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LIST OF IMMIGRATION ARTICLES:

 

*          DERIVATIVE IMMIGRANT AND CITIZENSHIP

*          X’MAS GIFT : CITIZENSHIP TO STEPCHILDREN

*          REQUEST FOR REINSTATEMENT OF APPROVAL OF VISA  PETITION OF DECEASED PETITIONER

*          WAIVER FOR FRAUDULENT ENTRY TO U.S.

*          RECOMMENDATIONS TO PRES.  BUSH TEMPORARY WORKER PROGRAM

*          IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF DRUG ABUSE AND OFFENSES

*          CRIMINAL AND IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF THEFT OFFENSES

*                      CRIMINAL AND IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMES OF VIOLENCE

*                      CRIMINAL AND IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF FRAUD OR OFFENSES

*                      H-1B CAP REACHED, O And P CATEGORIES AS ALTERNATIVES

*                      V CATEGORY FOR SPOUSES/CHILDREN OF LPRs

*                      REPLY REQUEST FOR EVIDENCE AND MOTION TO REOPEN OR RECONSIDER

*                      STATUTORY AND DISCRETIONARY BARS TO FINDINGS OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER

*                      USCIS EXPANDS ONLINE FILING  PROGRAM

*                      DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER STATES H-1B CAP FILING POLICY

*          CONVICTION FOR PROSTITUTION: CRIMINAL AND IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES

*          EXTENSION OF STAY, CHANGE OF STATUS, UNLAWFUL PRESENCE AND PETTY  THEFT

*          STATE DEPARTMENT ENDS DOMESTIC VISA RENEWAL

*          ALCOHOLISM: A GROUND FOR DENIAL OF GREEN CARD

*          K-3 AND K-4 CATEGORIES

*          REMOVAL (DEPORTATION) FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 

*          H-1B PETITION PROCESSING UPDATE

*          IMMIGRATION COURT GRANTS FINAL SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION TO IRANIAN AIRCRAFT ENGINEER 

*          AILA’S DO’S & DON’T’S  FOR Hs & Ls,  NEW H-1B1 FOR CHILEAN & SINGAPOREANS

*          CONVICTION FOR PROSTITUTION: CRIMINAL AND IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES

*          EDUCATIONAL COMPARABILITY AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR ALIEN HEALTH CARE WORKERS

*          L.A. IMMIGRATION JUDGE GRANTS GREEN CARD TO CAMBODIAN WIDOW OF AMERICAN HUSBAND

*          H-1 CAP REACHED, APRIL 1, 2005 FILING FOR FY 2006 , LIMITED SECTION 212(c) RELIEF

*          PERUVIAN BROTHERS GRANTED POLITICAL ASYLUM BY LOS ANGELES IMMIGRATION JUDGE

*          IMMIGRATION COURT GRANTS FINAL SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION

*          WHEN TO SUBMIT HEALTH CARE WORKER CERTIFICATION

*          BEWARE OF “BAKLAS” VISAS 

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*          ON GOING MAINSTREAM AMERICA

*          DIVERSION INSTEAD OF REVOCATION OF CNA CERTIFICATION

*          O-1 CATEGORY FOR PAOLO SANTOS AND NYOY VOLANTE

*          LA IJ STANCILL GRANTS CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL TO LPR FILIPINO YOUTH

*          GETTING YOUR GREENCARD AS “EB-2 ALIEN” WITHOUT LABOR CERTIFICATION

*          2004 YEAR-END IMMIGRATION CHANGES

*          ONLINE FILING OF IMMIGRATION APPLICATIONS, GRANT OF CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL & SECTION 245(i) INA COVERAGE AND EFFECTS

*          PERM IS EFFECTIVE MARCH 28, 2005

*          SYLLABUS ON EB-3 VISA REGRESSION AND EFFECTS AND OPTIONS OF FOREIGN NURSES FROM THE PHILIPPINES, MAINLAND CHINA AND INDIA

