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US embassy to temporarily close on December 24

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US embassy opens new visa center in Parañaque

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The US State Department has raised processing fees for some categories of non-immigrant visas, the US Embassy in Manila announced...

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'Pagbasura sa VFA dapat dahil sa soberanya, hindi sa paglalamyerda ni Dela Rosa'

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Sometimes love just ain't enough

By Atty. Marco F.G. Tomakin | September 8, 2019 - 12:00am

Lisa came to the US on a tourist visa. After about three months in the US, she met Jack, a widower who was so smitten with her.

Freeman Opinion

Social media profile hihingin na sa US visa applicants

June 3, 2019 - 12:00am

Hihingin na ring reki­sitos sa mga nag-a-aplay ng US visa ang kanilang mga social media user name, mga nauna nilang email...

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Social media profiles now required in US visa application — reports

June 2, 2019 - 2:47pm

The US State Department is now requiring nearly all applicants to submit their social media profiles as part of their visa...

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US visa programs under scrutiny

By BABE’S EYE VIEW FROM WASHINGTON D.C. | By Babe Romualdez | January 13, 2019 - 12:00am

The US government is now on its third week of a partial shutdown – with indications that this could become the longest shutdown ever – but the impasse continues over the unwavering stance of President...

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The January 2019 priority dates

By IMMIGRATION CORNER | By Michael J. Gurfinkel | December 23, 2018 - 12:00am

Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular month, for the various family and employment based categories.

Opinion

2 different lines/processing times for family petitions

By IMMIGRATION CORNER | By Michael J. Gurfinkel | January 28, 2018 - 12:00am

Dear Attorney Gurfinkel: I am a green card holder, and petitioned my adult single child in June 2015 in the F-2B category.

Opinion