Child Status Protection Act
Age-Out “Child” gets Green Card through Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) Paolo (left) was only a small child when his U.S. citizen aunt petitioned his father. But when the priority date became current and Paolo went to the U.S. Embassy in 2015, his immigrant visa was refused because he had “aged out.” He then consulted with the law offices of ...
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Fraud Waiver
Fraud Waiver Approved! Jun (right) was a crewman who jumped ship in 2002. He overstayed in the U.S. for several months, before returning to the Philippines in 2003. In 2007, his mother petitioned him as a single child. Finally, after many years of waiting, Jun was interviewed at the U.S. Embassy, but he was denied due to fraud. Jun’s sister ...
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K-1 “Love Visa”
“90-day Green Card” Through L-1 (Fiancée) Visa Wendel (left) met Allen (center) on Friendster, after he went through a period of loneliness and depression, looking for true love. They soon knew they had found “the one.” Before they officially became a couple, they wanted to see each other in person, to make sure that how they felt online, was the ...
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Single, with Date of Marriage on Children’s Birth Certificates
Single parent able to bring children to U.S. despite “Date of Marriage” on their Birth Certificates Mike (2nd from left) was petitioned as “single” by his mother and wanted to bring his children with him to the U.S., but his mother said, “leave the kids behind,” since their birth certificates had a date of marriage. Unfortunately, that decision resulted in ...
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Same-Sex Marriage
Green Card through Same-Sex Marriage For Jonathan (left), love conquers all. He was visiting friends in the U.S. to take a break from a recent upheaval in his life when he met his future husband. He then quickly gave up his life and career in the Philippines to be with the one who “completes” him. He got married with his ...
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Sister’s Petition After 25 years
After nearly 25 years, this family’s American Dream is finally realized. Jean (center) was petitioned by her sister in 1994. Life in America had always appealed to Jean and her family. Eventually, in 2013, she came to the U.S. as a tourist with her daughter. The trip was a graduation gift for her daughter who was an honor student. They ...
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Family – Child Aging Out
Leading U.S. Immigration Attorney Michael J. Gurfinkel expedites case to ensure “child” lands on U.S. soil before his 21st birthday. One of Atty. Gurfinkel’s favorite cases is from 23 years ago, but the lessons are timeless and valuable to the present, where the family’s efforts to save money resulted in extra delays and a child who was about to age ...
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Family – Terminated Petition Revived
Case revived after NVC terminates it for failure to apply for visa within one year. Full story on CITIZEN PINOY. Khalidha (second from right) was petitioned by her mother Shami (center) in 2004. In 2011, the National Visa Center (NVC) sent a notice that Khalidha’s visa was available and gave her one year to reply. However, Khalida never received any ...
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Same-Sex Marriage
Same-sex marriage suspected of fraud is saved by “Attorney-of-Last-Hope” on CITIZEN PINOY For Randa (left) and Phey (center), it was love at first sight when they met. They were in previous marriages that ended in divorce. U.S. citizen Randa petitioned Phey, but they were suspected of fraud. It did not help that Randa’s first marriage was also suspected of being ...
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