CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status
CLIENT: Zambian
LOCATION: Cheverly, MD
Our client came to the United States in June 2001 with a J-1 Exchange Visitor visa from Zambia. His J-1 visa was not subject to the two-year foreign residency requirement, so he could apply for adjustment of status in the United States without a waiver. After his J-1 program was completed, he remained in the United States.
He married a U.S. Citizen in February 2012 and retained our office on January 19, 2018 for his adjustment of status application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and Adjustment of Status Application on February 2, 2018. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, the fingerprint appointment, and the work permit all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our client via conference calls. On November 19, 2018, our client was interviewed at the Baltimore, Maryland USCIS Field Office.
Though their interview went well, our client’s case remained pending without any Request for Evidence. Nevertheless, on December 30, 2019, the USCIS issued Request for Evidence for our client to submit his new I-693 medical record. Our client filed his response to RFE on January 7, 2020. Eventually, on January 14, 2020, his green card application was approved.