Filipina Passport or Visa Fee Scam: What to Know | FilipinaMeet

Filipina Passport Fee Scam: Passport, Visa, and Immigration Requests

Spot Filipina passport or visa fee scam warning signs, verify travel documents, and avoid fake immigration, embassy, or clearance fee requests.

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FAQ: Do real Philippine passport and visa fees ever get paid through a private agent over chat? No. Legitimate Philippine passport fees go through the DFA, and U.S. visa fees go through official embassy and USCIS channels with published amounts. A self-described agent or officer collecting payment by GCash, gift cards, or wire transfer through a dating chat is not a real government process.

FAQ: She sent a document that looks like an official clearance notice. Does that prove the fee is real? Not on its own. Letterheads, reference numbers, and "immigration officer" badges are easy to fake and impossible to verify from a screenshot. Confirm any fee against the published schedule on the official DFA or embassy website rather than trusting a forwarded image.

FAQ: What if I already paid a visa or clearance fee and now there is a second charge? Escalating fees are a core part of this scam. Stop paying, keep every receipt and message, report the profile, and contact your bank or payment provider right away to ask whether the transfer can still be recalled.

Official sources:
- DFA Passport Appointment System: https://passport.gov.ph/
- U.S. Embassy in the Philippines — Important Visa Information: https://ph.usembassy.gov/important-visa-information/
- USCIS Avoid Scams: https://www.uscis.gov/avoid-scams
- FTC Immigration Scams on Social Media: https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2024/12/detect-immigration-scams-start-social-media