CASE:  Joint Motion to Reopen / Adjustment of Status at the EOIR
CLIENT: Pakistani
LOCATION: Chicago, IL

Our client is a Pakistan citizen who currently resides Chicago, IL with her US citizen husband.  Our client entered to the United States with a valid L-2 visa in November 2000.  She was granted withholding of removal in July 2006 by the Philadelphia Immigration Court.  She has remained in the United States thereafter. 

In 2018, our client marred her U.S. citizen husband. However, for her to get a green card, her case should first be reopened in the Immigration Court for her to apply for adjustment of status either with the Court, or with the CIS should proceedings be terminated after reopening. 

In February 2018, our client contacted our office and sought legal assistance for her immigration matters.  After thorough consultation, our client retained us on February 21, 2018.  Upon the retention, we first prepared and filed her husband’s I-130 petition for her. We filed the I-130 petition to the USCIS on March 7, 2018, and the USCIS approved the I-130 in October 2018. Once the I-130 petition was approved, we filed a Request to Join in a Motion to Reopen to USICE-DHS office in Philadelphia.  Our cover brief explained how she got her withholding of removal status, approval of I-130, and her prima facie eligibility to apply for adjustment of status. 

The DHS office in Philadelphia finally agreed to join in the Motion to Reopen and an assigned counsel signed on the Motion. In October 2019, the Motion to Reopen was granted by the Philadelphia Immigration Court and our office immediately filed a Change of Venue Motion to move our client’s case from Philadelphia to Chicago.  

Once her case was moved to the Chicago Immigration Court, our office prepared and filed the I-485 Adjustment of Status Application and other supporting documents. 

On July 9, 2021, Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu represented our client at her Individual Hearing for adjustment of status at the Chicago Immigration Court.  After the hearing, the Immigration Judge granted our client’s adjustment of status relief.  Our client’s removal proceeding is terminated simultaneously. Now, our client is a green card holder.  

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Nigerian

LOCATION: Atlanta, GA

Our client came to the United States in July 2019 from Nigeria on a B-2 visitor’s visa. She has remained in the United States since then. She married a U.S. Citizen in December 2019 and retained our office on March 27, 2020 for her green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on May 28, 2020.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On June 17, 2021, our client was interviewed at the Atlanta, Georgia USCIS office. Eventually, on June 24, 2021, our client’s green card application was approved.

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CASE: I-130 (Petitions for Parent) and Adjustment of Status
CLIENT: Kenyan
LOCATION: Ashland, OH

Our client retained us to petition his mother who came to the U.S. from Kenya. Our client is a US citizen by birth and his mother came to the United States in 2003 as an F-2 visa holder. He contacted our office in August of 2020. He retained us on August 7, 2020. 

Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Immigrant Visa Petition and the I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on October 1, 2020.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients as well. On June 24, 2021, our client’s mother was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office.  Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. from our office also accompanied our clients. On the same day of the interview, our client’s mother’s adjustment of status application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Indian

LOCATION: Westlake, OH

Our client came to the United States from India on a F-1 student visa. He married his U.S. Citizen wife in July 2020 and retained our office on September 15, 2020 for his green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on September 24, 2020.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On June 8, 2021, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. from our office also accompanied our clients. His green card application was approved on the same day.

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CASE: I-485 Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Iraqi

LOCATION: California

Our Iraqi client came to the U.S. in June 2016 on a J-1 exchange visitor’s visa. With our firm’s assistance, he got his J-1 hardship waiver.  In April 2018, he contacted our office to seek legal representation for his I-360 petition. He was abused by his spouse. Thus, we prepared and filed his I-360 petition, which included numerous exhibits and a detailed brief to the USCIS Vermont Service Center on June 8, 2018.

On December 10, 2019, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE). The USCIS requested our client to submit documents to demonstrate his good moral character. He obtained several third-party affidavits and  California police criminal record. Our office filed the Response to RFE on February 28, 2020.  Eventually, on July 14, 2020, the USCIS Vermont Service Center approved our client’s I-360 petition. 

With the approved I-360 petition, our firm prepared and filed the Adjustment of Status Application on July 24, 2020.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time. Eventually, on June 4, 2021, the USCIS approved our client’s adjustment of status application and issued a green card without an interview.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Irish

LOCATION: Parma, OH

Our client contacted our office in April 2020 regarding his I-751 application.

He is from Ireland and he married a U.S. citizen in January 2018. Through his marriage, he obtained his 2-year conditional green card in August 2018.  His conditional residency terminated in August 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 on April 13, 2020. 

On May 7, 2020, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with several bona fide evidence. 

Eventually, USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE). We filed an extensive Response to RFE to the USCIS with more bona fide marital documents on May 14, 2021.  

On June 1, 2021, 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: Thai

LOCATION: Shaker Heights, OH

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

He is from Thailand and he married a U.S. citizen in September 2016. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in October 2017.  His conditional residency terminated in October 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 30, 2019, and our office prepared and filed the I-751 application on September 27, 2019

On June 2, 2021, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and our client received his 10-year green card.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Filipina                                                                                                   

LOCATION: Elyria, OH 

Our Filipina client came to the U.S. on a B-1 visitor’s visa in July 2010. She remained in the United States since then. In September 2010, our client married her current U.S. citizen husband.  She retained our office on September 9, 2020 for her green card application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on September 25, 2020.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On June 4, 2021, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu accompanied our clients as well. Eventually, on the same day of her interview, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Filipina                                                                                                   

LOCATION: Falmouth, MA

Our client is from the Philippines who came to the U.S. on a B-1 visitor’s visa in July 2015. Since then, she has remained in the United States. In July 2020, our client married her U.S. citizen husband.  She retained our office on January 7, 2020 for her green card application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on August 21, 2020.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients at our office via conference calls. On April 2, 2021, our client was interviewed at the Boston, MA USCIS office. On May 28, 2021, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Filipina                                                                                                   

LOCATION: Solon, OH 

Our client is from the Philippines who came to the U.S. on a J-1 exchange visitor’s visa in January 2018. Her J-1 program was not subject to the two-year foreign residency requirement. In July 2019, our client married her current U.S. citizen husband.  Once she got married, she retained our office on September 19, 2019 for her green card application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on November 11, 2019.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients at our office. On March 2, 2020, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, OH USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu accompanied our clients as well. Eventually, on May 28, 2021, her green card application was approved.

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