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Our client from Mexico last entered the United States in June 1992 without inspection when she was sixteen years old and still single. In 1997, her father as permanent resident filed an Immigrant Petition (I-130). It takes about 6 to 8 years for the visa on this petition to become available. In 1999, without assistance of an attorney, they filed adjustment of status. USCIS rejected the application as the quota was not current or no visa was available. In May 2001, she got married to a US citizen. In 2003, they filed another application for adjustment of status based on her marriage to a US citizen but, USCIS again rejected the application stating that our client needed to go back home to Mexico to get the green card. They retained our office as she could not really take the risk going of back to Mexico with her US citizens children left behind in the US. We filed adjustment of status in July 2007. Her work authorization was issued and USCIS approved the application without requiring our client to go back home.

Our client, a research technologist from Bangladesh, came to USA in 1996 as a student under an F-1 Visa. His wife came with an F-2 (as a spouse of F-1 visa holder). While he was attending the school he was allowed to work on OPT (Optional Practical Training). After the graduation he started working on H-1B with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation who agreed to sponsor his Green Card Application based on his employment. We filed Labor Certification in March 2005; and after it was approved, in December 2006, we filed his I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker). While it was pending we needed to renew his H1B visa and H4 for his wife, so he would not lose status. The problem was it would be the 7^th year extension, but usually H-1B/H-4 are for 6 years only. Based on the "American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act" our clients were eligible to apply for H-1B/H4 extensions. This Act allows H-1B visa holders who have pending Labor Certification or I-140 for longer than one year, to obtain annual extensions of their H-1B/H4 status until the final approval of Permanent Residency. Later, in June 2007, once the quota for client and his wife was opened, we immediately filed I-485 Application (Green Card) for them. Just a couple of months after that, in October 2007, we received his I-140 approval, followed by their H-1B/H-4 extension approvals. And finally, on April 22, 2008 their I-485 was approved, and the family received their welcome notices and Green Cards.

Our Turkish clients (mother and two minor children) entered the country in 1991 with J-2 visa classification (as immediate relatives of J-1 Exchange Visitor) subject to two-year foreign residency requirement. Unfortunately, the J-1 husband died in 1996. She overstayed with the two minor children but remarried in 1998 to a permanent resident. In March 2001, the second husband filed an Immigrant Petition (I-130) for the mother only as the wife of permanent resident. The I-130 was approved in the family 2-A preference category. The petitioner, second husband, never naturalized. This was done with a previous attorney but they did not feel satisfied with the progress of the case. In 2004 they retained our office to obtain permanent residency. Our office was confronted with multiple major issues: 1) the clients had entered the country with J-2 visa classification which required them to go back to their home country for two years, but they had not returned; 2) their legal status expired and had overstayed for more than 10 years; 2) there were no separate I-130 petitions filed for the 2 minor children, now 17 and 15 years old; 3) the second husband never naturalized to upgrade I-130 petition to that of an immediate relative; 4) The family had a low income, not sufficient to justify that they would not become a public charge. The mother had five (5) more US citizen minor children: two with the first husband and three with the second husband. After analysis and research, we started the case in July 2004 filing I-130 petitions for the children. We worked thoroughly with constant follow up. In October 2006 we filed for the J-1 waiver or exemption from 2-year residency requirement. Two months later we filed I-485 (Permanent Resident) for the mother and two sons and I-765 (work permit) for her. The waiver was approved in September 2007 and they were relieved of their obligation to return to their home country for two years. USCIS also issued work permits. Due to all detailed and sufficient supporting documents and careful preparation of the I-485 interview, the cases were approved. Between August and October 2007 the green cards were issued for the mother and her two sons.

We worked on the case of a nurse and her family. They had one daughter born in Bulgaria and two other daughters born in USA. After we got her I-140 approval in the end of 2003, we concurrently filed I-485 (Adjustment to Permanent Resident) for our client, her husband and oldest daughter, and I-765 (Employment Authorization Document) for her and her husband. The I-765s were approved in March 2004. Their interview took place in October 2004, and two months later she and her husband received their green cards in December, 2005. We started calling about the daughter's I-485, did follow up for months and also placed an inquiry, to what USCIS in December 2006 answered that her security check (FBI) was still pending. Finally they had her go for fingerprints again in August 2007. We continued follow up until she got her green card in April 2008.

In August 2007 we filed I-131 (Advance Parole, travel document) for a Chinese family, concurrently with their I-485 (Adjustment to Permanent Resident) and I-765 (Working authorization) for the mother only, a very busy market research analyst. The I-765 was approved in mid November 2007, but the travel documents took longer to process. We did follow up and insisted on expediting the I-131, enclosing a letter by her employer stating the need for her to attend travel abroad for an international business meeting. Finally in January 2008, USCIS approved only the parents travel documents. We insisted and placed an inquiry about the little daughter's I-131, which had not been approved. In March 2008, they issued a Request for Evidence (RFE) to have us indicate her country of birth...even though her birth certificate and translation were attached to the petition! After immediately responding the RFE, we got her travel document approval and the family was able to make arrangements to visit their country while their green card case is pending.

Our client came to us after CIS denied his adjustment of status application. It was denied due to criminal issues and the alleged failure to provide accurate information on immigration forms. We filed a motion to reopen/reconsider with CIS. We argued that the decision was factually and legally incorrect. After another interview, we were able to get the case approved in April 2008. Scott Bratton and Kristie Lumakin handled the case. Mr. Bratton attended the interview.

Our clients were a family of four. The husband was waiting in the United States for his family to come from China. The case was delayed at the United States Consulate. Despite several inquiries, the case was not moving. We decided to file a federal complaint against the Department of State trying to compel the Government to adjudicate the adjustment of status application. After filing the Complaint in federal court in New York, we were able to work with the United States Attorney's Office to get our clients interviews at the Consulate and ultimately get the case approved. In April 2008, our clients contacted us upon their arrival at JFK airport to let us know that they had arrived in the United States as lawful permanent residents. They were happy to be able to reunite the family. Scott Bratton handled the case.

