do kyung lee, a089 047 352 (bia nov. 5, 2013)

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Kawahara, Glenn N., Esquire1055 Wisie Bvd #1890Los Angeles, CA 90017 -0000

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Executive Oce r Immigration Review

Boar o Immgraton Apac o h r

507 leburg Pke, Suit 2000Fa Chch Vga 030

OHS/ICE ice of Chie ounsel SND880 Frot St, Room 1234San Dego CA 921018834

Name: LEE D KYUNG A 089-047-352Rdes:089-047354 089-047355 089047353

Date of tis otce: 11/5/2013

closed is a copy of the Boar's ecison a order i the above-rerence case.

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Cite as: Do Kyung Lee, A089 047 352 (BIA Nov. 5, 2013)


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U Department of JusceExecutive Oce'r Imgaton Review

Decson of the Board o maton Appeals

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Noice Se. 27(a)()(), I&N A [8 U.C. 1227(a)()(B)] n he Uned aes n vioaon of aw (al respodens) (ssaine)

APPLCATO: Adsmen o saus

e esponens, naives and iizens o ou Korea have appeaed he epember 12, 2011,deision of e migaion Jdge denying he ead responde's applcaion r adusmen ofss d gaig e respondens e priviege of voluna depure S secions 240()nd 25 of he maion d aioaly Ac, 8 U.SC 1229(b), 1255 e appeal wl essaned e record wll e eaded

e respoens re w nd sbnd a her so dagher (J. a 2 Temgrao Juge nd ha ey were amie o he Unie Saes s nonimmns on E2nveso viss, ha he husbnd responden (A089 07 53) as he principal, ad ha eyremaned i suc nonmmin sas uni ch 2009 (J. a 2) Te miaion Judge noedha eey, e reode (A089 7 aed adme a bsed appoved vsa peion a ao ericao le o her beha, ch e Depmen oHomed Sey (HS) enie ( a ; x. 7) Acordgy, pupoe o s ecsion,

he esponen is e ea resonde

The Imigraon udge obseved ha he HS enied he lead responden's adenappliaion eause se as employed as a denal echcian om epember 2003 nOober 2007 and en agan aer Ocoer 2008 wiho havng oba empoymen



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A089 047 352_ et al.

authorzation (I .at 3-4. In his alyss, e Immaton uge took account of e reevtsections of the Act egulation concue that it is impie tat e ea responent wsreque to appy r work autoaton n orer to be employe suc tat she is bare omajustment uner section 245(c of the Act (IJ at 45).

On appeal, e lea responent argues at notng in e state or egulations sets rh napplication proceue or work auorzation applcaton equiement r -2 spoues

Secton (a)( of e Act, 8 .S.C (a((, povies tat a "noniiantinclues ien entite to ente te Unite States ner an in pursuce of e provisons of aeaty of commece navigation between the Unte Sates an a ei state of which he orshe is a national, an th sus chilren of any such aien if accompanyng or lowng to

join mphass ae

Section 214(e )( 6 of the Act, 8 US.C. 1184(e )(6, states tat n the case of alien spouseamite ner secton 10(a(5( of he Act who is accompying or llowing to join a

pincipa aien amie une the same section, the Atoey Genera sh authorie the aenspouse to engage in employment prove te spouse wi an "employment authorizeenosement or other appopriate work peit (Emphasis ae.

8 C.FR 274a2()(5 (203 inicates that a nonmmigrant treaty investo (2 isauthoize to be empoye in te nite States by the specc employer an is not ssue anempoyment autoration ocument he regulation states er at employmentauthorization oes not exten to e epenents of e treaty investor (-2) unless oesespecie e 8 C.F.R. 274a12(c(2). is regulation, entitle "Aliens who mst apply remployment auoaton, povies at n aien spouse or unmarie epenent son oragter of a nonimmgrt reaty aer (E- must apply wor autoizaton oweve, he

regulaon oes not specicaly tate tat the spouse of a teaty nvestor (-2 must o e same.

