Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Indian National Pleads Guilty in US Green Card Marriage Scam
A 29-year-old man from India, who was in the US on a visa, got into trouble.
His visa expired, but he stayed in the US illegally.
He then tried to get a Green Card, which lets him live in the US permanently, by pretending to marry an American citizen.
He even made fake papers to make it look like they lived together.
When this didn't work, he falsely claimed the citizen he married was abusive.
He is now in trouble with the law and could be sent back to India.
A 29-year-old Indian national pleaded guilty to marriage fraud in the US to obtain a Green Card.
He overstayed his J-1 visa and falsified documents to support a fraudulent marriage.
Makwana conspired to marry a US citizen in August 2021 for $10,000.
He falsified documents to make it appear that he and the US citizen lived together.
After the marriage scheme failed, he falsely claimed domestic abuse.
- Who
- Aakash Prakash Makwana, a 29-year-old Indian national.
- What
- Makwana pleaded guilty to marriage fraud and aggravated identity theft for attempting to obtain a Green Card fraudulently.
- When
- Makwana arrived in the US on November 23, 2019. The marriage scheme began around August 2021.
- Where
- Ronceverte and White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, USA.
- Why
- To evade US immigration laws and obtain a Green Card for permanent residency.
- Age
- 29
- Nationality
- Indian national
- Original Visa Type
- J-1 non-immigrant visa
- Visa Expiration
- Expired on November 24, 2020
- Charges
- Aggravated identity theft
- Marriage Date
- September 3, 2021
- Sentencing Date
- September 26