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Since the Dual Citizenship Act was first implemented in 2004, a total of 116,059 Filipinos who took on other nationalities have reacquired Philippine citizenship, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday. Under Republic Act 9225, also known as the citizenship retention and reacquisition act of 2003, natural-born Filipinos who became naturalized citizens of . . . → read more
Philippine and Canadian authorities discussed this week labor and migration issues affecting Filipino workers and migrants entering Canada. Ambassador Leslie Gatan took up the matter with Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney last January 16, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. "Since 2010, Filipino temporary workers have comprised the biggest number . . . → read more
The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday clarified that naturalized Emirati women married to foreigners may avail of citizenship for their children only if they were born after the mother’s naturalization, the Gulf News said on Monday. According to the report, UAE’s Ministry of Interior for Naturalization and Residency made the . . . → read more
GARAPAN, Saipan — Non-US citizen Filipinos in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) might be able to extend their stay until December 2012, after the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Thursday (Manila time) that i… . . . → read more
SUNBURY – Even though there may be many obstacles ahead for Dr. Pedro and Salvacion Servano, one thing is undeniably clear. People love the Filipino couple who want nothing more than to be U.S. citizens after living in the states for 30 years. Almost four years to the day from when the Selinsgrove . . . → read more
She had been waiting to get her "green card" for 10 years but she had no idea she would finally get it on the day she almost didn't show up for her interview with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Susan Hinaut's 39-year-old son died of cancer on the eve of her . . . → read more
WASHINGTON D.C. – Susan Hinaut waited over a decade for a chance to earn the green card that eluded her when her father who filed her immigrant petition died. In a bitter twist of fate, another family tragedy paved the way for Hinaut to win the green card she coveted so much. Her 39-year-old . . . → read more
MONTREAL – Canadian officials on Friday announced a new two-year, multi-entry "super visa" for parents and grandparents of immigrants settled in Canada. The move came after wait times for sponsorship of "family class" applications had grown to an unwieldy seven years or longer. "Without taking action, those times will continue to grow, and that . . . → read more
With a law enabling them to carry two citizenships, some Filipinos based in the United States pledged their allegiance again to the Philippines in a series of consular outreach events in Michigan and Florida recently. One of these “renewed" Filipinos is war veteran Regino Tuya Tibunsay Sr., who re-took his oath of allegiance last . . . → read more 
Filipino migrants, legal or otherwise, are among the largest immigrant groups in the United States. According to studies conducted by the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Immigration Statistics (OSI) earlier this year, Filipinos in 2010 comprised: . . . → read more |
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