New vetting requirements for aspiring U.S. citizens
Called neighborhood investigations, the scrutiny covers at least the preceding five-year period prior to the filing of the citizenship application.
Todith Garcia · · 2 min read
Daily Tribune
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.
Called neighborhood investigations, the scrutiny covers at least the preceding five-year period prior to the filing of the citizenship application.
Todith Garcia · · 2 min read
Under the new policy, USCIS officers may straight away deny a petition or application even for negligible errors or omissions.
Todith Garcia · · 2 min read
Under the current system, each applicant is assigned a single lottery point regardless of one’s salary or experience level.
Todith Garcia · · 2 min read
The presumption is triggered by the act’s occurring within a certain period of time from the date of arrival in the US.
Todith Garcia · · 2 min read
The fact that the incident occurred just months after the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil further stoked the firestorm of paranoia engulfing the…
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Whether or not the Philippines will be included in the future is anyone’s guess.
Todith Garcia · · 2 min read
Although the fire was swiftly contained, critical fuel lines had been destroyed, shutting down most of the vessel’s electrical power and rendering the ship…
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Notably in almost all of the cases, no right to counsel or concrete evidentiary information regarding the charges was provided.
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As noted previously, an absence from the US of one year or more without a valid reentry permit can lead to the loss of one’s permanent resident status.
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While a number of corrective legal filings have been initiated to satisfy the new nationwide injunction criteria, it remains to be seen whether or not any…
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