CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Filipina                                                                                                   

LOCATION: Richfield, OH

Our client is from the Philippines who came to the U.S. on a B-2 visitor’s visa in May 2018. In September 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 October 18, 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 April 22, 2019, our client was interviewed at Cleveland, OH USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu accompanied our clients as well. Eventually, on April 24, 2019, her green card application was approved.

{ 0 comments }

CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Filipina                                                                                                    

LOCATION: Mississippi

Our client is from the Philippines who came to the U.S. on a J-1 exchange visitor’s visa in October 2014. Her J-1 program was not subject to the 2-year foreign residency requirement (INA Section 212(e)).  In May 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 June 8, 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 via conference calls. On March 19, 2019, our client was interviewed at the New Orleans, Louisiana USCIS office. Eventually, on April 8, 2019, her green card application was approved.

{ 0 comments }

CASE: I-751 / Waiver of the Joint Waiver Requirement

APPLICANT: Filipina

LOCATION: Ohio

Our client contacted our office in June 2017 regarding her potential I-751 filing. She came to the United States from the Philippines and she married a U.S. Citizen (her ex-husband) in June 2015.

Through her marriage, she was able to obtain a 2-year conditional green card in November of 2015. Thus, her conditional residency terminated in November 2017.

Unfortunately, their marriage ended in May 2016. Our client experienced a lot of difficulties during her marriage with her ex-husband. Thus, our client could not file the I-751 application jointly with her ex-husband.

Once retained, we requested a waiver because our client entered into the marriage in good faith, but the marriage was terminated through divorce or annulment before they can file a joint petition. We focused on the supporting documents that she can show and helped her draft an extensive affidavit about their marriage, and why it ended the way it did.

On July 17, 2017, our office filed the I-751 application with various supporting documents to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with her ex-husband.  

In January 2019, the USCIS scheduled an I-751 interview for our client.

Prior to the interview, our office thoroughly prepared our client via conference calls and informed her of potential issues at the interview.

On January 31, 2019, our client was interviewed for her I-751 application at the USCIS Cincinnati, OH Field Office.  The interview was very extensive. Nevertheless, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application on March 28, 2019. Now, she has her ten-year green card.

{ 0 comments }

CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Filipino

LOCATION: New Jersey

Our client contacted our office in December of 2017 regarding his I-751 application.

He is from the Philippines and he married a U.S. citizen in May 2015. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in April of 2016.  His conditional residency terminated in April 2018.

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

On January 25, 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. There was no RFE issuance or interview request for our client’s I-751 application. As a result, on March 19, 2019, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application and our client received his 10-year green card which removed the conditions.

{ 0 comments }

CASE: N-400 (Citizenship / Naturalization)

APPLICANT: Filipino

LOCATION: El Paso, TX

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

After retention, his N-400 application was filed on August 28, 2018 with all supporting documents. Prior to his citizenship interview, our office prepared him via conference calls.  On January 16, 2019, our client appeared at the El Paso, Texas USCIS office for his naturalization interview. Our client answered all questions correctly and passed his naturalization and citizenship interview. However, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE) asking our client to submit a copy of all of his children’s birth certificates and his divorce decrees. Our office filed the response to RFE on January 28, 2019.

Eventually, his application was approved on March 6, 2019. His oath taking is scheduled in which he will become a naturalized U.S. Citizen.

{ 0 comments }

CASE: N-400 (Citizenship / Naturalization)

APPLICANT: Filipino

LOCATION: Houston, TX

Our client contacted us in February 2018 to seek legal representation for his naturalization and citizenship N-400 application. He came to the United States from the Philippines and obtained his green card in August 2012.

After retention, we filed his N-400 application on February 16, 2018 with all supporting documents. Prior to his citizenship interview, our office prepared him via conference calls.  On February 29, 2019, our client appeared at the Houston, Texas 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 March 7, 2019. His oath taking is scheduled in which he will become a naturalized U.S. Citizen.

{ 0 comments }

CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

NATIONALITY: Filipina

LOCATION: Denver, CO

Our client is from the Philippines who came to the U.S. on a B-2 visitor’s visa in April 2018. In June 2018, our client married her current U.S. citizen husband.  She retained our office for her green card application, and our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on August 23, 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 via conference calls. On February 28, 2019, our client was interviewed at the Centennial Colorado USCIS office.  Eventually, on the same day of the interview, her green card application was approved.

