KONG

Interim Decision #2275 MATTER OF KONG In Visa Petition Proceedings A-20282149 Decided by Board March 25, 1974 Under the law of Burma, a Kittima adoption, which is governed by statute and which does not have retroactive effect, confers on the person adopted a status very similar to that of a natural child, with intended full rights of inheritance. An Appatittha adoption, which is a ceremonial adoption, establishes only a casual relationship with very limited rights and obligations between parent and child, and cannot be considered an adoption for immigration purposes. ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER:…