Legal Opinion
HERNANDEZ
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1983No. ID 2953PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision # 2953 MATTER OF HERNANDEZ In Visa Petition Proceedings A-24620923 Decided by Board December 28, 1983 (1) Under Colombian Law No. 29 of February 24, 1982, all children born in Colombia have equal rights and obligations. (2) When the country where the beneficiary was born and resides eliminates all legal distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate children, all natural chil- dren are deemed to be the legitimate offspring of their natural father from the time that the country'o laws are changed. (3) If the status of a legitimate child arises after the child is born, the…
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- COKERBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1974
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