CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Estonian

LOCATION: Girard, OH

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

He is from Estonia and he married a U.S. citizen in January 2017. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in April of 2017.  His conditional residency terminated in April 2019.

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 January 16, 2019, and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits.

On February 5, 2019, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from his friends and family members, joint bank statements, joint taxes, utility bills, insurance policies, 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. There was no RFE issuance or interview request for our client’s I-751 application. As a result, on January 8, 2020, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and our client received his 10-year green card which removed the conditions.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Nigerian

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client contacted our office in August of 2018 regarding his I-751 application.

He is from Nigeria and he married a U.S. citizen in March 2016. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in January of 2017.  His conditional residency terminated in January 2019.

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 22, 2018, and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits.

On October 16, 2018, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from his friends and family members, joint bank statements, joint taxes, utility bills, insurance policies, 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. However, the USCIS issued the 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 November 19, 2019.  

As a result, on January 6, 2020, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and our client received his 10-year green card which removed the conditions.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: South African

LOCATION: Fort Edward, NY

Our client contacted our office in August of 2018 regarding her I-751 application.

She is from South Africa and she married a U.S. citizen in February 2016. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in January of 2017.  Her conditional residency terminated in January 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 again on August 28, 2018, and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits.

On October 18, 2018, 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, the fingerprint notice was issued two weeks later. However, the USCIS issued the 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 December 2, 2019.  

As a result, on January 6, 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: Nigerian

LOCATION: Niles, OH

Our client contacted our office in April of 2018 regarding her and her son’s I-751 applications.

She is from Nigeria and she married a U.S. citizen. Through her marriage, she and her son obtained a 2-year conditional green card in August of 2016. Thus, their conditional residency terminated in August 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 our office prepared an I-751 application for our client and her son with other supplemental exhibits.

On July 18, 2018, 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 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 scheduled an interview for our client and her husband. On December 5, 2019, our client and her husband were requested to appear for the interview at the USCIS Cleveland Field Office.  Prior to the interview, our office prepared them thoroughly over the phone and also accompanied them at the interview as well. Eventually, on December 18, 2019, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Indian

LOCATION: Greenville, OH

Our client contacted our office in March of 2018 regarding his I-751 application.

He is from India and married a U.S. citizen in February 2016. Through his marriage with, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in October of 2016.  His conditional residency terminated in October 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 again on March 8, 2018, and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits.

On July 24, 2018, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from his friends and family members, joint bank statements, joint taxes, utility bills, insurance policies, 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. Eventually, on November 22, 2019, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and our client received his 10-year green card which removed the conditions.

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

APPLICANT: Ghanaian

LOCATION: Akron, OH

Our client contacted our office in early May of 2019 regarding his I-751 filing. He came to the United States from Ghana with an immigrant visa which was petitioned by his U.S. citizen ex-wife.  

Through his marriage, he was able to obtain a 2-year conditional green card in November of 2016. Thus, his conditional residency terminated in November 2018. Our client and his ex-wife were able to file joint I-751 application to the USCIS in August 2018. 

Unfortunately, during the pendency of this application, divorce proceedings were commenced between them. Our client experienced a lot of difficulties during his marriage with his ex-wife. Thus, our client could not proceed with the I-751 application jointly with his ex-wife.

Once retained, we filed an amendment request for his I-751 and 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 June 7, 2019, our office filed the amendment request application with various supporting documents to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with his ex-wife.   

In October 2019, 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 November 21, 2019, our client was interviewed for his 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 on the same day of his interview. Now, he has her ten-year green card.

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

APPLICANT: Guyanese

LOCATION: Shorewood, Wisconsin

Our client contacted our office in August of 2018 regarding his potential I-751 filing. He came to the United States from Guyana and he married a U.S. Citizen (his ex-wife) in November 2015.

Through his marriage, he was able to obtain a 2-year conditional green card in November of 2016 with our office’s legal assistance. Thus, his conditional residency terminated in November 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 on August 8, 2018, and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits.

On August 13, 2018, 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, , and photos of our client and his wife to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

Unfortunately, while his I-751 case was pending, their marriage ended in March 2019. Our client experienced a lot of difficulties during his marriage with her ex-wife. Thus, our client could not continuously pursue his I-751 joint filing application. In July 2019, the USCIS issued Request for Evidence and requested our client to submit more bona fide marital documents. 

When we prepared a Response to RFE for our client, we requested to change our client’s I-751 from joint filing to a waiver of joint filing because our client entered into the marriage in good faith, but the marriage was terminated through divorce or annulment. We sent this request based on the April 3, 2009  Donald Neufeld USCIS Memorandum entitled “I-751 Filed Prior to Termination of Marriage”, which allows for these applications to be converted to a waiver, if the divorce happened during the pendency of a jointly filed I-751 application. 

The memorandum, in part, states, on page 3:

“If the Conditional Permanent Resident provides evidence that the proceedings (divorce) have been finalized, the ISO amends the I-751 petition to indicate that the CPR is eligible for a waiver of the joint filing requirement based on termination of marriage and adjudicates the petition on the merits in accordance with established procedure. In so doing, the ISO determines whether there is sufficient evidence the CPR entered the marriage in good faith, or whether the case warrants relocation to a Field Office for an in-person interview.”

On September 21, 2019, our office filed Response to RFE along with a detailed affidavit from our client and various supporting documents to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with his ex-wife.  

Eventually, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application on November 4, 2019. Now, he has his ten-year green card.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Mexican

LOCATION: Fairborn, OH

Our client contacted our office in April 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 June of 2017. Thus, his conditional residency terminated in June 2019. 

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 April 23, 2019, and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits.

On April 24, 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, , 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. On October 25, 2019, our client and her husband were requested to appear for the interview at the USCIS Cincinnati Field Office.  Prior to the interview, our office prepared them thoroughly in our office as well. The interview went well, and as a result, on October 28, 2019, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application. 

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Mexican

LOCATION: Fort Worth, TX

Our client contacted our office in May of 2018 regarding his I-751 application.

He is from Mexico and he married a U.S. citizen in July 2015. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in September of 2016 though the representation of our firm.  His conditional residency terminated in September 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 on May 21, 2018, and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits.

On July 10, 2018, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from his friends and family members, joint bank statements, joint taxes, utility bills, insurance policies, 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. However, the USCIS issued the 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 September 12, 2019.  

As a result, on October 2, 2019, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and our client received his 10-year green card which removed the conditions.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Indian

LOCATION: New Philadelphia, OH

Our client contacted our office in March of 2018 regarding his I-751 application.

He is from India and he married a U.S. citizen in June 2015. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in August of 2016.  His conditional residency terminated in August 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 on March 20, 2018, and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits.

On July 5, 2018, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from his friends and family members, joint bank statements, joint taxes, utility bills, insurance policies, 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. There was no RFE issuance or interview request for our client’s I-751 application. As a result, on October 3, 2019, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and our client received his 10-year green card which removed the conditions.

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