CASE: I-140 (EB-3)

EMPLOYER: Public School District

BENEFICIARY: Filipina High School Physical Science Teacher

LOCATION: Casa Grande, AZ

Our client has a current employer that was willing to petition for a third-preference I-140.  Our client has a Bachelor’s degree in Education, a valid Arizona Teaching license, and has worked for her current employer since September 2015. Based on her education and credentials, our office determined that she is eligible for EB-3 classification for her I-140 petition.  Our client retained us in September 2019.

Prior to filing PERM, our firm prepared the prevailing wage request, job order, advertisements, internal job posting, recruitment report, and all other steps which are important pre-PERM filing. Take note that the PERM application could only be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. Within a week from our retention, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we obtained the PW determination, our office filed the job order on February 7, 2020.  On April 16, 2020, we filed PERM. 

On September 24, 2020, the Department of Labor issued a request for audit. The DOL requested documents from the Petitioner to determine whether the recruitment process was done properly. In response to the Audit request, our office prepared the response to Audit brief along with Employer’s declaration, notice of filing, and recruitment documentation on October 20, 2020.  On March 22, 2021, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB3 position for the Filipina beneficiary.

We then proceeded with the I-140 Petition filing. We submitted the “ability to pay” letter for the I-140 petition application. We included the job offer letter, employee’s W-2 copy, and other necessary supporting documents.

The I-140 Petition was filed on April 9, 2021 via regular processing. On January 27, 2022, the I-140 EB3 Petition for our Filipina client was approved without any Request for Evidence (RFE).

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Korean

LOCATION: Mclean, VA

Our client came to the United States from South Korea on a F-1 student visa. She married a U.S. Citizen in February 2021 and retained our office on March 17, 2021 for her green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on March 29, 2021. 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 January 29, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Fairfax, VA USCIS office. On the same day of the interview, our client’s green card application was approved.

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

Our client is a U.S. citizen who married his wife in India in December 2017.  After the marriage, he came back to the United States and retained our office for the I-130 and immigrant visa filing for his wife. He retained our office on January 24, 2020. Our office prepared and filed the I-130 petition for his wife on February 20, 2020. The I-130 petition was approved by the USCIS on May 1, 2020. 

Once the I-130 petition was approved, we filed the immigrant visa packets to the National Visa Center on October 16, 2020, who in turn forwarded our client’s materials to the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. An interview notice was set for the client at the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, and we prepared her for the interview. On February 8, 2022, the interview was conducted.  Eventually, on the same day of the interview, the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico 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 months of entry.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Korean

LOCATION: Cleveland Heights, OH

Our client came to the United States from South Korea on a F-1 student visa. She married a U.S. Citizen in August 2021 and retained our office on August 20, 2021 for her green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on October 19, 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 February 1, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. from our office also accompanied our clients. Eventually, on February 2, 2022, our client’s green card application was approved.

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CASE: I-485 based on Approved I-140 (EB-2)

 APPLICANT: Korean

 LOCATION: Erie, PA

Our client is an assistant professor from South Korea, who is currently teaching at a state university willing to do an I-140 Petition for her. Our client has a Ph.D. degree and has worked for this school since January 2021. She has maintained her status as an H-1B visa holder in the United States.  She had an approved I-140 petition which was filed by her current employer and this I-140 petition’s priority date was February 26, 2021.

In September 2021, she contacted our office and retained us for her I-485 adjustment of status application. Our office filed the I-485 adjustment of status application on October 25, 2021. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and fingerprint appointment came on time. Eventually, on January 29, 2022, her green card application was approved without any RFE or interview.

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CASE: N-400 (Citizenship / Naturalization)

APPLICANT: Indian

LOCATION: Brooklyn Heights, OH

Our client contacted us in April 2021 to seek legal representation for his naturalization application. He came to the United States from India and obtained his green card in December 2017 through marriage to his US Citizen spouse. 

We filed his N-400 application on May 28, 2021. Prior to his citizenship interview, our office prepared him via conference calls.  On January 27, 2022, our client appeared at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office for his naturalization interview. Our client answered all questions correctly and passed his naturalization interview. On February 1, 2022, his application was approved. His oath taking is scheduled in which he will become a naturalized U.S. Citizen.

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CASE: N-400 (Citizenship / Naturalization)

APPLICANT: Nigerian

LOCATION: Richmond Heights, OH

Our client contacted us in October 2021 to seek legal representation for his application. He came to the United States from Nigeria and obtained his green card in September 2018 through his marriage.. 

We filed his N-400 application on October 12, 2021. On January 31, 2022, our client appeared at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office for his naturalization interview. Our client answered all questions correctly and passed his naturalization interview. On February 1, 2022, his application was approved. His oath taking is scheduled in which he will become a naturalized U.S. Citizen.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Canadian

LOCATION: Rocky River, OH

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

She is from Canada and she married a U.S. citizen. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in January of 2019. Thus, their conditional residency terminated in January 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, and our office prepared the application.

On November 5, 2020, our office filed the I-751 application. In December 2021, the USCIS scheduled an interview for our client and her husband. Our client and her husband were requested to appear for the interview at the USCIS Cleveland Field Office on January 28, 2022.  Glen Yu from our office accompanied them at the interview. The interview went well, and on the same day of her interview, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application.

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CASE: I-140 (EB-3)

EMPLOYER: Public School District

BENEFICIARY: Filipino High School Physics Teacher

LOCATION: Casa Grande, AZ

Our client has a current employer that was willing to petition for him (I-140).  Our client has a Bachelor’s degree in Physics for Teachers, a valid Arizona Teaching license, and has worked for his current employer since August 2016. Based on his education and credentials, our office determined that he is eligible for EB-3 classification for his I-140 petition.  Our client retained us in April 2020.

Prior to filing PERM, our firm prepared the prevailing wage request, job order, advertisements, internal job posting, recruitment report, and all other steps which are important pre-PERM filing. Take note that the PERM application could only be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. Within a week from our retention, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we obtained the PW determination, our office filed the job order on August 13, 2020.  On November 9, 2020, we promptly filed PERM. 

On June 3, 2021, the Department of Labor issued an audit request. The DOL requested documents from the Petitioner to determine whether the recruitment process was done properly. In response to the Audit request, our office prepared the response to Audit brief along with Employer’s declaration, notice of filing, and recruitment documentation on June 14, 2021.  Eventually, on September 21, 2021, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB3 position for the Filipino beneficiary. 

We then proceeded with the I-140 Petition filing. We submitted the “ability to pay” letter for the I-140 petition application. We included the job offer letter, employee’s W-2 copy, and other necessary supporting documents.

The I-140 Petition was filed on October 22, 2021 via regular processing. On January 20, 2022, the I-140 EB3 Petition for our Filipino client was approved without any Request for Evidence (RFE). 

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CASE: I-751 / Waiver of the Joint Waiver Requirement
APPLICANT: Jamaican
LOCATION: Bedford Heights, OH

Our client contacted our office in November of 2019 regarding his potential I-751 filing. He is from Jamaica and he married a U.S. citizen in March 2017. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in February 2018. Therefore, his conditional residency terminated in February 2020.

Unfortunately, during their marriage, our client and his ex-wife went through struggles. Therefore, they lived separately for a while and eventually got divorced. Thus, our client could not file the I-751 application jointly with his ex-wife. We requested a waiver because our client entered into the marriage in good faith, but the marriage was terminated through divorce or annulment before they can file a joint petition.

On December 13, 2019, our office filed the I-751 application with various supporting documents (including a detailed affidavit from our client) to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with his ex-wife.  On November 12, 2020, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence and requested our client to submit additional bona fide marriage document swith his ex-wife. Our office filed the Response to RFE with additional evidence on January 8, 2021. Our client also appeared at the I-751 interview at the USCIS Cleveland Field Office on April 9, 2021. Prior to the interview, our office prepared him thoroughly in our office and also accompanied them at the interview as well.

Eventually, on January 25, 2022, the USCIS approved the I-751 waiver application. Now, he has his ten-year green card.

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