Legal Opinion
OSEGUERA
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1980No. ID 2794PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2794 MATTER OF OSEGUERA In Visa Petition Proceedings A-11807537 Decided by Board May 15, 1980 (1) Before approval of a visa petition can be denied pursuant to section 204(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1154(c), it must be established that a fraudulent marriage was entered into and that the beneficiary was previously issued a visa as a nonquota or preference immigrant on the basis of that marriage. (2) The bar in section 204(c) is inapplicable where the beneficiary of a visa petition previously entered into a fraudulent marriage for the purpose of…
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