CASE: I-360 Petition
NATIONALITY: Mexican
LOCATION: Ohio
Our Mexican client came to the U.S. in June, 2004. He entered the United States without admission and inspection and he has lived in Ohio since then. In May 2012, he contacted our office to seek legal representation for his I-360 petition. According to his story, our client’s marital life was tough and he eventually was abused by his spouse. With his story and other evidence, our office determined that he would be eligible for I-360 self-petition as a spouse of an abusive U.S. citizen.
Our client experienced domestic violence and spousal abuse during his marriage. His wife physically and mentally abused our client throughout the years. Thus, we prepared and filed his I-360 petition, which included 21 exhibits and a detailed brief to the USCIS Vermont Service Center on July 19, 2012.
Despite our client’s thoroughly prepared I-360 application, in June 2013, the USCIS Vermont Service Center issued a Request for Evidence (RFE). Specifically, the RFE letter requested our client to submit more documents to prove his good moral character. Our client and our office thoroughly gathered the requested documents, and filed a response to RFE on August 29, 2013.
Finally, on October 7, 2013, the USCIS Vermont Service Center approved our client’s I-360 petition. With the approved I-360, our client can file his I-485 adjustment of status application to the USCIS for his permanent residency.