What is a fixed marriage?
If a person is ever caught in a fixed marriage (married solely to obtain immigration benefits), the consequences (or punishment)...
06 June, 2018
Immigration Articles
DNA testing to establish family relationships
In the Philippines, establishing family relationships can sometimes be extremely complex. A child may be born and then “given” to...
30 May, 2018
Ice deports student not attending classes
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
The June 2018 Priority Dates
Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular...
15 May, 2018
Titanic problems
Almost every Filipino has seen the movie Titanic, the story of Jack and Rose who sailed that doomed ship, which...
08 May, 2018
It is now easier for fathers to transmit citizenship to their out of wedlock children
U.S. immigration law allows citizen parents to “transmit” or pass on U.S. citizenship to their children born abroad, provided certain...
01 May, 2018
You should consider finding a U.S. Employer for your spouse back home – If you can’t get legal status
Dear Attorney Gurfinkel: I came to the U.S. many years ago, and am out of status. I have now been away...
25 April, 2018
The May 2018 Priority Dates
Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular...
17 April, 2018
USCIS to destroy undeliverable green cards and work authorizations
On April 3, 2018, the USCIS announced that it will start destroying green cards and work authorizations that are returned...
10 April, 2018