CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Pakistani

LOCATION: Southfield, MI

Our client contacted our office in September of 2020 regarding his I-751 application.

He is from Pakistan and he married a U.S. citizen in September 2017. He obtained a 2-year conditional green card in August 2018. His conditional residency terminated in August 2020. 

To comply with immigration requirements, our client and his wife had to file an I-751 Joint Petition to Remove Conditions. He retained our office on September 22, 2020. On October 1, 2020, our office filed the I-751 application to the USCIS. He already missed the filing period for his I-751; nevertheless, our office included our client’s statement in support of late filing for his I-751. 

On May 13, 2021, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence and requested our client to submit more bona fide joint documents. On August 13, 2021, our office filed a Response to RFE to the USCIS. Eventually, on August 3, 2022, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application. He received her 10-year green card.

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CASE: I-485 Adjustment of Status based on approved I-360 Petition

NATIONALITY: Kenyan

LOCATION: Willoughby, OH

Our Kenyan client came to the U.S. in February 2005 with a J-2 visa. He married his U.S. citizen wife in December 2014. In December 2019, he contacted our office to seek legal representation for his I-360 petition. According to his story, our client’s marital life was tough and he eventually was abused by his spouse.  With his story and other evidence, our office determined that he would be eligible for I-360 self-petition as a spouse of an abusive U.S. citizen.

Our client experienced domestic violence and spousal abuse during his marriage. His wife physically and mentally abused our client throughout the years. Thus, we prepared and filed his I-360 petition, which included numerous exhibits and a detailed brief to the USCIS Vermont Service Center on January 24, 2020. 

Eventually, on April 4, 2022, the USCIS Vermont Service Center approved our client’s I-360 petition. While his I-360 petition was pending, our firm prepared and filed the Adjustment of Status Application on March 17, 2020.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference all. On July 14, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, OH USCIS.  Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu accompanied our client as well. Eventually, on the same day of the interview, the USCIS approved our client’s adjustment of status application and issued a green card.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Filipina

LOCATION: Carrollton, KY

Our client came to the United States from the Philippines in January 2019 with a B-1 business visitor’s visa. Since then, she has remained in the United States. She married a U.S. Citizen in November 2021. She retained our office on November 3, 2021 for her green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on December 14, 2021. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and fingerprint appointment all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On July 14, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Louisville, Kentucky USCIS office. On July 15, 2022, our client’s green card application was approved.

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CASE: I-751 / Waiver of the Joint Waiver Requirement
APPLICANT: Costa Rican
LOCATION: Mansfield, OH

Our client contacted our office in late January 2021 regarding her potential I-751 filing. She is from Costa Rica and she married a U.S. citizen in July 2018. Through her marriage with a U.S. citizen spouse, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in January of 2020. Therefore, her conditional residency terminated in January 2022.

Unfortunately, during their marriage, our client and her ex-husband went through marital issues. She was the subject of extreme cruelty by her ex-husband. Therefore, they lived separately for a while and their divorce was finalized in July 2020. Thus, our client could not file I-751 application jointly with her ex-husband. After the consultation, we advised that we can help her file the I-751 application with a waiver of the joint filing requirement. We requested a waiver because our client entered into the marriage in good faith, but the marriage was terminated through divorce or annulment before they can file a joint petition.

On March 12, 2021, our office filed the I-751 application. In April 2022, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE) for our client and the requested her submit more bona fide marital evidence with her ex-husband. Our office prepared and filed the Response to RFE on April 21, 2022. Eventually, on June 17, 2022, the USCIS approved her I-751 application. Now, she has her ten-year green card.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Nepalese

LOCATION: Blacklick, OH 

Our Nepalese client came to the U.S. on a F-1 student visa in August 2015. In August 2021, our client married his U.S. citizen wife.  He retained our office on September 7, 2021 for his green card application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on October 12, 2021.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and fingerprint appointment came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference call. On June 23, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Columbus, OH USCIS office. On June 24, 2022, his green card application was approved.

