Timeline for Is there a risk to write an invitation letter for a stranger to obtain a Czech (Schengen) visa?
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| Jun 15, 2019 at 14:30 | comment | added | ach | Actually, I lean to disagreeing on the red flag point. On one hand, the impulse to compensate one's host for his inconvenience seems quite natural. If I undertake to invite someone, (depending on what kind of friendship is between us) I may expect that my invitee refunds me the 300 Kč fee, but for simplicity's sake in cash - when they arrive. On the other hand, I am failing to see how this can be a scam. And I may be wrong, but this scale of monies doesn't seem worthwhile for money laundering. | |
| Jun 14, 2019 at 15:47 | comment | added | bob | To add to others, this sounds like some type of scam. I'd recommend you ask a forum-appropriate version of this question over in money.stackexchange.com. They field a lot of these types of questions and can help you determine if this is a scam. You can also look to see if this has already been tagged as a common scam: money.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/scams. From the description, I'm 99% confident this is a scam of some type. | |
| Jun 14, 2019 at 13:22 | comment | added | ΦXocę 웃 Пepeúpa ツ | It would be interesting if your "friend" goes to countries like Austria or Germany where a) Healthy can be very Expensive and b) a Liability insurance can generate bills around hundred thousands of euros | |
| Jun 14, 2019 at 7:49 | comment | added | Traveller | As a former retail bank employee, I would never allow a stranger with whom I’ve only had online contact to deposit money in my bank account. Money-laundering alarm bells are going off! | |
| Jun 13, 2019 at 23:08 | comment | added | hmakholm left over Monica | @AnonymousAnonym: Be extremely careful about accepting money for making any kind of statement to immigration authorities -- especially (but not only!) for the kind of very formalised statements Ach is speaking of. I don't know about Czech law specifically, but it's easy to imagine you could get in criminal trouble for it. | |
| Jun 13, 2019 at 23:00 | comment | added | AnonymousAnonym | @noslenkwah Ofc I have noticed it. He offered that after I said I won't help as I have no idea about this. I believe he meant it more of "for your trouble" or as a thank-you than anything else. But yes, some alarm went off in my head, which is why I am asking :-) | |
| Jun 13, 2019 at 21:07 | comment | added | noslenkwah | Your red flag at the end is probably the most important part of your answer. I hope OP doesn't blow past it. | |
| Jun 13, 2019 at 18:35 | comment | added | AnonymousAnonym | Then I guess my question is country-specific and ach's response is in line with what I've read. | |
| Jun 13, 2019 at 14:43 | comment | added | hmakholm left over Monica | @ach: I'm pretty sure they would get dinged hard by the EU system if they implemented a visa process that did not give applicants a way to attach documentation or explanations as separate sheets of paper ... | |
| Jun 13, 2019 at 14:39 | comment | added | ach | What you write may be true with some Schengen states, but not with a bureaucratic state such as ČR. In ČR, invitation letter is not a free-form epistle, but a formalized document. By signing it, the inviting person does assume the responsibility to provide accommodation (and possibly, to cover living expenses) to the invited person. There is no room for writing lengthy cover letters or explanations or likewise poetry in the Schengen visa process. There are formal points that must be satisfied and there are formally-defined ways to satisfy them, and that's all there is to it. | |
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| Jun 13, 2019 at 11:50 | history | answered | hmakholm left over Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |