CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Sri Lankan

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client contacted our office in early March this year regarding his I-751 application.

He is from Sri Lanka and married a U.S. citizen in October 2013. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in July of 2014.  His conditional residency terminated in July 2016.

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 March 16, 2016 and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits.

On April 4, 2016, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from his friends and family members, joint tax records, joint bank statements, 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 December 14, 2016, 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: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status
CLIENT: Sri Lankan
LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our Sri Lankan client came to the United States on an F-1 student visa in January 2013. Later, he married a U.S. Citizen in October 2013 and retained our office on April 3, 2014 for his adjustment of status application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and Adjustment of Status Application on April 15, 2014.  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 in our office. On July 1, 2014, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, OH USCIS.  Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office accompanied them as well. On the same day, his green card application was approved.

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CASE: N-400 (Citizenship / Naturalization)
APPLICANT: Sri Lankan (Husband) / Filipino (Wife)
LOCATION: Dallas, Texas

Our clients contacted us in February 2011.  They married in Dubai, U.A.E., and came to the United States.  The husband is a citizen of Sri Lanka and the wife is a citizen of the Philippines. Our client’s family obtained their green card in 2006.  They retained our office to assist them in their naturalization applications.

The application was filed on February 21, 2011 with supporting documents.  Our office prepared them before the interview.  Our clients appeared at the USCIS office in Dallas, Texas on May 12, 2011 for their interviews, and they answered all questions correctly.  On the same day, their N-400s were approved. Their oath taking was on the same day as well. The family is now citizens of the United States.

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CASE: Bond Hearing With Immigration Judge. Detained Case.
NATIONALITY: Sri Lanka
WHERE DETAINED: York, Pennsylvania

This immigration release and bond redetermination approval was for a  Sri Lankan national who came to the U.S. on a B-2 visa a few years ago and overstayed. About 2 weeks ago, he was caught by immigration officers and was detained in York, Pennsylvania. A bond hearing was set for him with the Immigration Judge.

A week before his bond hearing, our office was retained. He was in a tough position because he did not have any relief from removal as of that point. He was not married, had no fear of returning to Sri Lanka good enough for asylum (plus the fact that he’s been in the U.S. for over a year). He mentioned he had a girlfriend who was a U.S. Citizen and they planned to get married. However, he’s in jail. Another factor the Immigration Courts look to is the presence of immediate family members in the United States. He did not have any. We explained to him the factors a Judge looks at in bond hearings – family members, availability of relief especially. We explained it is going to be tough but we’ll do our best.

We gathered as much evidence of his relationship with his girlfriend. One of his friends also submitted an affidavit of support to show his ability to pay a bond if one is issued. Despite the bond hearing date coming up and the fact that our office was only retained about 6 days before the bond hearing, we were able to submit all supporting documents to the Court a day before the bond hearing.

At the bond hearing, the Judge asked whether there was any relief as of this point. There was none but with the supporting documents we had, we argued that even if our client did not have relief, that upon release he will get married to his U.S. Citizen girlfriend. We argued that the relationship is bona fide based on the submitted supporting documents, a detailed letter and some pictures of the couple included. We argued that immediately after the marriage, his girlfriend would file an immigrant petition for him which upon approval would enable our client to file for adjustment of status (green card).

The Judge granted a release on bond and adjourned the hearing. The Judge also noted that after he gets released and goes back home to Chicago, we may file a Motion to Change Venue which he would grant.

Our client is now out of jail and back with his girlfriend in Chicago.

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