RONALD was petitioned as Joyce’s fiancé in 2006. While the K-1 petition was approved, his visa was denied after Ronald admitted to the doctors at St. Luke’s that he tried drugs many years ago.
Because of that admission, he was banned for life.
In 2008, Joyce and Ronald got married, hoping that this would get a positive result. However, the same policy was still in place and his visa was again refused.
Fortunately, in 2011, leading U.S. Immigration Attorney Michael J. Gurfinkel was able to convince the U.S. Embassy in Manila to reverse their policy of a lifetime ban if the only “evidence” was the person admitting drug use to St. Luke’s doctors.
In 2015, Joyce consulted again with Atty. Gurfinkel, and he was able to clear Ronald’s name and the visa was issued. Finally, Ronald and Joyce were able to spend their first Christmas in the U.S. as a married couple.
Watch this success story on a brand-new episode of “Citizen Pinoy” on Sunday, April 24 at 7:00 PM PT (10:00 PM ET thru select Cable/Satellite providers), right after TV Patrol Linggo. Citizen Pinoy is also available on iWantTFC. Viewers may download the app for free.
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