Dear Atty. Lou,
I have a fifteen-year-old grandson who is a green card holder but has been sent back by his mother to study here in Cebu.  Now the mother likes her son to go back to the United States inasmuch as he is now old enough to be left at home by himself while she [...]

For a child who plans to migrate to the United States, turning twenty-one years old maybe a dreaded phase. This is the age where the child is no longer considered a derivative beneficiary of a parent for purposes of petitioning.
Several exceptions were created to the aging out rule by the enactment in 2002 of the [...]

Dear Atty. Lou,
I am one of the Prince George County teachers in Maryland. Our employer violated Department of Labor rules and so our H1B visas were terminated. I filed for a change of status to B2 visa since my H1B expired last July 31.  I just want to inquire on the following: (1) I am [...]

With the global economy slowing down, green card holders are not spared from the effects of the crisis including “unemployment.” Negative news of a double dip recession in the United States causes restlessness and anxiety to the general public including the immigrants.
Angelita is an immigrant of the United States having been issued her green [...]

When unemployment rate is at its highest, adjustments on business practices are common. Hiring policies and terms of employment change. Employees who lost their jobs find it difficult to find similar or alternative employment but once they find new jobs they learned to adjust to their new employment conditions.
For U.S citizens and green card holders, [...]

By Atty. Lou Tancinco
When unemployment rate is at its highest, adjustments on business practices are common. Hiring policies and terms of employment change. Employees who lost their jobs find it difficult to find similar or alternative employment but once they find new jobs they learned to adjust to their new employment conditions.
For U.S citizens [...]

Dear Atty. Lou,
I just have a question regarding my brother, who is about to immigrate here in the United States, he is done with his interview and awaiting for his visa.
 Right now he is a freshmen (college) in a university in the Philippines and we are planning to get his ticket to come here in the States after the [...]

Dear Atty. Lou,
I have been living with the father of my children for more than 20 years now without the benefit of a marriage. He did not marry me because he said that he is under petition by my mother in law. A checklist from the National Visa Center was received last January 2010.
My problem [...]

Finally an agreement was reached between the Republicans and the Democrats about the debt ceiling. With the approval by both the House and the Senate, the bill was signed by President Obama on Tuesday to finally settle the budget deficit. While what transpired last week and over the weekend may appear [...]

By Lourdes Santos Tancinco
One who has violated the law should suffer the consequences of his actions. The victim of the offense should be compensated and the offender should be penalized. But have you heard of a victim being equally penalized with the offender?
This is what happened to hundreds of Filipino teachers in Maryland. [...]