DHILLON

Interim Decision #2620 MATTER OF DHILLON In Visa Petition Proceedings A-21489530 Decided by Board October 27, 1977 (1) Petitioner seeking visa preference status for 'adopted" daughter under section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act bears burden of proving eligibility for benefit sought. (2) In visa petition proceedings, the law of a foreign country is a question of fact that must be proved by the petitioner if he wishes to rely on it to establish eligibility for an immigration benefit. (3) Under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act of 1956, a married woman, whose husband is a…