CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Burmese

LOCATION: Fresno, CA

Our client contacted our office in early April this year regarding her I-751 application.

She is from Myanmar and married a U.S. citizen in June 2013. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in July of 2014.  Her conditional residency terminated in July 2016.

To comply with immigration requirements, our client and her husband had to file an I-751 Joint Petition to Remove Conditions. She retained our office again on April 4, 2016 and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits.

On April 25, 2016, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from her friends and family members, joint tax records, joint bank statements, utility bills, insurance policies, and photos of our client and her husband to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

Once the application was filed, the fingerprint notice was issued two weeks later. There was no RFE issuance or interview request for our client’s I-751 application. As a result, on December 6, 2016, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and our client received her 10-year green card which removed the conditions.

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CASE: I-751 / Waiver of the Joint Waiver Requirement

APPLICANT: Belgian

LOCATION: San Francisco, CA

Our client contacted our office in early September of 2015 regarding her I-751 filing. She came to the United States from Belgium and she married a U.S. Citizen (her ex-husband) in August 2012. Through her marriage, she was able to obtain a 2-year conditional green card in December of 2013. Our office represented and assisted our client’s initial green card process. Her conditional residency terminated in December 2015. However, our client experienced a lot of difficulties in her marital life with her ex-husband. Unfortunately, their marriage ended in December 2015.  Thus, our client could not file the I-751 application jointly with her ex-husband.

Once our office was retained, 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. We focused on the supporting documents that he can show and helped her draft an extensive affidavit about their marriage, and why it ended the way it did.

On November 20, 2015, our office filed the I-751 application with various supporting documents (including an affidavit over 3 pages) to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with her ex-husband.

In October 2016, the USCIS scheduled an I-751 interview for our client. Prior to the interview, our office thoroughly prepared our client and informed her of potential issues at the interview.

On November 22, 2016, our client was interviewed for her I-751 application at the USCIS San Francisco, CA Field Office. The interview was very extensive.  Nevertheless, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application on December 1, 2016. Now, she has her ten-year green card.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Korean

LOCATION: Dayton, OH

Our client contacted our office in early April this year regarding her I-751 application.

She is from South Korea and married a U.S. citizen in February 2014. Through her marriage she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in July of 2014.  Her conditional residency terminated in July 2016.

To comply with immigration requirements, our client and her husband had to file an I-751 Joint Petition to Remove Conditions. She retained our office again on April 25, 2016 and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits.

On April 25, 2016, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from her friends and family members, joint bank statements, utility bills, insurance policies, and photos of our client and her husband to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

Once the application was filed, the fingerprint notice was issued two weeks later. There was no RFE issuance or interview request for our client’s I-751 application. As a result, on November 10, 2016, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and our client received her 10-year green card which removed the conditions.

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CASE: I-751 / Waiver of the Joint Waiver Requirement

APPLICANT: Indian

LOCATION: Ohio

Our client contacted our office in early September of 2014 regarding her potential I-751 filing. She came to the United States from India and she married a U.S. Citizen (her ex-husband) in July 2013.

Through her marriage, she was able to obtain a 2-year conditional green card in March of 2014. Thus, her conditional residency terminated in March 2016.

Unfortunately, their marriage ended in October 2014. Our client experienced a lot of difficulties during her marriage with her ex-husband. Thus, our client could not file the I-751 application jointly with her ex-husband.

Once retained, 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. We focused on the supporting documents that she can show and helped her draft an extensive affidavit about their marriage, and why it ended the way it did.

On October 15, 2014, our office filed the I-751 application with various supporting documents (over 26 exhibits and an affidavit over 7 pages) to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with her ex-husband.  

In October 2016, the USCIS scheduled an I-751 interview for our client.

Prior to the interview, our office thoroughly prepared our client at our office and informed them of potential issues at the interview.

On October 13, 2016, our client was interviewed for her I-751 application at the USCIS Cleveland, OH Field Office.  Attorney JP Sarmiento from our office accompanied our client.  The interview was very extensive.  Nevertheless, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application on November 9, 2016. Now, she has her ten-year green card.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Kenyan

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client contacted our office in January of this year regarding his I-751 application.

He is from Kenya and obtained his conditional residency based on being the minor son of his mother. In October 2005, while he was in Kenya, his mother married her U.S. citizen husband and got her conditional permanent residency through the marriage. Her U.S. citizen husband filed the I-130 petition for our client and as a result, our client got his immigrant visa in December 2006. Later, his mother got divorced to her U.S. citizen husband, but she removed the condition on her permanent residency. However, she did not file the I-751 petition for our client because she did not know that our client also should apply.

Without the proper guidance of any immigration counsel, our client’s mother filed I-130 petition again for our client and our client filed his green card. Obviously, because of the wrong procedures that they took, our client was placed in removal proceedings. Nevertheless, the Immigration Judge administratively closed his proceedings and advised him to file I-751. she married a U.S. citizen in July 2007. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in March of 2008.  Her conditional residency terminated in March 2010.

