DP Legal Solutions Overcomes International Legal Deadlock, Embassy Denial, and a Five-Year Timeline to Deliver a Holiday Miracle
SAN LEANDRO, CA, April 20, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ — California immigration law firm DP Legal Solutions has announced the successful resolution of a K-1 fiancé visa case that three other firms had previously declined to take. Rafael, a U.S. citizen, had been told by every attorney he consulted that bringing his fiancé Mildred and her three daughters from the Philippines to the United States was legally impossible. On Christmas Day, the family of five boarded a plane together to begin their new life.
The obstacles were significant from the beginning. Philippine law does not recognize traditional divorce, and Mildred’s existing marriage posed a barrier that most firms estimated would take five years to resolve—long enough for all three of her daughters to age out of immigration eligibility.
DP Legal Solutions found a path to dissolve the marriage in six months, then immediately filed a K-1 petition covering Mildred and all three daughters.
The case suffered a significant setback when a consular officer at the U.S. Embassy in Manila denied the visa application during Thanksgiving week, ruling the marriage dissolution illegitimate. With no formal appeals process available for visa denials, the firm filed an urgent Request for Reconsideration, presenting evidence of the couple’s bona fide relationship and documenting the daughters’ potential as future contributors to their communities and the American workforce.
Today, Mildred and her daughters are Green Card holders, and multiple of the daughters have earned full-ride scholarships to UC Berkeley.
“I am an immigrant. My family are immigrants. I know that behind every “file” is a human life,” said founding attorney Peter Phuong Luong. “We put ourselves in your shoes and fight for your family as we would our own.”
About DP Legal Solutions
DP Legal Solutions is a full-service law firm with locations in Dublin and San Leandro, California, serving individuals and families throughout the Bay Area since 2010. Founded by attorney Peter Phuong Luong, the firm offers comprehensive legal services in immigration law, estate planning, and probate. DP Legal Solutions offers free consultations and is committed to guiding clients through life’s most consequential legal challenges with care.
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