Consequently, e Act uner section 214(e(6 states that an 2 spouse suc as the earesponent sh be autoize to engage in employment, but the regations aessng alienswho must apply r empoyment auoizaton o not state tat n -2 spouse is inclue

Secton 24(c(2) of the Act states hat aien who continues in o accepts unautorizeemployment pro to ng an austment applcaton is not eligible r ajustment of statsowever, section 214(e)(6) of the Act authore the ea responent to engage n employment

Atony, an alien is inegible r ajusent uner secton 245( c )(8) of he Act if he or

she was emploe wile the alien was an "unauorize aien uner section 274A(h(3 of theAct, 8 .S.C 1324a((3. unauorze alen means wit respect to e employment of alen at a cl tme at e len (A) s not a ement esent or B autre to eemploye une e Act. owee, althoug the ea responent is not a penent resent,agan e secton 24(e)6) of the Act, she was authoze to be employe as E-2 spouse

e Immation Juge n at he lea responent obtain an empoyment auorizatonocument om e S om Ocoer 2007 ntl October 2008 . at 3)

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A089 04 32 e al

Acodngly ie e acnoedge e pen noaly aso noe by e mmionJdge (lJ a 6) a e egulaons ee e pinal E2 isa ecipien o aly eployen auoizaon bu do no coe a depenen spouse we mus enoe d py eeulaions s ien us we dsaee i e Iigaion Jdge ha unde he A oeuaions e led esonen s bed o dsen o saus une seon 24( of eA Uon o d novo eew we eese e maion dges decison S 8 CR 00()(3)() (sain a e Bod eies uesons o law dsceon n dgen dnvo)

Fueoe e igaion udge dened e led esondens asen licaonsan only o he apicaion as sbed e eence skle wokecaegoy was no en d a se a no ha e ngeins en (lJ a 5) Hoee eeo conains e adsen pplicaion (I48) an n aoed sa eon d laboceaion Adionally e Ags 20 isa bllen incaes a he peeencecaegoy h no ogessed so a e oy dae s cen nally eadng e lak o

udaed iomeics he eo does no ee a e DH cope w 8 CFR 10037() Qi Cui v. Musy, 58 3 1289 294 (9 Ci 2008)

Aodny we nd emand waned On ed e Immaon udge il eaddess e ea espondens elgliy adjusen o sas as el as a o e deaeesondens Te esondens wil also ae e opouniy o comply e ngenneieens

OER e esondens' apea s susned

URTHER OER e eco s eded o e Ion Co e

poeedings onssen wi e egoing oion n eny o new eson

..Cite as: Do Kyung Lee, A089 047 352 (BIA Nov. 5, 2013)


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U DEARTMENT OF JUSTICEEXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IIGTION REVIEW

IMMIGRTON COURT

Sa Deg, Calra

Fle A 89 4 32 e al Dae:

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Respde

CHARGE

AICATION:

AEARCES:

ec 23 a) 1) (B) he Igra adNaaly Ac (ACT) a ale wh aeradss as a gra uder eca) 1) he Ac reaed he UedSaes r a e lger ha pered

Adse saus prsua Sec 24 he Ac ad he alerave r allResdes vlary deparure a ccls rceedgs der Sec 24B (b) heAc

ON BEF OF REONDENT: ON BEHAF OF THE DEARTMENTOF HOMED SECURTY

Gle Kawahara Esqure Jeer Wdasee Esqre

ORA DECISION OF THE IMMIGATION JUDGE

Ths ral decs s beg redered lve he

presece he pares Sepeber he 12h 211 Sa Deg


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Carna a he ncusn he presenan he evdene

n hs ase

A Respndens are charged as naves and zens

he Republ uh rea h ere aded he Uned Saes

n r abu ebruary 23 2001 as nn gran E-2 nvesrs h

auhrzan rean n he Uned aes r a perd e

hch as eended un March 28, 2009. I s aeged ha he

Respndens a reaned n he Uned Saes beynd Marh 28,

2009 hu auhrzan r he HS and ha s he bass r

her harge reva.

A Respndens hrugh Cunse aded and neded

ha hey ere revabe as harged and he Cur s nds.

I s pran rs deny he Respndens here

undersand he naure he ree a hs sage he ase

The ead Respnden Ms ee, s arred Respnden, Hyun

e 089 07 33 Gn an and Na Yung are her

hdren

Orgnay, Mr , he husband as he prnpa

repen he nn gran E2 nvesr vsa The ead

Respnden Ms ee and he hdren ere he dervaves ha

rgna enry aegry.

ubsequeny Ms ee he ead Respnden apped r

adusen bere he H/CI based n a abr pen tha had

been ed as a sed rer a dena ehnan

Tha apan r Adusen Saus s he ree

A 89 07 32 e a 2 Sepeber 12 2011

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before the ort today

t is importat to ote that s Lees husbad Mr

Ks origial status as a o immgrat E ivestor hs expred

ad the DS/S has ot eteded or reeed that status.

