CASE: E-1 Extension (I-129)
NATIONALITY: Filipino
LOCATION: California
Our client and his family members came from the Philippines on an E-1 Treaty Trader Visa in 2006. Since then, our client and his family members have consistently maintained their status.
Our client has invested significant money into his incorporated business, which is located in California. Our client’s position within the company is of the same capacity when the initial E-1 was granted and the business continues to be actively engaged in its services. Our client contacted our office early this year, and retained us to get legal assistance for his E-1 extension.
Upon retention, we prepared the extension application and collected supporting documents for the E-1 extension. We also prepared a brief that explained that our client’s business has continuously grown for last several years with attached supporting documents. We submitted a company support letter, invoices, tax records, purchase orders, photos of business premises, business account bank statements, and bills of lading. We submitted the application to the USCIS on July 12, 2012.
However, on August 14, 2012, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE) regarding our client’s extension application.
In response to the RFE, our office submitted an explanatory cover letter with supporting evidence of the application which included a certificate of incorporation, stock ownership certificates, business lease agreement, financial statements, evidence of substantial international trade and evidence that the company is bona fide enterprise.
Eventually, the USCIS approved the I-129 petition and our client’s E-1 extension on November 14, 2012. Our client’s E-1 status is extended until December 2014.
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