*          ELIGIBILITY FOR VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE

*          5,000 VISA NUMBERS AVAILABLE TO OTHER (UNSKILLED) WORKERS

*          PERM DOCUMENTATION FOR FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL NURSES, LIVE-IN DOMESTIC WORKERS AND TEACHERS

*          ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS (GREEN CARD) THROUGH SECTIONS 245(i), 204(j) AND 245(k) OF INA

*          CONVERSION AND SUBSTITUTION  OF EMPLOYER OR ALIEN UNDER PERM

*          WHEN DOES AN ALIEN ACCRUE UNLAWFUL  PRESENCE?

*          CALIFORNIA’S RN-TO-PATIENT RATIOS EFFECTIVE 01-01-04

*          AAO SUSTAINS APPEAL OF CHINESE NATIONAL DENIED LATE AMNESTY

*          LA CIS DISTRICT DIRECTOR GRANTS ALIEN RELATIVE PETITION FOR FILIPINO HUSBAND IN DEPORTATION

*          New Filing Requirements Of  USCIS and Immigration Court

*          Removal/Deportation For Drug Possession

*          NAFTA Nonimmigrant Visas for Canadians and Mexicans

*          H-2A Category For Alien Farmworkers

*          L.A. Immigration Judge Vahid-Tehrani Grants Adjustment To Non-Member Of Cambodian Freedom Fighters

*          EB-1 Immigrant Visa Granted To TUX Lead Vocalist

*          50,000 Unused Visas For RNs And PTs, Spouses And Children

*          CIS Guidelines On Prosecutorial Discretion

*          Investment Categories For Filipino Investors

*          K-1 (Fiance’(e)) Or K-3 (Spouse Of USC) Visa?

*          BIA Upholds Immigration Judge’s Grant Of Cancellation of Removal

*          Abandonment  Of  Lawful Permanent Residency (Green Card)

*          L.A. Immigration Judge Vahid-Tehrani Grants Adjustment To Non-Member Of Cambodian Freedom Fighters

*          New Prevailing Wage Rules For H-1B And PERM

*          Sanctions And Criminal Charges Against Immigration Attorneys

*          CIS Memo On Form I-140 For RNs And PTs (Now Required S.S. No. By CA PT Boa

*          MICHAEL JACKSON, IF AN ALIEN, WOULD BE DEPORTED FOR ALLEGED SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINOR

*          POSSESSION CRIMES AS AGGRAVATED FELONIES   

*          CIS MemCIS Memo On Form I-140 For RNs And PTs

*          Syllabus On  U.S. Naturaization And Citizenship

*          Immigration Fraud And Crime For Entering Under A Different Name

*          USCIS Reaches H-1B CAP For FY 2006

*          No Immigrant Visa For Drug Offenses

*          NONIMMIGRANT B-1 VISAS FOR DOMESTIC SERVANTS

*          L-1 Approval For The Lapids

*          Florence, Arizona Immigration Court Releases Filipino On Bond And Transfers Venue To Los Angeles

*          Twenty-Year Old On Petty Theft Probation Granted Lawful Permanent Resident Status

*          LA IMMIGRATION JUDGE ROMIG GRANTS CANCELLATION OF EMOVAL TO A LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT

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*          FORMS OF REMOVAL:  ADMINISTRATIVE, EXPEDITED AND  REINSTATED

*          EMPLOYER OBLIGATIONS AND SANCTIONS UNDER CURRENT IMMIGRATION LAWS

*          ON PRIORITY DATE, DERIVATIVE STATUS AND EXCEPTIONS

*          THE LOS ANGELES IMMIGRATION COURT

*          L.A. IMMIGRATION JUDGE MUŃOZ GRANTS GREEN CARD TO FILIPINA DOMESTIC COOK

*          HOW TO KEEP AND EXTEND H-1B AND L-1 STATUS

*          ASYLUM FOR FILIPINO WHISTLE-BLOWERS OF CORRUPTION

*          PAROLED ARRIVING ALIENS IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS

*          CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER GRANTS H-1B EXTENSION AFTER EXPIRATION OF ORIGINAL H-1B PERIOD

*          SIDE A BAND GRANTED P-1 VISA TO PERFORM IN U.S.A.

