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024143P.pdf 07/13/2004 Dimpal V. Patel v. John Ashcroft
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 02-4143
and No: 04-1256
Agency
Petition for Review - immigration. Board of Immigration appeals
abused its discretion in denying a motion to remand for consideration of
adjustment of status where visa petition submitted by newly married
husband was approved pending appeal to the BIA. Under the statute and
regulations, an approved visa petition was sufficient primary evidence of
eligibility for the bona-fide marriage exemption under section 1255(e)(3).
Petition for review is granted and case is remanded for consideration of
her petition for adjustment of status. [PUBLISHED] [Bye, Author, with
Heaney and Smith, Circuit Judges]