CASE: N-400 (Citizenship / Naturalization)
APPLICANT: Indian
LOCATION: Ohio

Our client contacted us in November 2012 to seek legal representation for his naturalization and citizenship N-400 application. He came to the United States from India and obtained his green card in 2009. He retained our office for his naturalization and citizenship N-400 application on November 13, 2012.

The N-400 application was filed on November 21, 2012 with all supporting documents.

Our office prepared him before his naturalization interview, and Attorney Sung Hee Yu also accompanied him on May 10, 2013 at the Cleveland CIS office.

Our client answered all questions correctly and passed his N-400 interview. Eventually, his naturalization application was approved on June 10, 2013. His oath taking is scheduled in which he will become a naturalized U.S. Citizen.

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CASE: I-130 and Consular Processing (Immigrant Visa) – Marriage-Petition
CLIENT: US Citizen Petitioner; Chinese Beneficiary in China
LOCATION: Petitioner: Ohio; Beneficiary: Canton, China

Our client is a U.S. citizen who is 70 years old.  He married his wife in China in April 2012.  After the marriage, he came back to the United States and contacted our office in early June 2012 and retained us to bring his wife to the States.

Our office prepared and filed the I-130 to the USCIS in June 19, 2012. After the I-130 was filed, everything went smoothly, there were no requests for evidence, and the receipt notices came on time.

The I-130 Petition was approved by the USCIS on February 18, 2013.

After the I-130 approval, we filed the immigrant visa packets to the National Visa Center on April 3, 2013, who in turn forwarded our client’s materials to the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China. An interview notice was set for the client at the US Consulate in Guangzhou, and we prepared her for the interview. On May 30, 2013, the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China 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 weeks of entry.

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CASE: I-485 (Based on EB-2 I-140 Approval)
CLIENT: British Engineering Manager
LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client is an engineering manager from the United Kingdom, who is currently working at a molded component manufacturing company in the greater Cleveland area. The company/petitioner was willing to petition him for a green card, in the second-preference category (EB2).

Our client has a Bachelor’s degree and has more than 5 years of related work experience. He has maintained his status as an H-1B visa holder in the United States. The issue is that he can only renew his H-1B after an I-140 petition is approved. After talking to our client, our firm advised that his potential employer can petition him as an Engineering Manager, specifically, Liquid Injection Molding (LIM) Process Engineering Manager.

Prior to filing the PERM labor certification application, 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. As mentioned on our previous success story, we filed the PERM labor certification application for our client on August 8, 2012. Two months later, on October 10, 2012, the PERM labor certification was approved. There were no audits in this application. Our client retained us again for the I-140 petition.

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, employment verification letters from our client’s previous employers, and other necessary supporting documents.

The I-140 Petition was filed on October 31, 2012 via premium processing. On November 8, 2012, in only eight days, the I-140 EB2 for our British client was approved.

After the I-140 was approved, our client retained our office again for his I-485 adjustment of status application. On March 28, 2013, our office filed an I-485 adjustment of status application for our client. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and fingerprint appointment came on time. Eventually, on May 31, 2013, only about two months later, the USCIS Nebraska Service Center approved our client’s I-485 application.  Our client now is a green card holder.

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CASE: I-130 and Consular Processing (Immigrant Visa)
CLIENT: US Citizen Petitioner Daughter; Chinese Beneficiary Parents in China
LOCATION: Petitioner: Ohio; Beneficiaries: China
I-130 FILED: April 26, 2012
I-130 APPROVED: October 10, 2012
IV APPROVED: May 6, 2013

Our client retained us to bring her parents over from China. She was born and raised in China, but was naturalized in the United States.

On April 26, 2012, our firm filed the I-130 Petitions to the CIS. There were no Requests for Evidence throughout the pendency of the petition. On October 10, 2012, the I-130 Petitions were approved. We then started the immigrant visa processing phase of trying to get her parents over to the United States.

