CASE: Adjustment of Status – First Preference Petition
CLIENT: Jamaican
LOCATION: Connecticut
Our client has been on F-1 status for many years. He went to colleges in the United States, and has maintained his status lawfully throughout his stay in the United States. His mother was a naturalized U.S. citizen, and wanted to file her I-130 petition on behalf of her son. However, since our client was over 21 years old at the time of filing the I-130 petition, our client had to wait 5 years to have a current priority date.
As mentioned before, parents, spouses and children of U.S. citizens are considered “immediate relatives,” and these “immediate relatives” do not need to worry for backlogged priority dates. However, if children of U.S. citizens are over 21 years old at the time the I-130 petition is filed, then they are not considered “immediate relatives” anymore and would have to wait. They would then fall under the 1st preference category. (According to the January 2011 Visa Bulletin, the priority date is January 1, 2005).
Our client’s mother filed an I-130 petition for her son back in January of 2005 and this I-130 petition was approved. Our client retained us in July of last year and discussed with us his adjustment of status issues. On August 12, 2010, our firm filed the I-485 Adjustment of Status Application and I-765 Work Authorization application. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time. There was no Request for Evidence. On November 15, 2010, our client was interviewed in Hartford, Connecticut. On December 30, 2010, the USCIS approved his adjustment application. After several years in the U.S., our client if finally a green card holder.
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