Family based I-485 (Green Card) petition. When our client was still single, her father, a US citizen had filed an I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative), but after she got married she had to wait longer to apply for I-485 (now as married daughter of a US citizen). By the time her visa number was finally current, her sponsor was not able to provide financial documents to show support anymore. The client first hired another law firm to work on her case, but later felt uncomfortable with the firm in dealing with the specific issues in her case so she came to our office. We filed the case on 9/19/07 and provided extensive consultation to our client in dealing with issues in financial support from her sponsor and in RFE response. In March 2008 our client was interviewed and her green card was approved right at the interview.

I-485: In July 2007 we filed an I-485 (Adjustment to Permanent Resident) for a Chinese performing artist, based on a pending I-140 (EB-11). The I-140 was approved in October 2007 and after the I-485 was approved in February 2008, our client received his green card .

Our client from S. Korea initially hired us to assist with a B2 (tourist visa) extension for her, and her two children. She had first come to USA with her husband and two children in 2003, but her husband died that year. The family was comforted by their church. Later our client and children got in a busy schedule with religious activities to attend and family visits. We consecutively filed, and were approved, the visa extensions for several periods from 2004 through 2006. In the meantime, as she got involved with people from her church in USA, she was offered a job as household manager for a busy medical doctor and his family. We helped her file an I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker), which was approved in June 2006. In the same month we filed I-485 (Adjustment of Status to Permanent Resident) for her and her two children, together with an I-765 (Employment Authorization Document) for her. The I-765 was approved in October 2007, valid for a year. The I-485 continued their process and fingerprints were completed in September 2007. In March 2008 the I-485 were approved, and our client called us very happy as soon as she received the green cards for her and the two children.

Form I-485 (Adjustment of Status to Permanent Resident) for a client from Mexico was filed in October 2006. She was scheduled for fingerprints within two weeks, and then scheduled for initial interview in February 2007. Our client's case was put on hold by the Immigration administration due to background check. Our office immediately filed a Mandamus in March 2007. After numerous conversations with the Immigration Court, our client's case was finally approved in May 2007.

Our client from Senegal married an American citizen in September of 2006. After three months we filed her I-485 forms (Adjustment of Status to Permanent Resident) and in the very beginning of the next year (2007) we received the appointment notice for fingerprints, which was followed by I-485 initial interview notice. The interview was a success and at the end of May our client's I-485 was approved and she got her green card.

32 years old lady from Philippines came to USA back in 2003. Our firm helped her to obtain H-1B visa (Non-Immigrant Worker) and H4 visa (relative of an H-1B holder) for her son. After three years we filed for the H-1B extension, which got approved, valid until 2009. On June 12, 2007 we filed applications for their green cards. Their cases were pending for a while. On February 4th, 2008 Immigration issued the Service Memo regarding I-485 (Green Card Applications), stating that if FBI name check was pending for longer than 180 days and the case is otherwise approvable, Immigration has to proceed with green card issuance. As soon as this Memo was published, we wrote a letter to USCIS explaining the situation and requesting to adjudicate the case. After only one week USCIS approved the cases and issued the green cards.

A client from Venezuela came to see us for the first time in mid July 2007. He was studying under an F-1 visa but was planning to get married soon. He wanted us to have his wife file an I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative) after the wedding, and also his Adjustment of Status (I-485) to Permanent Resident. He also wished to be able to work as soon as possible. On the 25th of July 2007 he came with all the documents we had asked for, and he asked us to file his case the very next day. We took the challenge and on July 26 we filed his I-130, I-485 and I-765 (Employment Authorization Document) simultaneously. Within a month he was scheduled for his Fingerprints and he received his work authorization in November. His final interview (for which we prepared him and his wife) took place in mid January 2008. After waiting only two more weeks, finally our client was happy to receive the approval of his I-130, and his Green Card.

On July 2006 we were hired by a family from Mexico. The mother had married a US citizen and they needed to file I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative), Adjustment of Status to Permanent Resident (I-485) and Employment Authorization Documents (I-765) for the mother and her three daughters (stepdaughters of the petitioner). They were in a hurry because the oldest daughter would be 21 in March 2007 and it would take years for her to get a green card after that. We filed all petitions for the mother and each of her daughters on the same day, in October 2006 (the family did not have much funds to get all required documents sooner). We requested expedite processing for the oldest daughter, since she would soon age out. The four of them got their Fingerprint appointments within a month. Inexplicably, USCIS did some unusual things while processing these cases: they expedited all the petitions for the second daughter, who got all her approvals in the end of November 2006, and USCIS sent the rest of the papers to another city for processing. We had to complain and insist to bring them back to the previous service center.
On January 2007 they sent interview notices for the mother and youngest daughter only, forgetting about the oldest, to which we submit a Mandamus Complaint. We insisted that they needed to set an interview for her before she turned 21. In the meantime we discovered that both the oldest and youngest daughters had criminal records with Juvenile Court (for under aged alcohol possession and other). We followed up and talked to Immigration officers and Juvenile Court on how to make sure those records would not affect the case (the charges in one daughter's case had been dropped). We finally got a call from the Immigration officer in charge of Mandamus complaint and got an appointment for the oldest daughter...for two days before her 21st. birthday! The mother and second daughter got their approval notices shortly after their interview, and the oldest one was approved eight days after her 21st. birthday. Later we heard that everyone had got their green cards by mail, except for the youngest daughter, so we had to work with USCIS follow up her case until she received it.

On July 2005 we started working on the case of a client from South Korea. He had come to USA with an F-1 student visa, together with his wife. When he became a dentist his wife had to go back to S. Korea, until he could get a job and have their papers ready. On October 2005 we filed his H-1B (Petition for a Non-Immigrant Worker). His H1B was approved two months later, valid for three years. Immediately an H4 was filed to bring the wife to USA, based on the H-1B approval. She came in July 2006, when we were already working with the client for a PERM (Electronic Labor Certification) that enabled him to file an I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker). On September 2006 we filed his I-140 together with I-485 (Adjustment of Status) and I-765 (Employment Authorization Document), both for him and his wife. The EAD's were approved in two months. The other petitions were approved within a year.

