CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Ghanaian

LOCATION: Columbus, OH

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

He is from Ghana and he married a U.S. citizen in 2011. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in April of 2012.  His conditional residency terminated in April 2014.

To comply with immigration requirements, our client and his wife had to file an I-751 Joint Petition to Remove Conditions on his permanent residency. He retained our office on January 29, 2014 and our office prepared an I-751 application with bona fide marriage evidence.

On February 6, 2014, 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 lease, and photos of our client and his wife to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

There was no RFE or interview request for our client’s I-751 application. As a result, on June 2, 2014, 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 / Response to RFE

APPLICANT: Vietnamese

LOCATION: Youngstown, OH

Our client contacted our office in the middle of January this year regarding a Response to RFE for her I-751 application. She is from Vietnam 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 November of 2011, and her conditional residency terminated in November 2013.

To comply with immigration requirements, our client and her husband filed an I-751 Joint Petition to Remove Conditions before November 2013. 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 January 2, 2014, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE) for our client’s I-751 filing.

She consulted with our office after receiving the RFE. After discussing the case with them, she retained our office on January 22, 2014.

We reviewed the CIS’ RFE letter and prepared our response.  On March 20, 2014, 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 this submission, our client wasn’t even interviewed. Instead, on May 2, 2014, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and our client received her 10-year green card.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Filipina

LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio

Our client contacted our office in September of 2013 regarding her I-751 application.

She was from the Philippines and she married a U.S. citizen in June 2011. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in December 2011.  Her conditional residency terminated in December 2013.

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 September 26, 2013 and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with supplemental exhibits.

On October 11, 2013, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with joint bank statements, utility bills, insurance policies, joint lease, joint tax records 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) on January 23, 2014.  The USCIS requested our client to submit more documentary evidence to prove the bona fide nature of her marriage with her husband. In response to the RFE, our office prepared the response and gathered more joint documentary evidence to demonstrate the bona fide nature of our client’s marriage. We filed the RFE response on March 5, 2014 to USCIS.

Eventually, on March 20, 2014, 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: Argentinian
LOCATION: Columbus, OH

Our client contacted our office in late September of 2013 regarding his potential I-751 filing. He is from Argentina and was married to a U.S. citizen in March 2011.

Through this marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in October of 2011. Therefore, his conditional residency terminated in October 2013.

Unfortunately, during their marriage, our client and his ex-wife went through some struggles. They lived separately for a while and their divorce was finalized in October 2013. Our client could thus not file the I-751 application jointly with his ex-wife.

After consultation, we advised him that we can help him 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 October 28, 2013, our office filed the I-751 application with various supporting documents (over 10 exhibits and an affidavit over 2 pages) to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with his ex-wife.  Eventually, on April 16, 2014, the USCIS approved our request for removal of conditions on his permanent resident status without even an interview. Now, he has her ten-year green card.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Indian

LOCATION: Toledo, Ohio

Our client contacted our office in October of 2013 regarding his I-751 application.

He is from India and married a U.S. citizen in October 2010. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in February of 2012.  His conditional residency was terminated in February 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 October 28, 2013 and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with bona fide marriage evidence.

He had a criminal record and inquired about how this will affect his case. After doing research, we determined it will not.

On November 14, 2013, 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 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 3, 2014, 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: Russian

LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio

Our client contacted our office in early February of 2013 regarding her potential I-751 filing. She came to the United States as an F-1 student from Russia and she married a U.S. citizen (her ex-husband) in December 2010.

Through her marriage, she was able to obtain a 2-year conditional green card in July of 2011. Thus, her conditional residency terminated in July 2013.

Unfortunately, their marriage ended in February 2012. 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.

Our client’s case was tough because they got separated a few months after she got the green card. However, she had compelling reasons for getting separated and eventually divorced. 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 March 19, 2013, our office filed the I-751 application with various supporting documents (over 18 exhibits and an affidavit over 5 pages) to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with her ex-husband.  We also attached numerous notarized affidavits from our client’s friends.

However, on July 29, 2013, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFEs) to demonstrate the bona fideness of our client’s marriage with her ex-husband. We filed an extensive Response to RFE to the USCIS with more bona fide marital documents on September 30, 2013.

In October 2013, 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 November 14, 2013, our client was interviewed for her I-751 application at the USCIS Cleveland, OH Field Office.  Attorney Glen Sung Hee Yu from our office accompanied our client.  The interview was very extensive.  Nevertheless, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application on April 10, 2014. Now, she has her ten-year green card.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Filipina

LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio

Our client contacted our office in early October 2013 regarding her I-751 application.

She is from the Philippines and she married a U.S. citizen in October 2011. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in January 2012.  Her conditional residency terminated in January 2014.

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 October 13, 2013 and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits.

On October 30, 2013, 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.

After 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 March 15, 2014, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and our client received her 10-year green card.

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CASE: Termination of Proceedings / I-751

APPLICANT: Ecuadorian

LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio

Our client contacted our office in April 2012 regarding her removal proceedings representation and I-751 application.

She is from Ecuador and married a U.S. citizen in October 2004. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in September 2006.  Her conditional residency terminated in September 2008.

To comply with immigration requirements, our client and her husband had to file an I-751 Joint Petition to Remove Conditions. However, they filed their I-751 application late. Later on, our client was placed in removal proceedings and had to appear for her Master Calendar hearing at the Cleveland Immigration Court on May 2, 2012. Our client retained our office on April 30, 2012 and Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu represented our client at her initial Master Calendar Hearing. After the hearing, the Court scheduled an individual hearing to review her denied I-751 application.

In the meantime, our office contacted the Cleveland DHS office to terminate her removal proceedings. We prepared an affidavit of “good cause” for the late filing and showed it together with the bona fide evidence to the DHS. As a result, on September 19, 2013, the DHS agreed to terminate her removal proceedings. Accordingly, the Immigration Judge terminated our client’s removal proceedings.

Once her removal proceeding was terminated, our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits including a detailed brief on why she filed her initial I-751 application late.

On September 30, 2013, 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 January 29, 2014, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and our client received her 10-year green card which removed conditions on her residency.

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

APPLICANT: Russian

LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio

Our client contacted our office in later February of this year regarding her potential I-751 filing. She is from Russia and married a U.S. citizen in September 2011. Through her marriage with a U.S. citizen spouse, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in April of 2012.

Unfortunately, their marriage ended in April 2013. Thus, our client could not file the 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 July 8, 2013, our office filed the I-751 application with various supporting documents (13 exhibits and an affidavit over 4 pages) to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with her ex-husband.  However, on September 3, 2013, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE) and asked our client to submit more documentary evidence to prove the bona fide nature of her marriage to her ex-husband. Our office thoroughly prepared the Response to RFE and filed it on October 28, 2013.  Eventually, on November 20, 2013, the USCIS approved our request for the removal of conditions on her permanent resident status without even an interview. Now, she has her ten-year green card.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Spanish

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client contacted our office in early December 2012 regarding his I-751 application.

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

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 December 18, 2012 and our office prepared the I-751 application for our client with documents we requested from them.

On January 28, 2013, 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 his wife to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

After 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 July 22, 2013, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and our client received his 10-year green card.

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