Legal Opinion
ALLAN GEE
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1979No. ID 2772Published
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2772 MATTER OF ALLAN GEE, INC. In Visa Petition Proceedings A-22858693 Decided by Acting Regional Conimissioner June 27, 1979 (1) Where a petitioner corporation has been duly incorporated under the laws of a State, it is a separate legal entity existing independently of its stockholder. Therefore, that sole stockholder may be the beneficiary of a petition filed by the corporation to accord preference classification under section 203(a)(6) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(6). (2) Under theme circumstances, the beneficiary will not be regarded as his…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Haese v. A. R. Demory Inv. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1930