Fake arrival card websites: official warnings, country by country

How to spot a fake arrival card site

• Check the web address before you type anything. Official forms sit on government addresses such as tdac.immigration.go.th or etravel.gov.ph. Singapore's ICA says its official addresses always contain ".ica.gov.sg", and Korea's immigration service says to look for "go.kr" and the government emblem.
• Be wary of any request for payment. Most forms in this tracker are free, and their governments say a site that charges for them is not official. Aruba is an exception: visitors arriving by air pay a US$20 sustainability fee through the official ED Card.
• Look closely at the spelling and the ending. Official warnings name sites with a misspelt country name, such as "phillipines", and sites ending in .us instead of the government ending, such as .bb for Barbados.
• Read the small print. CARICOM IMPACS points out that some fraudulent sites say in a disclaimer that they are not affiliated with any government.
• Do not trust a site just because it is at the top of the search results. Taiwan's National Immigration Agency says fraudulent sites use ads and keywords such as "TWAC".
• Be careful with apps. Japan's Digital Agency warned about an app impersonating Visit Japan Web that asks for credit card details, and Taiwan's NIA says some apps that claim to scan passports may compromise personal data.
• Watch for a payment step at the end. Indonesian Customs describes fake customs declaration sites that show an amount to pay at the end of the form, send you to payment apps and show a fake barcode.

If you already paid a fake site

• Fill in the real form on the official site. CARICOM IMPACS says these sites "charge fees for fake forms that hold no value", and the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service says users of the fake C5 site for Jamaica will not receive a valid form.
• Do not pay anything more. Taiwan's National Immigration Agency says that if a site asks you to pay, do not pay.
• Report it. In the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration asks people to report fake eTravel sites to the CICC hotline 1326 or at cicc.gov.ph/report.
• Keep in mind what you shared. Official warnings say these sites can collect personal data (Singapore's ICA), be used for data theft (Indonesian Customs), ask for bank details (Chile's SAG) and defraud credit cards (Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security).

About this tracker

We list a form only when a government body, an embassy or consulate, official travel advice or a regional government agency has warned about fake or look-alike websites for it, and we have read that warning on the official page. A website is named only if an official source names it, and its tag repeats how that source describes it. We never link to these sites, and we leave out sites that only the press has named.

Some sources are not national governments: CARICOM IMPACS, the crime and security agency of the Caribbean Community; the Aruba Tourism Authority; the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service; the Government of the Virgin Islands; and the Shanghai and Beijing city governments, which republish the national warning. This page covers arrival cards and entry declaration forms, not visas or travel authorisations. We update it as new official warnings appear.

Official warnings, country by country

Each warning below comes from a government, an embassy or official travel advice. We only list a look-alike website when an official source names it, and we never link to them.

Each tag repeats how the official source describes the site: "fake" for sites it calls fake, fraudulent or scam, "unofficial" for paid agencies or third parties that are not the government site.

• Aruba

  Aruba ED Card

  Real site: edcardaruba.aw

  • Aruba Tourism Authority (official tourism body)

    Some other websites charge a fee to help with the form and are not affiliated with Aruba's official immigration services. Visitors arriving by air pay a US$20 sustainability fee through the official ED Card.

    Read the official warning

• Barbados

  Barbados Travel Form (online ED form)

  Real site: travelform.gov.bb

  Websites named in official warnings:

  • barbadostravelform[.]usfake

  • CARICOM IMPACS (Caribbean Community crime and security agency), 20 December 2024

    Fraudulent sites mimic official government portals and charge for forms that have no value. The example given for Barbados uses .us instead of .bb and says in a disclaimer that it is not affiliated with the government.

    Read the official warning

• British Virgin Islands

  BVI Online Immigration and Customs Form (ED card)

  Real site: bviedcard.gov.vg

  • Department of Immigration, Government of the Virgin Islands, 2 February 2026

    A website falsely presents itself as the official government platform and unlawfully charges a fee to enter the Territory. There is no charge for the Online ED Card, and bviedcard.gov.vg is the only authorised site.

    Read the official warning

• Chile

  Declaración Jurada Aduana-SAG (digital)

  Real site: ingresoachile.cl, sag.gob.cl

  • Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG), 10 April 2025

    Fake websites charge for the free entry declaration and ask for bank details. SAG will never ask for money for this declaration. A complaint has been filed with prosecutors and the PDI cybercrime brigade is investigating.

    Read the official warning

  • Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG), 16 April 2025

    Video alert about a fake scam website, for people travelling abroad over Easter.

