CASE: Adjustment of Status (F-4 I-130)
CLIENT: Korean
LOCATION: Macedonia, OH
Our client came to the United States from South Korea on an E-2 visa in 2002. In November 2006, her U.S. citizen sister filed an I-130 petition for her under the F-4 category. This I-130 petition was approved by the USCIS. However, our client had to maintain her status in the U.S. since the priority date was not current.
In July 2019, she contacted our office for eligibility of her adjustment of status once her priority date became current. After consultation, she retained our office on July 16, 2019 for her and her husband’s green card applications. Our firm prepared and filed the Adjustment of Status Applications on August 16, 2019. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time. Prior to the interview, we prepared our clients at our office. On August 14, 2020, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. from our office accompanied our clients.
Though our client’s interview went well, her case could not be adjudicated after the interview because of retrogression of her priority dates. Our office filed multiple E-inquiries and USCIS Ombudsman inquiries for our client’s case once her priority date became current again. On September 22, 2022, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence for our clients’ updated I-693 medical record. On November 3, 2022, our office filed the Response to RFE. On November 10, 2022, our client and her husband’s I-485 adjustment of status applications were approved.