CASE: I-751 / Waiver of the Joint Waiver Requirement
APPLICANT: Filipina
LOCATION: Akron, OH
Our client contacted our office in October of 2020 regarding her potential I-751 filing. She is from the Philippines and she married a U.S. citizen in June 2018. Through her marriage with a U.S. citizen spouse, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in October of 2018. Therefore, her conditional residency terminated in October 2020.
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 September 2019. Thus, our client could not file I-751 application jointly with her ex-husband. After 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 into the marriage in good faith, but the marriage was terminated through divorce or annulment before they can file a joint petition.
On October 16, 2020, our office filed the I-751 application with various supporting documents (including a detailed affidavit) to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with her ex-husband. In January 2022, the USCIS scheduled our client’s I-751 interview. We prepared our client for her interview via conference calls. On February 11, 2022, our client appeared at the USCIS Cleveland Field Office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office also accompanied our client. On the same day of the interview, the USCIS approved our request for the removal of conditions on her permanent resident status. Now, she has her ten-year green card.