CASE: I-130 and Consular Processing (Immigrant Visa) – Marriage-Petition

Our client is a U.S. citizen who married his wife in Tbilisi, Georgia in December 2012.  After the marriage, he came back to the United States and contacted our office in early January 2013 and retained us to bring his wife to the States.

Our office prepared and filed the I-130 to the USCIS in January 8, 2013. After the I-130 was filed, everything went smoothly, there were no requests for evidence, and the receipt notices came on time.

The I-130 Petition was approved on March 11, 2013.

After the I-130 approval, we filed the immigrant visa packets to the National Visa Center on May 24, 2013, who in turn forwarded our client’s materials to the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia. An interview notice was set for the client at the US Embassy in Tbilisi, and we prepared her for the interview. On August 7, 2013, the interview was conducted.  Eventually, on August 30, 2013, the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia approved and issued her immigrant visa.

With the approved Immigrant visa, our client’s wife can come to the United States immediately, and she will get her green card within two weeks of entry.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status
CLIENT: Indian
LOCATION: New York, NY

Our client came to the United States in 2007 with an H-1B work visa from India.  He married a U.S. Citizen in September 2012 and retained our office on March 4, 2013 for his adjustment of status application.

Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and Adjustment of Status Application on April 8, 2013.  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 August 22, 2013, our client was interviewed at the New York City, NY USCIS.  Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office accompanied our clients as well.

On August 23, 2013, his green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status.
NATIONALITY: Philippines
LOCATION: Colorado

Our Filipina client came to the U.S. on a J-1 Visa in July 2009.  Upon completion of her J-1 program, she remained in the United States and overstayed.

She was subject to the two-year foreign residency requirement. In March 2011, she got married to her U.S. citizen husband. She was eventually eligible for a green card through her; however, she had to get a waiver of her two-year foreign residency requirement first. In order to get a waiver of her two-year foreign residency requirement, she consulted with our office and later decided to retain our firm.

Our office worked on her J-1 waiver. Eventually, the Philippine Embassy issued a No Objection Statement for our client, and sent this letter to the State Department’s Waiver Review Division.

On February 25, 2013, the Waiver Review Division issued a favorable recommendation based on the No Objection statement. The CIS has receipted the fee and issued an I-612 approval notice on March 8, 2013.

After we received the I-612 waiver, our firm prepared and filed the I-130 petition and I-485 adjustment of status application on April 2, 2013.  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 July 18, 2013, our client was interviewed at the Denver USCIS office.  On the same day, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage Based Adjustment of Status
CLIENT: Mali
LOCATION: Cleveland Ohio

Our client came to the United States with a valid B-2 visitor’s visa in August 2009 from Mali.  Since then, he has remained in the United States after his authorized stay expired.

He married a U.S. Citizen in March 2012 and retained our office on November 28, 2012 for his adjustment of status application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on February 25, 2013.  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 May 23, 2013, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office.  Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office accompanied them as well. On July 11, 2013 his green card application was approved.

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CASE: I-485 Adjustment of Status / Termination of Removal Proceedings with an Approved I-130 Petition
CLIENT: Chinese
LOCATION: Cincinnati, Ohio (USCIS) / Cleveland, Ohio (EOIR)

Our client is a Chinese citizen who came to the U.S. on a B-2 Visitor’s Visa in December 2005. She remained in the United States after her authorized stay expired. Because of her overstay, she was placed in removal proceedings, which was initiated at the Los Angeles Immigration Court in California.

Our client married his second husband in December 2011 in Ohio. She initially contacted our office for a Change of Venue to Cleveland.  She retained our office on January 12, 2012. We then filed a Motion for Change of Venue from Los Angeles to Cleveland on behalf of our client. The Immigration Judge granted the Motion and her case was transferred to the Cleveland Immigration Court.

Our office then prepared and filed an I-130 Petition with a lot of bona fide marriage evidence on January 26, 2012. The petition also included a bona fide marriage exemption letter.

While the I-130 petition was pending, our client appeared at the Cleveland Immigration Court on January 25, 2012 for her initial master calendar hearing. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office represented her at the hearing, did pleadings and sought adjustment of status relief upon approval of the I-130 petition.

