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Last week we received an approval for a conditional green card for a client from Spain. She and her husband currently live in Irvine and the adjustment of status interview took place in the USCIS office in Santa Ana. The couple met in 2008 through a mutual friend, and over the next couple years they dated and frequently visited each other in California and Spain. They also traveled to other countries together. In 2011, they decided to marry and after she arrived in the United States in Summer 2011 for a visit, they decided they wanted to start the visa petition process.

When I first met with them they intended to marry in Spain and process the case through the consulate in Madrid. I explained that they also had the option of processing the case in the United States through I-485 adjustment of status. In December 2011 they married and we filed the paperwork shortly thereafter. We included evidence of their good faith relationship including a joint 2011 tax return and photos from their extensive travels together.

When we attended the interview, we brought other evidence such as the joint lease for their apartment, health and dental insurance and other bills. The officer was satisfied with the evidence and approved the case on the spot. The couple was very happy with the result. After the interview I explained the I-751 removal of conditions process that would take place two years from now. I further explained the naturalization process, if she desired to become a US citizen in three years.

If you are considering adjustment of status, contact The Nunez Firm to schedule a free consultation. Managing attorney Jay Nunez can help you better understand the process and whether it is a viable option for you.

A Newport Coast Client was approved for her conditional resident status by USCIS based on her marriage to a US citizen. She is originally from Korea, and she met her US Citizen husband while living in the United States on an F-1 visa and attending Church in Orange County. After her F-1 expired, she returned to South Korea to work, but the couple stayed in contact and visited each other multiple times per year.

During her last visit to the United States, they decided they did not want to live apart any longer and they married. Originally, the plan was for them to marry in summer 2012, but they wanted to start their lives together immediately. In late summer 2011, they married in a simple courthouse civil ceremony in Santa Ana. We assisted them in putting together all the necessary evidence and forms (including the I-130 and I-485) and filing for her green card.

Everything went smoothly and she received her work authorization within a couple months. About 4 months after we filed, we attended our adjustment of status interview and everything was approved at the end of the USCIS interview in Santa Ana. Because the marriage is less than two years old, she will be a conditional permanent resident for the next two years. During the 90 days leading up to her two year expiration date, she will need to file the I-751 to have the conditions removed from her residency. At that time, USCIS will want an abundance of evidence to show that the marriage was entered into in good faith and the couple remains living as a married couple.

They are happy to have the immigration issues resolved, so she can begin working and helping to provide. If you are considering the adjustment of status process, contact The Nunez Firm to schedule a free consultation. Managing attorney Jay Nunez will explain the process and how we can help.

Adjustment of status was approved for the wife (and her son) of a US citizen. The couple married in mid-2011 after she entered on an approved K-1 Fiance Visa. She is originally from South America, and the husband was born in the United States. They met through a mutual friend in 2010.

The husband approached me in late 2010 because they were considering marriage, but they were not sure about the immigration process. I explained that the first step was the K-1 visa process which would allow his fiance to come to the United States with her son for the sole purpose of getting married within 90 days of arrival.

It took them a little while to gather all the necessary documents and save the money to pay the processing fees, but we filed the paperwork and evidence with USCIS in early 2011. We received an approval within several months and the K-1 visa was processed at the US consulate in Colombia.

After the K-1 visa was approved, his fiance and her son came to the US and the couple married within 90 days of her arrival. Then, we filed for the adjustment of status and everything went smoothly after that. The interview was held in Santa Ana and the officer was respectful and thorough asking questions about how the couple met and when they decided to marry. The officer was satisfied with the evidence we provided proving the marriage was entered into in good faith. Because the marriage is less than two years old, they will need to file an I-751 to have the conditions removed from her residency status in two years. Three years from now, she will be eligible for naturalization.

The couple was very happy with the outcome, and they look forward to living together in Fountain Valley. If you are considering the adjustment of status process, contact The Nunez Firm to schedule a free consultation. Managing attorney Jay Nunez will personally meet with you during a confidential consultation and help you better understand the options available to you.

We recently received a green card approval for the wife of an US Citizen residing in Long Beach, California. The couple has been together for several years and they married in 2011. The wife is originally from Switzerland and entered the United States on the Visa Waiver Program.