Our client came from Peru in April 2006 under a tourist visa (B2). She encountered health problems and was approved for visa extension twice, in order to follow her medical treatment. In the meantime she fell in love with a US citizen and they got married in July 2007. She came to us to start her case. Since we told her that USCIS was about to increase their fees, she had us file her I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative), I-485 (Adjustment of Status) and I-765 (Employment Authorization Document) by the end of the month, right before the fees increased. In three months she got her EAD and was able to start working. Her interview took place in mid January, and by the end of the month she got her approval notice and her green card.

Our client retained Margaret Wong and Associates after her I-130 had been denied. We appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals. We argued the CIS' decision was erroneous and was based on factors it could not consider in adjudicating the case. The Board agreed and remanded the case to CIS for adjudication under the proper legal standard. Scott Bratton and Kristie Lumakin handled the case.

After our client's adjustment of status application had been pending for several years, we filed a Complaint in federal court in Texas. After filing the Complaint and litigating the issue of jurisdiction of a federal court to compel CIS to issue a decision, the adjustment of status application was approved in February 2008. Scott Bratton handled the case for Margaret Wong and Associates.

Our firm filed I-485 (Adjustment of Status to Permanent Resident) for S. Korean client and his family on 03/12/2007; then, we received the Fingerprint Notice on 03/26/07. On 01/14/2008, I-485 approval notice was received by our firm.

I-485 (Adjustment of Status to Permanent Resident) was filed 10/24/2007 for our client form Canada. Our firm received a interview notice which is scheduled on 01/08/2008. We prepared the interview with the client and the client got the I-485 approval notice after 6 days of the interview.

Our firm filed I-485/ I-130 for Germany client on June, 2007. The client got the fingerprint notice July 16th. And we received a Request for Evidence letter on the I-485. The I-485 RFE was filed on September 28, 2007. Then, the client had an interview on December 17, 2007 for which he had been previously informed and prepared by our attorney. We got approval notice soon on December 31, 2007.

Client (Household worker) had an ETA 750 accepted for processing and pending since April, 2001. As soon as Department of Labor made a final determination and approved ETA 750, we assisted client to file both I-140 (Petition for Alien Worker) and I-485 (Adjustment/Change of Status) for him, his wife and children. The I-140, filed as Premium, was approved immediately on March 2007. On December 2007, I-485's were approved, and client, his wife and children were granted Permanent Residence

We assisted a client from Macedonia with his I-140 Alien Worker Petition, which was approved on June 2007. His wife and son had entered USA without inspection on August 2000 and were "Out of Status" before the I-140 approval. The son had a problem with a minor arrest on 2007, but we helped advising about the solution and Court agreement that would still allow them to apply for an Adjustment of Status. We filed the I-485 Adjustment of Status for client, wife and son under Section 245(1) of the Life Act, based on their presence in USA before 12/21/2000, and on December 2007 the I-485 was approved for the three of them, thus receiving a Welcome Notice and status of permanent residents.

Polish client who is categorized under the other worker category relating to her labor certification received approval from the Dept of Labor in mid April 2007. I-140/485 filed concurrently on April 27, 2007 as other worker category was at a date that allowed this client to file for adjustment given her priority date. I-140 approved on September 24, 2007 and I-485 subsequently approved on October 22, 2007.

On February 7, 2007, a couple from Brazil, filed for Permanent Residency as the result of a pending employment-based second preference petition. In less than eight (8) months, the couple's I-485 Applications were approved. For this couple, U.S. Citizenship is the next step!

We were retained by a Chinese individual for the green card process, for which she was subsequently approved. Her green card had erroneous information that USCIS inadvertantly put on it. We filed for an I-90 for a replacement card with correct information on February 8, 2007 and we received notice on August 20, 2007 that the new card is being produced and the alien will receive it in 2-3 weeks time.

We were retained by an Indonesian family to process the PERM application (PERM / I-140 for principal) and I-140/485 applications. The PERM was filed in January 2007 and we filed the I-140/485 after and was approved on August 16, 2007. The client was very happy to know of this as were we. Attorney Margaret Wong and Paralegal Brian Marek worked on this case.

A Chinese couple just received their green cards after waiting patiently for two years. We obtained self-petitioned National Interest Waiver I-140 approval for the husband-the principal applicant who is a research scientist-in 2005 and filed I-485 for husband and wife immediately after that. Not until 2006 did USCIS issue a request for more evidence, to which we responded right away. After getting their fingerprints captured for the last time in March 2007, they soon received their green card.

Another Chinese couple received their green cards two years after their green card applications were filed. The principal applicant and husband has National Interest Waiver I-140 petitioned by the university in Ohio for the position of research associate. They were summoned to appear for biometrics in 2005 and again in 2007, soon after which they received their green cards. No request for evidence was issued for I-140 or I-485.

French client applied for I-485 through another attorney in 2003 and traveled back to France with advance parole. When he came back, however, he was faced with a denial of his green card applications. Client then retained us to re-file I-485 application for permanent residence in 2005. Some time later immigration issued Notice of Intent to Deny, citing that client has worked without authorization and therefore is not eligible to adjust. We detailed client's dates of authorized work and submitted our response to immigration, arguing that client is protected by 245(k) of the immigration and nationality act. A few months later immigration sent out a welcome notice to our firm and to the client notifying us of the approval of the client's green card.

It only took 7 months for a Canadian psychiatrist to receive her and her husband's green cards. Their green card applications were filed in December 2006, immediately after her I-140 petition was approved by Nebraska Service Center, and were approved in June 2007. No more evidence was requested by USCIS.

Indian national has just ended his long quest for US permanent residence as he has received his green card after his I-140 immigrant petition and I-485 green card application were filed concurrently in 2003. Although it took four years for his dream to come true, delayed processing for certain nationals has been known to take longer. Client could not wait to travel back to India with his green card.

Indian physician had been working on H-1B in the US and husband joined her on H-4 visa issued in Chennai in 2005. Wife retained our law firm to file for green card for husband as derivative beneficiary. Husband received his green card one month after we responded to Request for Evidence issued by USCIS.

A Korean Ph. D and her family have just received their permanent residence through applying for national interest waiver as she is a member of the professions holding an advanced degree. Her green card came after her I-485 had been denied once. Our firm securitized all the former unfavorable evidence and submitted a strong case to immigration. Finally she and her family received their green cards 6 months after they were fingerprinted for a second time. Congratulations!)

