CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Russian                                                                                                  

LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio

Our client is from Russia who came to the U.S. on a B-2 visitor’s visa in January 2018. In April 2018, our client married her current U.S. citizen husband.  After she got married, she retained our office for her green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on May 25, 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 at our officel. On November 19, 2018, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland Ohio USCIS office. Attorney JP Sarmiento from our office also accompanied our clients. Eventually, on November 21, 2018, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: I-485 Adjustment of Status after Termination of Removal Proceedings with an Approved I-130 Petition

CLIENT: Ukrainian
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA

Our Ukrainian client came to the United States in March 2010 on a J-1 visa. Her program was not subject to the 2 year foreign residency requirement. She remained in the United States since then. Later, she filed an asylum application to the USCIS and her asylum case was referred to the Los Angeles Immigration Court.

In May 2016, she married her U.S. citizen husband and an I-130 petition was filed for her. While her I-130 petition was pending, the Immigration Judge administrative closed her removal proceedings. Eventually, the I-130 petition was approved in February 2017.

Once the I-130 petition was approved, our client contacted our office to seek a legal representation at the Immigration Court and adjustment of status hearing. She also wanted us to file Request to Join in a Motion to Terminate to USDHS office in Los Angeles, CA.   

Our client retained us on February 20, 2017. Once retained, our office filed Motion to re-calendar to the LA immigration court. Her case was re-calendared on the IJ’s docket and her individual hearing date was scheduled. Later, our office filed Request to Join in a Motion to Terminate to USDHS office in Los Angeles on November 10, 2017. However, the DHS office refused to join in a Motion to Terminate. Thereafter, our office prepared and filed the I-485 Adjustment of Status Application and other supporting documents to the Los Angeles Immigration Court.   

On May 24, 2018, Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu represented our client’s at her Individual Hearing for adjustment of status at the Los Angeles Immigration Court.  Prior to the hearing, Immigration Judge held a pre-trial conference with Attorney Yu and the DHS counsel. During the pre-trial conference, and all of the possible issues were examined. At the conclusion of the conference, DHS agreed not to oppose our Motion to Terminate without prejudice.

Our office filed Unopposed Motion to Terminate without prejudice to USDHS office in Los Angeles, CA on June 21, 2018. On June 29, 2018, the Immigration Judge granted our motion and terminated our client’s case without prejudice.

Our office informed the USCIS that our client’s removal proceeding was terminated. The USCIS scheduled the adjustment of status interview for our client. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference call. On November 19, 2018, our client was interviewed at the Los Angeles, CA USCIS. After the interview, her I-485 application was approved.  Now, our client became a green card holder.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Jamaican                                                                                                  

LOCATION: Charlotte, NC

Our client is from Jamaica who came to the U.S. on a B-2 visitor’s visa in 2017. In September 2017, our client married his current U.S. citizen wife.  He retained our office on May 2, 2018 for his green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on July 27, 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 via conference calls. On November 20, 2018, our client was interviewed at the Charlotte North Carolina USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office accompanied our clients. On the same day of the interview, his green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Filipina                                                                                                      

LOCATION: Baltimore, MD

Our client is from the Philippines who came to the U.S. on an H-4 visa in 2006.  In May 2017, our client married her current U.S. citizen husband. After she got married, she retained our office for her green card application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on September 6, 2017. 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 as well. On August 8, 2018, our client was interviewed at the Baltimore, Maryland USCIS office. Eventually, on October 19, 2018, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Nigerian

LOCATION: Philadelphia, PA

Our client came to the United States from Nigeria on a B-2 Visitor’s visa in January 2010. After his authorization of stay period expired, he remained in the United States.  He married a U.S. Citizen in August 2017 and retained our office on August 8, 2017 for his green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on October 25, 2017.  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 November 14, 2018, our client was interviewed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eventually, on November 14, 2018, his green card application was approved.