The couple met through a mutual friend in 2010. After dating long distance for a couple of years, the husband proposed marriage and she accepted. In 2011, they hired The Nunez Firm to assist with the adjustment of status process. We helped them collect all the necessary paperwork including evidence that the marriage was entered into in good faith and not for immigration purposes. We handled all the forms (including the I-485, I-130, G-325A, I-765 and G-28) and we prepared the packet of evidence. Additionally, we were able to obtain an expedited advance parole document allowing the wife to visit her ill mother in Europe while the case was pending.

Before the interview with USCIS in Los Angeles, I met with the couple and advised on what to expect at the interview. I told them what questions to expect and assured them that I would be at the interview to make sure they were treated respectfully and fairly.

The officer was very thorough, but respectful and patient during the green card interview. The officer approved the case on the spot and the couple was very emotional about starting their new life together.

If you are considering the adjustment of status process, contact The Nunez Firm to schedule a free consultation. Managing attorney Jay Nunez will personally meet with you to help you understand whether your situation is eligible for a marriage based green card. The Nunez Firm handles countless marriage based green cards every year and our reputation among our clients and the USCIS adjudicators is unparalleled.

Recently, an adjustment of status application and I-130 visa petition was approved for the husband of a US citizen. The couple met while both were pursuing post-graduate work at UC Irvine. He was originally from Turkey and she grew up in the Midwest. They were studying similar topics and began working together. Eventually, they started dated and moved in with each other. They got married in 2011.

Although their marriage was bona fide, we had a tough time obtaining evidence of the good faith marriage other than the apartment lease. Joint bills will not available because they lived in graduate housing at UC Irvine and all the utilities were included. We provided witness statements, proof of travel together, photo albums and other evidence and the USCIS officer was satisfied that the marriage was real. The couple was very happy and they intend to move to the east coast to further pursue their careers.

I advised them that because their marriage is less than two years old, they will need to file additional paperwork two years from now in order to have the conditions removed from the husband’s resident status. They understood that they must collect evidence of the validity of their marriage for the next two years.

If you are considering the marriage based adjustment of status process, contact The Nunez Firm to schedule a free consultation. We can help you with adjusting status or having the conditions removed from your resident status. Managing attorney Jay Nunez will personally meet with you and help you understand our services and the options available to you.

We recently received an approval for a marriage-based adjustment of status case. The wife was in the United States on a TN Visa from Mexico when she met her husband. They dated for several years before he proposed to her. Within a year they were married. The couple lives in Santa Ana and they hope to have children in the couple years.

At the interview, the officer was friendly and professional as they almost always are. He asked questions about how the couple met, when they started dating and how they decided to get married. I had prepared the couple on what to expect and they were very relaxed during the interview. The interview lasted only about 30 minutes and the case was approved.

Because the marriage is less than two years old, the wife will receive a conditional resident card valid for two years. They will be required to file an I-751 along with evidence of their marriage two years from now. I advised that they should collect evidence of their relationship over the next two years. If they provide enough evidence, USCIS has the option of foregoing another interview and granting the removal of conditions (I-751 form) based solely on the evidence.

The couple was very happy with the outcome and advised that they intend to hire us to handle the removal of conditions process in 2014. If you are considering the green card process, or need to file an I-751, contact The Nunez Firm to schedule a free and confidential consultation. Managing attorney Jay Nunez will personally meet with you to advise of your options and help you determine how to proceed with your case.

We recently received a green card approval for the wife of an US Citizen residing in Fullerton, Orange County. The couple has been involved in a good faith relationship for several years and they married in 2011. The wife is originally from Mexico and entered the United States legally in the mid-1990s. She never left the United States and later had a son, who was a US citizen by virtue of being born in the US.

The couple met online in 2008 and developed a friendship that later evolved into a romance. After dating for a couple of years, the husband proposed marriage and she accepted. In mid-2011, they hired The Nunez Firm to assist with the adjustment of status process. We helped them collect all the necessary paperwork including evidence that the marriage was entered into in good faith and not for immigration purposes. We handled all the forms (including the I-485, I-130, G-325A, I-765 and G-28) and preparing the packet of evidence. Before the interview with USCIS in Santa Ana, I met with the couple and advised on what to expect at the interview. I told them what questions to expect and assured them that I would be at the interview to make sure they were treated respectfully and fairly.

