DARWISH

Interim Decision #2191 MATTER OF DARWISH In Visa Petition Proceedings • A-19245744 Decided by Board April 4, 1973 Under the law of the Dominican Republic, a divorce decree issued by a court of law does not suffice per se to dissolve the marriage bonds; this is accomplished by a "declaration" or pronouncement by the Official of the Civil Registry. Hence, in the absence of a showing by petitioner that his decree of divorce issued by a court in the Dominican Republic in 1971 was pronounced by the Office of Civil Registry, he has failed to establish that his prior marriage was legally terminated.…