Legal Opinion
ASHREE
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1973No. 2190PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2190 MATTER OF ASHREE, AHMED AND AHMED In Visa Petition Proceedings A-19357815 A-18943352 A-19759301 Decided by Board March 30, 1973 Legal adoption does not exist in the Arab Republic of Yemen nor in the Peoples' Republic of Southern Yemen. Both Yemens apply Islamic law in matters involving family status; adoption, as practiced in most Western societies, is not recognized by Islamic law. Hence, relationships through claimed adoptions in Yemen cannot be established by petitioners for visa petition purposes. ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER& (1) Kenneth L. Cutipei, Esquire 778 Ellicott…
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