CASE: I-751 / Waiver of the Joint Waiver Requirement
APPLICANT: Filipina
LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client contacted our office in late June of 2015 regarding her potential I-751 filing. She was from the Philippines and married a U.S. citizen in May 2013. Through her marriage with a U.S. citizen spouse, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in October of 2013. Therefore, her conditional residency terminated in October 2015.

Unfortunately, during their marriage, our client and her ex-husband went through struggles. They lived separately for a while and their divorce was finalized in July 2015. Thus, our client could not file I-751 application jointly with her ex-husband. After consultation, we advised that we can help her file an 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 August 25, 2015, our office filed the I-751 application with various supporting documents (over 20 exhibits and an affidavit over 4 pages) to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with her ex-husband.  Eventually, on March 14, 2016, the USCIS approved our request for the removal of conditions on her permanent resident status without even an interview nor a request for evidence. Now, she has her ten-year green card.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Filipina

LOCATION: Houston, TX

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

She is from the Philippines and she married a U.S. citizen in March 2013. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in September of 2013. Our office helped her in the green card process.  Her conditional residency terminated in September 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 June 1, 2015 and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with supporting documents.

On June 15, 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 leasing 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 weeksr. 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 January 29, 2016.

Eventually, on February 22, 2016, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Iranian

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

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

He is from Iran and he married a U.S. citizen in July 2013. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in October of 2013. Our office helped him with his green card. His conditional residency terminated in October 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 July 29, 2015 and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with supporting documents.

On August 11, 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 records, utility bills, joint leasing documents, and photos of our client and his wife to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

Once the application was filed, the fingerprint notice was issued two weeks later. Everything went smoothly and eventually, on February 12, 2016, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application without any Request for Evidence (RFE).

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Chinese

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

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

She is from China and married a U.S. citizen in April 2012. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in June of 2013.  Her conditional residency terminated in June 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 April 1, 2015 and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits.

On April 13, 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 leasing 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 September 10, 2015.

Eventually, on October 29, 2015, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Brazilian

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

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

She is from Brazil and married a U.S. citizen in November 2011. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in April of 2013. Our office helped her in the green card process.  Her conditional residency terminated in April 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 January 12, 2015 and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with supporting documents.

On February 4, 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 lease, 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 September 25, 2015.

Eventually, on October 16, 2015, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application.

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CASE: I-751 / Response to RFE

APPLICANT: Filipina

LOCATION: Miami, FL

Our client contacted our office in November 2015 regarding a Response to RFE for her I-751 application filing. She is from the Philippines and got her 2-year conditional green card through her marriage to her U.S. citizen husband.  She obtained a 2-year conditional green card in 2013, and her conditional residency terminated in 2015.

To comply with immigration requirements, our client and her husband filed an I-751 Joint Petition to Remove Conditions before its expiration date. However, she did not have an attorney back then, and did not submit sufficient evidence to prove the bona fideness of her marriage to her U.S. citizen husband. As a result of that, on November 13, 2015, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE) for our client’s I-751 filing.

After consulting, she retained our office on November 19, 2015.

We reviewed the CIS’ RFE letter and prepared our response.  On December 15, 2015, our office filed the Response to RFE to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from her friends and family members, joint bank statements, utility bills, credit card statements, joint tax records, joint vehicle title, insurance policies, and photos of our client and her husband to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

After that, there was no interview request for our client’s I-751 application. Instead, on January 11, 2016, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and our client received her 10-year green card which removed the condition.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Hungarian

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client contacted our office in late July of 2014 regarding his I-751 application.

He is from Hungary and he married a U.S. citizen in January 2012. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in September of 2012. Our office helped him with his green card application.  His conditional residency terminated in September 2014.

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 August 6, 2014 and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits.

On August 29, 2014, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from his friends and family members, joint bank statements, utility bills, and photos of our client and his wife to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

Once the application was filed, the fingerprint notice was issued two weeks later. The USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE) to demonstrate the bona fideness of our client’s marriage with his wife. We filed an extensive Response to RFE to the USCIS with more bona fide marital documents on January 15, 2015.

The USCIS then scheduled an interview for our client and his wife. On July 2, 2015, our client and his wife were requested to appear for an interview at the USCIS Cleveland Field Office.  Prior to the interview, our office prepared them thoroughly in our office and also accompanied them at the interview as well. Eventually, on December 7, 2015, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application.

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CASE: Termination of Proceedings / I-751

APPLICANT: Ghanaian

LOCATION: Columbus, OH

Our client contacted our office in July 2014 regarding his removal proceedings representation and I-751 application.

He is from Ghana and he married a U.S. citizen in August 2010. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in May 2011.  His conditional residency terminated in May 2013.

To comply with immigration requirements, our client and his wife had to file an I-751 Joint Petition to Remove Conditions. They filed the I-751 application first; however, they failed to appear at the I-751 interview because they were not informed of their interview date.  Our client’s initial I-751 application was thus denied. Later on, our client was placed in removal proceedings and had to appear for his Master Calendar hearing at the Cleveland Immigration Court on August 5, 2014. Our client retained our office on August 4, 2014 and Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu represented our client at his initial Master Calendar Hearing.

After the hearing, our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits including a detailed brief on why they failed to appear at their initial I-751 interview.

On January 29, 2015, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from his 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. However, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE) in July 2015 and requested our client to submit more bona fide evidence. In response to the RFE, our office prepared and filed the Response to RFE with several supplemental exhibits to the USCIS on August 4, 2015. Eventually, on August 19, 2015, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and our client received his 10-year green card which removed the conditions.

Once our client received his 10-year green card, our office filed a Motion to Terminate proceedings with the Cleveland Immigration Court on August 31, 2015. On September 30, 2015, the Immigration Judge terminated our client’s removal proceedings.

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

APPLICANT: Australian

LOCATION: Columbus, Ohio

Our client contacted our office in early August of 2014 regarding her I-751 filing. She came to the United States from Australia after she married a U.S. Citizen (her ex-husband) in September 2011. Through her marriage, she was able to obtain a 2-year conditional green card in October of 2012. Thus, her conditional residency terminated in October 2014.

Before her 2 year green card expired, our client experienced a lot of difficulties in her marital life with his ex-husband. Unfortunately, their marriage ended in September 2013.  Thus, our client could not file a joint petition for her removal of condition.

Thus, she retained our office in August 2014 to file an I-751 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. 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 September 17, 2014, our office filed the I-751 application with various supporting documents (over 28 exhibits and an affidavit over 5 pages) to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with her ex-husband.

In June 2015, the USCIS scheduled an I-751 interview for our client. Prior to the interview, our office thoroughly prepared our client via conference call and informed her of potential issues at the interview. On July 28, 2015, our client was interviewed for her I-751 application at the USCIS Columbus, OH Field Office.  Eventually, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application on the same day. Now, she has her ten-year green card.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Korean

LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio

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

She is from South Korea and she married a U.S. citizen in November 2012. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in March of 2013.  Her conditional residency terminated in March 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 again on January 14, 2015 and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with supporting documents.

On February 5, 2015, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from her friends and family members, joint bank statements, joint taxes, 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, a 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 June 30, 2015, 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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