Inside the billion-dollar business of getting a visa
Summary
Governments often hire private companies to handle visa applications. An investigation looked at VFS Global, the biggest visa processing company, showing it makes large profits from millions of applications, even when many visas are not approved.Key Facts
- Visa applications can be costly and difficult for many people.
- Some governments let private companies manage the visa process instead of doing it themselves.
- VFS Global is the largest company that processes visa applications worldwide.
- The company earns billions of dollars from handling visa requests.
- Profits come even when many visa requests are rejected.
- The investigation was done by Lighthouse Reports.
- The findings were shared in a podcast episode produced by several journalists and editors.
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