
Nasty scratches and a green card
Mr. Dee explained to me that his wife was a large, heavyset African-American lady from the Caribbean and that fighting back would have been an exercise in…
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A Fil-Am lawyer admitted to the New York Bar and Maryland Bar with over 20 years’ experience handling a variety of US immigration cases, including employment-based and family-based sponsorships, student visas, consular processing cases, naturalizations, and domestic relations/uncontested divorce cases, among others.

Mr. Dee explained to me that his wife was a large, heavyset African-American lady from the Caribbean and that fighting back would have been an exercise in…
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Why not adopt and then adapt the Thanksgiving holiday to complement the Filipinos’ unique customs and traditions? Why roast a turkey when the roasted pig is…
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Whether the American people admit it or not, whenever the country celebrates Thanksgiving, it is paying homage to the story of a group or groups of immigrants…
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With the lingering US nursing shortage and the anticipated visa oversubscription stabilization on the horizon, it is just a question of when — not if — a…
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The Holy Family’s miraculous escape to a neighboring nation would be considered, in modern times, as an act of immigration based on a claim for political or…
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While there are a number of options available, the most common are the H-1B working visa and the J-1 exchange visitor’s visa
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"Really? That many?" I remarked as Jepoy (not his real name), our tour guide, drove me and my family around Mactan Island during our Philippine…
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The past few years have not been very kind to our kababayan nurses, who have long waited for the opportunity to live and work the American dream
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"Here's my situation, Attorney," explained Hajji Valenciano, a fictional client of mine from Manila. "I haven't been to the Philippines since…
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Parole — an enigmatic word most commonly associated with being released early from prison as a form of conditional reprieve for good behavior or, to some of…
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