Recruitment fraud

On December 7, 2015, the Regional Labor Mobility Initiative (INILAB) launched the campaign, “Before you pay for a visa, Ask, Write Down, and Verify,” or #PreguntaApuntaVerifica, which aims to prevent fraud affecting migrant workers during the labor recruitment process.

Notifying the community of Cerritos, San Luis Potosí and nearby communities! You may have seen advertisements inviting workers to pay fees of up to $4,500 USD for long-term work visas and “liberated” work visas to work in the United States.

The following advisory was released on Nov. 4, 2015 by the Employment Development Department (EDD) of the State of California for distribution to H-2A employers:

CALIFORNIA H-2A PROGRAM ADVISORY

RECRUITER IN JOCOTEPEC, JALISCO, MEXICO CHARGING $450.00 DOLLAR FEE FOR WORKSHOP TO SECURE WORK IN THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE H-2A PROGRAM