Client from Turkey and his wife have received their green cards in less than three months after we submitted their permanent residence applications. The husband who is the principal applicant is a professor for a university in Ohio and we applied for I-140 national interest waiver for him. As soon as his I-140 was approved in April 2007 we filed their green card applications. They were called for biometrics in May and were issued green cards in July.

An Indian architect who has held H-1B status for 6 years has recently received his green card. His wife who filed adjustment status application along with his also received her green card. We have truly enjoyed working with our client through the years on all immigration matters including H-1B petitions, labor certification, I-140 immigrant petition, and their green card applications, and we look forward to serving them again in five years when they will be eligible to apply for US citizenship.

Pilipino family received their green cards in less than 6 months after we field their application for green card. They originally came on tourist visas but overstayed. Fortunately, they were able to adjust under 245(i) due to a labor certification we filed on his behalf in April 2001. USCIS issued two separate Requests for Evidence regarding the I-140 requesting employer's ability to pay to be demonstrated. We diligently complied with the Service Center's request and caused the I-140 petition to be adjudicated in the client's favor. The I-140 approval resulted in his and his family's green card approval to immediately follow. Our client was very happy to receive their child's green card as she had been denied financial aid and scholarship because she was unable to prove her status while her green card application was pending. Now the child has been accepted by a prestigious college and been granted financial aid and scholarship.

We have just celebrated another extraordinarily expeditious green card approval for a Korean family. Their journey from labor certification to green card took merely 6 months. The principal Korean client-an E-2 visa holder-was petitioned by a US subsidiary of a major Korean manufacturer for the position of director. His wife and two sons were also able to adjust as his derivative beneficiaries. We started their case in January 2007 and they have already received all their green cards by July 2007.

Indian computer specialist has jut received his green card through employment for a hotel two years after his green card application was submitted. His employment immigrant petition was approved in 2005 and his application for green card was filed the same year. Two years of processing time for Indian nationals is a relatively fast timeframe and we sincerely congratulate our client on gaining his permanent residence.

We processed a permanent residency application for a skilled worker based on his approved labor certification and approved immigrant worker petition. We filed on December 12, 2006 and the client received his green card on May 25, 2007

Our client was denied asylum by an Immigration Judge. We filed an appeal with the Board of Immigration Appeals arguing that the Judge erroneously denied asylum and failed to properly consider important documents. The Board sent the case back to the Immigration Judge to reconsider the case in light of the documents that had been submitted. After a new hearing on the asylum application, the Immigration Judge granted asylum. Our office subsequently applied for a green card for our client. In May 2007, the green card application was approved. Scott Bratton handled the case for Margaret Wong & Associates.

Our client had been placed in removal proceedings several years ago. We were able to get her husband his green card and applied for our client as a derivative. However, the quota closed immediately thereafter, causing us to request several continuances in our client’s removal case. In May 2007, the quota opened and we requested that the Court expedite the case. The case was expedited and our client was granted permanent resident status. Scott Bratton represented our client.

When it’s almost impossible to get any EB-11 approval for performing artists, especially pianists and violinists due to the competitive nature of these two professions, our office just received good news from the CIS that the I-140 petition filed on behalf of our client who is a young and brilliant Jewish pianist got approved. Although our client is well qualified for the visa category, CIS made it very hard at the beginning insisting that our client had not reached the very top of the field as a pianist as they normally do to all other performing artists. We kept our faith and worked with our client and presented further information and argument to CIS and we received the approval on May 24, 2007.

A Korean family of three joyfully received their green cards this month, concluding their three-year long journey towards US permanent residency. The mother and wife, who is the beneficiary of I-140 substitution, was the principal applicant sponsored for a position as manager by the president of a retail specialty store. They were interviewed at Columbus USCIS office in April accompanied by one of our experienced attorneys as well as a translator, during which time additional documents were submitted and biometric were captured. Soon after they all received their green cards.

Russian client entered the US on visitor visa in 1995, applied for and was granted asylum in 2005 through our office. In 2006 we filed for adjustment of status for him based on his asylee status and a year later he was again granted permanent residence under the AS6 category.

We have just received another I-140 approval notice after responding to a difficult Request for Evidence. Client was petitioned for position as Chinese Specialty Cook and possesses all the necessary qualifications. However, CIS issued RFE requesting documents demonstrating petitioning company’s ability to pay the preferred wages. The RFE specifically asked for the petitioner’s 2006 tax returns and some other financial papers. Although we were not able to submit the company’s 2006 tax returns as it was not finished yet, we substituted it with other documents and got the case approved a week after all the documents were submitted.

Indian national working on H-1B status as rehabilitation teacher for the disabled was approved for immigrant petition for alien worker through the filing of form I-140. Processing took merely 60 days, including responding to Request for Evidence. As EB3 from India, client is currently awaiting his priority date to become current.

An approval notice for Indonesian client’s I-140 petition was received today. Prior to filing I-140, his PERM labor certification was certified in one week. Processing of I-140 took less than two months. As EB2 engineer, green card applications for him, wife and son were filed concurrently with his I-140 petition and are currently pending adjudication.

We have assisted our client from Sri Lanka to apply for immigrant petition under National Interest Waiver and have been granted approval. Our client has MS and PhD in molecular biology from the best university-Princeton-and has done intensive research work for the universities. No request for evidence after initial filing was requested and we received the approval notice. Quota is open for client to apply for adjustment of status and we are working with our client to prepare for the green card filing.

EB-11 Alien of Extraordinary Ability: I-140 with request for premium processing was filed on May 7, 2007 and approved on May 15, 2007. Our client is an Indian descendant who joined the monastery in his early 20s in India and studied traditional Indian culture and art in a monastic environment for more than 10 years and later became specialized in Vastu Shastra, the traditional Indian architectural and design system. Our client not only has used his expertise in major cultural and religious projects including temples, shrines and cultural centers inside and outside of India, but also in the design of commercial and residential buildings which enable ordinary people to benefit from the ancient spiritual and cultural heritage as they experience peace, enhanced spirit and harmony. Our office did extensive research and also worked closely with our client and presented a perfect case to the CIS.

