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Background
Family History2
Petitioner Ferydoun Ahadpour (petitioner) was born in
Tehran, Iran. By two prior marriages, he has three children,
Bahman (born December 12, 1954), Geila (born October 17, 1956),
and Bijan (born September 12, 1965). Petitioner met Doris
Ahadpour (Mrs. Ahadpour), f.k.a Doris Peters and Doris Ashrafi,
an American, in 1968. Mrs. Ahadpour had been living in Iran
since 1967. During an 11-month visit to the United States in
1969, petitioners were married in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a result
of the marriage, Mrs. Ahadpour became an Iranian citizen while
retaining her United States citizenship.
Three children were born of petitioners’ marriage: Diana
(a.k.a. Deanna) on December 17, 1969, David on November 26, 1972,
and Leila on June 3, 1980. Petitioner’s native language is
Persian, and his English is limited. Mrs. Ahadpour speaks
Persian, but she cannot read it. Typically, Mrs. Ahadpour
interprets English for her husband.
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Prior to the mid-1950's, petitioner worked for the Iranian
Government in the police department in Khorramshahr. Around the
mid-1950's, he heard that a barge transporting steel had sunk.
2 In view of our disposition of the issues presented
herein, the issue of when petitioners established residency in
the United States is moot.
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