U.S. Woman Demands $50,000 and Citizenship from Pakistan After Failed Online Romance

An American woman identified as 33-year-old Onijah Andrew Robinson made headlines in Karachi, Pakistan, this weekend by demanding the South Asian nation grant her Pakistani citizenship and $50,000 after a failed online relationship with a 19-year-old man.

Pakistani news outlets reported that Robinson traveled to Karachi in October 2024 to meet and marry Nidal Ahmed Memon, a 19-year-old Pakistani man whom she reportedly met online. Upon her arrival to Karachi, Memon reportedly rejected Robinson, claiming his family opposed it. As a result, Memon cut off contact with Robinson and left her “stranded” in Karachi.

According to The Express Tribune, Robinson visited Memon’s home in Karachi’s Garden district, but the family had vacated the residence. The teen’s whereabouts are unknown at the time of this writing.

Robinson was reportedly scheduled to return to the United States in January but overstayed her visa and staged a sit-in protest outside the Memon residence, sheltering herself in the building’s parking area. Her presence drew the attention of residents and passersby. Robinson began demanding that the Pakistani government grant her citizenship as well as a weekly allowance of $5,000.

Robinson then raised her monetary demands over the weekend to “$50,000” on the grounds that she allegedly plans to use the money to “fix up” the apartment building where Memon’s family resides.

🚨#BREAKING: Watch as an American woman, who is staying in Pakistan, demands $5,000 a week, land, and more following a failed relationship.⁰⁰📌#Karach | #Pakistan⁰⁰Watch as a 33-year-old American woman named Onijah Andrew Robinson has caused quite a stir in Karachi, Pakistan,… pic.twitter.com/RBEJJWq8oD

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) February 2, 2025

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Robinson also reportedly refused aid from two U.S. consulate staff members, who unsuccessfully attempted to convince her to return to the United States. {snip}

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A man who identified himself as Jeremiah Andrew Robinson, the woman’s son, spoke to local outlets this weekend and asserted that Onijah Andrew Robinson suffers from mental disorders. He reportedly presented a birth certificate and social security card to demonstrate his identity.

The son asserted that the love story presented by his mother was “false” and that she was supposed to return “within two weeks” but never returned to the United States. {snip}

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