Our client’s I-130 interview was scheduled on October 29, 2012 at the Cincinnati USCIS Field Office. Prior to the interview, our office thoroughly prepared our client and his husband for the interview. Attorney Yu also accompanied them at their interview. The interview lasted one hour, our clients were separated, but the I-130 petition was eventually approved on December 8, 2012.

After the I-130 was approved, our office filed a request to join in a Motion to Terminate proceedings with an attached I-485 application and its supporting documents. The DHS counsel in Cleveland agreed to terminate our client’s proceedings. Eventually, the Immigration Judge granted the Motion to terminate without prejudice on February 12, 2013.

After her case was terminated, our office prepared and filed the I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on March 13, 2013, together with other necessary forms and supporting documents. 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 June 21, 2013, our client was interviewed at the Cincinnati CIS office. Our attorney accompanied them as well. Our client was fully prepared and the interview went well.  On July 10, 2013, her green card application was approved.

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

Our client came to the United States from South Korea to study piano performance on an F-1 student visa. Later on, she fell in love with and married a U.S. Citizen in January 2013. They retained our office on March 15, 2013 for her adjustment of status application.

Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and Adjustment of Status Application on April 22, 2013.  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 July 8, 2013, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland Ohio USCIS office.  Attorney JP Sarmiento from our office accompanied them as well. On the same day, her green card application was approved.

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

Our client came to the United States from Russia on a valid J-1 visa to participate in an exchange program in June 2008.  Since then, she has remained in the United States even after her authorized stay expired.

She married a U.S. Citizen in April 2013 and retained our office on April 9, 2013 for her adjustment of status application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on April 22, 2013.  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 July 8, 2013, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, OH USCIS.

Attorney JP Sarmiento from our office accompanied them as well. On the same day, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: I-130 and Consular Processing (Immigrant Visa)
CLIENT: US Citizen Petitioner Daughter; Chinese Beneficiary Parents in China
LOCATION: Petitioner: Ohio; Beneficiary: China
I-130 FILED: June 8, 2012
I-130 APPROVED: February 8, 2013
IV APPROVED: June 3, 2013

Our client retained us to bring her parents over from China. She was born and raised in China, but was naturalized in the United States.

On June 8, 2012, our firm filed the I-130 Petitions to the CIS. There were no Requests for Evidence throughout the pendency of the petition. On February 8, 2013, the I-130 Petitions were approved. We then started the immigrant visa processing phase of trying to get her parents over to the United States.

On April 9, 2013, we filed the immigrant visa packets to the National Visa Center who in turn forwarded our client’s materials to the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China. An interview notice was set for our client’s parents at the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, and we prepared them for their interview. On June 3, 2013, the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China approved and issued their immigrant visa.

With the approved immigrant visa, our client’s parents can come to the United States immediately, and they will get their green cards within two weeks of entry.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status
CLIENT: Trinidad and Tobago
LOCATION: Brooklyn, NY

Our client came to the United States in August 2010 with an H-1B work visa from Trinidad and Tobago.  She married a U.S. Citizen in December 2012 and retained our office on January 23, 2013 for her adjustment of status application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and Adjustment of Status Application on March 11, 2013.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permit all came on time. Prior to the interview, attorney JP Sarmiento prepared the client at a time convenient for them – 8pm.

On June 26, 2013, our client was interviewed at the New York, New York CIS office.  On the same day, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: I-129F Fiancé Petition and Fiancé Visa

PETITIONER: US Citizen in St. Louis, MO

BENEFICIARY: Filipino

PETITION FILED: November 8, 2012

PETITION APPROVED: June 3, 2013

Our client, a US Citizen Petitioner, met her Filipino fiancé in the Philippines in 2008 and 2010. Her fiancé also visited our client in the United States in 2010 and 2012. When he visited our client in May 2012, he proposed to our client. Months after his proposal, our client retained our firm to file a fiancé petition for him.

After retention, we informed our client about the necessary supporting documents to demonstrate the bona fide nature of their relationship. Our client retained our office on September 26, 2012. We helped her and her fiancé draft letters in support of the fiancé petition, and we filed the petition on November 8, 2012.

On June 3, 2013, the I-129F fiancé petition was approved.

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