REPUYAN

Citations

• 19 I. & N. Dec. 119

Syllabus

REPUYAN, 19 I&N Dec. 119 (BIA 1984) ID 2971 (PDF) A reading of the plain language and legislative history of section 101(b)(1)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1101(b)(l)(E)(1982), establishes that Congress intended that the 2-year residence requirement vis-a-vis an adopted child connote a familial relationship not inherent in a mere visit therefore, a petitioner fails to meet his burden of proof in visa petition proceedings by merely showing a succession of visits by the adopting parent in the home of the adopted child.