Therefore r Kim as well as the lead Respodet ad the childre

are o loger te beeficiaries or recipets of that origial o

mmgrat status hc has o expre.

the adjustmet applicatio filed by s Lee te

hubad r im, ad the chilre are the derivatives They are

epectig to adjust their stats as derivatives if s Lee's

adjustme applcato s grated.

The S deed s. Lee's applicato for adjstmet of

status ad accordig to their letter of deial hich is i the

record at Ebt 7 te reaso for the deil as that Ms Lee

a ee eployed as a detal techca from Septeer 2003 util

October 4 007 ithout havig obtaied eploymet autorization

from te DS Also i the letter of deial Exhibit 7A it

idcated that s. Lee did obtai employmet uthoriatio for a

peod of oe year fro October 007 ut October 3 008

hoever that period of authorized employet epired o October

3 008 ad s. Lee coted to be employed as a detal

techicia the faily bsess ProTech Detal Lab util the

dae o te letter of del c as Septeber 009 tat

letter they epressed the resos hy they re deyig te

Adstmet of Stats based o that perod of eploymet exeedig

A 89 07 3 et al 3 Septeber 1 011


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180 das wihou havig receied emplome auhorzao

The lead Respode requesed recosideraio or

reopeig o ha decsio ad ha reques was deed by he

DHSS on Deceer , 2009 Tha s pa o he record as

Exhb #2

The paries agree ha he issues appear o be lega ad

o acual The lead espode is aru tha he saue

appears o madae ha depedens o he E caegory be provided

auhorzaio or emplome i he Uied Saes The Respode

pois ou Secio 21 (e) (6) o he Ac which saes

he case o a alie spouse admied uder Secio

{a) {E wh is accompayn r ollowin o

joi a pricipal alien admied ude such secio,

he Aore Geeral shall auhorize he alie spouse

o egage i emplomen i he Unied Saes ad

provde hs spouse wih a "employmet auhorized

edorsemen or oher appropriae work perm

The lead Respode argues ha he regulaos, which

do appear o require ha he spouse o a E caegor, a on

igran, appl or emploe auhorzaion are inconssen

wh he saue and lead Resode requestha he our

disregard hose regulaios ad coclude ha he basis or he

deal o adjusmen is no supored by he law

The Respode was given a oppru o prese he

Adusme o Saus applicaio o he our ad as idicaed

A 89 0 52, e al 4 Sepeber 12, 211


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Exhiit , at the Master aledar o our pretial hearig o ay

11 21 the Respodet as provided util October 18 21 to

sumit the applicatio ad all supportig documets

The Respodet hoever did ot sumit the applicatio

Svb 1 eb the deadlie ad istead . P t part o the applicatiotoa The Respodets cousel lames prior cousel sayig he

as ot aare of hat had happeed ad apologies for ot filig

it o the deadlie oever eve toda the applicatio as ot

complete as there ere still parts o the applicatio packet that

ere ot preseted additio it appears that the lead

Respodets categor had retrogressed ad the laor visa is o

loger curret ie igerprits have expired ad the Respodet

did ot take them agai Thereore techicall speakig the

Respodets ere ot ale to put the ourt i a positio to

cosider the adustmet applicatio o the lead Respodet ecause

o these missig elemets

oever eve assumig that they had complied ith the

deadlie set the ourt ad had sumitted the complete packet

or the adustmet dot believe that the Respodet's theor

is correct

eAlthough does preset a iterestig agumet ilight o the laguage of the statute dot elieve the

regulatios requirig that the Respodet at least sumit to eig

examied ad evaluated y the S or emplomet authoriatio is

cosistet ith the statute say this ecause it is imp

A 89 7 32, et al

epteer 12 211


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i he lagage of he saus ha he govere shol hae a

