MEMORANDUM **
Koko Krikor-Motofian, a native and citizen of Lebanon, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings conducted in absentia. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen. Konstantinova v. INS, 195 F.3d 528, 529 (9th Cir.1999). We grant the petition for review.
The IJ abused his discretion in finding that Krikor-Motofian failed to rebut the presumption of proper service where Krikor-Motofian submitted a sworn affidavit stating that he did not receive the notice of hearing because although he lived at the same street address, the apartment number was erroneous, and where the in absentia order was returned to the Post Office as delivery “attempted — not known.” See Salta v. INS, 314 F.3d 1076, 1079 (9th Cir.2002).
Accordingly, we grant the petition and remand for further proceedings. INS v. Ventura, 537 U.S. 12, 16-17, 123 S.Ct. 353, 154 L.Ed.2d 272 (2002) (per curiam).
PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED; REMANDED.