CASE: I-751 / Waiver of the Joint Waiver Requirement
APPLICANT: Filipina
LOCATION: Cleveland, OH
Our client contacted our office in late June of 2015 regarding her potential I-751 filing. She was from the Philippines and married a U.S. citizen in May 2013. Through her marriage with a U.S. citizen spouse, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in October of 2013. Therefore, her conditional residency terminated in October 2015.
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 July 2015. Thus, our client could not file I-751 application jointly with her ex-husband. After consultation, we advised that we can help her file an I-751 application with a waiver of the joint filing requirement. We requested a waiver because our client entered into the marriage in good faith, but the marriage was terminated through divorce or annulment before they can file a joint petition.
On August 25, 2015, our office filed the I-751 application with various supporting documents (over 20 exhibits and an affidavit over 4 pages) to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with her ex-husband. Eventually, on March 14, 2016, the USCIS approved our request for the removal of conditions on her permanent resident status without even an interview nor a request for evidence. Now, she has her ten-year green card.