CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Mongolian

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client came to the United States from Mongolia on a F-1 student visa. She married a U.S. Citizen in October 2020 and retained our office on October 14, 2020 for her green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on October 27, 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 May 6, 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, on May 12, 2021, our client’s green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: British

LOCATION: Brecksville, OH

Our client came to the United States from the United Kingdom on a J-1 exchange visitor’s visa. His J-1 program was not subject to the two-year foreign residency requirement. He married a U.S. Citizen in May 2020 and retained our office for his green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on October 1, 2020. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On May 6, 2021, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. from our office also accompanied our clients. Our client’s green card application was approved on the same day.

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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-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: 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

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: EB-2 I-140    
EMPLOYER: Dental Group in Cleveland, OH
BENEFICIARY: Canadian Dentist

Our Canadian client works in the United States as an associate dentist under H-1B status. His current employer was willing to do an immigration petition for him, second-preference. Our client has a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in the United States. Based on our client’s education and work background, he is clearly eligible for EB-2 classification. 

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 PERM could be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. On December 10, 2019, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we obtained the Prevailing Wage determination, our office filed the job order on April 1, 2020.  On June 8, 2020, we promptly filed PERM.  Eventually, on December 16, 2020, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB2 position for the Canadian beneficiary. 

We then proceeded with the I-140 Petition filing. We submitted the “ability to pay” letter for the I-140 petition. We included the job offer letter, employer’s tax records, and other necessary supporting documents.

The I-140 Petition was filed on January 14, 2021, via regular processing service. We also filed his I-485 adjustment of status application simultaneously since his priority date was current. On April 14, 2021, our office filed a premium processing upgrade request to the USCIS upon our client’s request. Eventually, on April 26, 2021, the I-140 EB2 Petition for our Canadian client was approved without any Request for Evidence (RFE). 

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Chinese

LOCATION: Akron, OH

Our client contacted our office in October of 2019 regarding her I-751 application. 

She is from China and she married a U.S. citizen. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in November 2017. Thus, their conditional residency terminated in November 2019. 

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 October 18, 2019, and our office prepared the I-751.

On November 4, 2019, our office filed the I-751 application to the USCIS. On April 21, 2021, our client and her husband appeared for their interview at the USCIS Cleveland Field Office.  Prior to the interview, our office prepared them thoroughly over the phone. Eventually, on April 23, 2021, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application. 

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CASE: EB-2 I-140    
EMPLOYER: Dental Group in Cleveland, OH
BENEFICIARY: Korean Dentist

Our client is from South Korea, who is currently working in the United States as an associate dentist on an H-1B status. Her current employer was willing to do an immigration petition for her, second-preference. Our client has a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in the United States. After talking to our client, our firm concluded that her employer can petition her as an associate dentist. Based on our client’s education and work background, our office determined that she is eligible for EB-2 classification. 

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 PERM could be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. On December 6, 2019, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we obtained the Prevailing Wage determination, our office filed the job order on March 30, 2020.  On June 4, 2020, we filed PERM.  Eventually, on December 3, 2020, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB2 position for the Korean 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, employer’s tax records, and other necessary supporting documents.

The I-140 Petition was filed on December 28, 2020, via regular processing service. We also filed her I-485 adjustment of status application simultaneously since her priority date was current. On April 9, 2021, our office filed a premium processing upgrade request to the USCIS upon our client’s request. Eventually, on April 21, 2021, the I-140 EB2 Petition for our Korean client was approved without any Request for Evidence (RFE). 

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CASE: I-130 (Petitions for Parent) and Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Korean

LOCATION: Mayfield Heights, OH

Our client and her parents contacted our office in August 2020. Our client’s parents came to the United States in November 1998 with B-2 visitor’s visa. Thereafter, they have remained in the United States without lawful status. Our client was born in the US afterwards. 

Our client became 21 years old in September 2020. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Applications on September 23, 2020.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permit all came on time. On April 22, 2021, our clients appeared at their I-485 adjustment of status interview at Cleveland, Ohio USCIS Field Office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office accompanied our clients as well. Eventually, on the same day of her interview, the’ adjustment of status applications were approved.

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