Legal Opinion
CARDOSO
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1983No. ID 2952PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2952 MATTER OF CARDOSO In Visa Petition Proceedings A-24577322 Decided by Board December 19, 1988 (1)To obtain a preference status for the beneficiary as his unmarried son under sec- tion 203(aX2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
8 U.S.C. §1153
(aX2) (1982), a petitioner must establish that the beneficiary qualified as his "child" within the meaning of sections 101(bX1) (A) or (C) of the Act,
8 U.S.C. §§ 1101
(bX1) (A) or (C) (1982). (2) Uhler the Republic of Cape Verde, Decree Law No 24/76 of September 25, 1976, "Laws on Marriage, Divorce and Filiation," effective…
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