DEAR Attorney Tan, I entered the US in 1998 as a crewman.  I have recently married a US citizen and would like to get a green card.  However, I have heard that since I entered as a crewman, I cannot adjust my status to a permanent resident.  Is this true?  –Lost on Land Dear Lost… […]

“One contributing factor to the gender wage gap is pay secrecy.” Q: I AM a single mom and I have worked for my employer for several years. While talking with another newly hired male co-worker whose responsibilities are similar to mine, I discovered he was making 50 cents more per hour than I am. I… […]

THE Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 requires that US Citizens sponsoring an alien for legal permanent residency execute an immigration form I-864 Affidavit of Support.  This is an agreement between the US Government and the Sponsor to promise to support the immigrant beneficiary seeking admission to the US at a level… […]

THE seniors are husband and wife aged 70 and 65. The wife is a young and healthy 65, while the husband is a healthy 70 who still looks strong. Both are still working with good income. The husband grosses about $100,000 a year and the wife grosses about $70,000 a year. With $170,000 gross for… […]

I”LL say, let the seed flow from your hand into the welcoming soil and allow God’s nature to take its course. Trust that the seed will break in due time and will gradually bring out life. A branch, a leaf will suddenly appear.? Wait for several more days and you’ll see it becomes a small… […]

‘Major disarmament’ goal by 2020, says Secretary of State Pompeo Trump said Wednesday, June 13, that North Korea was no longer a nuclear threat, upon returning to Washington from his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that while there was still “a great deal of… […]

WASHINGTON – The Philippine-U.S. relationship stands as a model for ensuring peace and stability across the Indo-Pacific and America is proud to call the Philippines a friend and ally, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. In a statement released in Washington on the eve of Philippine Independence Day, Pompeo congratulated Filipinos on the 120th anniversary… […]