CASE: I-485 Adjustment of Status
NATIONALITY: Iraqi
LOCATION: California
Our Iraqi client came to the U.S. in June 2016 on a J-1 exchange visitor’s visa. With our firm’s assistance, he got his J-1 hardship waiver. In April 2018, he contacted our office to seek legal representation for his I-360 petition. He was abused by his spouse. Thus, we prepared and filed his I-360 petition, which included numerous exhibits and a detailed brief to the USCIS Vermont Service Center on June 8, 2018.
On December 10, 2019, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (RFE). The USCIS requested our client to submit documents to demonstrate his good moral character. He obtained several third-party affidavits and California police criminal record. Our office filed the Response to RFE on February 28, 2020. Eventually, on July 14, 2020, the USCIS Vermont Service Center approved our client’s I-360 petition.
With the approved I-360 petition, our firm prepared and filed the Adjustment of Status Application on July 24, 2020. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time. Eventually, on June 4, 2021, the USCIS approved our client’s adjustment of status application and issued a green card without an interview.