+ Follow IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT Tag
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[Title] => Stepchild entitled to green card despite mother’s fixed marriage
[Summary] => Recently, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) ruled that a child could receive a green card through a step parent’s petition, even if the child’s natural parent is not eligible (because the child’s parent had previously entered into a fixed marriage).
[DatePublished] => 2013-07-07 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
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[Title] => ‘Misrepresentation’ for not disclosing that Embassy requested more information or documents?
[Summary] => Sometimes, when a person applies for a visa (such as a visitor’s visa), the consul may ask for additional information or documents, such as a birth certificate, bank statement, photos, or the like. When that happens, the person’s application (or case) is temporarily suspended (or put on hold), for “administrative processing,” under section 221 (g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, while the applicant gathers and submits the documents or information.
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[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
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[Title] => Lifetime ban for filing ‘frivolous’ asylum claim
[Summary] => Recently, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the deportation/removal of a person who had filed a “frivolous” asylum claim, in which the person had stated that he was persecuted in his home country, which turned out to be untrue.
[DatePublished] => 2012-12-16 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
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[Title] => Over-using your visitor's visa could spell trouble
[Summary] => Dear Atty. Gurfinkel: I have a 10-year multiple B-1/B-2 visa.
[DatePublished] => 2012-05-06 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
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[Title] => Visa refusals under Section 214(b) Part 1
[Summary] => Many people applying for visitor, student, or certain other non-immigrant visas are saddened when their visa application is refused.
[DatePublished] => 2009-09-06 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
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[Title] => Comprehensive Immigration Reform on its way?
[Summary] =>
On January 4, 2007, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada introduced a very short proposal (9 lines long), entitled the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007." This proposal could be what is called a "Placeholder" Bill, which we hope will be replaced in the coming weeks, with a full, comprehensive immigration reform proposal.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-14 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 219185
[Title] => Why a senator chose hell instead of heaven
[Summary] => BARGAINING TIME: A Political Summit? Those of us reeling from political overdose object to that Grand Cabal. The convention will just bring together partisans hurting from the political combat that has been drawing blood from both sides.
Both the administration and the opposition camps want a truce before they destroy each other and lose their business. You think it’s for love of country?
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-31 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 136322
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[AuthorID] => 1804858
[AuthorName] => Federico D. Pascual Jr.
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[Title] => Overusing your visitor’s visa could spell trouble
[Summary] => Dear Atty. Gurfinkel:
I have a 10 year multiple B-1/B-2 visa. Recently, I went to the U.S. for a vacation, and was given 6 months by the Immigration Officer at the airport. I applied for an extension, and was granted another 6 months.
[DatePublished] => 2003-04-13 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
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[Title] => Illegal aliens in US urged to register
[Summary] => WASHINGTON – The US government has urged illegal aliens including an estimated 300,000 Filipinos to register with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and argue their case for staying in the country in front of an immigration judge.
"It goes from becoming an administrative or civil offense to overstay a visa to a criminal offense if they fail to register," Kris Kobach, a Justice Department official told a news conference on Thursday.
[DatePublished] => 2003-01-19 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak
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[Title] => Thank you, US Embassy and INS, for lifting Regine’s lifetime ban - IMMIGRATION CORNER by Michael J. Gurfinkel
[Summary] => 
On May 17, 2001, the U.S. Embassy issued a B-1 visitor’s visa to my client, Regine Velasquez, clearing the way for Regine to once again enter the U.S. Although, by law, Regine was subject to a possible lifetime ban for attempted alien smuggling, the U.S. Embassy, in conjunction with the Immigration and Naturalization Service, graciously granted a special waiver to Regine under Section 212(d)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT
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[Title] => Stepchild entitled to green card despite mother’s fixed marriage
[Summary] => Recently, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) ruled that a child could receive a green card through a step parent’s petition, even if the child’s natural parent is not eligible (because the child’s parent had previously entered into a fixed marriage).
[DatePublished] => 2013-07-07 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134402
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805111
[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
[SectionName] => Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
[URL] =>
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[ArticleID] => 909778
[Title] => ‘Misrepresentation’ for not disclosing that Embassy requested more information or documents?
