CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Indian

LOCATION: North Royalton, OH

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

He is from India and he married a U.S. citizen in August 2017. He obtained a 2-year conditional green card in October 2018. His conditional residency terminated in October 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 July 13, 2020. On August 7, 2020, our office filed the I-751 application to the USCIS. There was no RFE. On May 5, 2021, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application. He received his 10-year green card.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Burkinabe

LOCATION: Mayfield Heights, OH

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

He is from Burkina Faso and he married a U.S. citizen in August 2016. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in March 2018.  His conditional residency terminated in March 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 December 27, 2019. 

On January 3, 2020, our office filed the I-751 application. The USCIS eventually issued a Request for Evidence (RFE) to demonstrate the bona fideness of our client’s marriage with his wife. We filed an extensive Response to RFE to the USCIS with more bona fide marital documents on February 2, 2021.   

As a result, on May 5, 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: Adjustment of Status at Removal Proceeding
CLIENT: Kenyan
LOCATION: Centennial, CO (USCIS) / Denver, CO (EOIR)

Our client came to the United States in December 2001 on a J-2 visa from Kenya. Since then he has remained in the United States. He failed to maintain his non-immigrant status at some point and was placed in removal proceedings. His Adjustment of Status was not initially approved because he was subject to the two year foreign residency requirement. 

He retained our office in 2016 to get his J-2 waiver. Our office represented him on his case and he successfully got his J-2 waiver in July 2016. Thereafter, he retained our office for representation in his removal proceedings. 

He married a U.S. Citizen in September 2017.  Our client’s wife filed an I-130 petition for him and this I-130 petition was approved by the USCIS Centennial Field Office in April 2019. Once the I-130 petition is approved, our office prepared and filed the I-485 Adjustment of Status Application, pre-hearing memorandum, and other supporting documents to the Denver Immigration Court.

On May 5, 2021, Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu represented our client’s at his Individual Hearing for adjustment of status at the Denver 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: Chinese

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client came to the United States from China on a F-1 student’s visa. She married a U.S. Citizen in March 2020 and retained our office on October 27, 2020 for her green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on November 2, 2020.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permit all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On April 30, 2021, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. from our office also accompanied our clients. Eventually, our client’s green card application was approved on the same day.

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

Our client came to the United States in November 2019 with a B-2 visitor’s visa from the Philippines. Since then, she has remained in the United States. She married a U.S. Citizen in August 2020 and retained our office on August 11, 2020 for her adjustment of status application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on August 28, 2020.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permit all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On April 26, 2021, our client was interviewed at the Cincinnati, Ohio USCIS Field Office. Eventually, on April 27, 2021, her green card application was approved. 

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status (F-2A category)

CLIENT: Indian

LOCATION: Houston, TX

Our client came to the United States from India. She came to the United States with a H-4 visa and later changed her status to F-1.  She married a lawful permanent resident in October 2019 and 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 October 31, 2019.  We could file both I-130 and I-485 applications simultaneously since the priority date for F-2A category was current at the time of the filing. 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 April 21, 2021, our client was interviewed at the Houston, Texas USCIS office. Eventually, on April 23, 2021, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Canadian

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client came to the United States from Canada on a R-1 Religious Worker’s visa. She married a U.S. Citizen in August 2020 and retained our office on August 28, 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 April 19, 2021, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. from our office also accompanied our clients. Eventually, our client’s green card application was approved on the same day.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Canadian

LOCATION: Diamond, OH

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

She is from Canada and she married his U.S. citizen spouse in January 2018. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in June 2018.  Her conditional residency terminated in June 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 May 11, 2020. 

On May 26, 2020, our office filed the I-751 application to the USCIS. Eventually, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE). We filed an extensive Response to RFE to the USCIS with more bona fide marital documents on March 12, 2021.   

As a result, on April 8, 2021, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and our client received her 10-year green card.

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CASE: Adjustment of Status at Removal Proceeding
CLIENT: Uzbek
LOCATION: Cleveland, OH (EOIR)

Our client came to the United States in September 2006 on a F-1 student visa from Uzbekistan. He failed to maintain his F-1 status in the U.S. and unbeknownst to him, he was placed into removal proceedings. He thus did not appear in Court and had an in absentia final order of removal.  

He married a U.S. Citizen in 2013.  Our client’s wife filed an I-130 petition on behalf of our client, and this I-130 petition was approved by the USCIS in January 2018. Once the I-130 petition was approved, our client filed an I-485 adjustment of status application to the USCIS. However, due to his final order of removal, his case was denied. He filed a Motion to Reopen in absentia order and his case was reopened by the immigration court. 

He retained our office in October 2019 for the representation in his removal proceedings. Once retained, our office prepared and filed the I-485 Adjustment of Status Application, and other supporting documents to the Cleveland Immigration Court.

On April 12, 2021, Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu represented our client’s at his Individual Hearing for adjustment of status at the Cleveland Immigration Court.  After the hearing, the Immigration Judge granted our client’s adjustment of status relief.  Our client’s removal case was terminated simultaneously. Now, our client is a green card holder.   

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CASE: I-130/I-485

NATIONALITY: Philippines

LOCATION: Covington, TX

Our client came from the Philippines on a J-1 in August 2016 to work as a teacher. Based on her  DS-2019, she was subject to the two-year foreign residency requirement. 

In January 2018, she married 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 November 27, 2019, the J-1 Waiver Application (Form DS-3035) was filed to the Department of State.  On December 16, 2019, 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 May 5, 2020, the Waiver Review Division issued a favorable recommendation based on the No Objection statement.  Eventually, on May 12, 2020, 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 I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on May 15, 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 through conference calls. On April 6, 2021, our client was interviewed at the Louisville, KY USCIS office.  The interview went well, and eventually, on the same day of her interview, her green card application was approved.

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