JALIL

Citations

• 19 I. & N. Dec. 679

Syllabus

JALIL, 19 I&N Dec. 679 (Comm. 1988) ID 3070 (PDF) (1) For the purposes of a section 249 application for creation of record of admission, continuous residence is interrupted when an individual establishes an actual abode abroad, whether or not that individual maintains financial, property, and personal ties in the United States and asserts an intent to continue residence. (2) It is the nature of the circumstances of the departure(s) which determines an interruption of continuous residence, not the number or duration of departures from the United States.