A Montenegrin is Investigated for Visa Fraud in Belize

An investigation is currently underway into a suspected case of visa fraud. On February third, a traveler arrived at the Philip Goldson International Airport and presented a fake Belizean visa to an immigration officer. The traveler has been identified as twenty-three-year-old Lazar Krivokapic from Montenegro in the Balkans. Krivokapic, who arrived on a COPA Airlines flight, handed over a travel document that lacked standard security features. Further checks revealed that Krivokapic had previously been denied a Belizean visa. Outside the arrival section at the airport, another individual was waiting to receive him. This person, identified as a resident of Camalote Village, presented a receipt for the previously rejected visa application. News Five has learned that the Special Branch of the Belize Police Department is leading the investigation. News Five also spoke with the Immigration C.E.O., Tanya Santos, for more details.

 

On the phone: Tanya Santos, C.E.O., Ministry of Immigration

“The individual came in on a flight on Monday evening and presented his documents to the immigration officers and the nationality requires a visa to enter Belize.  So the passport was viewed and the visa that was in the passport, the immigration officers noted right away that it looked suspicious and on closer inspection, it was determined to be a fraudulent, appear to be a fraudulent visa.  So they reviewed it a little closer and discussed it a little further and transferred and did some interviews with the traveler and eventually included Special Branch in these interview processes.”