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CASE: Fiancé Visa

PETITIONER: US Citizen in New York, NY

BENEFICIARY: Indian

PETITION FILED: July 13, 2017

PETITION APPROVED: March 12, 2018

K-1 VISA APPROVED: October 24, 2018

Our client, a US Citizen Petitioner, met his fiancée in 2009. They started their relationship, and lived together in the U.S. for 5 years.  Later, our client’s fiancée went back to India to take a sabbatical year from her work. They got engaged and our client decided to file a fiancé petition for his fiancée.  He retained our firm to file a fiancé petition for her on June 23, 2017.

After retention, we informed our client about the necessary supporting documents to demonstrate the bona fide nature of their relationship. We helped him and his fiancée draft letters in support of the fiancé petition, and we filed the petition on July 13, 2017.

On March 12, 2018, the I-129F fiancé petition was approved. On October 24, 2018, our client’s fiancée appeared at the U.S. Consulate General in Mumbai, India for her K-1 visa interview. The interview went well, and after the interview, the U.S. Embassy issued her K-1 visa.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Filipina

LOCATION: Houston, TX

Our client is from the Philippines who came to the U.S. on an H-1B visa. In May 2016, our client married her U.S. citizen husband.  She retained our office for her green card application, and our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on April 4, 2017.  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 November 6, 2018, our client was interviewed at the Houston USCIS office.  The interview went well, and eventually, her green card application was approved on the same day of the interview.

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CASE: I-130 / I-485 Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Philippines

LOCATION: South Carolina

Our client came from the Philippines on a J-1 in September 2015 to work as a teacher. According to her DS-2019, she was subject to the two-year foreign residency requirement.

In November 2017, she got married to her U.S. citizen husband and later on consulted with our firm for her J-1 visa waiver prior to applying for adjustment of status. If someone is subject to the two-year foreign residency requirement, he or she cannot get a green card in the United States until he or she fulfills the requirement or obtains a waiver.

Upon retention, our office promptly prepared a waiver request through a No Objection Statement (NOS) from the Philippine Embassy in the United States and eventually the EVP in the Philippines.

On December 5, 2017, the J-1 Waiver Application (Form DS-3035) was filed to the Department of State.  We also sent a request to the Montana State Government to get authentication for the necessary documents.  Later, these authenticated documents and No Objection Application (for the Philippines Government) were sent to the Philippines Embassy in D.C. for further authentication.  On January 22, 2018, our office sent our client’s materials to the Waiver Review Committee in Manila, Philippines. Then, the Waiver Review Committee forwarded the materials and favorable recommendation to the Philippine Embassy in D.C. who eventually issued a No Objection Statement.

On April 2, 2018, the Waiver Review Division issued a favorable recommendation based on the No Objection statement.  Eventually, on June 28, 2018, the USCIS issued an I-612 approval notice for the waiver.

Once her J-1 waiver was approved, our client retained our office again for her adjustment of status application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and Adjustment of Status Application on July 31, 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 through conference calls. On October 30, 2018, our client was interviewed at the Greer, South Carolina USCIS office.  The interview went well, and eventually, on the same day of the interview, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Nigerian

LOCATION: Pittsburgh, PA

Our client contacted our office in May of 2017 regarding his I-751 application.

He is from Nigeria and he married a U.S. citizen. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in October of 2015. Thus, his conditional residency terminated in October 2017.

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 25, 2017, and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits.

On July 25, 2017, 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 leasing documents, joint tax documents, 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 October 26, 2018, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application without any Request for Evidence (RFE).

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

CLIENT: Indonesian

LOCATION: Atlanta, GA

Our client came to the United States in July 2017 as a K-1 visa entrant from Indonesia.  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.

Our client contacted our office initially in August 2017 and consulted with us for her adjustment of status application. After the retention, our firm quickly prepared and filed the I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on September 6, 2017.  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 calls. On October 23, 2018, our clients were interviewed at the Atlanta, Georgia USCIS office. After the interview, her green card application was approved on the same day.

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