[varina davis]

Isn't Qatar where the U.S. is building up a military presence?

[Travis McGee]

bttt

[kimosabe31]

bump

[NoLongerLurker]

There are places in downtown L.A. where any document needed for immigration can be obtained for $50 - $100, including a pretty good version of a Green Card. It was shown on TV about two years ago.

[Cowboy Bob]

I've traveled around the world quite a bit and have visited the US embassies in many of these countries. Most of the employees are foreign nationals. Foerign nationals, you see, are much cheaper to employ than Americans!

I've been told, although I've not witnessed it myself, that in some Embassies, it is a foreign national who issues visas to the US. Can any one confirm or deny this?

[Humidston]

If the person who provided false visas turns out to be an American, and it can be proven they furnished a visa to one or more of the 9-11 actors, that American should be tried for treason!

[Wm Bach]

NPR reported last night that the FBI didn't view the
other false visa holders as a terrorist threat.

[jackliberty]

Sarhan was found to have received his visa on Oct. 1, 2001.

If I remember right, Sept 12, 2001 was the first time a Freeper suggested that all visas (at least from "certain" countries) be revoked and visa holders be returned to their own countries until things could be sorted out. Our government, in its infinite wisdom, decided against this common sense approach.

This case could be a good reason to revoke and return all holders of visas from Qatar, since there was possible fraud involved. Wonder if our government will think of this?

Maybe this is why Qatar had only one person apply for the visa lottery in 2001. Their odds were much higher at our embassy.