On March 20, 2013, we filed the immigrant visa packets to the National Visa Center who in turn forwarded our client’s materials to the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China. An interview notice was set for our client’s parents at the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, and we prepared them for their interview. On May 6, 2013, the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China approved and issued their immigrant visas.

With the approved immigrant visa, our client’s parents can come to the United States immediately, and they will get their green cards within two weeks of entry.

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CASE:  I-485 Adjustment of Status / Termination of Removal Proceedings with an Approved I-130 Petition

CLIENT: Filipina

LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio

Our client is from the Philippines who came to the U.S. on a B-2 Visitor’s Visa in March 2009. She remained in the United States after her authorized stay expired. Because of her overstay, she was placed in removal proceedings in Cleveland, Ohio.

Our client married her U.S. citizen husband in April 2011 in Ohio. Her husband filed an I-130 petition on her behalf after they got married. Eventually, our client’s I-130 petition was approved in June 2012. Unfortunately, after being in Court prior to our retention about 4 to 5 times, she could not get her case terminated.

She contacted our office around September 2012 to seek legal assistance. She retained our office in October 1, 2012.

After our office was retained, we prepared and filed a request to join in a Motion to Terminate proceedings with an attached I-485 application and its supporting documents to the Cleveland Immigration Court. The DHS counsel in Cleveland agreed to terminate our client’s proceedings. Eventually, the Immigration Judge granted the Motion to terminate without prejudice on February 5, 2013.

Once her case was terminated with the Immigration Court, our office prepared and filed the I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on February 25, 2013, together with other necessary forms and supporting documents. 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 May 10, 2013, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland CIS office. Our attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu accompanied them as well. Our client was fully prepared and the interview went well.  On May 17, 2013, her green card application was approved.

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CASE:  I-485 Adjustment of Status / Termination of Removal Proceedings with an Approved I-130 Petition

CLIENT: Liberian

LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio

Our Liberian client came to the U.S. on a B-2 Visitor’s Visa in October 1996. He remained in the United States after his authorized stay expired. He was a minor at that time.

Because of his overstay, he was placed in removal proceedings in Cleveland, Ohio.

His hearing was coming up when he retained us in January 10, 2011. He just got married to his spouse a few days earlier. We prepared and filed the I-130 petition on his behalf on January 14, 2011.

Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office represented our client at his hearings and sought adjustment of status relief. The I-130 interview was scheduled on August 12, 2011 and our attorney prepared them for the interview and accompanied them as well. The I-130 petition was eventually approved by the USCIS on December 28, 2011.

After the I-130 petition was approved, we filed a Request to Join in a Motion to Terminate proceedings with an attached I-485 application and its supporting documents. The DHS counsel in Cleveland agreed to terminate our client’s proceedings. Eventually, the Immigration Judge granted the Motion to Terminate without prejudice on July 18, 2012.

After removal proceedings were terminated, our office prepared and filed an I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on October 13, 2012, together with other necessary forms and supporting documents. 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 over the phone.

On April 23, 2013, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland CIS office. Our attorney accompanied them as well. Our client was fully prepared and the interview went well.  On May 2, 2013, his green card application was approved.

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CASE: I-129F Fiancé Petition and Fiancé Visa

PETITIONER: US Citizen in Cleveland, OH

BENEFICIARY: Ukrainian

PETITION FILED: August 2, 2012

PETITION APPROVED: April 22, 2013

Our client, a US Citizen Petitioner, met her Ukrainian fiancé in Ukraine in 2010 and 2011. A few months after he came back to the States, he retained our firm to file a fiancé petition for her.

After consultation, we told him that the petition process may not be easy since they have a 30-year age gap, and due to his previous history of filing fiancé petitions.

So we thoroughly informed our client about the necessary supporting documents to demonstrate the bona fide nature of their relationship. Our client retained our office on June 18, 2012.

We helped him and his fiancée draft letters in support of the fiancé petition, and we filed the petition on August 2, 2012.

