CASE: N-400 (Citizenship / Naturalization)
APPLICANT: Jordanian
LOCATION: Ohio
ISSUES: Permanent Residency Based on Marriage
Our client contacted us in November 2010. She came to the United States from Jordan and married her U.S. citizen spouse eight years ago and through this marriage, she was able to obtain a green card in the United States. She retained our office to assist her citizenship application.
Their marriage was bona fide, but a major issue was the separation of the couple years after the marriage. Although their marriage was not terminated, they physically reside in different places. Our client was concerned about this issue because it might create an adverse effect on her naturalization application. After our initial consultation with the client, our office advised her that this issue will not be problematic since her marriage was bona fide at the inception of the marriage. Moreover, she successfully removed the condition after two years of her marriage. She was also not applying around three years from the time her permanent residency was issued (in which case she still should be living with her US Citizen spouse), she was applying three months prior to the five-year anniversary of her permanent residency issuance (thus no need for her to be living with her husband for naturalization purposes).Therefore, it should not be a problematic issue.
The application was filed on November 23, 2010 with supporting documents. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu of our office prepared her before the interview, and was also accompanied by him on February 1, 2011 at the Cleveland CIS office. Our client answered all questions correctly and passed her citizenship interview. On February 7, 2011 her N-400 was approved. Her oath taking is scheduled for February 18, 2011 in which she will be a U.S. Citizen.
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