CASE: I-751 / Waiver of the Joint Waiver Requirement
APPLICANT: Belgian
LOCATION: San Francisco, CA
Our client contacted our office in early September of 2015 regarding her I-751 filing. She came to the United States from Belgium and she married a U.S. Citizen (her ex-husband) in August 2012. Through her marriage, she was able to obtain a 2-year conditional green card in December of 2013. Our office represented and assisted our client’s initial green card process. Her conditional residency terminated in December 2015. However, our client experienced a lot of difficulties in her marital life with her ex-husband. Unfortunately, their marriage ended in December 2015. Thus, our client could not file the I-751 application jointly with her ex-husband.
Once our office was retained, 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. We focused on the supporting documents that he can show and helped her draft an extensive affidavit about their marriage, and why it ended the way it did.
On November 20, 2015, our office filed the I-751 application with various supporting documents (including an affidavit over 3 pages) to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with her ex-husband.
In October 2016, the USCIS scheduled an I-751 interview for our client. Prior to the interview, our office thoroughly prepared our client and informed her of potential issues at the interview.
On November 22, 2016, our client was interviewed for her I-751 application at the USCIS San Francisco, CA Field Office. The interview was very extensive. Nevertheless, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application on December 1, 2016. Now, she has her ten-year green card.