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	<title>Philippine e-Legal Forum &#187; Immigration Law</title>
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		<title>Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 (RA 9208): A Primer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(A recent news article warns foreigners from marrying Filipino women in exchange for their kidneys or other organs. Two laws were cited: the law against mail-order brides and Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003. Since we already have a previous discussion on the prohibition against mail-order brides, let&#8217;s have a brief discussion on Republic Act [...]
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		<title>Special Visa for Employment Generation (SVEG): A Primer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 17 November 2008, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Executive Order No. 758 (full text), providing for a Special Visa for Employment Generation (SVEG) that would allow foreign investors to stay indefinitely in the Philippines under certain requirements. Here’s a primer on the SVEG: What is the rationale for the SVEG? It is founded on public [...]
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		<title>Prohibition against Mail-Order Brides</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may be aware of the existence of mail-order brides, although you may not be aware that this is an &#8220;industry.&#8221; According to a study (The &#8220;Mail-Order&#8221; Bride Industry and its Impact on U.S. Immigration), funded through the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service: An American man seeking a foreign bride may avail himself of over [...]
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		<title>Legal Dynamics: Citizenship and Divorce</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discussions are welcome in the Forum. As more subjects here are discussed by the readers, the interaction of one topic with another (or between related laws) results to a legal melting pot, enriching the pool of topics to choose from. For instance, we have discussed (&#8220;Divorce and Annulment in the Philippines&#8220;) that a Filipino &#8211; [...]
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		<title>Retention and Re-Acquisition of Philippine Citizenship</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2006 01:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former natural-born Filipinos who retain or re-acquire Philippine citizenship under Republc Act No. 9225 (&#8220;Citizen Retention and Re-Acquisition Act of 2003&#8220;) shall enjoy full rights enjoyed by any Filipino, subject to certain conditions enumerated below. Please note that the law covers only &#8220;natural-born&#8221; Filipinos (born of one or both parents who are Filipino citizens at [...]
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