HUGHES

Interim Decision #2917 MATTER OF HUGHES In Visa Petition Proceedings LOS-N-29403 Decided by the Commissioner February 9, 1982 (1) For the purpose of section 101(a)(15)(L) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(L), affiliation exists between tOo companies when the petitioning company: Has a 50% financial in- terest in the foreign company; has de facto control over the foreign company; and, the foreign company exists solely. to sell the petitioner's product. (2) The terms "affiliate" or "affiliation" may be broadly used to describe business entities which have relationships with one another based…