IMMIGRATIONS Some issues in applying for naturalization

When applying for naturalization, there are problems many applicants encountered during the interview process. This is because the i igration o cer look at how you first get your green card and what actions you have made while a green card holder. Listed below are some of them:

1. Proving good faith marriage. You will be surprised that you are applying for naturalization and yet the USCIS is considering you as a green card applicant although your marriage happened ten years ago. If you obtained your green card through marriage, no matter how many years has passed, they always asked questions and documents about whether your arriage is bona fide and what oint documents support this marriage.

2. Proving family relationship if you were petitioned by your parents, siblings or as derivative of your parents. You should be able to show proof of your relationship through arriage certificate, birth certificate, divorce or death certificate, whichever docu ents applied to your case.

3. If you were involved is a crime, no matter how minor you think it is, they will always look for documentation if you have been convicted and if you served your sentence.

4. There are crimes that will make you deportable when applying for naturalization. This will include committing two crimes of moral turpitude or an aggravated felony. Theft is a crime involving moral turpitude. There is waiver available, and you should talk to an immigration lawyer.

5. Green card holders who obtained their green card through misrepresentation may also be sent to removal proceedings. These include those who committed marriage fraud or declared as single but actually married. If you have this kind of problem, you need to talk to an i igration attorney to find if you ualify for a waiver of fraud or isrepresentation.

6. ailure to file and pay your inco e tax ay also dis ualify you for naturali ation. If you have a payment plan agreement with the IRS and you keep paying the monthly payments, you may be able to get approved. Again you need to consult with an immigration lawyer about your situation.

7. Failure to pay child support. You may be d. ed if you fail to pay for child support.

8. If you stayed outside the U.S. for more than 180 days in a single year, you may be denied naturalization.

9. If you lack the required period of residency, you may also be denied. So that you will not have a problem when applying for naturalization, you should consult with an immigration attorney to avoid possible problem along the way.

Note: This is not legal advice and presented for information purposes only. If you have i igration proble s the aw ces of Crispin C. o ano can help you find a solution before your proble gets worse which could lead to deportation and fa ily separation.

Bankruptcy Basics

1. ankruptcy will actually i prove your credit within one year because your unsecured debts are discharged. Although the bankruptcy will be in your records for 10 years, not filing bankruptcy will ake your credit even worse until ost your debts are paid.

2. f you are being sued by your creditors, ost oney udg ent can be eli inated in bankruptcy.

3. Collection actions continue and you can be sued if you are in debt settlement.

4. Chapter 7 will eliminate all unsecured debts. If you are near retirement age, you must eliminate most of your debts.

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SUCCESS STORIES f you have i igration proble s the aw ces of Crispin C. o ano can help you find a solution before your proble gets worse which could lead to deportation and fa ily separation.

For the month of February 2023, we received approval from USCIS three naturalization applications, two Fiancée visa petition, two removals of condition on residence and four ad ust ent of status applications.

Chris Caday Lozano, Esq. is an active member of the State Bar of California, the American Immigration Lawyers Association and San Francisco Trial Lawyers. He practices immigration law, bankruptcy, personal injury and income tax representation since June 1999. His contact phone is 1-877-456-9266, email: info@CCLlaw.net Website: www.crispinlozanolaw. com/ with officers in Hayward and Cerritos, CA.

A glimpse of Pinoy educators in the Bay

t has been five years this onth since character actor Karim Kiram (real name: Bernardino C. Reyes Jr.) left this vale of tears.

ast arch 6, the fa ily he left behind took ti e to remember him, consoled by the knowledge that he is in a much better place than this.

ari was born in ligan City, anao, indanao, the eldest son of Col. Bernardino C. Reyes Sr. and Teodora Cabili, sister of Senator Tomas Cabili, also a former Secretary of Defense.

Growing up, he was a mischievous boy, who soon found basketball as his calling. e excelled at it in school, was a member of the Varsity team of Santo Tomas University, and even oined a professional basketball tea , Chelsea, which won the PBA championship.

n 1 , thanks to aily xpress ntertain ent ditor and president o y rceo, he started his acting career as Karim Kiram. Since then and until he left for the United States in 1988, he appeared in any fil s with stars like oseph strada, ernando oe, r., a on evilla r., Tony Ferrer, to name a few.

ost often, he played the role of the villain, who usually dies at the end of the fil . Once, a niece of his who watched a movie he was in, replayed on TV, came to us in tears. “ Tito Tots (his nickname,for family and friends) is dead,” she wailed. She had to be assured that he wasn ’t. Karim’s love for basketball was inherited by his three sons: Sean, Birdie and Jory, whom he trained at an early age. He was their coach during a league at Fairview and at the National Press Club, where the sons of National Press Club members competed at tournaments.

Basketball wasn’t the only game he was good at. He also played golf, chess and poker very well. ari s love for his i ediate fa ily extended to his siblings, nephews, nieces and grandchildren.

He was the person they turned to in moments of crisis and he always found a solution to their problems. The apple of his eye, however, was his grandson, Matthew, whom he helped raise in the United States. Although he loved his other grandchildren as well, it was Matthew who made his eyes light up.

Matthew could do no wrong!

Towards the end of his life , Karim’s strength waned. He could no longer move around without his wheelchair. e still en oyed drinking, ostly wine, and conversations with his fa ily and friends. ike all of us, ari was hu an and, therefore, awed. s death drew near, he tried his best to make up for whatever sins of commission or omission he had made. Thankfully, he was administered the Last Sacraments.

Today, we remember him with sadness. Gone too soon, he will be forever missed.

Rest in eternal peace, Karim, and continue to watch over your loved ones as you did in life, until we meet again.

(Editor’s Note: Karim Kiram lived in San Francisco Bay Area for several years and was active with the local media before his passing.)