CIC Appeals & Inadmissibility 2

Question 1

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) is physically located in which city?

Accepted Answer

Falls Church, Virginia

Answer

The BIA is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, and operates under the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) within the Department of Justice.

Question 2

Under INA 212(a)(2)(C), which offense renders a non-citizen inadmissible without the possibility of a standard discretionary waiver?

Accepted Answer

Drug trafficking

Answer

INA 212(a)(2)(C) bars aliens who are known or reasonably believed to be illicit drug traffickers from admission, and this ground generally cannot be waived through a standard discretionary waiver.

Question 3

The 'extreme hardship' standard is most central to which type of immigration waiver application?

Accepted Answer

The I-601 waiver for unlawful presence and other grounds

Answer

The I-601 waiver requires the applicant to demonstrate that denial would cause extreme hardship to a qualifying US citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse or parent.

Question 4

A motion to reopen differs from a motion to reconsider primarily because a motion to reopen:

Accepted Answer

Presents new facts or evidence not previously available

Answer

A motion to reopen is based on new facts or evidence not previously part of the record, while a motion to reconsider argues that the prior decision contained legal or factual error based on the existing record.

Question 5

Under INA 212(a)(6)(C)(i), an alien who willfully misrepresents a material fact to procure a visa or other immigration benefit is inadmissible under which ground?

Accepted Answer

Fraud and willful misrepresentation

Answer

INA 212(a)(6)(C)(i) renders inadmissible any alien who by fraud or willful misrepresentation of a material fact seeks to procure or has procured a visa, admission, or other immigration benefit.

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CIC Appeals & Inadmissibility 2