Legal Opinion
McKEE
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1980No. ID 2782PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2782 MATTER OF MCKEE In Visa Petition Proceedings A-22354345 Decided by Board March 11, 1980 (1) A fraudulent or sham marriage that is entered into for the primary purpose of circumventing the immigratian laws does not enable an alien spouse to obtain im- migration benefits. (2) Where the parties enter into a valid marriage, and there is nothing to show that they have since obtained a legal separation or dissolution of that marriage, a visa petition filed on behalf of the alien spouse should not be denied solely because the parties are not residing together. (3) Although the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by28 opinions
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