Legal Opinion
CLAHAR
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1978No. ID 2643PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2643 MATTER OF CLAHAR In Visa Petition Proceedings A-22160970 Decided by Board April 7, 1978 (1) In order to support a claimed "brother/sister" relationship under section 203(a)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(5), a petitioner has to establish that both he and the beneficiary once qualified as "children" of a common "parent" within the meaning of section 101(b)(1) and (2) of the Act. (2) A petitioner and beneficiary who were not born in wedlock cannot qualify as the legitimate children of their natural father within the meaning of section…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lau v. KileyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- KUBICKABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1972
- GBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1961
- CHOJNOWSKIBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1965
3Cited by10 opinions
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