Gulamali Karmali & Af-Chim Pullman Enterprises, Inc. v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service

Gulamali Karmali and AF-CHIM Pullman Enterprises, Inc. (AF-CHIM) appeal from the magistrate’s grant of summary judgment upholding the Immigration and Naturalization Service’s (Service) denial of AF-CHIM’s petition for an intra-company transfer visa on behalf of Karmali. We affirm.

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Karmali was born in Tanzania. He subsequently emigrated to Canada and became a Canadian citizen. In November 1976, Karmali began employment with AFCHIM, a Canadian corporation closely held by his brother-in-law, Sultan Nazerali Walji. Karmali was “to assist and to investigate new holdings in the management of AF-CHIM’s holdings wherever these holdings were located.”

In April 1977, Walji and his wife (Karmali’s sister) advanced money to Karmali in order to allow Karmali to purchase the Lantern Motel, Cafe, and KOA campground at Bonners Ferry, Idaho. On July 20, 1977, the purchase transaction was completed and Karmali entered the United States with his wife to operate the business. Karmali re mained in the United States and managed the Idaho property until October 4, 1977, at which time he returned to Canada for three days. Subsequent to his return to the United States, Karmali was charged with having…