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: Adjustment of Status Based on Approved K-1 Visa

CLIENT: Slovakian

LOCATION: Vermillion, OH

Our client came to the United States in April 2019 as a K-1 visa entrant from Slovakia.  Our client is the beneficiary of an approved I-129F petition. She came to the United States as a K-1 Fiancée of a U.S. Citizen whom she married within 90 days of her entry. By law, if you married your petitioner-fiancé within 90 days of your K-1 visa entry, you are eligible to apply for adjustment of status (green card) in the United States. She married in June of 2019. 

Our client contacted our office initially and consulted with us for her adjustment of status application. She retained our office on July 12, 2019.  After the retention, our firm quickly prepared and filed the I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on September 5, 2019. Things went smoothly and the receipt notices, and the fingerprint appointment all came on time.  

Thereafter, the USCIS scheduled an interview for our client’s adjustment of status application.  Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients at our office. On January 7, 2020, our clients were interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Eventually, on the same day of the interview, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: Adjustment of Status Based on Approved K-1 Visa

CLIENT: British

LOCATION: Mount Vernon, NY

Our client came to the United States in July 2018 as a K-1 visa entrant from the United Kingdom.  Our client is the beneficiary of an approved I-129F petition. He came to the United States as a K-1 Fiancé of a U.S. Citizen whom he married within 90 days of his entry. By law, if you married your petitioner-fiancé within 90 days of your K-1 visa entry, you are eligible to apply for adjustment of status (green card) in the United States. He married in August of 2018. 

Our client contacted our office initially and consulted with us for his adjustment of status application. He retained our office on September 4, 2018. After the retention, our firm prepared and filed the I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on September 6, 2018.  Things went smoothly and the receipt notices, and the fingerprint appointment all came on time.  

Thereafter, the USCIS scheduled an interview for our client’s adjustment of status application.  Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference call. On January 7, 2020, our clients were interviewed at the New York, NY USCIS office. Eventually, on the same day of his interview, his green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Nigerian

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client came to the United States from Nigeria with a F-1 student’s visa in August 2017. She married a U.S. Citizen in July 2019 and retained our office on September 6, 2019 for her green card application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on September 26, 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 January 6, 2020, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney JP Sarmiento from our office also accompanied our clients. Eventually, on the same day of the interview, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Thai

LOCATION: Akron, OH

Our client came to the United States from Thailand on a B-2 visitor’s visa in September 2010. He married a U.S. Citizen in March 2018 and retained our office on May 1, 2018 for his green card application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on May 21, 2018. 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 October 25, 2018, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office accompanied our clients as well. In July 2019, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence and requested our client to submit more bona fide marriage documents and documents regarding his previous marital relationships with his ex-wife. Our client gathered documents and our office prepared and filed an extensive Response to RFE to the USCIS Cleveland Field Office. Eventually, on December 19, 2019, his green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Green Card 

CLIENT: Filipino

LOCATION: Katy, TX

Our client came to the United States from the Philippines on a F-1 student visa. He married his current wife, who is a green card holder, in March 2017.  After marriage, his wife filed an I-130 petition on behalf of our client in April 2017. This I-130 petition was approved on January 15, 2019. Our office helped our client in the I-130 petition process. 

Our client retained our office again for his I-485 adjustment of status application. We could file the I-485 application because the priority date for F2A category was current at the time of filing. Our office prepared and filed an I-485 adjustment of status application, together with all necessary supporting documents, on February 4, 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 via conference call. On December 3, 2019, our client was interviewed at the Houston, Texas USCIS office. The interview went well, and the priority date for our client was current at the time of the interview as well. Eventually, on December 16, 2019, her green card application was approved.

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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: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Portuguese

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client came to the United States from India (citizen of Portugal) on a F-1 student’s visa. She married a U.S. Citizen in May 2019 and retained our office on August 6, 2019 for her green card application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on August 19, 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 via conference calls. On December 17, 2019, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office also accompanied our clients. Eventually, on December 18, 2019, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status
CLIENT: Filipina
LOCATION: Cleveland, OH 

Our client came to the United States in June 2018 with a J-1 Exchange Visitor visa from the Philippines.  Her J-1 visa was not subject to the two-year foreign residency requirement, so she could apply for the adjustment of status in the United States without a waiver.  She married a U.S. Citizen in May 2019 and retained our office on June 4, 2019 for her adjustment of status application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on June 17, 2019.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and the work permit all came on time. There was no Request for Evidence.  Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients at our office. On December 9, 2019, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS Field Office.  Attorney JP Sarmiento from our office accompanied them at the interview as well.  On December 9, 2019, her green card application was approved. 

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Indian

LOCATION: Bay Village, OH

Our client came to the United States from India on a F-1 student visa. He married a U.S. Citizen in July 2019 and retained our office for his green card application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on August 28, 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. On December 9, 2019, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office accompanied our clients as well. Eventually, on the same day of the interview, his green card application was approved.

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