CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Indian

LOCATION: Westlake, OH

Our client came to the United States from India on a F-1 student visa. He married his U.S. Citizen wife in July 2020 and retained our office on September 15, 2020 for his green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on September 24, 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 June 8, 2021, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. from our office also accompanied our clients. His green card application was approved on the same day.

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CASE: N-400 Citizenship / Naturalization
APPLICANT: Indian
LOCATION: Mayfield Heights, OH

Our client contacted us in February 2021. She came to the United States from India and became a permanent resident in March 2016. She retained our office for her naturalization application on February 26, 2021. The main issue of her naturalization case was the one long, over six-month trip that she had within the past five years. 

According to the INA §316(b) and 8 C.F.R. §316.5.(c)(1)(i), an absence between 6 months and 1 year from the United States raises a rebuttable presumption that continuity of residence has been interrupted. That would be an issue in naturalization cases, where continuity of residence is essential. Applicants with this issue should rebut that presumption. 

Our client was out of the United States for almost a year in 2020. Our client was in India and wanted to stay there for less than 6 months, but she had to stay there more than 6 months due to the Travel Ban /Lockdown prompted by COVID. Our client wanted to rebut the presumption by arguing that her last trip was more than 6 months due to the COVID lockdown and she did intend to maintain her continuity of residency in the U.S. 

The brief and her N-400 application were filed on March 9, 2021. Our office prepared her for her interview via conference calls. Our client appeared at the USCIS Cleveland Field Office for her N-400 interview on May 13, 2021. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office also accompanied our client.  She answered all questions correctly and passed her citizenship interview. Eventually, her N-400 was approved on May 17, 2021. Her oath taking is scheduled soon where she will become a U.S. Citizen.

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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-130 (Petitions for Parent) and Adjustment of Status
CLIENT: Indian
LOCATION: Peninsula, OH

Our client retained us to petition for her mother who came to the U.S. from India to visit her daughter. Our client was born and raised in India, but was naturalized in the United States. She filed the I-130 petition for her mother and it was approved by the USCIS in April 2020. She contacted our office in June of 2020 and discussed her mother’s adjustment of status application. After the consultation, she retained our office on June 29, 2020. 

Once retained, our firm prepared and filed the I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on July 17, 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 as well. On May 6, 2021, our client’s mother was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. from our office also accompanied our client. On the same day of the interview, the adjustment of status 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: I-751

APPLICANT: Indian

LOCATION: McKinney, TX

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

He is from India and he married a U.S. citizen in May 2017. Through his marriage, he obtained his 2-year conditional green card in January 2019. Thus, his conditional residency terminated in January 2021. 

To comply with immigration requirements, our client and his spouse had to file an I-751 Joint Petition to Remove Conditions. He retained our office.

On November 2, 2020, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS. On March 4, 2021, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application without any RFE.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Indian

LOCATION: Chagrin Falls, OH

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

She is from India and she married a U.S. citizen in May 2018. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in August 2018.  Her 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.

On June 1, 2020, 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.

Eventually, on February 26, 2021, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application without any Request for Evidence (RFE).  Our client received her 10-year green card which removed the conditions.

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CASE: N-400 (Citizenship / Naturalization)

APPLICANT: Indian

LOCATION: Maryville, TN

Our client contacted us in July 2020 to seek legal representation for his naturalization. He came to the United States from India and obtained his green card in October 2017 through marriage. 

His N-400 was filed on July 21, 2020. Prior to citizenship interview, our office prepared him on the phone. On January 21, 2021, our client appeared at the Nashville, TN USCIS office for his naturalization interview. Our client answered all questions correctly and passed. On February 21, 2021, his application was approved. His oath taking is scheduled in which he will become a naturalized U.S. Citizen.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Indian

LOCATION: Wickliffe, OH

Our client came to the United States from India on a F-1 student’s visa. He married a U.S. Citizen in June 2020 and retained our office on July 13, 2020 for his green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on July 21, 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 February 18, 2021, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. from our office accompanied our clients. The green card application was approved on the same day.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Indian

LOCATION: Brooklyn, OH

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

He is from India and he married a U.S. citizen. He obtained a 2-year conditional green card in December 2017. 

On September 20, 2019, we filed the I-751 application. 

In January 2021, the USCIS scheduled an interview for our client and his wife. Attorney Sung Hee (“Glen”) Yu from our firm accompanied them at the interview. The interview went well and on February 9, 2021, the same day of the interview, the I-751 was approved.

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