The court grants petition for review and remands. Finds no regulation specifies that USCIS must reject a signed application accompanied by an unsigned check for the right amount of the fee, when all other aspects of the application are complete and proper. (Blanco v. Holder, 7/15/09).

The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (CA9) has determined that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) made an error in finding that. The decision by CA9 serves as a reminder that strict adherence to technicalities should not outweigh the substance of a submission in immigration proceedings.