Office of Inspector General Report on Lottery Fiasco

Posted on November 2, 2011

http://oig.state.gov/documents/organization/176330.pdf

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Case Studies

T had a complicated immigration history going back 25 years, with various problems. But when she applied for an immigrant visa to join her daughter in the US, she was accused of committing a willful, material misrepresentation under Section 212(a)(6)(C)(i). But what was peculiar was that it was not clear what the misrepresentation was and when it was committed. T’s lawyer addressed inquiries to the embassy, but the embassy shunted him away — stating that T should apply for an immigrant waiver. The problem was that she was not eligible for a waiver as the mother of a US citizen. T then contacted us. We addressed our request for a clarification to consular management. The consular manager reviewed the case, and realizing that the consular officer had made an error, re-opened it and removed the 6Ci finding.

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