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Case: I-130/I-485
Applicant/Beneficiary – French
Location: Philadelphia, PA

Our client entered the United States in November 2021 from France under the visa waiver program. As a Visa Waiver Entrant, she was only authorized to remain in the United States for 90 days.  She came to the U.S. to see her U.S. citizen fiancé. Her fiancé filed a K-1 visa petition for her and she was waiting for the K-1 visa interview in Paris, France. Nonetheless, she came to the U.S. to spend time together with her U.S. citizen fiancé.

While she was staying in the U.S., the omicron variant became widespread. Our client and her fiancé changed their plans and she married her U.S. fiancé in February 2022. 

They contacted our office and consulted with us regarding adjustment of status. After the consultation, they retained our office.  One issue in her green card application was the fact that she came to the United States under the visa waiver program. As our office wrote in our previous success story with a similar issue,  under the visa waiver program, citizens of certain countries can enter the U.S. for 90 days without a visa with the condition that the visitor waives his or her right to contest removal (other than on the basis of asylum).  The “no-contest” provision of the Visa Waiver Program is fundamental; if someone could enter under the VWP and then contest removability, it would defeat the whole purpose of the Program which is to make it easy for certain nationals to come to the United States to visit and then leave without all the red-tape involved in visa issuance.

Nevertheless, our office filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on February 14, 2022.  Our office requested the CIS to exercise favorable discretion in granting adjustment of status. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and the fingerprint appointment all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On June 9, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Philadelphia Pennsylvania USCIS Field Office.  The interview went well, and the USCIS approved her adjustment of status application on June 10, 2022.  Now, our client is a green card holder.

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Case: I-130/I-485
Applicant/Beneficiary – Italian
Location: Elyria, OH

Our client entered the United States in December 2021 from Italy under the visa waiver program. As a Visa Waiver Entrant, he was only authorized to remain in the United States for 90 days.  He married his U.S. citizen spouse in February 2022. 

In February 2022, they contacted our office and consulted with us regarding adjustment of status. After the consultation, they retained our office.  One main issue in his green card application was the fact that he came to the United States under the visa waiver program.   As our office wrote in our previous success story with a similar issue,  under the visa waiver program, citizens of certain countries can enter the U.S. for 90 days without a visa with the condition that the visitor waives his or her right to contest removal (other than on the basis of asylum).  The “no-contest” provision of the Visa Waiver Program is fundamental; if someone could enter under the VWP and then contest removability, it would defeat the whole purpose of the Program which is to make it easy for certain nationals to come to the United States to visit and then leave without all the red-tape involved in visa issuance.

Nevertheless, our office filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on February 16, 2022.  Our office requested the CIS to exercise favorable discretion in granting adjustment of status. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and fingerprint appointment all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On June 8, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS Field Office.  Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. accompanied our clients. The interview went well, and the USCIS approved his adjustment of status application on June 10, 2022.  Now, our client is a green card holder.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Serbian

LOCATION: Willoughby, OH

Our client came to the United States from Serbia on a F-1 student visa. She married a U.S. Citizen in October 2021. She retained our office on February 22, 2022 for her green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on February 28, 2022. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and fingerprint appointment all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On June 10, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. from our office also accompanied our clients. On June 11, 2022, our client’s green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Honduran

LOCATION: Orrville, OH

Our client came to the United States from Honduras in April 2013. Since then, she has remained in the United States. She married a U.S. Citizen in October 2021. She retained our office on October 26, 2021 for her green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on December 3, 2021. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and fingerprint appointment came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On June 8, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. from our office also accompanied our clients. Eventually, on June 10, 2022, our client’s green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Venezuelan

LOCATION: North Royalton, OH

Our client is from Venezuela who came to the U.S. on a B-2 visitor’s visa in August 2016. Since then, he has remained in the United States.  In March 2021, our client married his U.S. citizen wife. He retained our office on May 31, 2021 for his green card application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on June 10, 2021.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and employment authorization document all came on time. Prior to the interview, we prepared our clients at our office via conference calls. On June 6, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, OH USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. accompanied our clients as well. On June 10, 2022, his green card application was approved.

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