Is money earned from booking embassy appointments for others, especially when charging a higher amount for urgent appointments or selling the appointment to other agencies, lawful or unlawful?
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Taking money in exchange for facilitating travel procedures, documentation, and similar permissible matters is allowed, provided the work is free from deception and fraud. Exaggerating the fee does not make the work forbidden, but it is better to avoid it.
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