CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Filipina

LOCATION: Carrollton, KY

Our client came to the United States from the Philippines in January 2019 with a B-1 business visitor’s visa. Since then, she has remained in the United States. She married a U.S. Citizen in November 2021. She retained our office on November 3, 2021 for her green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on December 14, 2021. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and fingerprint appointment all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On July 14, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Louisville, Kentucky USCIS office. On July 15, 2022, our client’s green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Nepalese

LOCATION: Blacklick, OH 

Our Nepalese client came to the U.S. on a F-1 student visa in August 2015. In August 2021, our client married his U.S. citizen wife.  He retained our office on September 7, 2021 for his green card application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on October 12, 2021.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and fingerprint appointment came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference call. On June 23, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Columbus, OH USCIS office. On June 24, 2022, his green card application was approved.

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Case: I-130/I-485
Applicant/Beneficiary – French
Location: Philadelphia, PA

Our client entered the United States in November 2021 from France under the visa waiver program. As a Visa Waiver Entrant, she was only authorized to remain in the United States for 90 days.  She came to the U.S. to see her U.S. citizen fiancé. Her fiancé filed a K-1 visa petition for her and she was waiting for the K-1 visa interview in Paris, France. Nonetheless, she came to the U.S. to spend time together with her U.S. citizen fiancé.

While she was staying in the U.S., the omicron variant became widespread. Our client and her fiancé changed their plans and she married her U.S. fiancé in February 2022. 

They contacted our office and consulted with us regarding adjustment of status. After the consultation, they retained our office.  One issue in her green card application was the fact that she came to the United States under the visa waiver program. As our office wrote in our previous success story with a similar issue,  under the visa waiver program, citizens of certain countries can enter the U.S. for 90 days without a visa with the condition that the visitor waives his or her right to contest removal (other than on the basis of asylum).  The “no-contest” provision of the Visa Waiver Program is fundamental; if someone could enter under the VWP and then contest removability, it would defeat the whole purpose of the Program which is to make it easy for certain nationals to come to the United States to visit and then leave without all the red-tape involved in visa issuance.

Nevertheless, our office filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on February 14, 2022.  Our office requested the CIS to exercise favorable discretion in granting adjustment of status. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and the fingerprint appointment all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On June 9, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Philadelphia Pennsylvania USCIS Field Office.  The interview went well, and the USCIS approved her adjustment of status application on June 10, 2022.  Now, our client is a green card holder.

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Case: I-130/I-485
Applicant/Beneficiary – Italian
Location: Elyria, OH

Our client entered the United States in December 2021 from Italy under the visa waiver program. As a Visa Waiver Entrant, he was only authorized to remain in the United States for 90 days.  He married his U.S. citizen spouse in February 2022. 

In February 2022, they contacted our office and consulted with us regarding adjustment of status. After the consultation, they retained our office.  One main issue in his green card application was the fact that he came to the United States under the visa waiver program.   As our office wrote in our previous success story with a similar issue,  under the visa waiver program, citizens of certain countries can enter the U.S. for 90 days without a visa with the condition that the visitor waives his or her right to contest removal (other than on the basis of asylum).  The “no-contest” provision of the Visa Waiver Program is fundamental; if someone could enter under the VWP and then contest removability, it would defeat the whole purpose of the Program which is to make it easy for certain nationals to come to the United States to visit and then leave without all the red-tape involved in visa issuance.

Nevertheless, our office filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on February 16, 2022.  Our office requested the CIS to exercise favorable discretion in granting adjustment of status. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and fingerprint appointment all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On June 8, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS Field Office.  Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. accompanied our clients. The interview went well, and the USCIS approved his adjustment of status application on June 10, 2022.  Now, our client is a green card holder.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Serbian

LOCATION: Willoughby, OH

Our client came to the United States from Serbia on a F-1 student visa. She married a U.S. Citizen in October 2021. She retained our office on February 22, 2022 for her green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on February 28, 2022. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and fingerprint appointment all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On June 10, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. from our office also accompanied our clients. On June 11, 2022, our client’s green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Honduran

LOCATION: Orrville, OH

Our client came to the United States from Honduras in April 2013. Since then, she has remained in the United States. She married a U.S. Citizen in October 2021. She retained our office on October 26, 2021 for her green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on December 3, 2021. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and fingerprint appointment came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On June 8, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. from our office also accompanied our clients. Eventually, on June 10, 2022, our client’s green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Venezuelan

LOCATION: North Royalton, OH

Our client is from Venezuela who came to the U.S. on a B-2 visitor’s visa in August 2016. Since then, he has remained in the United States.  In March 2021, our client married his U.S. citizen wife. He retained our office on May 31, 2021 for his green card application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on June 10, 2021.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and employment authorization document all came on time. Prior to the interview, we prepared our clients at our office via conference calls. On June 6, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, OH USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. accompanied our clients as well. On June 10, 2022, his green card application was approved.

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Case: I-130/I-485
Applicant/Beneficiary – Korean
Location: Auburn, AL

Our client entered the United States in June 2009 from South Korea under the visa waiver program. She came here with her parents when she was a minor. As a Visa Waiver Entrant, she was only authorized to remain in the United States only for 90 days.  Nonetheless, she has remained in the United States. 

In January 2021, our client and her U.S. citizen husband married. They contacted our office and they retained us.  One issue in her green card application through marriage was the fact that she came to the United States under the visa waiver program.   As our office wrote in our previous success story with a similar issue,  under the visa waiver program, citizens of certain countries can enter the U.S. for 90 days without a visa with the condition that the visitor waives his or her right to contest removal (other than on the basis of asylum).  The “no-contest” provision of the Visa Waiver Program is fundamental; if someone could enter under the VWP and then contest removability, it would defeat the whole purpose of the Program which is to make it easy for certain nationals to come to the United States to visit and then leave without all the red-tape involved in visa issuance.

Nevertheless, our office filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on June 20, 2021. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permit all came on time. There was no Request for Evidence.  Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference call. On June 6, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Montgomery, Alabama USCIS Field Office.  Despite the visa waiver issue, the USCIS officer approved her green card application on the same day of the interview.  Now, our client is a green card holder. 

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Filipina

LOCATION: Parma Heights, OH

Our client came to the United States from the Philippines in December 2020. Since then, she has remained in the United States. She married a U.S. Citizen in December 2021. She retained our office on January 24, 2022 for her green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on February 16, 2022. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and fingerprint appointment came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On May 31, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. from our office accompanied our clients. Eventually, on June 1, 2022, our client’s green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Nigeria

LOCATION: Ontario, CA

Our client came to the United States from Nigeria on an F-1 student visa. She married her US citizen husband in December 2021. She retained our office on January 3, 2022 for her green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on March 3, 2022. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and fingerprint appointment all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On May 24, 2022, our client was interviewed at the San Bernardino California USCIS office. On May 25, 2022, our client’s green card application was approved.

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