Legal Opinion
COPELAND
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1988No. ID 3084Published
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #3084 MATTER OF COPELAND In Section 316(b) Proceedings A-23442760 Decided by Commissioner September 29, 1988 (1) Section 815(b)(3) of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986,
Pub. L. No. 99-603, 100
Stat. 3359, 3439-40, is inapplicable in matters regarding an Applica- tion to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes (Form N-470) pursuant to section 316(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
8 U.S.C. § 1427
(1982). (2) Any departure of an alien from the United States precludes establishment of an uninterrupted period of 1 year after lawful arimiceion for permanent…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rosenberg v. FleutiSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. PhinpathyaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- GRAVESBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1985