Hawaii Military and Criminal Law BLOG

By Atty. Emmanuel Samonte Tipon These are the 10 Commandments to successfully bringing your alien fiancé/fiancée to America from a Hawaii Immigration Attorney. Petition for Alien Fiancé/Fiancée, USCIS Form I-129F (Revised Edition 05/21/10 or later) must be read, filled up, and signed by U.S. citizen petitioner, and submitted. Biographic Information, USCIS Form G325A, must be filled up and signed by U.S. citizen petitioner, and another Form G 325A must be filled up and signed by the alien fiancé/fiancée.  Petitioner and alien fiancé/fiancée must attach to their Form G-325A their respective 2 passport style color photographs in accordance with the specifications in USCIS Form M-378. These must be submitted. Petitioner’s proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a photocopy of Certificate of Live Birth in the U.S., Naturalization Certificate, or Certificate of Citizenship, of petitioner must be submitted. Photocopy of U.S. Passport of U.S. citizen petitioner (All pages containing data, including visa…
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By Atty. Emmanuel Samonte Tipon Obama is enjoying Hawaii’s sunny weather playing golf with his Filipino buddy and eating shaved ice. On the other hand his ICE men are busy arresting Filipinos – not for aggravated felonies but simple immigration violations. Take the case of a do-it-yourself Filipino whose adjustment of status application was rejected by USCIS. Reason? He did not fill in the blank for Alien Number. Instead of hiring a lawyer, his brother brought him to USCIS in Hawaii for advice. “Aha,” the officer must have exclaimed, looking at his I-94, “you should have gone home yesterday.” ICE agents handcuffed him and brought him to the Federal Detention Center, charging him with overstaying. It was only 12 hours. After three weeks in detention, his bond hearing was held. His brother represented him. He was required to put up $1,500. If the family had paid this amount to a…
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