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Slapjack
Yesterday, I played slapjack with my six-year-old daughter. Uno, Hai, Tres, Bon, Cinco, … l was counting with my beginner’s Spanish and she was counting with her beginner’s Vietnamese. Jack, Queen and King were in English since we both didn’t know how to say those words in our respective chosen language. I did not understand Vietnamese and she did not understand Spanish. So it was difficult for both of us to not only keep track of the sequence of numbers but also say the correct numbers in a different language. We laughed as we struggled to prevail. Afterwards, my daughter grabbed my phone to use Google Translate. She wanted to…
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SIJ – November 2022 – No Movement
The visa bulletin for November of 2022 has been posted. Unfortunately, there is no movement for the SIJ category, which is listed under the employment-based fourth preference, for applicants from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. In November of 2022, the date for final action for employment-based fourth preference is March 15, 2018, which is the same exact date as listed in the October of 2022 visa bulletin. I think USCIS recognizes this problem and has taken steps to address the potential wait time. Indeed, USCIS has done at least 2 things to make the wait more bearable. First, in March of 2022, USCIS published a final rule in the Federal…
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Ray’s New Glasses
I purchased a new pair of glasses from a website online. I was super excited when they arrived as I wasn’t sure what to expect in terms of the quality. I loved it. After I picked up my daughter from school, I asked her if she liked my new glasses? My daughter replied, “Dad – those glasses make your nose look big. Your nose was the size of a keyhole. But every time you tell a lie, your nose gets bigger and bigger! I was pleasantly surprised by my daughter’s answer so I decided to play along. I said, “Oh. If that is true then what is the biggest lie…
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Fiancée Adjustment after Fiancé Passes Away
Eventually, I would like to draft and share a post about why I wanted to be an immigration attorney. In the meantime, I would like to share some memorable moments from my practice as an immigration attorney and the profound impact that it had on our clients. I had a client named Maria. Maria entered the United States under a Fiancée visa (K-1) with her daughter who entered as a K-2. Maria married her fiancé within 90 days of her entry into the United States. Maria filed the green card paperwork with USCIS for both her and her daughter. Unfortunately, Maria’s husband passed away before the green card paperwork was…