CASE: I-485 Adjustment of Status with step-father’s I-130 petition
CLIENT: Korean
LOCATION: Houston, TX
Our client is from South Korea who came to the U.S. in 1999 with a B-2 visitor’s visa when he was a young child. Since that time, he never left the United States.
In 2011, our client’s mother married our client’s step-father (U.S. citizen) and later she got her green card through the marriage. However, our client was not properly advised by his previous immigration counsel and thought that he was not eligible for adjustment. He was eligible to file an adjustment of status along with his step-father’s I-130 petition for him since his mother and his step-father’s marriage occurred prior to our client’s 18th birthday and he was under 21 years old when he contacted our office.
Our client contacted us around April of 2014 for consultation and sought legal assistance for his DACA case initially. After consultation, we determined that he is eligible for adjustment of status along with his step-father’s I-130 petition. Our client retained us on May 6, 2014.
Once retained, our office filed the I-130 petition and I-485 his adjustment of status application, together with other supporting documents. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and fingerprint appointment all came on time. We thoroughly prepared our client prior to his green card interview. On September 3, 2015, our client was interviewed at the Houston USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu accompanied him at the interview as well. Due to the complexity of the case, we made sure the officer was clear about our client’s eligibility. On the same day, our client’s I-485 application was approved. He finally became a green card holder.