CASE: I-751 / Waiver of the Joint Waiver Requirement
APPLICANT: Korean
LOCATION: Franklin, OH
Our client contacted our office in late March of 2021 regarding her potential I-751 filing. She is from South Korea and she married a U.S. citizen in October 2018. Through her marriage with a U.S. citizen spouse, she obtained her 2-year conditional green card in October 2019. Therefore, her conditional residency terminated in October 2021.
Unfortunately, during their marriage, our client and her ex-husband went through struggles. They lived separately for a while and their divorce was finalized in May 2021. Thus, our client could not file an I-751 application jointly with her ex-husband. After the consultation, we advised that we can help her file the I-751 application with a waiver of the joint filing requirement. We requested a waiver because our client entered the marriage in good faith, but the marriage was terminated through divorce or annulment before they could file a joint petition.
On September 21, 2021, our office filed the I-751 application with various supporting documents to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with her ex-husband. On April 12, 2023, the USCIS approved her I-751 application without any RFE or interview. Now, she has her ten-year green card.