What do “Dates for Filing” and “Application Filing Dates” mean on the monthly Visa Bulletin?
Since October 2015, the monthly Visa Bulletin (priority dates) was revised, adding a new column or chart called the “Application...
04 December, 2018
Author: Michael J. Gurfinkel, Esq.
Warning: U.S. Embassy is charging crewmen with fraud, despite approved provisional waivers!
In a shocking and disturbing change in policy, the U.S. Embassy in Manila has begun charging crewmen with fraud when...
28 November, 2018
Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks
Thanksgiving is when people step back and reflect on all of the wonderful things and events to be grateful for,...
21 November, 2018
California Service Center approves less than 7% of humanitarian revalidation requests!
I have long suspected that with the way the California Service Center (CSC) adjudicates humanitarian revalidation requests, it is virtually...
06 November, 2018
What is “extreme hardship”?
If a person commits certain immigration violations (such as fraud, or overstaying in the U.S. for over six months and...
31 October, 2018
I came to the U.S. under a different name; is there hope for me?
Dear Atty. Gurfinkel: I came to the U.S. on a visitor’s visa under a different name. The passport and visa had...
24 October, 2018
Another green card scam: Fake approval notices
Several people have consulted with me, asking whether the approval letter they received was genuine. While the notice has the...
10 October, 2018
I broke the law, but the officer exercised “prosecutorial discretion”
Recently, I had to cross a boulevard. There were two lanes going in each direction with a center island. The...
04 October, 2018
The December 2018 Priority Dates
Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular...
13 November, 2018