by IdaKeir | Aug 2, 2017 | Employment & Nurses, Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, Immigration Reform, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions
Today (Aug. 2) President Trump announced his support for a Senate bill to drastically slash family-based and other immigration, eliminate the green card lottery (the diversity visa program) and limit the annual number of refugees to 50,000. Two U.S. Senators (Tom...
by IdaKeir | Jul 30, 2017 | Citizenship, Employment & Nurses, Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, Student Visas
Watch out for these immigration mistakes in all naturalization, citizenship and visa issues. There are several government departments and agencies involved; the main ones are U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of State. Don’t...
by IdaKeir | Mar 30, 2017 | Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions, Student Visas
Can you do it? It’s probably easy for some readers, and very difficult for others (like me). These are some of the questions certain foreign nationals will have to answer soon to get a visa to the U.S. On March 15 Trump & Co. issued a cable to foreign...
by IdaKeir | Mar 15, 2017 | Family Visas, Immigration from Philippines, News Archive
Starting April 28, 2017 you must submit the new Form I-130A along with your I-130 petition if you’re filing for an immigrant visa (green card) for your spouse. This form provides information on the non-U.S. spouse and must be signed by the spouse IF the spouse...
by IdaKeir | Mar 9, 2017 | Employment & Nurses, Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, Visa Bulletin
The April 2017 Visa Bulletin is out. Click here to view it. Family categories for the Philippines moved forward a little; F3 (adult married children) moved forward one week to Sept. 15 1994. It’s the slowest moving category because of high demand and...
by IdaKeir | Feb 21, 2017 | Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions, Unlawful Presence/DACA
THE NEW MEMOS AND POLICIES ARE NOW OFFICIAL: Except for DACA recipients, everyone in the US without authorization is now subject to immediate arrest, detention and deportation although some legal protections are still in effect. You can read FAQs on the two memos on...