*          No Immigrant Visa For Drug Offenses

*          NUMERICAL AND FEE EXEMPTIONS TO H-1B PETITION

*          L.A. IMMIGRATION COURT GRANTS GREEN CARD TO BANGLADESH RESPONDENT

*          REFILING OF LABOR CERTIFICATION APPLICATION UNDER PERM

*          BONA FIDE MARRIAGE EXCEPTION TO FRAUDULENT MARRIAGE PROHIBITION

*          DMV IS PROSECUTING  OVERSTAYERS RENEWING DRIVER’S LICENSE

*          SECTION 212(C) RELIEF EXPANDED BY NINTH CIRCUIT

*          FILIPINA SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER GRANTED LABOR CERTIFICATION

*          LA IMMIGRATION JUDGE GRANTS VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE BUT DENIES CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL FOR LACK OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER

*          LA IMMIGRATION JUDGE GRANTS GREEN CARD TO SYRIAN MARRIED DURING REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS

*          FILING CHANGES FOR FORM 1-129 AND FORM I-140 PETITIONS ARE EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2006

*          SECOND CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS GRANTS PETITION FOR REVIEW OF FILIPINA NURSE

*          THE REAL ID ACT OF 2005 (DRIVER’S LICENSE, E-1, E-2, E-3, CAT & ASYLUM)

*          03-17-06 - ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS (GREEN CARD) INTERVIEWS

*          EB-1(EXTRAORDINARY ALIEN) PETITION GRANTED IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS

*          LA IMMIGRATION JUDGE BRUCE EINHORN GRANTS VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE TO ELDERLY FILIPINO

*          SPECIAL IMMIGRATION STATUS FOR CHILDREN OF FILIPINO WORLD WAR II VETERANS

*          MISSOURI SERVICE CENTER GRANTS ADJUSTMENT (GREEN CARD) TO FILIPINA SERVED WITH NOTICE TO APPEAR

*          L. A. Immigration Judge Bradley Terminates  Removal Proceedings Of Filipino Youth

*          Can An Inadmissible Arriving Alien Be Paroled Or Released From Detention?

*          H-1B PETITION FOR BUSINESS ANALYST RECEIVED DAY BEFORE CUT-OFF DATE, GRANTED BY VERMONT SERVICE CENTER

*          H-3 (TRAINEE) ALTERNATIVE AND PRELUDE TO H-1B

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*          12-27-06 - LA IMMIGRATION JUDGE IRA BANK GRANTS ASYLUM TO CHINESE WITH U.S.-BORN CHILD AND EXPECTING ASYLEE WIFE

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*          PAYMENT OF WAGES, PUBLIC ACCESS FILE AND POSTING OF NOTICES BY H-1B EMPLOYERS

*          WERE FILIPINOS DURING THE AMERICAN OCCUPATION EVER CONSIDERED U.S. NATIONALS?, U.S. CITIZENS?

*          FILIPINO BROTHER OF U.S. CITIZEN SISTER GRANTED LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENCE THROUGH INA SECTION 245(i)

*          DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPEALS GRANT OF CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL TO JORDANIAN CAB DRIVER

*          THE SERVANOS, DESPITE THEIR IMMIGRANT VISA MISREPRESENTATIONS, DESERVE PRIVATE LEGISLATION

*          ORAL ARGUMENT BEFORE THE 9TH CIRCUIT COURT

*          FIVE (5) PITFALLS TO AVOID IN APPLYING FOR STUDENT (F-1) CATEGORY

*          HOW TO PREPARE FOR IMMIGRANT INTERVIEW OR HEARING

*          H-1C FOR FOREIGN REGISTERED NURSES AND H-1B FOR FOREIGN MEDICAL STUDENTS AND GRADUATES

*          NAT TV'S "LAWYER TALK" THAI PROGRAM

*          VIETNAMESE WIFE WITH TWO (2) CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS GRANTED GREEN CARD BY LA IMMIGRATION JUDGE

