REPUYAN

Interim Decision #2971 MATTER. OF REPUYAN In Visa Petition Proceedings A-22783148 A-22783147 Decided by Board July 10, 1.984 A reading of the plain language and legislative history of section 101(b)(1)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(b)(1XE) (1982), establishes that Congress intended that the 2- year residence requirement vis-a-vis an adopted child connote a fa- milial relationship not inherent in a mere visit; therefore, a peti- tioner fails to meet his burden of proof in visa petition proceedings by merely showing a succession of visits by the adopting parent in…