Third-Party eVisa Scam: How I Paid $79 Instead of $5 for Canadian Entry
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Summary
The author shares a personal experience of being scammed by a third-party eVisa service (evisatravel.org) that charged $79 USD for a Canadian eVisa application that the official government website only charges $7 CAD ($5 USD) for. The article warns about these predatory services that position themselves as intermediaries for government visa applications and dramatically overcharge unsuspecting travelers.
Key quotes
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I should have known something was up, because after paying the...
They seem to sit in front of the real eVisa application process and forward the application to the Canadian government
Lately countries have started requiring eVisas even for countries that used to allow visa free travel
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