CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Iran                                                                                                  

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client is from Iran who came to the U.S. on a J-1 exchange visitor’s visa to pursue his research project. His J-1 program was not subject to the INA 212(e) two year foreign residency requirement. In January 2018, our client married his current U.S. citizen wife.  He retained our office on January 23, 2018 for his green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on February 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 at our office. On August 24, 2018, our client was interviewed at Cleveland Ohio USCIS office. Attorney JP Sarmiento from our office accompanied our clients at their interview as well.  Eventually, on the same day of his interview, his green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Filipina                                                                                                      

LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio

Our client is from the Philippines who came to the U.S. on a J-1 exchange visitor’s visa in December 2016. Her J-1 program was not subject to the 2-year foreign residency requirement (INA Section 212(e)).  In October 2017, our client married her current U.S. citizen husband. After she got married, she 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 January 12, 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 at our office as well. On August 21, 2018, our client was interviewed at Cleveland Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office also accompanied our clients as well. Eventually, on August 24, 2018, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: PERM Labor Certification    
EMPLOYER:  Tire Mold Manufacturing Company in Akron, OH
BENEFICIARY: Korean Molding Process Engineer

Our client is from South Korea. His current employer was willing to do an immigration petition for him, third-preference. Our client has a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. After talking to our client, our firm concluded they can petition the beneficiary as a Molding Process 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 January 17, 2018, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we obtained Prevailing Wage determination, our office filed the job order on April 4, 2018. On June 21, 2018, we promptly filed PERM. Eventually, on August 16, 2018, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB3 position for the Korean beneficiary. Now our client can file the I-140 petition.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Chinese

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client is from China who came to the U.S. on a F-1 student visa. In August 2017, our client married her current U.S. citizen husband.  She retained our office for her green card application on October 26, 2017. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on November 21, 2017.  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 July 30, 2018, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland Ohio USCIS office.  Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office also accompanied our clients. Eventually, on August 8, 2018, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Indian                                                                                                        

LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio

Our client is from India who came to the U.S. on a B-2 visitor’s visa in January 2018. In February 2018, our client married her current U.S. citizen husband.  After she married, she 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 April 30, 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 at our office as well. On July 18, 2018, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office also accompanied our clients as well. Eventually, on August 10, 2018, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Irish

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client is from Ireland who came to the U.S. on a K-1 Fiancé Visa in December 2017. Within the 90 days of his entry (in January 2018), our client is married his current U.S. citizen wife. Since our client was a K-1 visa entrant, the I-130 petition is not needed to be filed. However, our client did not file his adjustment of status application before his K-1 visa expired.

He retained our office for his green card application on March 14, 2018.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and Adjustment of Status Application on May 1, 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 at our office as well. On July 18, 2018, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu also accompanied our clients as well.  Eventually, on August 2, 2018, his green card application was approved.

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CASE: N-400 (Citizenship / Naturalization)

APPLICANT: Burkinabe

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client contacted us in April 2018 to seek legal representation for his naturalization and citizenship N-400 application. He came to the United States from Burkina Faso and obtained his green card in September 2014.

Once retained, his N-400 application was filed on May 21, 2018 with all supporting documents. Prior to his citizenship interview, our office prepared him at our office.  On July 17, 2018, our client appeared at the Cleveland, OH USCIS office for his naturalization interview. Our client answered all questions correctly and passed his naturalization and citizenship interview. Eventually, his application was approved on July 30, 2018. 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: Panamanian

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client contacted us in December 2017 to seek legal representation for her naturalization and citizenship N-400 application. She came to the United States from Panama and obtained her green card in January 2006.

Once retained, her N-400 application was filed on January 23, 2018 with all supporting documents. Prior to her citizenship interview, our office prepared her at our office.  On April 10, 2018, our client appeared at the Cleveland, OH USCIS office for her naturalization interview. Our client answered all questions correctly and passed her naturalization and citizenship interview. Eventually, her application was approved on July 30, 2018. Her oath taking is scheduled in which she will become a naturalized U.S. Citizen.

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CASE: N-400 (Citizenship / Naturalization)

APPLICANT: Ecuadorian

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client contacted us in March 2018 to seek legal representation for his naturalization and citizenship N-400 application. He came to the United States from Ecuador and obtained his green card in July 2013.

Once retained, his N-400 application was filed on April 3, 2018 with all supporting documents. Prior to his citizenship interview, our office prepared him at our office.  On July 13, 2018, our client appeared at the Cleveland, OH USCIS office for his naturalization interview. Our client answered all questions correctly and passed his naturalization and citizenship interview. Eventually, his application was approved on July 30, 2018. His oath taking is scheduled in which he will become a naturalized U.S. Citizen.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Pakistani

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client contacted our office in January of 2017 regarding her I-751 application.

She is from Pakistan and she married a U.S. citizen in April 2014. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in January of 2015. Our office helped her in her green card process.  Her conditional residency terminated in January 2017.

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 January 19, 2017 and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits.

On January 30, 2017, 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 leasing 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 issued the Request for Evidence (RFE) to demonstrate the bona fideness of our client’s marriage with her husband. We filed an extensive Response to RFE to the USCIS with more bona fide marital documents on July 2, 2018. Eventually, on July 23, 2018, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application.

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