a of eerig f iee he lea Respoe ol fall uer

his caegor of a epee of one ho has a vable a exisig

o igran Ecategor visa i orer o receve ha eployet

ahorzaion oe ha he E-caegor iself has a

reqrees h respec o he pe of eploye ha he

prcipal recipie of he Ecaegor s copl ith i order t

aai ha E-categor sas sees coraicor ha

gve all hese resricons on he pe of eploet that he

pricpal recipie of he E o igra caegor has o be i

coplace ih ha he spose epenent o ha caegor oul

sipl ork itho a pe of oiorig or spervsio b he

DS/S uder he heor ha she oesn ee o even sbi to

he process of applig for eplomen athorizaion because he

stae aaes ha she be ahorize o be eploe. o

hik ha he reglaios reqiring ha she a leas sb a

applcaio for cosieraion b he DS/S is icossen ih

ha laguage. Oherise reaig i the aer ha the

Respode ats o be rea i ol give the epee spose

of a recipe of he E o iigran caegor a ier scope i

beig eploe i haever capact he epene spose ishes o

hou a ype of supervso b he govere

Therefore hik ha he reasos sae b he DS i

deig he Ajse f Sas of he lea Respoent are vali

a I believe ha less he reglaios are irecl and clery

A 89 07 35, e al 6 Sepeber 2011

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icosistet with the statute, have to follow the regulatios as

this admiistrative tribual is also a part of the executive

brach of the govermet As idicated previously do ot see

a icosistecy with the agecy havig the ability by requirig

that the Respodet appl for eploymet authorizatio to be able

to oito if ideed she alls at that particula time withi the

cofies of the statute. other words do ot thi that

requiig that she submit to the applicatio ad evaluato by DS

is icosistet with the adate of Sectio 21 e) 6 of the Act

NY JThe Respodet has ot presetedother argumet to alow

her to exempt herself from applyig for the employmet

authorizatio as required by the regulatios ad he argumet that

she was oe the less part ower of the busiess based o

alioria ommuit Property Law has ot bee developed factually

to eable the ourt to fid that this is a exceptio No

authority has bee provided either or such a exceptio to the

equiremet i the regulatio that she at least file a

applicatio for eployet authorizatio She does admit that she

was employed as a detal techicia for a salary of $2 a moth,

approximately, b Proech Detal Labs here i the Uited States

ad that she did wor or moe tha 18 days without receivig

employmet authorizatio rom the DS/S

herefore the lead Respodets applicatio for

Ad stet of Status based o Sectio 25 of the Act is i

eve assuig that it had bee properl filed

A 89 7 352 et al 7 Septeber 12, 211


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Aternativey the application for Ad ustmet of Staus

is deied assuing tha Respodets woud be eigibe as it was

t fied copete an the categry s not crrent

The espodents have appied aso for the reie of

voluntary departure at cocsion of prceedings They appear t

be eigibe for that reief and there appears t be no ppsitin

to that reief therefore the ourt wil grant vountary departure

to each Respondent for a period f 60 days, which is the maium

time, which if conted frm tday woud expire n Nvember 4

0 f ay of the espondents does ot eave by the tie

aowed the vontary deparure order wi be autatically

changed ito a Order of eova based on the respective charge in

the chargig dcuet Furthermre the volntary departure is

conditioed upon the posting of a vountary departre bond for

each Respondent in the aot of $00 or each espondent. Each

Respondent sha post the $00 vuntary departure bond within

five business days of oday's date Five busiess days if counted

from today wud be Septeber 9 0

f the Respndents do ot compy with the cditins o

the voluntary departure grated today the Respondents i

additin to having Order f Removas wi suffer the cosequences

that are expained in he writte advisas that wi be provided

to the espondents at he ccsio of these prceedigs which

are incorporated by reference to this decision

For a of the above etined reasons the ourt issues

A 89 04 35 et a 8 September ; 0

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he llwing rders

RDERS

All Respndens are nd be remvable as charged

ed Respnden D Kng Lee's applcan r

Adjusmen aus is hereb denied The applican r

ad usmen is herere dened r all he hree derivive

espndens

The ppicns r vlnar deprre a cnlusn

prceedings iled b all Respndens are hereb grned sub ec

all he cndiins s discussed previusl as ell as all he

5v erms and cndiins n he sue and he :lation nd he

1f kaccmpanng dvsals ha prvided a he cnclsn hs

decisin S rdered

IGNAI P FEEZmmigrain Judge

A 89 4 35 e l 9 Sepember


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