I-485 applications based on employment for Romanian national and spouse were submitted in October 2006 and have just been approved last week. Processing was interrupted when CIS requested client to submit medical examination results as client was not able to submit medicals with the original filings. As soon as the medical results were submitted, however, their applications were approved and they received their green card in the mail.

Expeditious I-140 and I-485 approvals for concurrent filings have been received in merely two months. This is a Macedonia family who are protected by the 245(i) clause of the Immigration and Nationality Act. We will soon begin their two sons’ green card application process as they turned 21 before the parents were able to apply for the I-140.

Filipino man originally was the beneficiary of his mother's petition on his behalf (I-130), albeit he had a 10 year wait for his priority date to become current. His mother then passed away, so unless a humanitarian request for the visa would be granted and his priority date became current, his hopes of becoming a permanent resident were fading. Not willing to wait for the possibility of a humanitarian discretionary grant of permanent residence, the client married his long-time girlfriend who was visiting from the Philippines. She returned home according to her status, and had their first child. The client had almost given up and decided to return to the Philippines, for which he would have faced a ten year bar to return to the US. However, due to 245(i) benefits, our office advised that an employer sponsored petition would eventually allow him to become a permanent resident. We worked with an employer to file the labor certification case and have the I-140 immigrant petition approved. The client concurrently filed his I-485 to become a lawful permanent resident. The client even attended an interview, but was later issued a notice of intent to deny the I-485 due to the Service misinterpreting Section 245(i) of the INA. Our office responded to the Notice, but by that time, the priority dates had retrogressed. Now, after approximately 2 years of backlogged priority dates, the client has finally received his lawful permanent residence and his wife's visa is in process at the US Consulate in Manila. Attorney Lori Pinjuh worked on this case.

Polish psychiatrist has EB2 I-140 approved; it took less than 10 days under premium processing. In December 2006 we filed green card applications for her and husband. By mid April 2007, we already received her welcome notice. This is extraordinary as the processing standard for I-485 is 6 months and most people have to wait longer than six months. We congratulate our client on her obtaining her green card in only four months. Her spouse’s I-485 is currently pending and we anxiously await his welcome notice.

Client from Turkey came on J-2 in 1991 with husband but fell out of status. However, she is eligible to adjust as beneficiary of a visa petition filed on or after January 15, 1998, but on or before April 30, 2001. We assisted her in filing the J-2 waiver and her husband in the J-1 waiver and then filed adjustment of status application. Last week our office received her interview notice. Our attorney will be accompanying her during the interview. He also received his work permit together with his I-485 interview notice. Currently we are pushing for their J-1 and J-2 waivers.

Our El Salvador client contacted us in January 2007 because although he was granted permanent residence by the IJ under Suspension/NACARA in 2002, he still had never received his green card. We promptly followed up with USCIS and found out Texas Service Center was still in the process of producing his card. We therefore filed I-90 for our client for non-receipt of green card and then accompanied our client to get his biometrics captured. In just a few weeks our client received her green card he had longed for all these years.

Our client from Greece retained us to file I-485 for his wife and son and at the same time file I-90 for him to replace his expiring green card. His wife and son received their green cards in just a few months and our client has also recently received his new green card.

Chinese client came to the US on L-2 visa back in 1997 but then fell out of status. Although her husband, a green card holder, filed I-130 for her years ago, they never received an approval notice. She and her husband came to Margaret Wong & Associates for assistance. We closely examined their situation and came to the conclusion that she was 245(i) eligible. We therefore filed I-485 with penalty with Chicago in October 2006. In less than a year, our client has already received her green card.

Derivative adjustment I-485 for India client granted on March 20, 2007. This client from India retains a priority date of 1997 but his I-485 was pending as of February 2007. Our office filed mandamus complaint to Nebraska district court on March 1 and received I-485 welcome notice on March 26.

We have been working with our German doctor client since 2002 on H-1B visa petition and renewals. In 2006, we filed I-130 and I-485 for our client based on his marriage with his naturalized spouse from Asia. A welcome notice arrived when they were celebrating their son’s one-year birthday anniversary and congratulations to this family for a happy ending of their long journey towards US permanent residency and family reunion.

Mr. B from Poland came to the US in 2001 on an H-1B visa. In 2006 his employer retained our law firm to represent them in sponsoring Mr. B for a green card, after our law firm had filed H-1B extension for him. Mr. B is a doctor. His PERM was approved in less than two weeks. We concurrently filed I-140 and I-485 for him, his wife and two children in August 2006. In February 2007 premium processing for I-140 was requested and an approval followed in ten days. Our client is now one step closer to getting his and his family’s green cards because I-485 cannot be adjudicated until I-140 has been approved.

Mr. G from Beijing, China has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and an accounting firm was interested in sponsoring him and his family for permanent residency. His labor certification was filed under the RIR process in 2004 and was certified in 2006. After his I-140 was filed, Request for Evidence was received requesting the beneficiary to provide his financial information for the past years. We worked with our client and filed a timely response. In March 2007 we received his I-140 approval. As he is EB2 priority, quota is not yet open and we anxiously await to filed their green card applications.

Our client from China obtained his PhD degree in engineering and was offered a position as research scientist by a laboratory. I-140 Schedule A was filed along with I-485 and I-765. CIS rejected the application so we refiled with our clarification. CIS finally approved the I-140 in March 2007.

Our client from Romania entered the US on a valid F-1 visa in 2003. A manufacturer in North Royalton, Ohio desired to sponsor him for permanent residence through the filing of PERM. PERM was filed and certified in 2006. We subsequently filed I-140, immigrant petition for alien worker, for which we received a difficult RFE in December. We started working with the employer right away on gathering further information and submitted our response in February 2007. An approval notice was received in just two weeks. We look forward to filing for permanent residency once his quota opens.

I-140 for a system engineer (Pakistan citizen) was filed in 05/06 and an approval followed in just two months through regular processing. I-485 was submitted while I-140 was awaiting adjudication and it was approved in just eight months. During the years before, we were also his attorney working on his H-1B petition and extensions.

We received an expeditious approval of concurrent I-140 and I-485 filing for our client from Bulgaria beginning of March 2007. He is an analyst and after his PERM was certified, we filed I-140 and I-485 on December 18, 2006. Both the I-140 and green cards were approved at the end of February 2007.

