Legal Opinion
REYES
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1978No. ID 2641PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #z(:41 MATTER OF kEYES In Visa Petition Proceedings A-22172079 Decided by Board March 20, 1978 (1) In order to qualify as a `:son" for preference purposes, a beneficiary must once have qualified as the child of the petitioner under section 101(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1). (2) Under the law of the Dominican Republic, legitimatiOn of a child born out of wedlock is effected by the acknowledgment of the natural offspring followed by the subsequent marriage of the parents. (2) An act of acknowledgment of paternity in the Dominican Republic…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Vicente Villamosa Nazareno v. Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- COKERBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1974
- Joaquin Augusto Peignand v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
- DELA ROSABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1974
- In re Naturalization of Fraga ex rel. FragaDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1974
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Ronald Hazzard v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- De Los Santos v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- REYESBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1980
- CLARKEBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1983
- LEVYBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1980
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