*          IDENTITY THEFT FROM THE PHILIPPINES TO CALIFORNIA

*          FILIPINO EMPLOYEE'S COMPLAINT FOR MINIMUM AND OVERTIME PAY SETTLED  BEFORE JURY TRIAL

*          THEFT FROM ELDER ADULT BY A CARETAKER

*          CHP SETTLES PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM OF FILIPINO TECHNICIAN

*          TWELVE OUTSTANDING FILIPINO-AMERICAN HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS HONORED BY L.A. CITY COUNCIL

*          IS SEN. JOHN SIDNEY McCAIN A NATURAL-BORN U.S. CITIZEN ELIGIBLE  TO BE PRESIDENT

*          UNLAWFUL PRESENCE,  3/10 YEAR BAR, AND VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE EFFECTS

*          NEW U.S. NATURAL TEST EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 01, 2008

*          AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT AUTHORIZES  PAYMENT OF $198 MILLION COMPENSATION TO ELIGIBLE FILIPINO WORLD WAR II VETERANS

*          CAN A STEP-CHILD PETITION A STEP-PARENT?

2006 Articles:

*          09-xx-06 - L. A. (SAMPLE)

*          03-17-06 - ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS (GREEN CARD) INTERVIEWS

*          06-02-06 - PERM LABOR CERTIFICATIONS ISSUED IN 12 DAYS TO 2 FILIPINA TEACHERS

*          06-16-06 - SPECIAL IMMIGRATION STATUS FOR CHILDREN OF FILIPINO WORLD WAR II VETERANS

*          07-21-06 - STAGES OF AN ASYLUM APPLICATION IN EXPEDITED REMOVAL PROCEDURE

*          07-22-06 - NINTH CIRCUIT MEDIATION FOR IMMIGRATION CASES

*          07-28-06 - O-I VISA FOR POPS FERNANDEZ

*          07-29-06 - CAN ASYLUM APPLICANTS BE EXTRADITED BY THE UNITED STATES?

*          08-04-06 - EXTRADITION BY THE PHILIPPINES TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

*          08-11-06 - FOUR MYTHS ABOUT U.S. ASYLUM LAW AND PROCEEDINGS

*          08-11-06 - RARE GRANT OF  WAIVER BY AAO OVERTURNING L.A. DISTRICT DIRECTOR

*          08-18-06 - O-1B STATUS FOR RAYMOND BAGATSING IN FOUR  (4) DAYS

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*          EB-1(EXTRAORDINARY ALIEN) PETITION GRANTED IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS

*          09-08-06 - CAN AN INADMISSIBLE ARRIVING ALIEN BE PAROLED OR RELEASED FROM DETENTION?

*          09-08-06 - L. A. IMMIGRATION JUDGE BRADLEY TERMINATES REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS OF FILIPINO YOUTH

*          09-15-06 - H-1B PETITION FOR BUSINESS ANALYST RECEIVED DAY BEFORE CUT-OFF DATE, GRANTED BY VERMONT SERVICE     CENTER

*          09-29-06 - H-3 (TRAINEE) ALTERNATIVE AND PRELUDE TO H-1B

*          10-06-06 - CITIZENSHIP BY NATURALIZATION AND THROUGH U.S. ARMED FORCES SERVICE

*          10-13-06 - EB-2 IMMIGRANT (WITH LABOR CERTIFICATION) IN THREE (3) MONTH

*          10-20-06 - 10-YEAR OLD GRANTED CONDITIONAL RESIDENCE AS STEP-CHILD OF U.S. CITIZEN

*          10-20-06 - WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T MISREPRESENT YOURSELF AS A U.S. CITIZEN

