Opinion ID: 2391955
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Complaint of Boukari Tare.

Text: The Respondent was retained in September 1999 to file an H1B visa application on behalf of Boureima Ouedraogo. The only witness to testify regarding the allegations in this complaint was the Respondent. The Respondent testified that Mr. Ouedraogo was educated in a foreign country; therefore, his transcripts and credentials had to be translated from French. He stated that it became apparent that Mr. Ouedraogo could not produce all the documents that were needed. Despite this fact, the Respondent filed the visa application on March 17, 2000. Thereafter, he was unable to get in touch with Mr. Ouedraogo. The Respondent testified that he stopped working on the case in (approximately) September 2000 because he was unable to get in touch with Mr. Ouedraogo. According to the Respondent, a refund for the $1,250.00 paid on behalf of Mr. Ouedraogo by his employer had been made as of the date the complaint was filed with the AGC. The Petitioner (during closing arguments at the hearing) conceded that it did not have proof that all monies paid by the employer had not been refunded and submitted on this issue.