- 12 - officer, petitioner provided an affidavit regarding his application to enter the United States. In it, he said, inter alia, (1) that he did not have an apartment in the United States, (2) that he would eventually like to reside permanently in the United States, and (3) that he intended to stay in the United States for several weeks and then travel to Israel. Petitioner applied for political asylum in the United States in October 1983. He was staying at his parent’s apartment in New York at that time. Petitioner was granted political asylum in the United States on April 20, 1984. He was divorced from Shirley Elghanian in 1984. Around 1985, petitioner’s family heard that the Iranian government would welcome expatriates to return to run their former businesses. Khalil and Soleyman Elghanian, petitioner’s cousins, went to Iran on behalf of the family in 1985 in an attempt to reclaim Elghanian family assets. They discovered that the offer was a hoax. They believed that they were in danger in Iran. They paid smugglers to help them escape from Iran. D. Petitioner’s Tax Filing and Earnings History and 1986 Income Tax Return Petitioner filed no U.S. Federal income tax returns for any tax year before 1986. He had no earnings in the United States before 1987.Page: Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Next
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