BHEGANI

Interim Decision #2382 MATTER OF BHEGANI In Visa Petition Proceedings A-20941352 Decided by Board May 16, 1975 The lawful permanent resident petitioner applied for preference classification for the beneficiary as his adopted son under section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Na- tionality Act. The petition was denied, and the appeal dismissed because the requisite relationship was not established between petitioner and beneficiary. Petitioner had been the customary guardian of the beneficiary since 1962 when the child was 10 years old. However, since the legal institution of adoption does not…