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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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Indian

LOCATION: Frisco, TX

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

She is from India 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 January 22, 2020 and our office prepared the I-751 application.

On March 5, 2020, our office filed the I-751 application to the USCIS. On May 12, 2022, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application without any Request for Evidence (RFE). Our client received her 10-year green card which removed the conditions.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Vietnamese

LOCATION: Youngstown, OH

Our client came to the United States from Vietnam in April 2018 with her B-2 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 February 7, 2022 for her green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on February 14, 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 17, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee Yu, Esq. from our office also accompanied our clients. On May 18, 2022, our client’s green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Colombian

LOCATION: Cincinnati, OH

Our client came to the United States from Colombia on an F-1 student visa. She married her US citizen husband in January 2022. She retained our office on January 25, 2022 for her green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on January 31, 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 12, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Cincinnati Ohio USCIS office. On May 14, 2022, our client’s green card application was approved.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Chinese

LOCATION: Fremont, OH

Our client contacted our office in January 2021 regarding her I-751 application.

She is from China and she married a U.S. citizen in September 2018. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in April 2019.  Her conditional residency terminated in April 2021.

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 January 22, 2021, and our office prepared the I-751 application for our client. 

On February 2, 2021, 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. On May 9, 2022, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application without any Request for Evidence (RFE). Our client received her 10-year green card which removed the conditions.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Filipino                                                                       

LOCATION: Stuttgart, AR

Our client is from the Philippines who came to the U.S. on an H-1B visa. In September 2021, our client married his current U.S. citizen spouse. He retained our office on December 7, 2021 for his green card application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on December 23, 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 April 28, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Memphis, TN USCIS office. On April 29, 2022, his green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Indian                                                                          

LOCATION: Willowick, OH

Our client is from India who came to the U.S. on an H-1B visa. In August 2021, our client married his U.S. citizen wife. He retained our office on August 21, 2021 for his green card application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on February 2, 2022.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and fingerprint appointment all came on time. Prior to the interview, we prepared our clients over the phone. On April 28, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, OH USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. accompanied our clients. On April 29, 2022, his green card application was approved.

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CASE: Adjustment of Status at Removal Proceeding
CLIENT: Nigerian
LOCATION: Newark, NJ

Our client came to the United States in 2004 with a F-1 student visa from Nigeria. He failed to maintain his status and was placed in removal proceedings. He missed his hearing and got an In Absentia order of removal. In November 2015, he retained our office for his Motion to Reopen in Absentia. Our office filed the Motion to Reopen on November 13, 2015. In December 2015, the Houston Immigration Court reopened our client’s case. 

He married a U.S. Citizen in August 2015.  Our client’s wife filed an I-130 petition on his behalf, and this I-130 petition was approved by in August 2016. Once the I-130 petition is approved, our client retained our office again for the representation in his removal proceedings.

Upon retention, office prepared and filed the Motion to Change Venue and the venue was changed from Houston, TX to Newark, NJ.  His case was scheduled to the immigration judge’s docket and our office prepared and filed the I-485 Adjustment of Status Application and other supporting documents to the Newark Immigration Court.

On April 21, 2022, Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu represented our client at his Individual Hearing for adjustment of status at the Newark Immigration Court.  After the hearing, the Immigration Judge granted our client’s adjustment of status.  Our client’s removal proceeding was terminated simultaneously. Now, our client is a green card holder.    

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