CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status
CLIENT: Filipina
LOCATION: New Mexico
Our client came to the United States from the Philippines on a J-1 exchange visitor’s visa in March 2010. Later, she changed her status from J-1 to H-1B. She was not subject to the 2-year foreign residency requirement (INA Section 212(e)) according to her J-1 visa.
She married a U.S. Citizen in June 2015 and retained our office on June 29, 2015 for her green card application. Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on August 11, 2015. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients as well. On November 3, 2015, our client was interviewed at Albuquerque, New Mexico USCIS office. Eventually, on the same day of the interview, her green card application was approved.
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