Legal Opinion
REHMAN
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1975No. ID 2450PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2450 MATTER OF REEMAN In Visa Petition Proceedings A-20636112 Decided by Board November 19, 1975 Since the validity of adoption in the Province of Punjab, Pakistan, is governed by Muslim personal law, and under Muslim personal law in Punjab no legal system of adoption is recognized, the claimed adoption of beneficiary by petitioner's parents in Punjab accord- ing to Punjab customary law is not valid for immigration purposes. Accordingly, beneficiary is ineligible for preference classification under section 203(a)(5) of the Immi- gration and Nationality Act, as amended, as…