AYIE and Doc Feb are a same-sex couple, who love each other and wanted to spend the rest of their days together. Since Ayie, the petitioner, was only a recent…
Foreigners that have either a business in their home country or have the capital or can raise the capital to establish a business in the U.S., there is an option…
Foreigners that have either a business in their home country or have the capital or can raise the capital to establish a business in the U.S., there is an option…
LEADING U.S. Immigration Attorney Michael J. Gurfinkel and the Citizen Pinoy team were at Gerry’s Grill in Houston, Texas to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the branch. Gerry’s has become…
JONAS grew up poor in Bacolod. He was one of 10 children raised by his father, who was a farmer. Jonas had big dreams and left for Manila to seek…
JONAS grew up poor in Bacolod. He was one of 10 children raised by his father, who was a farmer. Jonas had big dreams and left for Manila to seek…
LEADING U.S. Immigration Attorney Michael J. Gurfinkel and the Citizen Pinoy team were at Gerry’s Grill in Houston, Texas to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the branch. Gerry’s has become…
WOMEN’S rights advocate, daughter of working-class parents, and proud Filipino immigrant Jessica Caloza is running for California State Assembly, and this Sunday, she sits down for an exclusive one-on-one interview…
MANY of us have seen the 1990 film “Green Card” where an American woman (Andie MacDowell) and a French man (Gerard Depardieu) enter into a fake marriage to get permanent…
WOMEN’S rights advocate, daughter of working-class parents, and proud Filipino immigrant, Jessica Caloza, is running for California State Assembly, and on Sunday, February 25, she sits down for an exclusive…
IN 2017, Mommy Connie returned to the Philippines for a vacation and medical checkup. However, it was not until 2018 that she discovered her green card was missing. By the…
MARIVIC, a U.S. citizen, filed a petition for her daughter, Alyssa, in May 2019. However, in January 2021, after filing all paperwork and fees, Marivic was notified by the U.S….
ATTORNEY Michael J. Gurfinkel has solved many immigration problems and helped countless families be reunited. Unknown to many, this leading U.S. immigration attorney also has his own immigration story…
GROWING up, Rina missed her parents, who immigrated to the U.S. in search of greener pastures. Rina believed that being a nurse would be the fastest way for her to…
DON Tagala, the award-winning reporter on TFC News, desperately wanted his mother, Vinia, to come to the U.S. because his sister, Almira, became critically ill in 2019. His mother could…
DOLORES was petitioned by her U.S. citizen mother in 2003 as a married child under the F3 classification. After 18 long years, the National Visa Center (NVC) notified them they…
DOLORES was petitioned by her U.S. citizen mother in 2003 as a married child under the F3 classification. After 18 long years, the National Visa Center (NVC) notified them…
IN an earlier episode of Citizen Pinoy, leading U.S. Immigration Attorney helped Allen obtain her fiancée visa through U.S. citizen Wendel, who is now her husband. Since then, Allen…
By Atty. Liliana C. Gallelli THE H-2B visa program is a crucial part of temporary work visas available for non-agricultural workers to fill seasonal positions in the United States. Unlike…
ROMEO and Connie came to the U.S. in 1994 to visit, leaving behind their five children. They remained in the U.S. after friends convinced them to pursue a better life…
LEADING U.S. Immigration Attorney Michael J. Gurfinkel dropped by “the house that fried chicken built” (Max’s Fried Chicken) in Queens, New York, for merienda, and had the chance to meet…
Couples get divorced for various reasons. California is a no fault state. The reasons why a couple is getting divorced are often irrelevant to the issues of the family law…
Couples get divorced for various reasons. California is a no fault state. The reasons why a couple is getting divorced are often irrelevant to the issues of the family law…
A person who obtains his/her green card via marriage to a U.S. citizen spouse, and who is married for less than 2 years has conditional permanent resident status. A conditional…
LEADING U.S. Immigration Attorney Michael J. Gurfinkel returns to Kabayan Bistro at Little Manila along Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside, New York, to answer more questions from our Kapamilya. When…
TONY entered the U.S. as a crewman in 2003. While visiting his mother, his family convinced him to jump ship and overstay, so he remained in the U.S. and met…
LEADING U.S. Immigration Attorney Michael J. Gurfinkel returns to Kabayan Bistro at Little Manila along Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside, New York, to answer more questions from our Kapamilya. When AuroraA…
DEAR Attorney Tan, My US Citizen mother filed an I-130 immigrant petition on my behalf, which has a priority date in February 2000 and which has been approved. She filed…
LEADING U.S. Immigration Attorney Michael J. Gurfinkel and the Citizen Pinoy team head to Little Manila in Woodside, Queens, New York, to talk to Kapamilya, who asks immigration questions on…
It is very common for beneficiaries of family based petition to wait many years before their petition’s priority date becomes current. This is usually the case with U.S. Citizen parent…
