Legal Opinion
KWOK
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1972No. 2145PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2145 MATTER OF KWOK In Visa Petition' Proceedings A-19406572 Decided by Board April 25, 1972 (1) The validity of the infancy adoption of beneficiary in mainland China in 1936 is not vitiated by the fact beneficiary is a female, since Article 1072 of the Civil Code of the Republic of China specifically provided for the adoption of either males or females. [Matter of Yin, 13 I. & N. Dee. 624, distinguished.] (2) The contention that an adoption must be accomplished by a juridical act before it can be recognized as valid for immigration purposes, is rejected. Matter of Fong,
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ex parte Fong YimDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1905
- Tillinghast v. Chin Mon ex rel. Chin YuenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1928
- CHINBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1967
- CHANBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1965
- FONGBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1964
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3Cited by10 opinions
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