I was thrilled to receive this agreement from Department of Homeland Security last week, agreeing to join in my motion to reopen and dismiss my client’s old removal case! This case has a LONG history! Client came to the USA in 1993 as a conditional lawful permanent resident based on his marriage. As soon as […]
Category Archives: adjustment of status
Trump Administration Implements New Public Charge Rule on February 24, 2020
UPDATE: THIS POLICY HAS BEEN RESCINDED BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT AS OF 2022 On January 30, 2020, USCIS announced that it will begin implementing the new public charge rule on February 24, 2020, in all states in the United States except for in Illinois, where an injunction is still […]
Non-LPR Cancellation of Removal victory in NYC immigration court!
Today, I received a decision of an immigration judge granting my clients (husband and wife) cancellation of removal for non-permanent residents and giving them lawful permanent resident status! This was a long journey for my clients. They previously went to a lawyer, who did not inform them that they were both ineligible for adjustment of […]
New Form I-485 Asks Many New Questions – Be Prepared!
As of June 26, 2017, USCIS has issued a revised Form I-485 (commonly known as the application for adjustment of status or “green card” application. It is now 18-pages long (increase from 6 pages). It formally goes into effect Aug. 25, 2017. It now asks plenty of new questions about the applicant, including: (1) whether […]
Temporary Protected Status holders are eligible for adjustment of status, says the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
On March 31, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal issued a very important decision on an immigration case, that has the potential to help thousands of people who living within the jurisdiction of the Ninth Circuit (California, Alaska, Hawaii, Arizona). In Ramirez v. Brown (No. 14-35633), the Ninth Circuit held that individuals who hold […]
Joint Motion to Reopen Granted!
I am thrilled to report that today, I received a letter from DHS agreeing to join in a proposed joint motion to reopen I had filed for a very deserving client, so that she could finally have a chance to pursue permanent residency! She has waited over 20 years for this!
Old I-130 Petition Reopened and Approved
Recently, I helped a client reopen and get an approval of an old I-130 petition that had been denied on the basis that the client failed to respond to a notice for evidence that was sent to her back in 2009. The client had petitioned for her brother (Fourth Preference category) from India prior to […]
Extreme Hardship Waiver Granted for Fraud
Today, I won a very difficult adjustment of status case (I-485) that required an inadmissibilty waiver (I-601). My client came to the USA through Miami in 2003 from Guyana, using a fake passport, and he was immediately detained at the airport and was placed in asylum-only proceedings. He was eventually released and moved to […]
Adjustment of status victory after cancelled visa at the airport
Last week, I attended an adjustment of status interview with a couple, where the foreign national wife was seeking to adjust her status based on her marriage to her United States citizen husband. The couple was married in India over two years ago. But the wife remained in India to work, while the husband returned […]
Family-based F2A preference category is now current!
According to the August 2013 Visa Bulletin, the family-based F2A preference category (Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents) is now current for every country worldwide! This is tremendous news, since historically, this category has been subject to priority dates at least a few years back. If you are, or someone you know is, a spouse […]