CASE: Adjustment of Status Based on Approved K-1 Visa
CLIENT: Italian
LOCATION: Cleveland, OH
Our client came to the United States in July 2016 as a K-1 visa entrant from Italy. Our client is the beneficiary of an approved I-129F petition. He came to the United States as a K-1 Fiancé of a U.S. Citizen whom he married within 90 days of his entry. By law, if you married your petitioner-fiancé within 90 days of your K-1 visa entry, you are eligible to apply for adjustment of status (green card) in the United States.
Our client contacted our office initially in August 2016 and consulted with us for his adjustment of status application. After the retention, our firm quickly prepared and filed the I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on August 19, 2016. Things went smoothly and the receipt notices, and the fingerprint appointment all came on time.
It is not mandatory to have an adjustment of status interview for an applicant who entered on a K-1 visa. However, the USCIS may require an interview to test the validity and bona fide nature of the marriage between the Petitioner and Beneficiary. The USCIS did not require an adjustment interview for our client. On March 20, 2017, his green card application was finally approved.