CASE: I-360 Petition
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 VAWA petition.
Our client experienced domestic violence and spousal abuse during his marriage. His wife physically and mentally abused our client after the inception of their marriage. Thus, we prepared and filed his VAWA I-360 petition, which included numerous exhibits and a detailed affidavit 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 a 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.