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Citations

• 19 I. & N. Dec. 808

Syllabus

C-, 19 I&N Dec. 808 (Comm. 1988) ID 3087 (PDF) (1) A reason which \comes unexpectedly into being\ is an \emergent reason\ for the purpose of determining continuous residence under 8 C.F.R. § 245a.1(c)(1)(i) (1988). (2) Notwithstanding an absence from the United States of 58 days, the applicant maintained continuous residence because she intended to return after 30 days, and her return was unexpectedly delayed by the failure of the postal service to timely deliver a letter containing the necessary travel funds.