G4 Son and Daughter Special Immigrant Green Card Approval, Special Immigrant I-360 and I-485 for Filipino Clients in Arlington Virginia

CASE: G4 Son and Daughter I-360 and I-485
CLIENT: Filipino
LOCATION: Arlington Virginia

Our clients (son and daughter of their G4 visa holding mother – employee of an international organization) came to the US on G4 derivative visas in 2004. One came at the age of thirteen, and another at the age of nine. They have resided in Virginia ever since, on valid G4 status, as their mother worked for an international organization on a G4 visa also since 2004. They’ve heard of a process in which a G4 son or daughter can apply for permanent residency after meeting certain age and physical presence requirements, and having been here since 2004 on G4 visas, they consulted with attorneys. They retained our firm in March 2012 for their I-360 Special Immigrant Self-Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Green Card Application (Permanent Residency),

The I-360 sought to classify the self-petitioner as a special immigrant unmarried son or daughter of an international organization employee (their mother on a G4 visa) under INA § 203(b)(4).

INA 101(a)(27)(I)(i) defines such an alien as “an immigrant who is the unmarried son or daughter of an officer or employee, or of a former officer or employee, of an international organization described in paragraph (15)(G)(i), and who:

(I) While maintaining the status of a G4 nonimmigrant, has resided and been physical present in the United States for periods totaling at least one-half of the seven years before the date of application and for a period or periods aggregating at least seven years between the ages of five and 21 years
(II) Applies for adjustment of status no later than his or her twenty-fifth birthday…

The I-360 Self-Petition for G4 Sons and Daughters and their I-485 Adjustment of Status Green Card Applications were filed on March 7, 2012. The I-360 Self-Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application (Green Card / Permanent Resident) showed ample proof of their residency the past seven plus years, including school records for each year. The G4 visas and entry stamps were documented. We also had a letter from the international organization their mother worked at evidencing her employment with them on a G4 visa since 2004. We also emphasized on our brief the ages and dates relevant to the calculations involved in adjudicating these G4 special immigrant green card cases. Forms I-508 and I-566 were also submitted, as is required for G4 visa holders applying for adjustment of status. On July 16, 2012, the I-360 and I-485 were both approved. After spending the past eight years in the United States as G4 visa holders, they finally are now permanent residents of the United States.

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