CASE: I-485 Adjustment of Status Based on Approved I-360 Petition
NATIONALITY: Canadian
LOCATION: Florida
Our Canadian client came to the U.S. in February 2013. He entered the United States on a B-2 visitor’s visa for pleasure to go to Florida.
In October 2013, he contacted our office to seek legal representation for his I-360 petition.
Our client’s marital life was tough and he was abused by his spouse. He was hesitant at first because he was male, and believed VAWA cases for males were impossible. However, with his story and evidence, our office determined that he has a shot at an 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 him after the inception of their marriage. Thus, we prepared and filed his I-360 petition and I-485 adjustment of status application, which included 40 exhibits and a detailed brief to the USCIS Vermont Service Center on February 14, 2014.
Despite our client’s thoroughly prepared I-360 application, in May 2014, 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 marriage was in good faith at the time of the inception of marriage. Our client and our office gathered the requested documents, and filed a response to the RFE on July 24, 2014. On September 8, 2014, the USCIS Vermont Service Center approved our client’s I-360 petition.
In March 2015, the USCIS Orlando Field Office scheduled our client’s I-485 adjustment of status interview. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our client via conference calls. On April 14, 2015, our clients were interviewed at the Orlando, Florida USCIS office. The interview went well; however, his I-485 application was pending more than a year at the Field Office. Our office continuously followed-up with his application; eventually, on August 5, 2016, the USCIS approved our client’s I-485 adjustment of status application. Now he is a green card holder.