Our Pilipino client undertook a long journey to a green card in the United States . We field I-140 for him based on his employment in 2002 and subsequently filed I-485. Client was fingerprinted and interviewed more than once. In the meantime, he had to change jobs and we helped him in this process so he would not lose his status. We did numerous inquiries and persistently pushed his case to be approved and communicated with client on a daily basis. In December 2006, his green card was finally approved.

CSPA success: client’s I-140 approved on 10/01/2001, daughter was 19 at this time.
Client’s I-485 filed in 2001, I-485 approval on 2/4/2005 (also I-824 approval) when daughter was 22 1/2. The I-824 was sent to process daughter’s IV application in A/C Guangzhou PRC in FEB 2005 from CIS. We submitted the Packet 3 immediately.
Guangzhou mistaken FEB 2005 was the priority date for daughter, instead of the priority date
MARCH 15, 2001, when client’s labor certification was filed.
We emailed the Consulate in Oct 2006 to A/C Guangzhou and explained to the chief consul the dates and facts and that they have mistaken the priority date. We requested the IV issued to daughter under CSPA. The Daughter was granted IV in Feb 8, 2007. Daughter is now 24 and a half when entering USA.

Our office filed an immigrant visa under EB-12 outstanding professor/researcher category in June 2006 for a young Chinese researcher to Lincoln Service Center and the I-140 got approved February 2007 without RFE.

In 2002 our office filed I-140 process for our client after we received certified ETA for our client from Mexico. He works as stonemason for a construction company in Ohio State. Soon we filed I-485 application for our client when I-140 was pending. We received RFE for I-140 a year after I-485 was filed and we responded right away. Very quickly his I-140 was approved. In October 2005, our client was interviewed in Cleveland local office. In January 2007, we received welcome letter from the local office that our client’s permanent residency application had been approved. Our client will receive his green card in the next 6 months.

Mr. S from Hungary and his wife and two children came to visit the US in March 1999. After getting two extensions, they still overstayed their second extension. Fortunately, an ethnic restaurant wanted to sponsor him and his family for a green card. What was more fortunate was that their labor certification was submitted on April 30, 2001, which was the last eligible day for 245 (i) protection. I-140 and I-485 were both filed in June 2006. While I-140 was approved, a request for additional evidence was received in our office in November. We submitted the required documentation-employment verification etc-and in on January 23 2007 all four people’s welcome notices were received in our office. This proud family of four now enjoys the privilege of living permanently in the United States.

Our client from Hong Kong has a DDS in dental surgery and is employed by a dentist’ office in Ohio. Although his Labor Certificate took a long time to get approved because it was routed to Dallas backlog center, his I-140 was approved fast-filed in May 2006 and approved in November 2006. I-485 was concurrently filed with Nebraska Service Center. On January 17, 2007 we received his welcome notice, warmly welcoming him as a permanent resident of the United States.

Our client is the daughter of our client for whom we obtained a green card based on his employment. She came to visit her father as a visitor from Canada in August 2006. In October, we were retained once more to obtain her green card. Client is a citizen of Canada. Along with the green card application we also submitted advance parole application so that she could travel to Germany to see her mother. As the advance parole was approved in the mid of January, her green card was approved in the end of January 2007.

Our client retained our law firm after his and his family’s green card applications were denied on claims that they failed to show up for their fingerprint appointments. While it is true that they did not show up for their second fingerprint appointment, it was because they had just gone for an earlier appointment not long ago. Within the deadline we submitted Motion to Reopen and at the same time filed new applications for them. Their MTR was granted and CIS moved to review their cases. Just before Thanksgiving of 2006, all three received their green card. Their second applications were terminated after they received their green cards.

When our client retained our firm, he was in removal proceedings. However, he was eligible for adjustment of status under the Cuban Adjustment Act. The problem was that under regulations that were issued in May 2006, our client could not apply for adjustment of status with the Immigration Court . We filed the adjustment application with CIS and were able to successfully convince them that they had jurisdiction to grant the application despite the fact our client was in removal proceedings. Once the adjustment of status application was granted, we filed a Motion to Terminate Removal Proceedings with the Immigration Judge. The Judge granted our request in December 2006. Our client has received his green card and is now able to benefit from the privileges of being a lawful permanent resident. Scott Bratton and Lori Pinjuh handled this case for Margaret Wong and Associates.

An Indian client got married to a US citizen and in August 2006 our office was retained to assist her in getting her a green card through filing family-based green card applications. On the following day they came in to see us, we sent out all the paperwork and client returned everything in September. We lost no time in filing I-130 and I-485, as well as work permit and advance parole because client wanted to work and travel while her I-485 was pending. She was called in to process fingerprinting in September and was interviewed in October. In December, just before Christmas, all of our client’s 4 applications were approved. With a green card in hand, she no longer needs advance parole and work permit. Our client informed us that was the best Christmas gift ever given to her.

Our office first filed the first I-140 based on a lien of extraordinary ability for this client with concurrent filing of I-485 and then did the RFE Response. While the RFE response was pending review, our office filed another I-140 under outstanding research and professor with request of premium processing which was approved in two weeks. One month and a half later, USCIS approved our client and his dependents’ 485s based on the second I-140 approval, although all the I-485s were filed with the first I-140.

Client retained our office because his Green Card expired and he has to come back to the Philippines for business. An hour after he retained our office, his I-90 was filed. He obtained a stamp in less than a week and his fingerprints in less than 2 weeks. A month later, the I-90 got approved.

Client married a US citizen. We filed a Green Card application early this year. The application had been delayed by the INS, but we kept on sending follow-ups on a monthly basis. We then filed mandamus to speed up the process. The client apparently had to travel by December to Poland . In mid-November, the green card got approved. Scott and JP worked on this case.

Our client is a national of Costa Rica and he came to the US on B-2 in 2001. He later wished to obtain permanent residence in the US as a landscaping company in Ohio desired to hire him as Landscape Supervisor and would like to sponsor him for labor certificate. We therefore filed LC for our client in May 2002 and it was approved in March 2003. I-140 filing followed and it was approved in two months, in July 2003. We concurrently filed green card applications for him and his wife in April. Clients were interviewed in USCIS local officer in 2005 and were once more fingerprinted in 2006. Soon after the biometrics appointment in June 2006, client and his wife received their green cards in November.

