Legal Opinion
KONG
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1975No. ID 2360PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2360 MATTER OF KONG In Visa Petition Proceedings A-20282149 Decided by Board March 21; 1975 Under Burmese law a Kittima adoption to be valid must be registered pursuant to the Registration Act. A registered instrument may operate from the date of its execution if such date is prior to the date of registration (Section 47 of the Registration of Kittima adoptions Act). AnAppatittha (informal) adoption is not sufficient to confer immigration status under section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER: Joe M. Chan, Esquire San Francisco…
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