*          11-10-06 - B.I.A. REOPENS FILIPINA NURSE’S REMOVAL CASE AFTER REMAND BY SECOND CIRCUIT

*          11-17-06 - YOU MAY BE OVER 21, BUT STILL ENTITLED TO A GREEN CARD

*          12-01-06 - FILIPINO “METH” USER GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE BY IMMIGRATION JUDGE VICARS

*          12-15-06 - EFFECTS OF LAS VEGAS DIVORCE ON REMARRIAGE AND ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS TO LAWFUL PERMANENT     RESIDENT

*          12-29-06 - L.A. IMMIGRATION JUDGE IRA BANK GRANTS ASYLUM TO CHINESE WITH U.S.-BORN CHILD AND EXPECTING ASYLEE   WIFE

*          12-27-06 - H2-B CATEGORY FOR ALIEN NONAGRICULTURAL WORKERS

 

2007 Articles:

 

*          01-12-07 - HOW TO OPT OUT OF CONVERSION FROM F2-B (UNMARRIED SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF LPRs) TO F-1 (UNMARRIED SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF U.S. CITIZENS)

*          01-xx-07 - MANILA U.S. EMBASSY CONSULAR SECTION:  A HIGH FRAUD POST

*          01-19-07 - WHEN WILL UNLAWFUL PRESENCE ACCRUE?

*          01-20-07 - LA IMMIGRATION JUDGE GRANTS SECTION 212(c) RELIEF TO FILIPINO PARALEGAL

*          02-17-07 - LA IMMIGRATION JUDGE GEMBACZ GRANTS SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION TO JAPANESE FAMILY FROM ARGENTINA

*          03-10-07 - H2-A CATEGORY FOR ALIEN FARMWORKERS

*          04-06-07 - EFFECTS OF REACHING H-1B CAP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

*          04-21-07 - APPLICATIONS OF THE CHILD STATUS PROTECTION ACT (CSPA) TO FILIPINOS

*          05-19-07 - CAN YOU CHANGE EMPLOYER WHILE YOUR ADJUSTMENT (GREEN CARD) APPLICATION IS PENDING?

*          06-02-07 - CONVICTION FOR METH POSSESSION RESULTS IN MANDATORY DETENTION AND REMOVAL TO THE PHILIPPINES

*          06-16-07 - USCIS GRANTS EXEMPTION FROM H-1B CAP AND H-1B PETITION TO  FILIPINA TEACHER PETITIONED BY AFFILIATED SCHOOL DISTRICT

*          06-23-07 - NO ADJUSTMENT UNDER EB-3 FOR OVERSTAYERS OVER 180 DAYS NOT GRANDFATHERED UNDER SECTION 245 (i)

*          07-07-07 - F-1 (STUDENT) BEFORE H-1B (WORKER) STATUS

*          07-14-07 - L.A. IMMIGRATION JUDGE TERMINATES WITHOUT PREJUDICE REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS FOR ALIEN TO ADJUST WITH USCIS

*          08-04-07 - WAIVER OF APPEARANCE OF TOTALLY-BLIND BROTHER WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE AT SISTER’S ADJUSTMENT INTERVIEW

*          08-11-07 - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, RESCINDS DETERMINATION LETTERS AND WITHDRAWS CASE WITH OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

*          08-25-07 - JOINT PETITION AND WAIVERS (FORM I-751) FOR REMOVAL OF CONDITIONAL BASIS

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*          2009 Articles:

 

*          SPECIAL IMMIGRANT RELIGIOUS WORKERS:  NO SUBSTITUTION OF DIFFERENT EMPLOYER DENOMINATION

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*          2010 Articles:

*          USCIS APPROVES REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS ON THAI WIDOW’S LAWFUL PERMENENT RESIDENCE

*          CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER RECONSIDERS DENIAL OF FILIPINO’S REQUEST FOR EXTENTION OF H-1B STAY

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