Socchea Yav, A089 655 240 (BIA Aug. 13, 2013)

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RASMUS, DANIEL510 ARQUETE AVE. te 200MINEAPOLIS MN 55402

US Department Justice

Executive Oce r Immigraion Review

Board of Immigrtion ppealsOce of he Clek

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HS/IC ice of Chief Counsel - BL 2901 etro rive, uite 100Bloomington N 55425

Name: YAV SOCCHEA A 089665240

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ate of this notice 8/13 /2013

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Cite as: Socchea Yav, A089 655 240 (BIA Aug. 13, 2013)



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less t 180 days nd that, even if he dd engage in activities is chch ove 180 dayswithout authoizaton, is activities cannot be categoized as "employment

Nowiding te espondents' asseions on appea, we nd no eason to distb teImiation Jdges decision nding the ead espondent neligibe adjustment of statbed on the eaons cited in he decision (J at 2-3). See 8 CFR § 003(d)(3)(i) (203)de novo eview) Wie the espondents ase that the ead espondent did not engage nunatoized empoyment ove 80 days becase he ed s applcation adjustment ostats within 178 days o his visa expiation we note that the ing o an adusent of stasappcaton does not stop te countng peod of unauthoized empoyment See USCS PolcyMemodum, Applicabili of Section 245) to Certain Employment-Based Austment ofStatus Applications led under Section 245(a) of the Immiation and Nationali Act (NeuldActing Associate Decto, Domestic Opeations, HQDOMO 0/23, July 4, 2008 Rathe adsent of status appict who is empoyed mst demonsate that any and a empoyentae his o he st aw eny is athoized by the USCIS nti the appication is ed andcontinuing unti his o he stas is adjusted See eg. Matter of Duka, 18 &N Dec 282 (BA98) Pust to eguation aien engages n "unauthozed empoyment uless he o seas empoyment authoization om the USCIS See 8 CFR § 274a2(c)(9) Hee te eadespondent does not dispte that e dd not e empoyent autoition wi te SCSntl Juy 30, 2008 (J at 3) The lead espondents visa exped on Augst 3, 2007; teee,the lead espondent woked wthot authoiton amost a yea exceeding the 180day mit(J at 3) See section 245(k) o the Act

Fe, the ead espondent aises on appeal the same aguments ased bee theImmiation Judge egading the ssue o wethe the activites e engaged in om Agust 32007, though July 30, 2008 with hs chc constiute "employent (J at 3) As nd byte Immigation Jdge, te ead espondent admitedy eceived emuneation om is chuc nexcge his wok n te o oom boad d asic necessties (J at 3; Exh 2A)Pust to egaton, "compensation ncudes oom and oad (J at 3) See 8 CFR§ 2142()(1) Fhe even thogh te compensation was not popoonal to the vale o theseces it was neveheess paid in exchange the ead espondents seices (J at 3) SeeMatter of Hall 8 &N Dec 203 (BA 1982); see also Matter of Bennett 19 I&N Dec 2(BA 1984) Thus, the lead espondent is ineigbe adjsent o status (J at 3) Seesection 245(c) o the Act

Finally the ecod eects that te espondents wee each ganted a 60day peiod ofvolntay depae conditoned upon the timey postng of a $500 The ecod aso eects teespondent wee povided al te necessay advisas in ths egad See Mater of Gamero

25 I&N Dec 164 (BA 2010). he espondents have not povided evidence to the Bod thatthey timely ed te equied onds See id Thus, the oad cannot entate the voluntaydepae peods d te Iaton Jdges ateate ode of emoval shall ecome eectiveSee id

Accodingly, te appeal will e dismissed

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ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the respondents be granted

voluntary dearture at the concusion of remova roceedings

under Section 24(B) (b) of the Act in ieu of remova without

expense to the Government on or before Jue 3, 212

IT IS FRHER ORDERED that each resondent post a

vountary departure bond in the amount of $5 each with the

Deartment of Homeand Security within five business days

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the resondents shal

provide to the Department of Homeand Security their passports

or other docuentation sufficient to assure awfu entry into

the country to which the alien is deartig within 6 days of

this order or with any time extensions that may be granted by

the DHS.

IT IS FURHE ORDERED that if ay of the above ordered

conditions are not met as required, or if respondents fai to

depart as reqired the above grant of post-concusion vountary

departure sha be withdrawn without further notice or

roceedings and the foowing order shal become immediatey

effective�

Respondents sha be removed to C ambodia on the charge

i the Notices to Aear esondents are hereby advised that

if they fai to votariy depart the Unted States within the

time specified respondents wi be sbject to a civi monetary

penaty of not ess than $1 and not more than $5, an

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CERTIFIATE PAGE

I hereby certify that the attached proceeing before JUDGE

KRISTIN W. OLMANSON, in the matter of:

SOCCHEA YAV

A089-665240

BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA

is an acurate, verbati trasript of the recordig as provided

y the Executive Office for Iigration Reiew an tat ti is

te origial trascript thereof for te file of te Eecutie

Offie for mmigration Reie

TUUANA T. TU (Transcrier)

OSTON SERVCES, c

UNE 22, 2012

(oletion Date)

Socchea Yav, A089 655 240 (BIA Aug. 13, 2013)

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