Legal Opinion
PEARSON
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1969No. 1943PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTER OF PEARSON In Visa Petition Proceedings A-17520162 Decided by Board February 26, 1969 (1) Visa petition to accord beneficiary immediate relative status was prop- erly denied for failure to prosecuLe since petitioner failed to appear for interviews, as requested, to clarify the legal termination of his previous marriage. (2) Since the divorce obtained by petitioner in Mexico dissolving his prior s. marriage, in connection with which he- was in Mexico only a few hours to obtain an attorney and did not appear before the Mexican court, is not valid under the laws of Nevada, the State where…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- BRANTIGANBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1966
- Rosenstiel v. RosenstielNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Bates v. BatesNevada Supreme Court · 1930
- Schulze v. LanningNew York Supreme Court · 1960
3Cited by10 opinions
- R-RBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1992
- NAFIBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1987
- Bibi Fazallah Green v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- PEUGNETBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1991
- Raul Terrazas-Hernandez v. William Barr, U. S. AttCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
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