CASE: I-130/I-485 Marriage-Based Green Card
NATIONALITY: Philippines
LOCATION: Sunnyvale, CA
Our client came from the Philippines on a J-1 in August 2017. She was subject to the two-year foreign residency requirement.
In July 2019, she got married to her U.S. citizen husband and later on retained our firm for her J-1 visa waiver. On October 16, 2019, the J-1 Waiver Application (Form DS-3035) was filed to the Department of State. On November 26, 2019, 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 May 5, 2020, the Waiver Review Division issued a favorable recommendation based on the No Objection statement. Eventually, on May 18, 2020, 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 May 22, 2020. 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 August 11, 2021, our client was interviewed at the Santa Clara, CA USCIS office. The interview went well, and eventually, on August 17, 2021, her green card application was approved.