Gender inequality. Is it an  issue some  societies in the world have relegated to the past?   The trend to recognize same-sex marriages is picking up.  Women are  accepted (sometimes…

True to one of its promised  immigration policies, the present administration is implementing its extreme vetting.  Since it took over the White House a year ago, attempts to reform the…

In this day and age, the best travel document in your hands would be a U.S. passport.  Hence the  sense of urgency among immigrants to become U.S citizens.  International travel…

Your guess is as good as mine.  Last Tuesday, September 5, 2017, the President, through Attorney General Sessions, announced that the DACA program under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…

Doing it right from the  start should be the only ‘rule of thumb’ when emigrating to the U.S.  Aliens come to this country for a wide array of reasons, the…

There comes a time in  the life of every lawful permanent resident (LPR) in this country to make the decision to be an American.  When the country’s immigration “situation” is…

Whatever  the immigration status of an alien is so  long as they are residing or simply physically present in the United States, a  child born in the U.S. is a …

(Part 2 of 2) Asylum applications are filed to avail of protection in the United States due to persecution or fear of   persecution “due to race, religion, political opinion,…

(Part 1 of 2) Back in the 70’s and early 80’s, when the New People’s Army (NPA)and other militant organizations were a potent disruptive force in Philippine society even if…

There are no hard and fast rules to  follow during interviews to  obtain a visa from any U.S. embassy amongst the  almost  294 around the world.  The basic creed to…

A non resident  alien who  marries a U.S. citizen or has a U.S. citizen child who turns 21, or a parent who becomes a U.S. citizen before the alien  turns…

Since its issuance on Jan. 27, 2017,  the Executive Order on immigration (Trump’s E.O.) has been dissected because it is a “travel ban” of nationals from seven specific countries (…

Even if every immigration attorney has a crystal ball and is able to read  ‘mumbo jumbo’ or perform magic, they are unable to forecast  the future for  undocumented aliens (imagine…

In the early 1990’s, news travelled fast about the irony behind the label “Made in the U.S.A” attached to famous brands of clothing because it was misleading.  The  apparels  were…

(Part 2 of 2) Every nation’s immigration rules and regulations seek to weed out ‘undesirables’ or ‘deplorables’ maybe – those with the propensity for malicious mischief or simply, to do…

(Part 1 of 2) Criminal convictions in immigration are definitely ‘dealbreakers’.  Even just one can cause regrets about  the incident which led to it.  Not a lot of aliens definitively…

Indeed our  world feels  smaller.  The norm is ‘global’; be it in business or  love.  Travel abroad has become a ‘must’ for businessmen in order to keep up and promote…

(Part 1 of 2) Signing up  to be a soldier for a country not initially your own and be willing and able to defend  and die for its ideals, is…

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in October 2015  that it is creating the “Filipino WWII Veterans Parole Program” to  enable some family members of these veterans to…

(Part 1 of 2) The issues surrounding the presidential candidacy of Senator Grace Poe will not seem to die down.  Whether it is purely an honest attempt to search for…

The growing threat of international terrorism, which apparently is without territorial boundaries, has prompted the Department of State (DOS) to tighten its rules of entry into the US.  DOS is…

Why does the National Visa Center (NVC) require you to submit an accurate Form I-864?  We hear stories of the frustration experienced by those who have to re- submit the…

Application forms to petition a relative, obtain a green card, a work permit, travel abroad or study in the U.S. may appear easy to fill out.  The U.S. Citizenship and…

The growing threat of international terrorism, which apparently is without territorial boundaries, has prompted the Department of State (DOS) to tighten its rules of entry into the US.  DOS is…