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MATTER OF B— In VISA PETITION Proceedings A-12068067 Decided by Board December 11, 1961 Adopted child—Adoption not legally recognized in Netherlands Antilles. As there are no adoption laws or other known means of creating the legal . stauof"dpinheNtrladsAi,bnefcrywhoasgiv to petitioner shortly after birth in the Netherlands Antilles under an agree- ment with the child's unmarried mother and who was raised as a member of petitioner's family and regarded in the community as his own child is un- able to qualify for preference quota status as petitioner's "adopted child". BEFORE THE BOARD…