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                    [ArticleID] => 1541028
                    [Title] => USCIS says don’t submit original documents
                    [Summary] => 

On Jan. 4, 2016, the USCIS announced that people should NOT submit original documents (such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, divorce decrees, photographs, naturalization certificates, etc.) to USCIS with any application or petition unless:

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-09 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134402 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805111 [AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 685885 [Title] => 'The consul didn't even look at my documents!' [Summary] =>

I recently applied for a visitor’s visa and was denied.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134402 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805111 [AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 674455 [Title] => Preparing for your visa interview [Summary] =>

I am very anxious about my upcoming interview at the US Embassy.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134402 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805111 [AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 642350 [Title] => Illegitimate child included, but not fiancée [Summary] =>

Dear ZF:

Based on the situation you have described, it could be possible that both your son and his illegitimate child may be eligible for visas at the same time. However, your son’s girlfriend would not be able to get a visa.

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134402 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805111 [AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 624070 [Title] => Report: 1 hurt in Manila fire [Summary] =>

A man was brought to a hospital after being suffocated by thick smoke from a burning building in Manila early dawn today, a radio report said.

[DatePublished] => 2010-10-26 09:14:03 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262583 [AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 607308 [Title] => Pulis binoga sa videoke bar [Summary] =>

Kasalukuyang nakikipaglaban kay kamatayan ang isang pulis makaraang barilin sa ulo ng mga ‘di-pa kilalang lalaki sa videoke bar sa Barangay Kuwatro, Lucena City, Quezon kamakalawa ng madaling-araw.

[DatePublished] => 2010-08-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097155 [AuthorName] => Joy Cantos [SectionName] => Probinsiya [SectionUrl] => probinsiya [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 579911 [Title] => Bisor ng PLDT nilikida [Summary] =>

Napaslang ang isang bisor ng Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Company maka­raang bari­lin sa harap ng kanyang pamilya ng ‘di-pa nakila­lang lalaki sa Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, kama­kalawa.

[DatePublished] => 2010-06-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097155 [AuthorName] => Joy Cantos [SectionName] => Probinsiya [SectionUrl] => probinsiya [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 543005 [Title] => Preparing for your visa interview [Summary] =>

I am very anxious about my upcoming interview at the US Embassy. I am truly entitled to my visa, but I have heard a lot of stories about the interview. How can I best increase my chances of success at the interview?

[DatePublished] => 2010-01-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134402 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805111 [AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 516955 [Title] => Illegitimate child included, but not fiancée [Summary] =>

I am a green card holder, and I filed a petition for my unmarried son. It was approved in the F-2B category (single adult child of green card holder). Last year, his live-in girlfriend got pregnant, and they now have a baby.

[DatePublished] => 2009-10-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134402 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805111 [AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 470431 [Title] => A relative or a friend's legal advice could be wrong [Summary] =>

Many people rely on the advice of friends or relatives for their immigration problems, rather than consulting an attorney.

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134402 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805111 [AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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