The USCIS still allows the I-751 applicant to file his or her I-751 application as long as there is a good cause for the late filing. After the administrative closure of his case, our client then retained our office for the I-751 filing. Once retained, our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with his mother’s divorce decree, naturalization certificate, and his letter to explain his late filing.

On February 16, 2016, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with an affidavit of applicant to explain his late filing and other supporting documents.

Eventually, on October 4, 2016, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application without any RFE or interview. Now, he has her ten-year green card.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Filipina

LOCATION: Tennessee

Our client contacted our office in May of 2014 regarding her I-751 application.

She is from the Philippines and she married a U.S. citizen in July 2007. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in March of 2008.  Her conditional residency terminated in March 2010.

To comply with immigration requirements, our client and her husband should have filed an I-751 Joint Petition to Remove Conditions before March 2010. However, due to financial and health related reasons for our clients, they could not file the I-751 application on time.

However, the USCIS still allows the I-751 applicant to file his or her I-751 application as long as there is a good cause for the late filing. She was placed in removal proceedings because she did not remove conditions on her residency.

In May 2014, the Memphis Immigration Court terminated her removal proceedings. She then retained our office for the I-751 filing. Once retained, our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with bona fide marriage evidence and a letter to explain their late filing.

On May 11, 2015, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with affidavits of applicant and her husband to explain their late filing and other joint documents to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

On December 10, 2015, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE) and asked our clients to submit more evidence regarding the bona fide nature of their marriage. We filed an extensive Response to RFE to the USCIS with more bona fide marital documents on March 2, 2016. The USCIS scheduled an I-751 interview for our client. Prior to the interview, our office thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls and informed them of potential issues at the interview.

On July 19, 2016, our client was interviewed for her I-751 application at the USCIS Memphis, TN Field Office.  The USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application after the interview. She now has her 10-year green card.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Chinese

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client contacted our office in June of 2015 regarding Response to RFE for his I-751 application.

He is from China and married a green card holder in August 2013. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in January of 2014.  His conditional residency was terminated in January 2016.

To comply with immigration requirements, our client and his wife had to file an I-751 Joint Petition to Remove Conditions. They single-handedly filed the I-751 application to USCIS in January 2016.

However, on June 6, 2016, the USCIS issued the Request for Evidence for our client’s I-751 application. The USCIS requested our client to provide more bona fide marital evidence. To get legal assistance, our client retained our office on June 14, 2016.  

Once retained, our office prepared the RFE response. On June 22, 2016, our office filed a Response to RFE to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from his friends and family members, joint bank statements, joint tax records, utility bills, joint lease, and photos of our client and his wife to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

As a result, on July 8, 2016, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and our client received his 10-year green card.

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CASE: I-751 / Waiver of the Joint Waiver Requirement

APPLICANT: Chinese

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client contacted our office in early July of 2015 regarding his pending I-751 filing. He came to the United States from China and he married a U.S. Citizen (her ex-wife) in December 2012.

Through his marriage, he was able to obtain a 2-year conditional green card in July of 2014. Thus, his conditional residency terminated in July 2016. However, our client experienced a lot of difficulties in his marital life with his ex-wife. Unfortunately, their marriage ended in August 2015.  Thus, our client could not file the I-751 application jointly with his ex-wife.

Once our office was retained, 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. We focused on the supporting documents that he can show and helped him draft an extensive affidavit about their marriage, and why it ended the way it did.

On October 6, 2016, our office filed the I-751 application with various supporting documents (over 18 exhibits and lengthy affidavit) to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with his ex-wife.

In June 2016, the USCIS scheduled an I-751 interview for our client. Prior to the interview, our office thoroughly prepared our client at our office and informed him of potential issues at the interview.

On June 30, 2016, our client was interviewed for her I-751 application at the USCIS Cleveland, OH Field Office.  Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office accompanied our client.  The interview was very extensive.  Nevertheless, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application. Now, he has his ten-year green card.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Russian

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client contacted our office in July of 2015 regarding her I-751 application.

She is from Russia and married a U.S. citizen in July 2013. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in November of 2013. Our office helped her in the green card process.  Her conditional residency terminated in November 2015.

To comply with immigration requirements, our client and her husband had to file an I-751 Joint Petition to Remove Conditions. She retained our office on August 10, 2015 and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with supplemental exhibits.

On September 3, 2015, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from her friends and family members, joint bank statements, utility bills, joint insurance documents, and photos of our client and her husband to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

Once the application was filed, the fingerprint notice was issued two weeks later. However, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE) to demonstrate the bona fideness of our client’s marriage with her husband. We filed an extensive Response to RFE to the USCIS with more bona fide marital documents on April 29, 2016.

Eventually, on May 24, 2016, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Indian

LOCATION: New Jersey

Our client contacted our office in May of 2015 regarding his I-751 application.

He is from India and he married a U.S. citizen in September 2012. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in August of 2013.  His conditional residency was terminated in August 2015.

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 May 4, 2015 and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with bona fide marriage evidence.

On June 3, 2015, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from his friends and family members, joint bank statements, joint tax returns, utility bills, joint lease, and photos of our client and his wife to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

There was no RFE issuance or interview request for our client’s I-751 application. As a result, on April 20, 2016, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and our client received his 10-year green card.

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