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BIA Amicus Invitation - Marriage Fraud in Visa Petitions

January 12, 2017 (1 min read)

EOIR, Jan. 12, 2017 - "Amicus Invitation No. 17-01-12

AMICUS INVITATION (MARRIAGE FRAUD IN VISA PETITIONS), DUE FEBRUARY 13, 2017

JANUARY 12, 2017

The Board of Immigration Appeals welcomes interested members of the public to file amicus curiae briefs discussing the below issue:

ISSUES PRESENTED: (1) Is a determination of marriage fraud in a prior visa petition proceeding alone sufficient to deny a subsequent visa petition submitted on behalf of the same beneficiary in a subsequent visa petition proceeding, or is the USCIS District Director obligated to conduct an independent determination as to whether there was a prior fraudulent marriage?"