CASE: I-751 / Waiver of the Joint Waiver Requirement
APPLICANT: Australian
LOCATION: Columbus, Ohio
Our client contacted our office in early August of 2014 regarding her I-751 filing. She came to the United States from Australia after she married a U.S. Citizen (her ex-husband) in September 2011. Through her marriage, she was able to obtain a 2-year conditional green card in October of 2012. Thus, her conditional residency terminated in October 2014.
Before her 2 year green card expired, our client experienced a lot of difficulties in her marital life with his ex-husband. Unfortunately, their marriage ended in September 2013. Thus, our client could not file a joint petition for her removal of condition.
Thus, she retained our office in August 2014 to file an I-751 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. We focused on the supporting documents that she can show and helped her draft an extensive affidavit about their marriage, and why it ended the way it did.
On September 17, 2014, our office filed the I-751 application with various supporting documents (over 28 exhibits and an affidavit over 5 pages) to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with her ex-husband.
In June 2015, the USCIS scheduled an I-751 interview for our client. Prior to the interview, our office thoroughly prepared our client via conference call and informed her of potential issues at the interview. On July 28, 2015, our client was interviewed for her I-751 application at the USCIS Columbus, OH Field Office. Eventually, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application on the same day. Now, she has her ten-year green card.