Our office helped our Pilipino client in securing an I-140 approval based on her EB-2 priority. She is a medical doctor working for a medical center in Las Vegas . We submitted the I-485 application for her and her husband and child in August 2006 and they were all approved in just three months. Client got fast approvals due to the combined factors that she is from a country with greater visa availability and that she holds and advanced degree.

Our office just received two I-485 approval notices for our Pakistan client and her husband. Their LC case was filed and approved in 2002 and I-140 in 2003. As an EB-2 from a country of the “all other chargeability areas’, quota was open for them so our office filed green card applications in the same year. In 2005 we were requested to submit further evidence regarding our client’s spouse’s education, employment, and entry history. We complied with the deadline and instructions specified and file dour response to Nebraska Service Center. In 2006 we were required to submit updated information regarding the principal applicant. After that we soon received approval notices for both of them and they can expect to receive the actual green cards in the mail in the next couple of days.

Our Macedonian client came to the US in 1999 on a J-1 visa and overstayed his status. On April 18^th, 2001 our office filed RIR for him, which made him just eligible for 245 (i). His employer serves the transportation industry and both him and his wife work for the same employer. After four years, RIR was finally certified in October 2005. In March 2006 we filed I-140 and I-485 for him and his wife. While the I-140 petition was approved in August, the I-485 applications were both approved in October. Congratulations to our client and his family-several years’ prolonged waiting has reaped big rewards for them.

In April 2004 our office re-filed I-485 for our client from Romania who is a national interest waiver physician. His J waiver was secured in 2001 but his previous 485 application had been denied in 2003. In 2005 we were requested to submit proof evidencing that our client complied with the required medical service. We fully submitted the required documents and after updated medical results were submitted, we received a welcome notice for our client and his wife on October 31, 2006.

In January 2003 our law firm filed I-140 and I-485 concurrently for our client from Mexico. This is a family of four, with two children. Client’s priority date was May 2002 and he was petitioned as a specialty chef by a very popular restaurant in Ohio. Although both our client and his family entered without inspection (1996), we successfully secured a green card for the whole family in October 2006.

I-485 Applications on behalf of the Korean couple were filed with USCIS on June 23, 2005, concurrently with I-140 Substitution. After numerous requests for evidence from CIS; each time, our office put an enormous effort and finally had these cases approved on October 17, 2006. Clients were granted Permanent Residency.

Our client is a national of Pakistan and is classified as an alien of extraordinary ability as a dermatopathologist. A medical service center admired his specialty and petitioned him for an O-1 petition in 2004. We got the approval, which was valid through 2007. His I-140 was also approved in August 2005. We filed green card applications for our client, his wife and their child in February 2006. RFE’s were issued in June and we duly responded. On October 2 all three welcome notices were received. Congratulations to our client and his family!

Our client, a physician, came from India on J-1 program so after the program ended our law firm secured a waiver for her. She had since been working as an H-1B holder. Her application for green card was submitted in January 2005 after his husband’s I-140 and I-485 had both been approved in 2000 and 2001 respectively. An RFE was issued in August 2006 regarding our client’s marriage validity and law. We responded on September 25^th and received an approval on October 12.

Back in April 2001 our law firm filed RIR for our client from Ohrid, Macedonia. His visa had already expired when we filed the LC application. Although with only high school education, our client was an excellent European specialty chef and a company in the food industry desired to sponsor him for a green card. After prolonged waiting, we finaly received the 45-day letter in August 2005. Two months later we received certified RIR. In May 2006 we filed I-140 and in June we filed I-485 and I-765 for our client and his wife as his priority date was open. Both I-765 applications were approved in August and I-140 in September. Better yet, both of the I-485 applications were approved on October 6! This is one of the many fast approvals our law firm has been able to secure.

On January 17, 2006 our office filed PERM application for our client who is a citizen of Guatemala. Client is an orthodontist working for a doctor’s office in Ohio. On March 1^st it was already certified. We thus filed I-140 near the end of April and again it only took a month for it to get approved. The I-485 applications for our client and his wife, a citizen of El Salvador , which were filed soon after the I-140 filing, were also approved in just 4 months and a half, on September 27. The whole process from PERM to Green Card only took 8 months.

Our client came to the US on J-1 visa in 2004 from Jamaica, which expired in June, 2006. He fell in love with a former citizen of Jamaica, now a US citizen, and they married in April. In May we filed I-130 and I-485 for our client. In June we received both Request for Evidence and fingerprint notice. We advised our client to appear for biometrics and at the same time to complete medical examinations to respond to RFE. We responded in the same month and an interview notice was issued, requesting our client to appear for interview in September. We thoroughly prepared our client for the interview and our client successfully passed it. An approval notice was sent out just after 3 weeks.

Client came to the US from Seoul, Republic of Korea as a visiting scientist and obtained his PhD and MS from two accredited universities in the US. Client is an expert on heat transfer. NIW was filed on August 23, 2004. RFE was issued on June 23, 2005 asking for additional documents to establish client’s status as above other scientists of comparable qualifications. On August 23 we responded and it met with Nebraska Service Center’s approval and was approved on September 22, 2005. Client’s green card was approved on March 2, 2006 and wife can expect her green card in the near future.

In August 2002 we concurrently filed NIW and RIR for a client from China and both were approved in September 2003. Client is an extraordinary research scientist in the field of biomedical for application in medical and diagnostic devices. In November 2003 we filed I-485 for client and wife and we received approval notices on August 14, 2006. Congratulations!

I-140 based on NIW was filed on December 18, 2003 and was approved on January 26, 2006 after our timely response to a RFE. Client is a PhD with geology expertise in earthquake hazards research and is from PRC. I-485 was filed on October 14, 2005 and was approved on July 24, 2006 after we responded to RFE regarding medical examination on July 24, 2006. Wife and daughter’s green cards were subsequently approved on August 10, 2006 after we responded to Request for Evidence on August 2 2006.

Our law firm filed I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, on April 27 2006 and it was approved on May 27, 2006, after just one month. Client is a medical doctor petitioned by the medical industry. We then filed green card for client and wife on May 5 2006 and they were fingerprinted on May 22, 2006. Client and wife can expect their green cards in the foreseeable future.

