Fraternity-Testvériség, 1959 (37. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1959-11-01 / 11. szám
FRATERNITY 7 pleted the required examinations in various theological subjects, the degree of “Doctor of Divinity” was conferred upon him by the institution. Bishop Beky is a graduate of Sárospatak Theological Seminary, one of the oldest and finest institutions of learning in the old world. After having received different graduate fellowships from all over the world, he decided on New Brunswick Seminary, where he spent two years in post-graduate studies. The Divinity School of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Philadelphia was the next station of his scholarly pilgrimage, where he received the Bachelor of Divinity degree. The Doctor of Divinity degree now conferred upon him is the crown of all his scholarship and theological studies. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION DOES A FIRST PREFERENCE VISA ISSUED TO A SKILLED ALIEN IN THE U. S. COVER SPOUSE AND CHILD STILL ABROAD? Question: 1 came to this country on a non-immigrant visa sometime ago to work in a factory producing radar equipment. I am now considering an application for adjustment of status to that of permanent resident under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. I believe I am eligible for a first preference quota visa, which is, by the way, available. However, my wife and young son are still abroad and the regular quota of my country is oversubscribed. Will they be allowed to join me here? Answer: Yes. The State Department and the Immigration and Naturalization Service have agreed that if a skilled alien is in the United States as a non-immigrant and adjusts his status to that of a person admitted for permanent residence, under the provisions of Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, his spouse or child residing abroad may join him. This is based on the provision that the family of persons admitted under a first preference quota may come under the same quota if they accompany that person. Your spouse and child will be considered as “accompanying” you for the purpose of visa issuance, if they are issued a visa within four months from the date of approval of your application for adjustment of status. The same rule applies if a first preference quota visa is issued to an alien abroad, but whose spouse or child is already in the United States as a non-immigrant. They are considered to have “accompanied” the alien into the United States and may be classified as first preference quota immigrants, if their application for such change of status is filed within four months of the issuance of the visa to the skilled alien.
