{"id":3810,"date":"2026-02-10T11:23:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/?p=3810"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:23:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:23:59","slug":"fraud-warning-misinformation-on-humanitarian-visa-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/2026\/02\/10\/fraud-warning-misinformation-on-humanitarian-visa-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraud Warning: Misinformation on humanitarian visa programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UNHCR Iran has received multiple reports of false information circulating online and among forcibly displaced communities about travel agencies claiming to offer support with humanitarian visas to third countries through UNHCR. This is not true. Do not trust this rumor!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UNHCR is <u>not<\/u> affiliated with any type of agent or broker to provide access to UNHCR services and is <u>not<\/u> involved in any visa\/immigration programs for any country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pleasebeware of individuals or groups trying to exploit you by falsely promising UNHCR-related assistance or services in exchange for money, favours or personal information. All UNHCR services are always free of charge and UNCHR is not associated with any type of agency with such claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to inform your communities that there is <strong><u>no<\/u> travel agency or internet caf\u00e9 affiliated with UNHCR<\/strong>. You will not be able to access any UNHCR services through travel agencies or internet caf\u00e9s. <strong>Do not pay any money<\/strong> and <strong>do not share your personal information and documentation<\/strong> with anyone claiming to offer false UNHCR services or offer support with humanitarian visas to third countries through UNHCR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you come across any false or suspicious claims by individuals or groups claiming to offer support with humanitarian visas to third countries through UNHCR, do not trust them and please<strong> report them immediately to UNHCR and the police<\/strong>. All complaints to UNHCR are confidential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please only rely on official government\/embassy channels to receive accurate information regarding visa\/immigration programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, please only rely on official UNHCR channels to receive accurate information regarding UNHCR services. When in doubt, please check directly with UNHCR for accurate information. You may send your queries through the UNHCR online contact form or contact the UNHCR helpline (<a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/contact\/\">https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/contact\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For information about the available UNHCR services in Iran, please visit UNHCR Iran\u2019s Help Page (<a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/news\/\">https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/news\/<\/a>) or follow the UNHCR Instagram account (<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/unhcriran\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/unhcriran<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay vigilant, stay informed, stay safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/02\/Safar-Khoub-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/02\/Safar-Khoub-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/02\/Safar-Khoub-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/02\/Safar-Khoub-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/02\/Safar-Khoub-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/02\/Safar-Khoub-2.jpg 689w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/02\/Safar-Khoub-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/02\/Safar-Khoub-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/02\/Cafenet-Mohajer-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/02\/Cafenet-Mohajer-1.jpg 799w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/02\/Cafenet-Mohajer-1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/02\/Cafenet-Mohajer-1-768x477.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/02\/Ariana-Visa-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/02\/Ariana-Visa-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/02\/Ariana-Visa-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/02\/Ariana-Visa-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNHCR Iran has received multiple reports of false information circulating online and among forcibly displaced communities about travel agencies claiming to offer support with humanitarian visas to third countries through UNHCR. This is not true. Do not trust this rumor! UNHCR is not affiliated with any type of agent or broker to provide access to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":541,"featured_media":3819,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/541"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3810"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3821,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3810\/revisions\/3821"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}