CASE: Adjustment of Status at Removal Proceeding
CLIENT: Uzbek
LOCATION: Cleveland, OH (EOIR)
Our client came to the United States in September 2006 on a F-1 student visa from Uzbekistan. He failed to maintain his F-1 status in the U.S. and unbeknownst to him, he was placed into removal proceedings. He thus did not appear in Court and had an in absentia final order of removal.
He married a U.S. Citizen in 2013. Our client’s wife filed an I-130 petition on behalf of our client, and this I-130 petition was approved by the USCIS in January 2018. Once the I-130 petition was approved, our client filed an I-485 adjustment of status application to the USCIS. However, due to his final order of removal, his case was denied. He filed a Motion to Reopen in absentia order and his case was reopened by the immigration court.
He retained our office in October 2019 for the representation in his removal proceedings. Once retained, our office prepared and filed the I-485 Adjustment of Status Application, and other supporting documents to the Cleveland Immigration Court.
On April 12, 2021, Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu represented our client’s at his Individual Hearing for adjustment of status at the Cleveland Immigration Court. After the hearing, the Immigration Judge granted our client’s adjustment of status relief. Our client’s removal case was terminated simultaneously. Now, our client is a green card holder.