WHEN a person is petitioned by a family member or employer, they are ordinarily processed…
Immigration Columnists
SEVERAL options exist for a U.S. citizen to bring his/her foreign-national fiancé(e) to the United…
Asia’s King of Talk, Boy Abunda, and leading U.S. immigration attorney, Michael J. Gurfinkel, lead…
Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the…
Many people believe the only way to bring a family member to the U.S. is…
ON December 13, 2021 the Department of State (DOS) published a temporary final rule (TFR)…
THE Department of State (DOS) recently announced a change in policy concerning scheduling of immigrant…
DEAR Attorney Tan, I was driving home and was at a complete stop when another…
MOST people, with family members or employees stranded overseas waiting for their immigrant visa interviews,…
A person who obtains his/her green card via marriage to a US citizen spouse, and…
Cathlene (left) and Corinne (2nd from left) were petitioned by their U.S. citizen father while…
THANKSGIVING is again being celebrated differently this year. Thankfully, although we are still in the…
Establishing parentage rights for Moms is a lot easier than establishing one for unmarried Dads. …
THE November priority dates are typically the start of the new “fiscal year” for visas,…
Mother Cece (center) petitioned her son Vince in 2001. Because he was out-of-status, and had…
DEAR Atty. Gurfinkel: I have been a green card holder for over 5 years, paid…
DEAR Attorney Tan, I was driving home and was at a complete stop when another…
RONALD was petitioned as Joyce’s fiancé in 2006. While the K-1 petition was approved, his…
IT can be extremely frustrating about how long USCIS takes to process petitions, extensions, work…
Many people believe the only way to bring relatives to the U.S. is through a…
DEAR Attorney, I am a permanent resident, and am planning to visit my loved ones…
FOR anyone with a pending petition or application, the delays in processing their case at…
After consulting with leading U.S. Immigration Attorney Michael J. Gurfinkel (right), she was advised to…
Asian Journal Publications wishes to congratulate Attorney Roland Tong for reaching a very important milestone…
MOST people think they can only file family petitions for relatives. Actually, they can also…
The November priority dates are typically the start of the new “fiscal year” for visas,…
FOR anyone who is out of status, one of their biggest fears is an immigration…
DEAR Attorney Tan, I recently married a US Citizen, who is my second husband. He…
Marjun (right) missed the opportunity to join his father, Marcelo Sr. (left), and siblings in…
IN what has been described as “…a dramatic shift in U.S. immigration enforcement policy that…