{ 0 comments }

CASE: J-1 Waiver (No Objection Statement)

NATIONALITY: Philippines

LOCATION: Montana

Our client came from the Philippines on a J-1 visa in August 2016 to work as a teacher. According to her DS-2019, she was subject to the two-year foreign residency requirement.

In May 2018, she got married to her U.S. citizen husband and later on consulted with our firm for her J-1 visa waiver prior to applying for adjustment of status. If someone is subject to the two-year foreign residency requirement, he or she cannot get a green card in the United States until he or she fulfills the requirement or obtains a waiver.

Upon retention, our office promptly prepared a waiver request through a No Objection Statement (NOS) from the Philippine Embassy in the United States and eventually the EVP in the Philippines.

On June 19, 2018, the J-1 Waiver Application (Form DS-3035) was filed to the Department of State.  We also sent a request to the Montana State Government to get authentication for the necessary documents.  Later, these authenticated documents and No Objection Application (for the Philippines Government) were sent to the Philippines Consulate General in Chicago for further authentication.  On August 8, 2018, our office sent our client’s materials to the Waiver Review Committee in Manila, Philippines. Then, the Waiver Review Committee forwarded the materials and favorable recommendation to the Philippine Embassy in D.C. who eventually issued a No Objection Statement.

On December 11, 2018, the Waiver Review Division issued a favorable recommendation based on the No Objection statement.  Eventually, on February 22, 2019, the USCIS issued an I-612 approval notice for the waiver. Now, our client can file for her adjustment status application along with her U.S. Citizen husband’s I-130 petition for her.

{ 0 comments }

CASE: N-400 (Citizenship / Naturalization)

APPLICANT: Filipina

LOCATION: Baltimore, MD

Our client contacted us in January 2018 to seek legal representation for her naturalization and citizenship N-400 application. She came to the United States from the Philippines and obtained her green card in December 2012.  

After retention, her N-400 application was filed on February 28, 2018, with all supporting documents. Prior to her citizenship interview, our office prepared her via conference calls.  On February 14, 2019, our client appeared at the Baltimore, Maryland 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 February 15, 2019. Her oath taking is scheduled in which she will become a naturalized U.S. Citizen.

{ 0 comments }

CASE: Marriage-Based Green Card (I-130 / I-485)

NATIONALITY: Philippines

LOCATION: Indianapolis, IN

Our client came from the Philippines on a J-1 visa in August 2016 to work as a teacher. According to her DS-2019, she was subject to the two-year foreign residency requirement.

In August 2017, she got married to her U.S. citizen husband and later on consulted with our firm for her J-1 visa waiver prior to applying for adjustment of status. If someone is subject to the two-year foreign residency requirement, he or she cannot get a green card in the United States until he or she fulfills the requirement or obtains a waiver.

Upon retention, our office promptly prepared a waiver request through a No Objection Statement (NOS) from the Philippine Embassy in the United States and eventually the EVP in the Philippines.

On February 14, 2018, the J-1 Waiver Application (Form DS-3035) was filed to the Department of State.  We also sent a request to the Montana State Government to get authentication for the necessary documents.  Later, these authenticated documents and No Objection Application (for the Philippines Government) were sent to the Philippines Consulate General in Chicago for further authentication.  On April 2, 2018, our office sent our client’s materials to the Waiver Review Committee in Manila, Philippines. Then, the Waiver Review Committee forwarded the materials and favorable recommendation to the Philippine Embassy in D.C. who eventually issued a No Objection Statement.

On July 23, 2018, the Waiver Review Division issued a favorable recommendation based on the No Objection statement.  Eventually, on August 7, 2018, the USCIS issued an I-612 approval notice for the waiver.

Once her J-1 waiver was approved, our client retained our office again for her adjustment of status application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and Adjustment of Status Application on September 4, 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 through conference calls. On January 31, 2019, our client was interviewed at the Indianapolis, Indiana USCIS office.  The interview went well, and eventually, on February 11, 2019, her green card application was approved.

{ 0 comments }