NICARAGUA: POST REQUESTS VISA ELIGIBILITY UNDER SECTION 2225 BE RESTORED FOR ALEJANDRO BOSCO ARGUELLO GUZMAN

UNCLAS MANAGUA 000387 SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/CEN, EB/IFD/OIA AND L/CID STATE FOR WHA/EPSC STATE PLEASE PASS TO USTR TREASURY FOR INL AND OWH SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EINV ECON USTR KIDE CVIS NU SUBJECT: NICARAGUA: POST REQUESTS VISA ELIGIBILITY UNDER SECTION 2225 BE RESTORED FOR ALEJANDRO BOSCO ARGUELLO GUZMAN REFS: A) MANAGUA 300 B) 05 MANAGUA 2932 C) 02 MANAGUA 1793 ¶1. (SBU) Summary: Post requests that nonimmigrant visa eligibility be restored for Alejandro Bosco Arguello Guzman. Post has confirmed that Arguello resolved his property claim dispute with the heir of U.S. claimant Mrs. Teodolinda Gonzalez-Becklin on January 15, 2008. Based on this resolution, Post requests that the Department determine whether Section 2225 of the 1998 Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act still applies to Mr. Arguello Guzman. Please see action request in Paragraph 4. End Summary. ¶2. (SBU) On October 15, 2007, Mrs. Jeanette Raider, daughter and heir of U.S. claimant Mrs. Teodlinda Gonzalez-Becklin, told the Office of Assessment and Indemnification that she was prepared to settle her family's property claim dispute with Arguello Guzman by accepting indemnification bonds (BPIs) issued by the Government of Nicaragua (GON) worth an estimated $24,750. Her attorney finalized the settlement on her behalf with the GON on January 15, 2008. ¶3. (SBU) On January 17, 2008, Econoff spoke to Mrs. Raider who confirmed that she settled her claim and she had received the BPIs. Mrs. Raider lives in Florida and may be contacted at (772) 287-2969. On April 2, 2008, the Embassy Property Office received a copy of the settlement document, which Post will forward by e-mail. ¶4. (SBU) Action Request: Post finds sufficient evidence that the property dispute between Teodolinda Gonzalez-Becklin and Alejandro Bosco Arguello Guzman has been resolved. Thus, we request the Department consider removing his visa ineligibility under Section ¶2225. TRIVELLI