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In re _______ [The Case of the Proxy Marriage]

2008 Immig. Rptr. LEXIS 12574 (2008)

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In re _______ [The Case of the Proxy Marriage]

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2008 Immig. Rptr. LEXIS 12574 (2008)

Facts

The petitioner (plaintiff) was a naturalized citizen of the United States. The petitioner began having telephone conversations with his sister-in-law’s cousin (beneficiary), who was a national and citizen of Cambodia. The petitioner had never met the beneficiary in person. On November 8, 2007, the petitioner filed a Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) on the beneficiary’s behalf. The petitioner stated that it would be difficult to meet the beneficiary in person because of a Cambodian cultural and social practice in which parents did not let their daughters go anywhere with their fiancés until after the two were married. The petitioner also admitted that he would make a trip to Cambodia if he received approval of his petition. The petition was denied because the petitioner failed to establish that he met the beneficiary within the required statutory period of two years immediately preceding the filing of the petition. The petitioner appealed the denial of his petition.

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