[Summary] => Sometimes, when a person applies for a visa (such as a visitor’s visa), the consul may ask for additional information or documents, such as a birth certificate, bank statement, photos, or the like. When that happens, the person’s application (or case) is temporarily suspended (or put on hold), for “administrative processing,” under section 221 (g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, while the applicant gathers and submits the documents or information.
[DatePublished] => 2013-02-17 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134402
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805111
[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
[SectionName] => Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
[URL] =>
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[ArticleID] => 886489
[Title] => Lifetime ban for filing ‘frivolous’ asylum claim
[Summary] => Recently, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the deportation/removal of a person who had filed a “frivolous” asylum claim, in which the person had stated that he was persecuted in his home country, which turned out to be untrue.
[DatePublished] => 2012-12-16 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134402
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805111
[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
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[Title] => Over-using your visitor's visa could spell trouble
[Summary] => Dear Atty. Gurfinkel: I have a 10-year multiple B-1/B-2 visa.
[DatePublished] => 2012-05-06 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134402
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805111
[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
[SectionName] => Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
[URL] =>
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[ArticleID] => 502406
[Title] => Visa refusals under Section 214(b) Part 1
[Summary] => Many people applying for visitor, student, or certain other non-immigrant visas are saddened when their visa application is refused.
[DatePublished] => 2009-09-06 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134402
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805111
[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
[SectionName] => Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
[URL] =>
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[ArticleID] => 379868
[Title] => Comprehensive Immigration Reform on its way?
[Summary] =>
On January 4, 2007, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada introduced a very short proposal (9 lines long), entitled the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007." This proposal could be what is called a "Placeholder" Bill, which we hope will be replaced in the coming weeks, with a full, comprehensive immigration reform proposal.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-14 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134402
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805111
[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
[SectionName] => Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
[URL] =>
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[ArticleID] => 219185
[Title] => Why a senator chose hell instead of heaven
[Summary] => BARGAINING TIME: A Political Summit? Those of us reeling from political overdose object to that Grand Cabal. The convention will just bring together partisans hurting from the political combat that has been drawing blood from both sides.
Both the administration and the opposition camps want a truce before they destroy each other and lose their business. You think it’s for love of country?
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-31 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 136322
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1804858
[AuthorName] => Federico D. Pascual Jr.
[SectionName] => Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
[URL] =>
)
[7] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 202528
[Title] => Overusing your visitor’s visa could spell trouble
[Summary] => Dear Atty. Gurfinkel:
I have a 10 year multiple B-1/B-2 visa. Recently, I went to the U.S. for a vacation, and was given 6 months by the Immigration Officer at the airport. I applied for an extension, and was granted another 6 months.
[DatePublished] => 2003-04-13 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134402
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805111
[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
[SectionName] => Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
[URL] =>
)
[8] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 192038
[Title] => Illegal aliens in US urged to register
[Summary] => WASHINGTON – The US government has urged illegal aliens including an estimated 300,000 Filipinos to register with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and argue their case for staying in the country in front of an immigration judge.
"It goes from becoming an administrative or civil offense to overstay a visa to a criminal offense if they fail to register," Kris Kobach, a Justice Department official told a news conference on Thursday.
[DatePublished] => 2003-01-19 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1415410
[AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] =>
)
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[ArticleID] => 99446
[Title] => Thank you, US Embassy and INS, for lifting Regine’s lifetime ban - IMMIGRATION CORNER by Michael J. Gurfinkel
[Summary] => On May 17, 2001, the U.S. Embassy issued a B-1 visitor’s visa to my client, Regine Velasquez, clearing the way for Regine to once again enter the U.S. Although, by law, Regine was subject to a possible lifetime ban for attempted alien smuggling, the U.S. Embassy, in conjunction with the Immigration and Naturalization Service, graciously granted a special waiver to Regine under Section 212(d)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
[DatePublished] => 2001-05-27 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
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[AuthorName] =>
[SectionName] => Opinion
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