CASE: I-140 (Derivative Beneficiary) and Adjustment of Status
CLIENT: Filipino
LOCATION: Houston, TX
Our client retained us for his green card application. Our client was born and raised in the Philippines, and has maintained his non-immigrant status lawfully in the United States. His wife became the beneficiary of an approved EB-3 I-140 petition from her employer. Thus, our client could file his I-485 adjustment of status application once the priority dates become current. Our office was retained on April 6, 2015.
Once retained, our firm prepared and filed the Adjustment of Status Application on April 24, 2015. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permit all came on time. However, the priority date retrogressed in 2015 for our client’s case and his adjustment of status application remained pending.
On June 6, 2016, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence for our client and asked him to submit any evidence to prove his lawful status in the United States from his last. Our office gathered the evidence from our client, prepared the response, and filed the Response to RFE on June 28, 2016. Eventually, on July 8, 2016, our client’s adjustment of status application was approved. Now, he is a green card holder.