The US Consul General Andrew Simkin on wednesday cautioned the public regarding falling prey to fradulent Visa application methods. Launching the new online Visa application process for non immigrant visa's, Mr Andrew said that the consul would not tolerate fradulent visa applications and cautioned that such applications would be dealt with strong punitive action. “The proportion of false applicants (to genuine ones) is high. We have no tolerance for fraud documents and other fraudulent means to obtain a U.S. visa and we are highly successful in detecting them,” said he.