CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Nigerian

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client contacted our office in August of 2018 regarding his I-751 application.

He is from Nigeria and he married a U.S. citizen in March 2016. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in January of 2017.  His conditional residency terminated in January 2019.

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 August 22, 2018, and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits.

On October 16, 2018, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from his friends and family members, joint bank statements, joint taxes, utility bills, insurance policies, and photos of our client and his wife to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

Once the application was filed, the fingerprint notice was issued two weeks later. However, the USCIS issued the 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 November 19, 2019.  

As a result, on January 6, 2020, 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 Based on Approved K-1 Visa

CLIENT: Slovakian

LOCATION: Vermillion, OH

Our client came to the United States in April 2019 as a K-1 visa entrant from Slovakia.  Our client is the beneficiary of an approved I-129F petition. She came to the United States as a K-1 Fiancée of a U.S. Citizen whom she married within 90 days of her entry. By law, if you married your petitioner-fiancé within 90 days of your K-1 visa entry, you are eligible to apply for adjustment of status (green card) in the United States. She married in June of 2019. 

Our client contacted our office initially and consulted with us for her adjustment of status application. She retained our office on July 12, 2019.  After the retention, our firm quickly prepared and filed the I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on September 5, 2019. Things went smoothly and the receipt notices, and the fingerprint appointment all came on time.  

Thereafter, the USCIS scheduled an interview for our client’s adjustment of status application.  Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients at our office. On January 7, 2020, our clients were interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Eventually, on the same day of the interview, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Nigerian

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client came to the United States from Nigeria with a F-1 student’s visa in August 2017. She married a U.S. Citizen in July 2019 and retained our office on September 6, 2019 for her green card application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on September 26, 2019. 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 January 6, 2020, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney JP Sarmiento from our office also accompanied our clients. Eventually, on the same day of the interview, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Thai

LOCATION: Akron, OH

Our client came to the United States from Thailand on a B-2 visitor’s visa in September 2010. He married a U.S. Citizen in March 2018 and retained our office on May 1, 2018 for his green card application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on May 21, 2018. 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 October 25, 2018, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office accompanied our clients as well. In July 2019, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence and requested our client to submit more bona fide marriage documents and documents regarding his previous marital relationships with his ex-wife. Our client gathered documents and our office prepared and filed an extensive Response to RFE to the USCIS Cleveland Field Office. Eventually, on December 19, 2019, his green card application was approved.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Nigerian

LOCATION: Niles, OH

Our client contacted our office in April of 2018 regarding her and her son’s I-751 applications.

She is from Nigeria and she married a U.S. citizen. Through her marriage, she and her son obtained a 2-year conditional green card in August of 2016. Thus, their 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, and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client and her son with other supplemental exhibits.

On July 18, 2018, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from her friends and family members, joint bank statements, utility bills, joint tax documents, and photos of our client and her husband to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

Once the application was filed, the fingerprint notice was issued two weeks later. However, the USCIS scheduled an interview for our client and her husband. On December 5, 2019, our client and her husband were requested to appear for the interview at the USCIS Cleveland Field Office.  Prior to the interview, our office prepared them thoroughly over the phone and also accompanied them at the interview as well. Eventually, on December 18, 2019, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Portuguese

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client came to the United States from India (citizen of Portugal) on a F-1 student’s visa. She married a U.S. Citizen in May 2019 and retained our office on August 6, 2019 for her green card application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on August 19, 2019. 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 December 17, 2019, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office also accompanied our clients. Eventually, on December 18, 2019, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: PERM Labor Certification    
EMPLOYER: Fabric Manufacturer
BENEFICIARY: Filipina General Merchandise Expert Sewer
LOCATION: Chagrin Falls, OH

Our client is a fabric manufacturer in Ohio. They do have a prospective employee from the Philippines and they were willing to petition her for a skilled worker, third-preference petition (I-140). Their prospective employee has more than 2 years of experience as a sewer. After talking to our client, our firm concluded that they can petition her as a general merchandise expert sewer. Our client eventually retained us on February 28, 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 PERM could be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. On March 6, 2019, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we got the PW determination, our office filed the job order on June 26, 2019. On September 5, 2019, we promptly filed PERM. Eventually, on December 13, 2019, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB3 position for the Filipina beneficiary. Now our client can file the I-140 petition.

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CASE: PERM Labor Certification    
EMPLOYER:  Plastic Manufacturing Company in Solon, OH
BENEFICIARY: Nigerian Project Engineer

Our client is from Nigeria. His current employer was willing to do an immigration petition for him, third-preference. Our client has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. After talking to our client, our firm concluded that his employer can petition him as a Project Engineer. Based on our client’s education and work background, our office determined that he is eligible for EB-3 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 February 20, 2019, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we obtained Prevailing Wage determination, our office filed the job order on June 11, 2019. On September 3, 2019, we promptly filed PERM. Eventually, on December 18, 2019, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB3 position for the Nigerian beneficiary. Now our client can file the I-140 petition.

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CASE: I-140 (EB-3 Skilled Worker)    
EMPLOYER: Chinese Restaurant
BENEFICIARY: Chinese Specialty Cook in China
LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio

Our client is a Chinese restaurant in Cleveland, Ohio. They do have a prospective employee from China and they wanted to petition him for a skilled worker, third-preference petition (I-140). Their prospective employee has more than 2 years of experience as a Chinese cook. After talking to our client, our firm concluded that they can petition him as a Chinese Specialty Cook. Our client eventually retained us on May 22, 2018. 

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 May 30, 2018, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we got the PW determination, our office filed the job order on October 8, 2018. On February 8, 2019, we promptly filed PERM. Eventually, on April 30, 2019, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB3 position for the Chinese 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 September 13, 2019 via regular processing service. Eventually, on November 19, 2019, the I-140 EB3 Petition for our Chinese client was approved without any Request for Evidence (RFE). He can file an immigrant visa once his priority date becomes current. 

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

Our client came to the United States in June 2018 with a J-1 Exchange Visitor visa from the Philippines.  Her J-1 visa was not subject to the two-year foreign residency requirement, so she could apply for the adjustment of status in the United States without a waiver.  She married a U.S. Citizen in May 2019 and retained our office on June 4, 2019 for her adjustment of status application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on June 17, 2019.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and the work permit all came on time. There was no Request for Evidence.  Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients at our office. On December 9, 2019, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS Field Office.  Attorney JP Sarmiento from our office accompanied them at the interview as well.  On December 9, 2019, her green card application was approved. 

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