CEBALLOS

Interim Decision #2710 MATTER OF CEBALLOS In Visa Petition Proceedings A-22324968 Decided by Board Jul'Ae 18, 1979 (I) A religious marriage in Colombia has the same validity as a civil marriage. Matter of Duran-Montoya,

10 I. & N. Dec. 767

(BIA 1963), reaffirmed. (2) A beneficiary previously married in a religious ceremony in Colombia is not free to marry again absent proof that the marriage has been dissolved, since the religious marriage is valid under the law of Colombia. ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER: Raymond Campos, Esquire Vivero and Campos 304 S. Broadway, #310 • • Los Angeles, California…