Friday, November 20, 2009
Immigration
By: Attorneys Robert L. Reeves and Jeremiah Johnson The first thing many aliens ask after having been removed from the United States is, “When can I return.”
The answer is not always straightforward and much depends on the circumstances surrounding an alien’s removal. Generally, and alien may not return to the United States after an alien has been ordered removed for a period of 10 years, but like many laws (immigration laws included) there are &ldquo...
By Attorneys Robert L. Reeves and Joseph I. Elias
On October 29, President Obama passed into law Congress’s landmark immigration bill that ends the automatic revocation of a visa petition when the petitioner dies. This will provide significant relief to immigrants and their families who have waited for their priority dates to become current only to have the petition revoked upon the death of the petitioner. The new law helps many surviving family members residing in the United Sta...
Dear Atty. Lou.
I am a naturalized U.S. citizen now residing here in Virginia Beach, VA. I have a question about my unacknowledged 16-year-old son back in the Philippines. On his birth certificate, I entered a fake place and date of marriage between me and his mother. The truth is that there was no marriage that actually took place. At the back of his birth certificate, I purposely did not sign the affidavit of acknowledgment. What are my options so I can file a petition on his behalf?
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By Attorneys Robert Reeves and Jeremiah Johnson
One of the more frightening moments in an immigrant's life is the prospect of being removed from the United States and separated from friends and family. However, before the Immigration Service can physically remove a person from the United States, the Service must first place that person in Immigration Court. Once in Immigration Court, during a process know as “removal proceedings,” a government attorney will atte...
By Attorneys Robert L. Reeves and Anthony J. Favero
A spouse’s death is an unspeakable tragedy for the grieving widow or widower. However, surviving immigrant spouses can face legal problems in addition to the grief of losing a close family member.
A common fact pattern involves an individual who enters the United States under a fiancé visa (“K-1”) and marries his or her U.S. citizen spouse. At this point, the individual has become ...
Dear Atty. Lou,
I am a U.S. citizen. I have a nephew and niece who both grew up with me when I was still in the Philippines, their mothers are my sisters. I considered them as my son and daughter, and I want to bring both of them here.
My nephew, 28, has a degree in Business Administration and has a medical problem (scoliosis) and my niece (a minor) is in her first year in high school and now being taken cared of by my mother. Actually, I know a ...
Community leader Gloria T. Caoile receives the Distinguished Service Award from the Asian American Justice Center for her life-long work in the labor movement and for the cause of social justice. AFSCME President Gerald McEntee (left) and Filipino American comedian and actor Alec Mapa presented the award during ceremonies held Oct. 1 at the National Press Club. (Photo by Jon Melegrito)
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