    Read the official warning

• China (mainland)

  Online Arrival Card (foreigners)

  Real site: s.nia.gov.cn

  • National Immigration Administration (NIA), 5 December 2025

    Fraudsters overseas have set up fake websites that pose as the official platform in order to collect fees. Filling in the arrival card online is free.

    Read the official warning

  • Shanghai International Service Portal, 2 December 2025

    Warns travellers about fraudulent websites for filling in the arrival card.

    Read the official warning
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  • Beijing Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, 31 December 2025

    Republishes the National Immigration Administration warning about fraudulent arrival card websites.

    Read the official warning

• Colombia

  Check-MIG

  Real site: apps.migracioncolombia.gov.co

  • Migración Colombia, 13 April 2026

    In a reply to a public request, Migración Colombia says to use only the official site, because other websites may charge fees or steal travellers' data. Check-MIG is free.

    Read the official warning

• Cuba

  D'Viajeros

  Real site: dviajeros.mitrans.gob.cu

  • Embassy of Japan in Cuba

    Fake D'Viajeros sites lead to a payment form after you enter your details. The official site does not ask for payment.

    Read the official warning

• Dominica

  Online ED Card (immigration and customs declaration)

  Real site: edcard.dominica.gov.dm

  Websites named in official warnings:

  • dominicacard[.]comfake

  • CARICOM IMPACS (Caribbean Community crime and security agency), 20 December 2024

    Fraudulent sites mimic official government portals and charge fees for fake forms that hold no value. The example given for Dominica says in a disclaimer that it is not affiliated with the government.

    Read the official warning

• Indonesia

  All Indonesia (arrival declaration / arrival card)

  Real site: allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id, ecd.beacukai.go.id

  Websites named in official warnings:

  • ecd-indonesia[.]comfake
  • ecustoms[.]idfake

  • Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC), Aceh Regional Office, 9 May 2025

    A fake site poses as the Electronic Customs Declaration (ECD), asks travellers to pay in advance through payment apps and shows a fake barcode. The official declaration is free.

    Read the official warning

  • Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC), Aceh Regional Office, 19 August 2025

    A fake site imitates the customs declaration, shows an amount to pay at the end of the form and redirects to payment apps. It is not an Indonesian government site and is suspected of fraud and data theft.

    Read the official warning

• Jamaica

  Online Immigration/Customs C5 Form

  Real site: enterjamaica.gov.jm

  Websites named in official warnings:

  • c5jamaica[.]comfake

  • Jamaica Information Service, quoting Minister Dr. Horace Chang, 7 September 2023

    Travellers should avoid websites that charge to complete the online immigration form, which is free.

    Read the official warning

  • Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, Cyber Crime team, 13 December 2023

    A fraudulent Jamaica visa page offers the C5 form at a reduced fee. It is a scam: users lose money and do not get a valid form.

    Read the official warning

• Japan

  Visit Japan Web (online immigration and customs procedures)

  Real site: vjw.digital.go.jp, vjw-lp.digital.go.jp

  • Digital Agency, Japan, 9 November 2023

    An app impersonating Visit Japan Web asks for credit card details. Visit Japan Web never asks for money.

    Read the official warning

  • Japan Customs, 28 May 2026

    Fake Visit Japan Web sites ask for money as application processing fees, and some sites charge a fee to make the customs declaration or the Visit Japan Web QR code for you. Visit Japan Web and the electronic declaration are free.

    Read the official warning

• Malaysia

  Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC)

  Real site: imigresen-online.imi.gov.my

  • Immigration Department of Malaysia (JIM), 3 September 2024

    The department's list of announcements includes a notice titled "Makluman Portal Palsu Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC)", meaning a notice about a fake MDAC portal.

    Read the official warning

• Philippines

  eTravel

  Real site: etravel.gov.ph

  Websites named in official warnings:

  • phillipines-entranceform[.]comfake
  • philipphines-vacations[.]comfake

  • Bureau of Immigration, via the Philippine News Agency

    Fake sites charge PHP 3,000 to 5,000 for eTravel registration, which is free. They can be reported to the CICC hotline 1326.

    Read the official warning

  • Bureau of Immigration spokesperson, via the Philippine News Agency, 23 October 2023

    Any site that uses the eTravel name and logo and asks for payment is a scam. Reports can be made at cicc.gov.ph/report.

    Read the official warning
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  • Embassy of the Philippines in Kuala Lumpur

    Notice on fraudulent eTravel websites. It names a site that presents itself as a visa application and charges for a free service.

