In a message dated 10/30/99 10:42:37 PM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << Jabou's story regarding her friend according to sources familiar with the case is unfounded. Quote, Jabou was misled. The said person manipulated the U. S. Govt. to acquire a permanent residency through a Refugee Status. This acquirement of the said document, according to the source has led to the seizure of his passport. The same source said the INS is investigating the case Quote. You mentioned about the renewal of your passport and the same source told me yours is in the process and you should get it anytime soon. The embassy of course cannot renew passports of those with a Refugee status. You might apply for a Dual Citizenship in that case and God knows how long that will take to get it approve. ******************** EB, The allegation that this individual manipulated the U.S government to get a refugee status and this is what led to his passport being seized is utter nonsense. The U.S government is not so stupid as to be manipulated, and these things are done acording to strict procedures for you and your source's information.So, then, are we to understand that it is the INS who seized the passport, even though it was the Gambian embassy who mailed it back home and made the comment about the list? Tell your source to practice their rebuttal a bit more infornt of the mirror so they do not come out with statements that do not make sense at all. Further, if infact this was the reason for the seizure of the passport ( and l assure you it was not) then why is it that the embassy did not inform this individual that this is the reason for them seizing his passport, and that he needed to apply for dual citizenship etc etc? All untrue. This individual even went so far as to get his relatives to pick up passport applications in Gambia for him to fill out, only to have someone by the name of Naye tell his relative the same thing, that he will not get a passport because he is on a list. As for the cheap comment regarding the INS investigating the case, l suppose it is intended to scare someone, but it is wasted on us. Perhaps they can try that one on someone else who is not knowledgeable about INS laws, or who has something to hide from INS. How about signing your real name instead of hiding behind these initials? Jabou Joh ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------