CASE: I-751 / Waiver of the Joint Waiver Requirement
APPLICANT: Ghanaian
LOCATION: Akron, OH
Our client contacted our office in early May of 2019 regarding his I-751 filing. He came to the United States from Ghana with an immigrant visa which was petitioned by his U.S. citizen ex-wife.
Through his marriage, he was able to obtain a 2-year conditional green card in November of 2016. Thus, his conditional residency terminated in November 2018. Our client and his ex-wife were able to file joint I-751 application to the USCIS in August 2018.
Unfortunately, during the pendency of this application, divorce proceedings were commenced between them. Our client experienced a lot of difficulties during his marriage with his ex-wife. Thus, our client could not proceed with the I-751 application jointly with his ex-wife.
Once retained, we filed an amendment request for his I-751 and 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 him draft an extensive affidavit about their marriage, and why it ended the way it did.
On June 7, 2019, our office filed the amendment request application with various supporting documents to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with his ex-wife.
In October 2019, the USCIS scheduled an I-751 interview for our client. Prior to the interview, our office thoroughly prepared our client at our office and informed him of potential issues at the interview.
On November 21, 2019, our client was interviewed for his I-751 application at the USCIS Cleveland, OH Field Office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office accompanied our client. The interview was very extensive. Nevertheless, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application on the same day of his interview. Now, he has her ten-year green card.