Legal Opinion
Virginia Ragon Achacoso-Sanchez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 13, 1985No. 18-3307PublishedCited by 200 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Virginia Achacoso-Sanchez, a citizen of the Philippines, entered the United States in February 1979 as a visitor for pleasure. Her visa authorized a month’s stay. She did not depart at the end of the month. In September 1979 her two children (then ages 6 and 8) joined her in the United States. On January 14, 1980, she married an alien admitted to permanent residence in the United States. Her husband became a citizen in November 1984. This enabled the children to apply for adjustment of status to that of lawful permanent residents; they did, and their petitions were…
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