CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Filipina

LOCATION: Sidney, MT

Our Filipina client contacted our office in June of 2019 regarding her I-751 application.

She married a U.S. citizen in August 2016. She obtained a 2-year conditional green card in November 2017.  Her conditional residency terminated in November 2019.

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 12, 2019. 

On September 17, 2019, 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.

The the fingerprint notice was issued two weeks later. Eventually, USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE). We filed the response on September 29, 2020.  

On January 7, 2021, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and she received her 10-year green card which removed the conditions.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Chinese

LOCATION: Wexford, PA

Our client contacted our office in February 2020 regarding her I-751 application.

She is from China and she married a U.S. citizen in May 2017. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in April 2018.  Her conditional residency terminated in April 2020.

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 February 13, 2020, and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client.

On February 20, 2020, our office filed the I-751 application to the USCIS with all necessary supporting documents.

On December 31, 2020, 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

APPLICANT: Iranian

LOCATION: Coppell, TX

Our client contacted our office in September of 2019 regarding his I-751 application.

He is from Iran and he married a U.S. citizen. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in February of 2018. Thus, his conditional residency terminated in February 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, and our office prepared an I-751 application for him. .

On November 25, 2019, our office filed the I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from his friends and family members, joint bank statements, utility bills, joint tax documents, birth certificate of their child, and photos of our client and his wife to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

In December 2020, the USCIS scheduled an interview for our client and his wife at the USCIS Dallas Field Office.  Prior to the interview, our office prepared them thoroughly via conference calls. The interview went well on December 17, 2020. The USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application on January 4, 2021.  

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Korean

LOCATION: Hackensack, NJ

Our client contacted our office in March 2020 regarding her I-751 application.

She is from South Korea and she married a U.S. citizen in June 2017. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in May 2018.  Her conditional residency terminated in May 2020.

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 March 30, 2020, and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with supporting documents.

On April 6, 2020, 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. 

Eventually, on December 3, 2020, 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: Filipina
LOCATION: St. Petersburg, FL

Our client contacted our office in June of 2018 regarding her I-751 application.  She is from the Philippines and she married a U.S. citizen in November 2016. Through her marriage with a U.S. citizen spouse, she obtained her 2-year conditional green card in February of 2018. Therefore, her conditional residency terminated in February 2020. 

Unfortunately, during their marriage, our client and her ex-husband went through struggles. They started living separately and their divorce proceedings were initiated. Thus, our client could not proceed with an I-751 joint filing with her ex-husband. 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 July 16, 2018, our office filed the I-751 application with various supporting documents (numerous exhibits and an affidavit over 3 pages) to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with her ex-husband. 

In July 2020, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE) for our client and requested her to submit a finalized divorce decree and more bona fide marital evidence with her ex-husband. Our office prepared and filed the Response to RFE on September 4, 2020.  Eventually, the USCIS approved her I-751 application on December 14, 2020. Now, she has her ten-year green card.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Korean

LOCATION: Darien, IL

Our client contacted our office in July of 2018 regarding her I-751 application. She is from South Korea and she got her two-year green card through marriage to a US Citizen. She obtained the 2-year conditional green card in November 2016. Thus, her conditional residency terminated in November 2018.

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 and we prepared an I-751 application for our client.

On October 26, 2018, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from her friends and family members, joint tax documents, birth certificate of their daughter, and photos of our client and her husband to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

In August 2019, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE) and requested our client to submit more bona fide marriage documents. Our office filed the Response to RFE on November 11, 2019. 

In November 2020, the USCIS scheduled an interview for our client and her husband. On December 16, 2020, our client and her husband were requested to appear for the interview at the USCIS Chicago Field Office.  Prior to the interview, our office prepared them thoroughly via conference calls. The interview went well, and as a result, on December 16, 2020, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application.

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CASE: I-751 / Waiver of the Joint Waiver Requirement
APPLICANT: Vietnamese
LOCATION: Round Rock, TX

Our client contacted our office in March of 2019 regarding his daughter’s I-751 filing. Our client is from Vietnam and he married a U.S. citizen and got his conditional green card in 2015. He filed his I-751 application and his I-751 application was approved as well. When he was petitioned by his U.S. citizen wife, she also filed I-130 petitions for our client’s daughters and they got their conditional green card in March 2015. 

Unfortunately, during their marriage, our client and his ex-wife went through struggles. His ex-wife (his spouse at that time) refused to sign the form I-751 for his daughters to remove their conditional green cards. His daughters on their own (without an attorney) filed form I-751 under extreme hardship. In their application package, besides the required documents, each of them wrote a letter, explaining their hardships. The hardship evidence included leaving Vietnam at a very early age, being unable to communicate and continue learning, lack of safety protection, family separation, being unable to continue with their education, life insecurity, and physical and emotional depression. 

They client received a Request for Evidence for this I-751 application in January 2019 and contacted our office for legal assistance.  After consultation, we advised that we can help her re-file the I-751 application with a waiver of the joint filing requirement instead. We requested a waiver because our client (applicant’s father) entered into the marriage in good faith, but the marriage was terminated through divorce or annulment before they can file a joint petition.

On April 3, 2019, our office filed the I-751 application with various supporting documents.

Eventually, on December 3, 2020, the USCIS approved the I-751.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Chinese

LOCATION: Parma, OH

Our client contacted our office in December of 2019 regarding her I-751 application.

She is from China and she married a U.S. citizen in May 2017. She obtained a 2-year conditional green card in March 2018.  Her conditional residency terminated in March 2020.

To comply with immigration requirements, our client and her husband had to file an I-751 Joint Petition to Remove Conditions application. She retained our office on December 11, 2019.

On December 13, 2019, our office filed the 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. 

Eventually, on November 17, 2020, 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: Mexican

LOCATION: Medina, OH

Our client contacted our office in September of 2019 regarding his I-751 application.

He is from Mexico and he married a U.S. citizen. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in February of 2018. 

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 and we prepared the I-751 application.

On November 25, 2019, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from his friends and family members, joint bank statements, utility bills, joint tax documents, birth certificate of their child, and photos of our client and his wife to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

Several months later, the USCIS scheduled an interview for our client and his wife. Our client and his wife were requested to appear for the interview at the USCIS Cleveland Field Office.  Prior to the interview, our office prepared them thoroughly via conference calls. Sung Hee Yu from our office accompanied them at the interview as well. The interview went well on November 13, 2020 and the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application on the same day. 

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Chinese

LOCATION: Cleveland Heights, OH

Our client contacted our office in December of 2019 regarding her I-751 application.

She is from China and shemarried a U.S. citizen. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in February 2018. Her conditional residency terminated in February 2020. 

To comply with immigration requirements, our client and her spouse had to file an I-751 Joint Petition to Remove Conditions. She retained our office, and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client.

On December 23, 2019, 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 tax documents, and photos of our client and her spouse to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

Once the application was filed, the fingerprint arty@sarmientoimmigration.comnotice was issued two weeks later. Eventually, on October 28, 2020, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application without any RFE. 

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