Michael J. Gurfinkel, Esq., Author at Law Offices of Atty Michael Gurfinkel - Immigration Law, Non Immigrant Visas, Family Based Petitions, Immigration Corner, Employment Based Petitions

In a recent ruling, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ruled that women who were victims of domestic violence, and people fleeing...

20 June, 2018

The USCIS announced it will start a task force of several dozen lawyers and immigration officers to start reviewing cases...

13 June, 2018

If a person is ever caught in a fixed marriage (married solely to obtain immigration benefits), the consequences (or punishment)...

06 June, 2018

In the Philippines, establishing family relationships can sometimes be extremely complex. A child may be born and then “given” to...

30 May, 2018

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently issued a press release that they had a student removed/deported, when they found...

23 May, 2018

ABUSED AND ACCUSED WOMAN GETS THE ULTIMATE REDEMPTION Imagine being broken on the inside by your husband’s constant verbal abuse...

04 October, 2018

AN ABUSED BRIDE SELF-PETITIONS AND FINDS REDEMPTION AND FREEDOM WITH THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA) Anne was certain she had...

01 October, 2018

A FAMILY PETITION DENIED DUE TO ABANDONMENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY REOPENED, AND A FAMILY WAS REUNITED Elsinore was petitioned by his father in...

01 October, 2018

A ROLLERCOASTER RIDE THAT INCLUDED RETROGRESSION OF PRIORITY DATES, AGING OUT, AND HIS FATHER SUCCUMBING TO CANCER JUST BEFORE VISA...

18 May, 2018

Author: Michael J. Gurfinkel, Esq.