Legal Opinion
HANN
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1981No. ID 2867PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2867 MATTER OF HANN In Visa Petition Proceedings A-21504220 Decided by Board May 19, 1981 (1) Under Article 18, Law 1306-bis, Civil Code of the Dominican Republic, the 2-month time period within which divorces for cause must be pronounced and registered in the office of the Civil Registry does not begin to run until after the 2-month time allowed for appeal from the judgment has expired. Matter of Vaterio,
15 I&N Dec. 659
(BIA 1976); Matter of Gonzalez
16 I&N Dec. 178
(BIA 1977); and Matter of Duero,
16 I&N Dec. 674
(BIA 1979), modified. (2) The record is remanded for resolution…