Author: Michael J. Gurfinkel, Esq.

COVID-19 and its effect on immigration

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No more visitor visas for “birth tourism”

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has revised its regulations on eligibility for...

Naturalization denied because didn’t work for employer

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]If a person did not work for their sponsoring employer after they obtained...

How would an officer view your case?

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What happens if the beneficiary of a petition dies?

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Supreme court clears way for new public charge regulations

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Should I appeal or refile?

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]  Dear Atty. Gurfinkel: I just received a denial from USCIS, giving me 33 days...

Nvc will shred your case if you don’t respond

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]  Dear Atty. Gurfinkel:             I petitioned my married son in 1998 while he was...