Legal Opinion

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Board of Immigration Appeals

Decided July 1, 1959No. ID 1021PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MATTER OF C Application for Certificate of Citizenship A-11452378 Decided by Regional Commissioner August 6, 1959 approved by Assistant Commissioner Presumption of lawful admission-8 CFR 101.1(j)—Not applicable where no passport was issued—Exemption from passport requirement does not render applicant eligible. The presumption of lawful admission for permanent residence under 8 CFR 101.1(j) (1) is available only to an alien who was erroneously issued a United States passport or included in the passport of his citizen parent accompanying him or to whom he was destined. Hence, a Canadian-born…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. United States ex rel. Goldman v. TodDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1924
  2. Schneider v. United States Immigration & Naturalization ServiceDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1946

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Monssef Cheneau v. Merrick GarlandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2021
  2. NWOZUZUBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2008
  3. Evaristo Gonzalez Gonzalez v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
  4. CRUZ-GASTELUMBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1968

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