    Read the official warning

  • Embassy of the Philippines in Nairobi

    Advisory No. 2023-12 warns of fake or scam eTravel registration websites that require payment.

    Read the official warning

• Saint Lucia

  Saint Lucia Travel Form (electronic immigration form)

  Real site: travelslu.govt.lc

  Websites named in official warnings:

  • stluciatravelauthorization[.]usfake

  • CARICOM IMPACS (Caribbean Community crime and security agency), 20 December 2024

    Fraudulent sites mimic official government portals and charge for forms that have no value. The example given for Saint Lucia asks for a service fee and uses a .us address.

    Read the official warning

• Singapore

  SG Arrival Card (SGAC) with Electronic Health Declaration

  Real site: eservices.ica.gov.sg, ica.gov.sg

  Websites named in official warnings:

  • singapore-arrival-card[.]comfake

  • Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA), 17 December 2020

    A website called "Online Singapore Arrival Card" falsely claimed to be ICA's e-service, collected personal data and asked for payment. ICA filed a police report. The official SG Arrival Card is free.

    Read the official warning

  • Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA), 21 December 2022

    Travellers should not be misled by commercial entities and websites that offer the SG Arrival Card for a fee.

    Read the official warning
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  • Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA), 10 September 2025

    Page last updated on 10 September 2025. People were charged a processing fee on websites that suggested a link to the government. Official ICA addresses always contain ".ica.gov.sg".

    Read the official warning

  • Singapore High Commission in New Delhi, 7 July 2022

    Several fake websites charge for the SG Arrival Card.

    Read the official warning

• South Korea

  e-Arrival Card (electronic arrival card)

  Real site: e-arrivalcard.go.kr

  • Korea Immigration Service, Ministry of Justice, 21 March 2025

    Look-alike e-Arrival Card sites have been found, and some of them charge a fee. The official site never charges; check for "go.kr" in the address and the government emblem.

    Read the official warning

• Taiwan

  Taiwan Arrival Card (TWAC), online

  Real site: twac.immigration.gov.tw

  Websites named in official warnings:

  • taiwan-card[.]comunofficial
  • arrivalcardtaiwan[.]orgunofficial
  • taiwanarrivalcard[.]orgunofficial
  • arrivalcardonline[.]comunofficial
  • taiwanac.visasyst[.]comunofficial
  • ivisa[.]comunofficial
  • entertaiwan[.]comunofficial
  • get-twac[.]comunofficial
  • taiwan-twac.arrival.edocsllc[.]onlineunofficial
  • travelsmarttravelfast[.]comunofficial
  • twac[.]asiaunofficial
  • taiwanonlinearrivalcard[.]comfake
  • twarrivalcard[.]comunofficial
  • apply.entry[.]comunofficial
  • arrivalcardtw[.]comunofficial
  • ekcow[.]comunofficial
  • taiwanac.visatravel[.]jpunofficial
  • taiwan-twac[.]comunofficial

  • National Immigration Agency (NIA), 21 October 2026

    Updated warning, first posted on 5 August 2026. It lists 18 websites under "Unofficial Website Links" and says some apps and platforms that claim to scan passports may compromise personal data. The TWAC is free; if a site asks you to pay, do not pay.

    Read the official warning

  • National Immigration Agency (NIA), 22 May 2025

    Page last updated on 22 May 2025. A fraudulent website poses as the TWAC service.

    Read the official warning
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  • Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025

    Warns travellers about a fraudulent website posing as the TWAC service.

    Read the official warning

  • National Immigration Agency (NIA), 21 November 2025

    Fraudulent sites use ads and keywords such as "TWAC" to reach travellers.

    Read the official warning

  • National Immigration Agency (NIA), 18 December 2025

    After reports that Japanese travellers paid USD 50 after scanning QR codes, the NIA checked all TWAC QR codes at airports and ports and found none leading to fake or paid sites. The NIA does not put up promotional banners.

    Read the official warning

  • National Immigration Agency (NIA), 24 December 2025

    Any website that charges a fee is not the official TWAC site.

    Read the official warning

• Thailand

  Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC)

  Real site: tdac.immigration.go.th

  • Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Thailand, 17 October 2025

    Websites that pose as TDAC channels and charge tourists are scams, not official Thai government sites. The TDAC is completely free.

    Read the official warning

• Vietnam

  Pre-Arrival Information (PAI) declaration

  Real site: prearrival.immigration.gov.vn

  • Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security, 13 May 2026

    Several fake websites impersonate the Pre-Arrival Information system and may defraud applicants' credit cards. Use only the official site.

    Read the official warning