CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status
CLIENT: Filipina
LOCATION: Austin, TX
Our client came to the United States in July 2018 with a J-1 Exchange Visitor visa from the Philippines. Her J-1 visa was not subject to the two-year foreign residency requirement, so she could apply for adjustment of status in the United States without a waiver. She married a U.S. Citizen in July 2019 and retained our office on August 26, 2019 for her adjustment of status application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on September 3, 2019. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, the fingerprint appointment, and the work permit all came on time. There was no Request for Evidence. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On March 5, 2020, our client was interviewed at the San Antonio, Texas USCIS Field Office. Eventually, on the same day of her interview, her green card application was approved.