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How to spot fraud immigration consultants?

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With the pandemic wreaking havoc on economies across the world and affecting the jobs and livelihoods of many, the number of those who would be exploring the possibility of migrating to Canada would increase multifold. So would be the fraudsters, who would act as immigration consultants and cheat gullible people of their money by promising that they would help them to move to Canada.
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It was only recently a New Delhi-based service provider was penalized for falsely claiming that they have a representation in the ICCRC. So, if you are planning to immigrate to Canada, you need to make sure that your immigration consultant is genuine and is registered with the ICCRC.

What is ICCRC?

The Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council(ICCRC) is a national regulatory body which operates with the purpose of serving and protecting the public by overseeing regulated immigration and international student advising professionals. According to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act as well as the Citizenship Act of Canada, anyone who provides immigration or citizenship advice for a fee or any other consideration must be a member of ICCRC. The licensed immigration consultants are known as Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs).

How to check if an immigration consultant is genuine

ICCRC registration

One of the most effective ways to find out whether an immigration consultant is genuine or not is to check whether they have registered with the ICCRC. You may enter the RCIC’s name, registration number or the company name into the ICCRC website and find out whether they have an immigration professional page on it.

Not having a company email

Is your immigration consultant sending you mails from a mail id of a common email domain, like consultancy@gmail.com or consultancy@yahoo.com instead of something like xyz@canapprove.com, you need to suspect about the authenticity of the company.

Payment requests via a chat app

A genuine agency would never ask you for a payment through a chat app like the WhatsApp. The request for payment will be done through an official email id and you will also receive an acknowledgement and proof for your payment.

Take a closer look at the website

Fraud immigration consultants would most probably have a fake website. The domain name of the site would completely different from the actual company name. Furthermore, the domain would not be secure, indicated by a padlock icon in the URL bar.

Besides the website would not have any contact information or information about the credentials of the company or the representative. Further, the website would not be regularly updated and the content would be having a lot of spelling and grammatical errors. Sometimes, the website would also be a copy of some other website. So, when you check on an immigration consultancy, you must take a closer look at their website.

Too good to be true deals

You need to be cautious if the consultant is offering you too good to be true deals like guaranteed entry to Canada, a high-paying job and faster processing. The decision on allowing entry for a foreigner to Canada purely rests on immigration officials. So you need to be cautious before falling for these false promises.

Placing your trust on a fraud immigration consultant can cost you money, peace of mind, your career and even your future prospects of migrating to Canada. So, do a good research on the immigration consultant before choosing them. Being a registered Canada immigration consultancy service provider with more than 23 years of history in helping our clients to fulfil their immigration and overseas education dreams, CanApprove can be the right choice for you. To know more about our services and your options for Canada immigration, please connect with CanApprove now.

34 thoughts on “How to spot fraud immigration consultants?

  • Bhargav Shah says:

    Thank you for sharing this useful information. After reading this blog, I can find a good visa consultancy easily.

  • Faruk Hasan says:

    I am interested to go to Canada under the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot program. What can i do? Can you help me?

  • Karamjit Singh says:

    Hello this is karamjit Singh from kolkata I have Ielts score and ECA completed but I want a genuine job offer from Canada can u help direct consultancy for job offer which is linked to IRCC with genunine licence so plz help me

    • Customer Support says:

      Dear Karamjit Singh,
      You’ve got to the right place. We are an ICCRC registered immigration consultancy and we are glad to help you. Please share your updated resume to enquiry@canapprove.com, so that we could provide you with relevant details. Thank you.

      • SURYA PRATAP SETH says:

        Hello my name is Surya Pratap seth,im looking for a job in Canada,pls let me know if there is anything

        • Customer Support says:

          Dear Surya,
          Please understand that we are not a job consultancy. We primarily deal with PR and study visa. If you need assistance in that regard, we are glad to help you. Please share your updated resume to enquiry@canapporve.com. Thank you.

    • Customer Support says:

      Dear Srihari,
      Greetings from CanApprove. We’re glad to help you. There are a few metrics that qualify a consultancy as a legitimate one. Please visit https://secure.iccrc-crcic.ca/search-new/EN to find if the consultancy is trusted or not. You could get the result by entering the registered ICCRC code of the consultancy. If you need to know more or if you need any assistance for your PR please feel free to contact us or send your updated CV to enquiry@canapprove.com. Thank you.

      • Customer Support says:

        Dear Rubelyn,
        Greetings from CanApprove. We’re glad to help you. There are a few metrics that qualify a consultancy as a legitimate one. Please visit https://secure.iccrc-crcic.ca/search-new/EN to find if the consultancy is trusted or not. You could get the result by entering the registered ICCRC code of the consultancy. If you need to know more or if you need any assistance for your PR please feel free to contact us or send your updated CV to enquiry@canapprove.com. Thank you.

    • Customer Support says:

      Dear Salma,
      Please understand that we’re not a job consultancy. We primarily deal with PR and student visas. If you need assistance in the PR visa or student visa process, please feel free to get in touch with us by sending your details to enquiry@canapprove.com. Thank you

    • Customer Support says:

      Dear Mary,
      We’re glad to help you. You have great possibilities to get into Canada. Please share your resume to enquiry@canapprove.com so that we can assess your profile and get back to you with necessary details. Thank you.

    • Customer Support says:

      Dear Pathak,
      You are in the right place and we are glad to help you. There are great possibilities for you to migrate to Canada. Please share your updated CV with enquiry@canapprove.com, So that one of our consultants will assess your profile and get back to you with all the necessary details.

  • Bong Marler says:

    You made some good points there. I looked on the internet for the topic and found most guys will go along with with your site.

  • Dear Sir,
    I am connected in a consultancy here in Saudi Arabia. Just this month and in WES stage now. Hoping and praying for the best to migrate in Canada. I hope you could assist me on verifying the consultancy if it’s listed in the iccrc. Thank you.

    • Customer Support says:

      Dear Derick,
      You can find the company’s ICCRC verification code on the official website just as we have ours. Thank you.

    • Customer Support says:

      Dear Rahman,

      We are glad to help you. There are great possibilities for you to migrate to Canada and ours is an expert team of immigration coordinators who will ensure your visa success. Talk to our overseas education coordinators on WhatsApp or send your details to enquiry@canapprove.com. Also, you will get a free profile evaluation. Make your move. Thank you

  • Prince c. Toe says:

    I did my Biometrics 2019 for visiting visa but a immigration consultant is asking to do another biometric for work visa. Is it possible that i do another less then ten years ?

    • Dear Prince c. Toe,
      If it is advised by the immigration consultants to take the biometrics, then you can go ahead. IF you have any queries related to immigration, you are always welcome to contact us. Thank you!

  • Dear Team,
    We have been in touch with a Consultant in Dubai where in he said that my husband is eligibible for the AIPP program and my son and I can accompany him as well.He said that interviews will be conducted over the phone,video calls and if he gets selected he will receive the job offer followed by the visa .They are asking for payments to be done while validating his documents.How far is this true and will we get somewhere ?

    • Hi Pinky,

      We are happy to help. Before making any payments, make sure the consultant you are dealing with is legit, having proper registration, long standing with substantial client success and is transparent.

  • Sistem Informasi says:

    Can you provide information about the success rate of CanApprove in helping clients with their immigration processes?

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