U.S. IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES ASKED TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED E-1/E-2 VISA FRAUD.
BY NJOKI KARANJA. A formal complaint has been submitted to the appropriate United States immigration authorities seeking an investigation into alleged fraud involving an E-1/E-2 treaty trader and treaty investor visa application filed by Mr. Sardar Haider Ali Khan Abbasi and Ms. Uzma Khalid. The complaint, lodged through legal counsel, requests that U.S. authorities review documents associated with the application to determine whether any violations of U.S. immigration laws occurred. According to the complaint, the applicants are alleged to have misrepresented the source of investment funds and the ownership or control of certain business assets linked to East West Imports Inc. The complaint contends that these representations may have been material to the visa application and asks immigration authorities to assess whether the information submitted complied with the legal requirements governing E-1 and E-2 visas. The matter has now been placed before the relevant U.S. gover...