CASE: Diversity Immigrant Visa Based Green Card
CLIENT: Taiwanese
LOCATION: Cleveland, OH
Our client came to the United States from Taiwan and he is currently pursuing his Ph.D degree in Cleveland, OH on an F-1 student visa. Currently, he is residing with his wife who is also from Taiwan with an F-2 visa. In 2013, our client applied for the Diversity Visa program and got an immigrant visa for him and his wife.
The Diversity Immigrant Visa program is a United States congressionally mandated lottery program for receiving a United States Permanent Resident Card. It is also known as the Green Card Lottery. The lottery is administered on an annual basis by the Department of State and conducted under the terms of Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Section 131 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-649) amended INA 203 to provide for a new class of immigrants known as “diversity immigrants” (DV immigrants). The Act makes available 55,000 permanent resident visas annually to natives of countries deemed to have low rates of immigration to the United States.
Our client retained our office on September 13, 2013 for his and his wife’s I-485 adjustment of status applications. Our office prepared and filed the I-485 adjustment of status applications, together with all necessary supporting documents, on October 10, 2013. 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 at our office. On December 9, 2013, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, OH USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu accompanied them at their interview as well. The interview went well, and eventually on January 14, 2014, he and his wife’s green card applications were approved.