VISA: IMMIGRATION CORNER: Should I appeal or refile?
IMMIGRATION CORNER – Michael J. Gurfinkel Dear Atty. Gurfinkel: I just received a denial from USCIS, giving me 33 days to
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VISA: IMMIGRATION CORNER- Federal court also bans State Department’s 2018 public charge rule
IMMIGRATION CORNER – Michael J. Gurfinkel In a previous article, I wrote that on July 29, 2020, a federal court judge
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TOURISM: Philippines Eases Distancing Rules, Allows More Airplane Passengers
FILE PHOTO: Commuters observe social distancing as they queue to get on trains on June 1, 2020 in Quezon City,
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TOURISM: Philippines’ Supreme Court junks Gadon’s plea on renaming NAIA
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). . . The Supreme Court has denied the petition seeking to nullify a three-decade-old law
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HEADLINE: Singapore to allow bigger Mice events with up to 250 attendees, application to start from Oct 1
Among the pilot events taking place under this arrangement is the Singapore International Energy Week Conference, which is scheduled to
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VISA-IMMIGRATION CORNER: Why did you wait so long?
IMMIGRATION CORNER – Michael J. Gurfinkel Dear Atty. Gurfinkel, I was petitioned by my sister in 1990 and immigrated to the
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COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Singapore, Brunei launch green lane for essential travel, applications open from Sept 1
Those approved to travel from Singapore to Brunei must have remained in Singapore at least 14 days before departure. PHOTOS: ST
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CORPORATE: TRAVEL- New York- US airlines drop change charges amid travel plunge
United Airlines . . . New York—Major US airlines on Monday joined in the move to eliminate change fees for
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VISA-IMMIGRATION CORNER: The September 2020 priority dates
IMMIGRATION CORNER – Michael J. Gurfinkel Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the
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VISA: IMMIGRATION CORNER- Public charge injunction now limited to Connecticut, New York and Vermont
IMMIGRATION CORNER – Michael J. Gurfinkel Pres. Trump’s new, stricter public charge rules seem to go back and forth, like a tennis or ping-pong
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