survey that a large number of applicants actually forged their identities and materials through intermediaries. In addition, some intermediaries will also organize visa mock interview training to train applicants in a professional way they emphasize, and at the same time charge high fees. "
Belliming said that according to the information held by the US Consulate, many intermediaries participated in it by fabricating application materials and providing training, including Huntelah Information Consulting Service Co., Ltd. and Xinquan Science and Education Consulting Co., Ltd. "We are not saying that applicants cannot use intermediaries, but many qualified students and applicants have been adversely affected by certain behaviors of intermediaries, which has also affected the reputation of the whole region," Belliming said.
Intermediary: No illegal services are provided. I hope to strengthen communication with the American consulate.
The reporter also called the intermediary companies separately on this issue, but all denied that the companies were involved in fraud, and said that the companies all had qualified intermediary qualifications, and all had strict regulations to manage employees, and the services provided met the procedures and regulations. At the same time, it is indicated that the visa application materials are provided by the applicant and the company is not responsible for the materials. "We all want to help customers really organize materials. Only when the more students are sent out, the better, our credibility will continue to improve and the company will continue to develop, "said the person in charge of an intermediary company.
"So far, we have not received any verification from the embassy about a student, nor have we received any inquiries from the higher authorities and public security organs. We can't provide false certificates or false certificates. "
In addition, several intermediary companies also expressed their hope to strengthen communication with the US Consulate in Shenyang. "If the US Consulate thinks that we have certain problems, you can tell us where there are problems and which students have problems, or communicate through our higher authorities, such as the Liaoning Provincial Department of Education. We are willing to improve the quality of students and the pass rate of visas through communication with the embassy. In fact, many embassies have close cooperation with intermediaries and there will be some interaction. "
Huntelah believes that the visa information of applicants in Northeast China is fraudulent because there are a large number of intermediary companies in the market. It may be that some small-scale, non-compliant or lucky intermediaries provide illegal services to customers, but this situation does not exist in their own companies.
"I think the intermediary company is actually a partnership with the embassy and wants to send high-quality students abroad for further study. I hope that the embassy can eliminate the vigilance of compliance intermediaries, and I also call on all intermediaries to operate normally, so as to establish good relations with the embassy. "
In response to the problem of "illegal training" mentioned by the US Consulate, Huntelah said that the intermediary only provided some school and professional information to the appropriate students in time to avoid information omission or misunderstanding caused by language differences between students. Xu Xiaoyi told reporters, "We don't have a mock interview service for students. Visa training only tells students about some processes, forms, policies and regulations, and tells students about the relevant experience we have accumulated over the years. What kind of students can the embassy pass? We know that it is normal business guidance. "