Jane and Pam met when they were still young practicing lawyers. They became friends while playing badminton games in their local lawyer’s chapter. Teamed up together to play doubles, Jane and Pam represented their local chapter in the regional and national tournaments. Due to their collaborations both in the legal court and in the badminton court, Jane and Pam developed a strong bond over the years.

Immigrating to the US, the move that changed lives

Pam was a clerk of court in a regional trial court (RTC) in the Philippines where she closely assisted the presiding judge with the legal and administrative works. While working in the court, Pam had established good relationships with the judges of other branches. She also built a wide network of alliances with practicing lawyers and court personnel. Her stint in the RTC strongly developed her skills in document preparation, file management, and inter-office coordination.

It was at that time when Pam found love with an American who was based in the US. She then had to resign from her work and It was at that time when Pam found love with an American who was based in the US.  She then had to resign from her work and move to the US to join her husband and establish their family life in St. Louis, Missouri.  Pam prepared all her US immigration paperwork and collected all her Philippine documents with the help of her relatives and friends there.  It was a very tedious job for Pam, who not only had to adjust to her new life here in the US but also had to deal with all these daunting immigration documents while she was pregnant with her first son. 

Meanwhile, Jane had left the Philippines and joined an international law firm as a foreign legal consultant in Indonesia.  Thereafter, she worked as a legal manager of a Thai law firm with six (6) branches all over Thailand that cater to foreigners.  Her dealings were mostly with clients who were nationals of America, Australia, Denmark, Germany, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, and Thailand.   As fate would have it, Jane also fell in love with an American and prompted her to also immigrate to the US.   She left her work in Thailand to join her husband in Florida where they were married and started a family together.

Just like Pam, Jane also prepared all her US immigration paperwork and her filings with the Philippine Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand and Washington D.C, USA.  She also coordinated with her family and friends to get her requirements from the Philippines.