by IdaKeir | Jul 9, 2020 | Asylum/Refugees, COVID-19, Employment & Nurses, Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, J Visas, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions, Student Visas, Unlawful Presence/DACA
The government continues to use the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to further ban students, relatives, employees and asylees from legal status in the U.S. The restrictions, in combination with worldwide travel restrictions and the closures of U.S. embassies abroad...
by IdaKeir | Apr 23, 2020 | COVID-19, Employment & Nurses, Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, Pres. Trump actions, Student Visas, Tourists & Short-Term Visas
President Trump has two (and only two) solutions to most of the country’s problems, no matter what the problem might be. His solutions are: Close the border. Ban foreign nationals from entering the U.S. In line with Solution #2, he issued a new Presidential...
by IdaKeir | Feb 25, 2020 | Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, Marriage and Fiance Visas, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions, Public Charge, Student Visas
A new government public charge rule intended to make it difficult or impossible for lower-income immigrants to get green cards is in effect, as of Feb. 24 2020. The rule primarily applies to family-based applicants applying for lawful permanent residence (green cards)...
by IdaKeir | Feb 4, 2020 | Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions
On January 31, 2020, President Trump signed a presidential proclamation or Travel Ban 4.0 . This expands the Muslim Ban to include green card applicants (‘immigrant visa’) from six additional countries. The United States will suspend issuance of all...
by IdaKeir | Feb 3, 2020 | Employment & Nurses, Family Visas, Humanitarian Reinstatement, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, Marriage and Fiance Visas
This post is written for the many hard-working Filipinos and others far away from the West Coast of the U.S. where we’re located. You may be considering hiring Attorney Keir for your immigration cases, questions, and problems. You’re probably used to going...
by IdaKeir | Jan 28, 2020 | Employment & Nurses, Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, Marriage and Fiance Visas, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions, Student Visas
On Jan. 27 2020 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. government may now implement and enforce its public charge rule while litigation continues in lower courts – except in Illinois. This is not a final decision in the case/s but it’s not a good sign....
