Indian man denaturalized for alleged fraud in naturalization process
Jun 8, 2026 · India

Neeraj Sharma, a 50-year-old Indian native and owner/CEO of staffing company Magnavision LLC in New Jersey, is facing denaturalization after being convicted of fraud and misuse of visas. As an officer of Magnavision, Sharma signed and filed eleven fraudulent H-1B visa petitions with USCIS, falsely representing that visa beneficiaries would be employed with a particular global financial institution and including forged signatures of executives on corporate letterhead. In 2017, Sharma applied for naturalization and falsely asserted under penalty of perjury that he had never committed crimes, provided false information to U.S. officials, or lied to gain immigration benefits. He naturalized in December 2017. The Department of Justice seeks to revoke his citizenship.
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