On the day of the interview, the wife was very nervous. She read many horror stories online about rude USCIS officers, inappropriate sexual questions and interviews that seemed more like interrogations. I assured her that I would step in if the officer overstepped the bounds of decency.

The officer was very thorough, but respectful and patient during the green card interview. The officer approved the case on the spot and the couple was very emotional about starting their new life together. They were excited that they would be able to visit Mexico to meet the wife’s family for the first time. She was very happy that should would be able to see relatives she had not seen in over fifteen years.

If you are considering the adjustment of status process, contact The Nunez Firm to schedule a free consultation. Managing attorney Jay Nunez will personally meet with you to help you understand whether your situation is eligible for a marriage based green card. The Nunez Firm handles countless marriage based green cards every year and our reputation among our clients and the USCIS adjudicators is unparalleled.

We received an adjustment of status approval for one of our Irvine clients. She is married to her husband, who recently became a US Citizen through naturalization (which we helped him with). The couple met over four years ago while living on the East Coast. The couple dated for over a year before getting married and relocating to California. They have lived in Orange County ever since then.

They first came to see me in early 2012 asking how they could get the wife a green card. I explained that we would need to naturalize the husband first so that he would be a US citizen. Once naturalized, he could petition for his wife to become a permanent resident and she could adjust status to permanent resident without having to leave the country.

Once we naturalized the husband, we prepared the evidence and forms for the adjustment of status. We provided substantial evidence of the couple’s good faith marriage including insurance policies, joint tax returns and car registrations.

The interview process went forward at the USCIS office in Santa Ana, and the I-485 and I-130 was approved on the spot. Because the couple married in mid-2010, the wife became a permanent resident without conditions. This means she will not need to file an I-751 petition in two years. She will be eligible to naturalize as a US citizen in 2015. Any alien who has been a permanent resident and married to a US citizen for three years is eligible to naturalize and is not required to wait five years before naturalization.

If you are considering the green card process, contact The Nunez Firm to schedule a consultation with managing attorney Jay Nunez.

A Laguna Niguel Client was approved for his conditional resident status by USCIS based on his marriage to a US citizen. He is originally from Great Britain, and he met his US Citizen wife while traveling in southern Europe. The couple stayed in contact for many months before he visited her in the United States. Over the next few years, the couple visited each other a couple times per year when they could and in December 2010, he proposed.

Originally, the plan was for them to marry in 2012 and she would petition for him to consular process in the United Kingdom. However, after he arrived in Laguna Niguel for a visit in Spring 2011, the couple decided they did not want to live apart any longer. They decided to marry and begin their lives together in the United States. In Summer 2011, they married in a simple courthouse civil ceremony. We assisted them in putting together all the necessary evidence and forms (including the I-130 and I-485) and filing for his green card.

Everything went smoothly and he received his work authorization within a couple months. About 4 months after we filed, we attended our adjustment of status interview and everything was approved at the end of the USCIS interview in Santa Ana.

The couple plans a large ceremony and reception in Spring 2012 to celebrate with family and friends. They are happy to have the immigration issue resolved, so he can begin working and helping to provide. If you are considering the adjustment of status process, contact The Nunez Firm to schedule a free consultation. Managing attorney Jay Nunez will explain the process and how we can help.

We recently received an approval for a marriage based adjustment of status case. The wife was originally from the United Kingdom. She came to the United States with her ex-husband many years ago on an employment-based visa. The couple divorced, and years later she met her current husband in Mission Viejo.

The couple both had their own children at the time they met. The children became friends and the couple started dating a few months later. Within a year the couple married and they all moved in together. After their marriage, they came to The Nunez Firm to begin the adjustment of status process so that the wife could stay in the US indefinitely.

During the interview, the examiner asked many questions about how the couple met and fell in love. She asked about the proposal and the children as well. The examiner was very thorough and quizzed both individuals about the other spouse. Everything went smoothly and the case was approved on the spot.

The couple was very happy with the result and they were excited to tell the kids about the good news.

If you are considering the adjustment of status process, contact The Nunez Firm to schedule a free consultation. Managing attorney Jay Nunez will be happy to meet with you and help you better understand your situation and the options available to you.