Legal Opinion

Robert Yiu Tsang Cheung v. District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 13, 1981No. 77-3033PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPENCER WILLIAMS, District Judge:

Robert Yiu Tsang Cheung appeals a decision of the United States District Court for the Central District of California granting summary judgment to appellees. The issue in this case is whether a professional who intends to practice his profession in this country may qualify as a business investor and thereby avoid the labor certification requirement. We hold that a professional may not and affirm the decision of the Immigration and Naturalization Service denying appellant business-investor status.

I. FACTS

Appellant is a native and citizen of China who resides in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. LarionoffSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Yongyouth Ruangswang and Vanapar Ruangswang v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  3. Madhukant Jinabhai Mehta v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
  4. Yui Sing Tse and Debbie Siu-Mai Tse v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
  5. Ming Wang v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Hyun Joon Chung, Yang Ja Chung v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  2. Omni Packaging, Inc. v. United States Immigration & Naturalization ServicesDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1990
  3. Wellington Y. Kwan v. Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  4. Egil D. Lauvik v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  5. Johnson-Laird, Inc. v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1981

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