YOUNG

11 I. & N. Dec. 25

• Court: Board of Immigration Appeals
• Decided: July 1, 1964
• Docket: 1425
• Status: Published

Opinion

• Interim Decision #1425

MAlitat. OP YOUNG

In Visa Petition Proceedings A-8869467 Decided by District Director September 8, 1964 First preference quota status under section 203(a) (1), Immigration and Na- idonaumy Act, as amended, as a dentist, la aeeorded the beneficiary of a petition filed by an organization—the Village 'of DeWitt, Michigan, which, acting on behalf of the community; desires, and has established an urgent need for, the services of the beneficiary—even though benticiary will not be in the actual employ of the petitioner.

The petitioner, the Village of DeWitt, Michigan, seeks to bring a dentist to DeWitt as a private practitioner to provide dental serv- ices for the people in. the community and the surrounding area. The population of DeWitt is 1,300 and 7,000 persons live in the surround- ing area. The petitioner requires a dentist with the degree of doctor of den- tal surgery. The nearest. dentists are in Lansing, Michigan, eight miles away. Appointments must often be scheduled two to four months in advance... The Bureau of EMployment Security has found that the occupation is one for which nationallythe supply of avail- able workeis is inadequate to meet all demands. The beneficiary is an 'unmarried, 32-year-old British subject, who. was born in Hong Kong. Ho was admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant. Evidence has been presented that he received the degree of doctor of dental surgery' from the University of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, in June 1963. He is employed as a dentist at Wayne County General Hospital, Eloise, Michigan, Under section 203(a) (1) (A) of 'the Immigration and Nationality • Act, first preference quota status may be accorded to "qualified quota immigrants -whose services are determined by the Attorney General to be needed urgently in the United States because of the Itgh edu- cation, technical training„ specialized experience, or exceptional abil- ity of such immigrants and to be substantially beneficial 96- Interim Decision #1425 . prospectively to the national economy, cultural interests, or welfare of the United States". Those who may file a visa petition under section 204(b) of the Act to have an alien classified as a first preference quota immigrant are "any person, institution, firm, organization, or governmental agency desiring to have an alien classified as an immigrant under * * * sec- tion 208(a) (1) (A)". While the Village of DeWitt will not be the beneficiary's actual employer, it is an organization which, acting on behalf of the com- munity, desires the services of the beneficiary and has established•an urgent need for his services. The beneficiary has the required high education and his Services would be substantially beneficial prospectively to the welfare of the United States. Since the requirements of the statute have been met, the petition will be approved. ORDER: It. s ordered that the petition be approved.