CASE: I-751 / Waiver of the Joint Waiver Requirement
APPLICANT: Jamaican
LOCATION: Bedford Heights, OH
Our client contacted our office in November of 2019 regarding his potential I-751 filing. He is from Jamaica and he married a U.S. citizen in March 2017. Through his marriage, he obtained a 2-year conditional green card in February 2018. Therefore, his conditional residency terminated in February 2020.
Unfortunately, during their marriage, our client and his ex-wife went through struggles. Therefore, they lived separately for a while and eventually got divorced. Thus, our client could not file the I-751 application jointly with his ex-wife. We requested a waiver because our client entered into the marriage in good faith, but the marriage was terminated through divorce or annulment before they can file a joint petition.
On December 13, 2019, our office filed the I-751 application with various supporting documents (including a detailed affidavit from our client) to demonstrate our client’s bona fide marriage with his ex-wife. On November 12, 2020, the USCIS issued a Request for Evidence and requested our client to submit additional bona fide marriage document swith his ex-wife. Our office filed the Response to RFE with additional evidence on January 8, 2021. Our client also appeared at the I-751 interview at the USCIS Cleveland Field Office on April 9, 2021. Prior to the interview, our office prepared him thoroughly in our office and also accompanied them at the interview as well.
Eventually, on January 25, 2022, the USCIS approved the I-751 waiver application. Now, he has his ten-year green card.