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Visa agents without a CICC license are fake immigration consultants. Fraud immigration agents in Delhi and India are becoming increasingly common and hard to detect. As a result, hundreds of vulnerable people are robbed of their hard-earned money and dreams to work and settle in Canada.

This blog will help you identify fake immigration consultants and visa agencies.

According to IRCC, if you are paying an agent to assist you in your PR application, they must be regulated by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC). CICC has a public register that includes all

Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCIC), and
Regulated International Student Immigration Advisors (RISIAs)

If your agent’s name is not on the CICC list, chances are high that they are fake immigration consultants.

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How to Find Fake Immigration Consultants?

You can find fake immigration consultants through their CICC-license. A representative without a CICC authorization is fake and cannot charge you a fee for immigration assistance.

As many as 139,785 Indians became Canadian Permanent Residents in 2023. While Canada welcomes a large number of Indians as PRs every year, many eligible aspirants are duped of their dreams because of fake immigration consultants. Below are the telling signs of a fake visa agent or company.

Not regulated by the CICC.

This is the most important factor. If the CICC does not regulate your immigration consultant, they are fake. Hiring an unauthorized immigration consultant can lead to the application rejection. In the worst-case scenario, IRCC can also permanently prohibit you from working or settling in Canada.

Offering Fake Guarantees

A genuine immigration consultant will NEVER guarantee a PR visa, work permit, study permit, or job. Even if you are completely eligible, have all the paperwork, and have submitted a complete application, the final decision still lies with the IRCC. Most agents guarantee immigration as a cheap and misguiding promotional tactic. Any agent who guarantees you a PR visa, or a study/work visa within a short time is highly likely to be a fraud.

Promising a Job Offer

Any agent promising you a high-paying job in Canada in exchange for money is a fake immigration consultant. Under legitimate conditions, you will never be asked to pay for a job that is being offered to you based on your eligibility and qualifications.

Sounding too good to be true.

If your immigration agent makes promises that are too good to be true, chances are they probably are. Most of the promises about faster results are advertising strategies.

Requesting Money in a personal bank account

All fees related to Canada Immigration are paid to the “Receiver General for Canada” unless stated otherwise. Any agent asking for a PR application fee in their personal account is fake.

Asking for an undisclosed fee

A genuine immigration consultant will always provide you with a complete fee list of their services. Fees related to Canada Immigration are universal and publically available. Fake immigration consultants often ask for hidden fees or expenses that we never discussed before.

Offering compromised documents

Canada Immigration requires various documents throughout the process. A fake immigration consultant is not qualified to handle administrative complications. Thus, they often encourage compromising on paperwork. For example, they might offer you a high IELTS score, or “adjust” your ECA for a higher CRS score. Such practices are extremely dangerous. You will end up paying a hefty amount to such scammers and will still be at the risk of getting barred from Canada.

Consequences of hiring fake immigration consultants

Presently, there are many immigration companies with fancy brand names attached to them. Unfortunately, they are not genuine or authorized. Some companies might even be on the CICC list. However, the representatives who will handle your PR case will not be on the CICC list. Hiring a fake immigration consultant can/will lead to:

Application refusal
Getting banned from Canada for at least five years
Having a permanent record of fraud with the IRCC
Getting banned to apply for Citizenship for 5 years

Talent Connected Worldwide’s campaign against fake Immigration Consultants

The CICC license legally and ethically binds Talent Connected Worldwide to safeguard not only the clients who hire us but all aspiring immigrants. In recent years, we have observed how rampant immigration scams have become.

To combat this corruption and protect future immigrants, we have decided to offer CICC-authorized services at a price affordable to everyone irrespective of their economic status. TCWW will never guarantee you a PR visa, but we will guarantee you the lowest price guarantee on Canada PR and safest licensed PR visa services.

Say goodbye to fake immigration consultants.

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