08 Apr 2026 Petition Dies Twice Yet Still Revived
Life got too busy for Alice while she was raising her two sons in Dubai. She ended up abandoning the petition that her dad had filed for her in 1994. Years later, during a chance meeting in the Philippines with Atty. Michael J. Gurfinkel, she was told that her long-abandoned petition could still be reinstated so that she and her family can pursue their green cards.
While visiting her parents in the U.S. and waiting for her petition to be processed, Alice’s father passed away, causing her petition to “die” a second time. Atty. Gurfinkel found other solutions for Alice. Besides the Survivor Act, her husband’s Lebanese Priority Date was also used to expedite the process—except that her husband was hesitant to move to America because of a long-kept secret.
Despite various snags, Atty. Gurfinkel successfully obtained the green cards for Alice and her family. She is now a happy fulfilled teacher. Her success story continues through her son, Roget, who now runs his own successful business fixing and remodeling million-dollar homes and provides for his own family. Alice’s case proves how valuable and life-changing legal status and a green card can be to a person and especially to their children.