Despite the age gap, and the previous fiancé petitions, there were no requests for evidence, and eventually, on April 22, 2013, the I-129F fiancé petition was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Brazilian

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client came to the United States in September 2000 with a B-2 visitors visa from Brazil. She has remained in the United States ever since.

She married a U.S. Citizen in November 2011 and retained our office on April 30, 2012 for her adjustment of status application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and Adjustment of Status Application on January 18, 2013.  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 April 12, 2013, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, OH CIS office.  Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office accompanied them as well. On the same day, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: Termination of Proceedings based on I-360 Approval

CLIENT: Kenyan

LOCATION: Ohio

Our Kenyan client came to the U.S. on a J-1 Visa in 2004. She overstayed and was placed in removal proceedings two years ago, and she retained our office for legal representation.

When she came in 2004, her visa made her subject to the 2-year foreign residency requirement. As our previous success story explained, this client received an I-612 J-1 waiver approval from the USCIS in January 2012 with our assistance.

Our office then filed her I-360 VAWA petition as a spouse of an abusive U.S. Citizen. Our client experienced domestic violence and spousal abuse while she was married to her ex-husband. Thus, we filed and prepared her I-360 petition, which included 26 exhibits and a detailed brief to the USCIS Vermont Service Center on May 5, 2011. This petition was also reviewed by the Immigration Judge during our client’s Master Calendar hearing and the IJ opined that our client’s I-360 petition was prima facie approvable.

Despite our client’s thoroughly prepared I-360 application, in August 2012, the USCIS Vermont Service Center issued a Request for Evidence (RFE). Specifically, the RFE letter requested our client to submit more medical documents to prove her ex-husband subjected her to extreme cruelty. Moreover, the RFE letter asked our client to submit more notarized affidavits of witnesses. Our client and our office gathered the requested documents, and filed a response to RFE on November 7, 2012 with 13 exhibits.

Finally, on February 22, 2013, the USCIS Vermont Service Center approved our client’s I-360 petition.

With the approved I-360 and I-612 J-1 waiver, our office filed a Request to Join in a Motion to Terminate proceedings to the USICE-DHS Cleveland Office with an attached I-485 application and its supporting documents on April 2, 2013.

On April 6, 2013, the assistant chief counsel of the DHS agreed with us and signed on a joint motion to terminate. On April 9, 2013, our client appeared at the Cleveland Immigration Court for her master calendar hearing.  The Immigration Judge granted the Joint Motion to Terminate and eventually terminated our client’s case without prejudice on the same day.  Now, she can file her I-485 adjustment of status application to USCIS to obtain her green card.

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CASE: N-400 (Citizenship / Naturalization) APPLICANT: Chinese LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio

Our client came to the United States from China in 2005 as a permanent resident. She came in on an immigrant visa through marriage. She was married for over two years prior to the immigrant visa and green card issuance, and as such she got a ten year green card. However, she got separated from her husband months after her entry.

Since then, she has worked in the United States as a green card holder, but never applied for naturalization.

When you apply for naturalization three years from your green card issuance, you have to still be married to the US Citizen spouse who petitioned you. If you are separated, you have to wait 5 years from the green card issuance date. This DOES NOT preclude the immigration officers from still making inquiries on the bona fide nature or lack thereof of your previous marriage.

She initially filed her Naturalization Application in April 2012.  However, our client contacted us in early May 2012 and asked our legal assistance, guidance and help for her upcoming naturalization interview.  Our client was concerned about two things. She was concerned about her marital history.  Second, she had numerous trips to China for the last five years.

Although she went to China several times, she never was abroad more than 180 days continuously.

Our office prepared her extensively for the interview, and also accompanied her on July 3, 2012 at the Cleveland CIS office. She indeed was questioned about her marital past for over an hour, but she was ready after our preparations.

Our client answered all questions thoroughly and passed her citizenship interview.

Her N-400 was approved on March 20, 2013. Her oath taking is scheduled on April 5, 2013 in which she will be a U.S. Citizen.

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