Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09NEWDELHI619
2009-04-01 01:01:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy New Delhi
Cable title:
VALIDATION STUDY OF INDIA AT 60 COMMEMORATIVE EVENT
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UNCLAS NEW DELHI 000619
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
CA/FPP FOR JILL NYSTROM, PLEASE PASS TO DHS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC IN
SUBJECT: VALIDATION STUDY OF INDIA AT 60 COMMEMORATIVE EVENT
TRAVELERS
REF: (A) NEW DELHI 0007 (B) NEW DELHI 575
UNCLAS NEW DELHI 000619
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
CA/FPP FOR JILL NYSTROM, PLEASE PASS TO DHS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC IN
SUBJECT: VALIDATION STUDY OF INDIA AT 60 COMMEMORATIVE EVENT
TRAVELERS
REF: (A) NEW DELHI 0007 (B) NEW DELHI 575
1. (SBU) Summary. As one of a number of ongoing validation studies
(reftels) by the Fraud Prevention personnel in Mission India,
Embassy New Delhi conducted a review of participants in the "India
at 60" series of events in the U.S. in late 2007. Travelers on A,
B, and I visas were included in the study. Results indicate a less
than one percent overstay rate for this group. End Summary.
2. (U) In September 2007, India's Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of
Culture, and the Confederation of Indian Industry organized
"Incredible India at 60" - a four day event showcasing India's art,
culture and religious diversity in New York City to coincide with
the UN General Assembly. Participants included musicians, singers,
dancers, chefs, weavers, and others for cultural demonstrations,
many of whom traveled on official passports.
3. (SBU) In light of relatively limited travel histories for many
of the participants, Embassy New Delhi submitted a list of all 283
travelers to the "India at 60" events for a validation study using
batch ADIS and ATS checks. Upon receipt of ADIS results, staff
members reviewed arrival and departure information for possible
overstays. Of all travelers, only one is an apparent overstay
(showing only "arrival" status in ADIS, and the phone number on the
application form does not work). He was a B1 visa recipient who was
a member of a folk group from Karnataka.
4. (SBU) Comment: Given the nature of the event and the performers
involved, there was some concern that the economic temptations would
be too great, and some number of the event participants would stay
in the United States. In the end, a less than one percent overstay
rate indicates the selection by the Indian Government and the
adjudication by our officers both were effective processes. End
Comment.
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SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
CA/FPP FOR JILL NYSTROM, PLEASE PASS TO DHS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC IN
SUBJECT: VALIDATION STUDY OF INDIA AT 60 COMMEMORATIVE EVENT
TRAVELERS
REF: (A) NEW DELHI 0007 (B) NEW DELHI 575
1. (SBU) Summary. As one of a number of ongoing validation studies
(reftels) by the Fraud Prevention personnel in Mission India,
Embassy New Delhi conducted a review of participants in the "India
at 60" series of events in the U.S. in late 2007. Travelers on A,
B, and I visas were included in the study. Results indicate a less
than one percent overstay rate for this group. End Summary.
2. (U) In September 2007, India's Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of
Culture, and the Confederation of Indian Industry organized
"Incredible India at 60" - a four day event showcasing India's art,
culture and religious diversity in New York City to coincide with
the UN General Assembly. Participants included musicians, singers,
dancers, chefs, weavers, and others for cultural demonstrations,
many of whom traveled on official passports.
3. (SBU) In light of relatively limited travel histories for many
of the participants, Embassy New Delhi submitted a list of all 283
travelers to the "India at 60" events for a validation study using
batch ADIS and ATS checks. Upon receipt of ADIS results, staff
members reviewed arrival and departure information for possible
overstays. Of all travelers, only one is an apparent overstay
(showing only "arrival" status in ADIS, and the phone number on the
application form does not work). He was a B1 visa recipient who was
a member of a folk group from Karnataka.
4. (SBU) Comment: Given the nature of the event and the performers
involved, there was some concern that the economic temptations would
be too great, and some number of the event participants would stay
in the United States. In the end, a less than one percent overstay
rate indicates the selection by the Indian Government and the
adjudication by our officers both were effective processes. End
Comment.
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