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Interim Decision #1520 • MATrre OF Nomu In. Visa Petition Proceedings A 12525308. - Decided by Boai'd November 6, 1986 A. divorce granted in the presence of the Consul of the United Arab Republic. at Chichgo, Illinois, to a nonimmigrant student in attendance at the Iowa State University, dissolving a previous marriage contracted in Egypt, is not valid for immigration purposes even though the United Arab Republic may consider such divorce valid under its laws. This case is before us on appeal from a decision of a District Director denying the visa petition. The petitioner was born in the…