We had a very young client who is from Taiwan and she obtained her Ph. D from a university in Texas in 2005. On February 8, 2006 our law firm was retained to file National Interest Waiver based on her expertise in using cellular and molecular biology to investigate cancer and AIDS. On June 13 it was already approved, without issuance of Request for Evidence. On July 25 we filed I-485 for our client and she was fingerprinted on August 12. On September 7 her I-485 was already approved, again without any further request for evidence. The whole process from filing I-140 to green card approval took less than 7 months and our client is already a proud permanent resident of the United States !

We filed I-485 based on our client’s I-140 NIW approval. Our client is a Ph. D Medical Research Associate working for a prestigious health care provider in Cleveland, Ohio. We filed I-485 for our client, who is from South Korea , her husband, and their child on November 26, 2004. They were required to go for fingerprint on in May, 2006. Soon after the fingerprint, client and son received their green cards in June. On September 15^th , husband was notified to appear for interview in Cleveland CIS office. He appeared for his interviewed as scheduled and was notified right away that his green card got approved! Congratulations to this family-they can now live happily after with their USC son born in 2003.

Our client who is from Fayoum, Egypt came to the US with his wife after obtaining his MD from his home country. A private medicine practice wanted to employ him to be an internist. With priority date being October 28, 2005, PERM was certified on November 9, in just 12 days. As quota for Egypt was open, I-485 for our client and his wife was filed on January 18, 2006. They were required to appear for biometrics in March and our client and his wife showed up as scheduled. On June 1, both of them received their approval notices in the mail. They can now live permanently in the US with their 12 year old daughter and 8 year old son, who are both citizens of the United States . The entire process from PERM to green card took less than a year as the availability of visa numbers is greater for their home country.

Back in July 2001 our law firm filed Labor Certification for a Korean client. Our client had a Bachelor’s degree in engineering from his home country and a Master’s in management from a state university in the US plus years of work experience. In December LC was certified. In August 2002 we filed I-140 for our client and later concurrently filed I-485 for our client and his wife. LC was approved in December 2002. Due to prolonged and delayed processing, our client and his wife had to show up for fingerprinting four times. After the last biometrics in May 2006, we received Request for Evidence asking us to explain the difference in our client’s current residence and that in the original petition. We promptly responded. On August 8, 2006 we received both approval notices for our client and his wife. Congratulations to our client whose patience and persistence has won in the long journey to permanent residence in the United States .

In 2001 our law firm filed Reduction in Recruitment for a client from Caracas, Venezuela. Client entered the country on H-1B visa and was petitioned by an international corporation in Beachwood, Ohio. Our client obtained his J.D. from his home country and his M.S. in law from a university in Washington DC. A Final determination, i.e. an approval, was made on July 11, 2002. We subsequently filed I-140 and it was approved without any further request for evidence in 2003. On the same day we received the approval notice for I-140 we filed green card for our client. 1 year later client’s wife decided to apply for her green card also and we submitted the filing. While husband’s green card was approved in January 2005, wife’s was approved in September 2006. Congratulations! Although our client and his wife decided to apply for their green card at different times, they ultimately both realized their dreams of becoming a family of lawful permanent residents of the United States .

We filed LC back in 2001 and I-140 in 2002 for our client from Bulcan, Philippines and both were approved, with I-140 approved in May 2005. In 2003 we filed I-485 and Supplement A to form I-485 for client and her daughter, highlighting the fact that our client’s LC was filed before 245(i) provision ended. Our client and her daughter had to have their biometrics captured 3 times (once a year) and we received a RFE in May 2005. the RFE requested us to submit evidence of physical presence as our client was a beneficiary of an immigrant visa petition or LC filed after January 14, 1998 but or before Aril 30, 2001. The RFE also requested us to submit documentation regarding our client’s employment. We timely responded on August 10 2005 and our client was notified to have their last fingerprint performed in May 2006. In July, our client, the mother, received her welcome notice welcoming her to become a lawful permanent resident of the United States . Two months later on September 12^th her daughter also received her welcome notice.

May 10. On June 21 2006, an approval notice for I-140 was mailed out to our office. Our client’s biometrics was captured on May 30 and on August 10 our office received Request for Evidence for the I-485 application due to new interim procedures for certain health care workers which seek to ensure that nurses and occupational therapists immigrating to the US have education, English proficiency, experience and training. We submitted the required additional documents on August 22, although the deadline was November 10; we understand our client’s sincere desire to become a lawful permanent resident of the Unite States sooner than later. On September 5 we happily, but not unexpectedly, received an approval notice for our client’s green card application and could not wait to share the good news with our client. Our client is now expecting her green card in the mail in the next couple of days.

We had a client who is a physician (cardiologist) from Beirut, Lebanon. Our client was a holder of O-1 visa, J-1 visa and H-1B visa. On July 27, 2004 our office filed RIR with Ohio Labor Department. We received two 45-day letters, one in March 2005 and the other one in November 2005. We responded to both timely and RIR was certified on March 28 2006. After that we filed I-140 for client right away, on April 10 and an approval was received on July 28, 2006. Congratulations to our client; his I-485 application was filed on May 17 2006 and an RFE regarding our client’s medical license/ECFMG was already responded timely by our office. Our client can expect his green card in the foreseeable future.

Our client is a physician from Bucharest, Romania and came to the country on a J-1 visa. After the program, she desired to stay and her waiver was also approved. Her husband, who is a national of India, was able to stay in the US after his green card was approved based on an approved I-140 petition. We filed I-485 for our client on 03/29/2005 and client was fingerprinted on 05/18/2006. However, we later received a Request for Evidence, asking us for very specific documentation regarding: 1) evidence that client has complied with the terms and conditions of the J-1 waiver 2) evidence to demonstrate client’s marriage to her husband is bona fide 3) document showing husband’s marriage history, giving us a deadline of 10/13/2006. We started working together with our client right away and did not want to lose any time. After gathering all the necessary documents, we filed our response to the RFE on 08/14/2006. 3 weeks later our client and our office both received an approval notice for our client’s green card application. Congratulations-this whole family are now lawful permanent residents of the United States .

Our client is from Beijing, China and is an outstanding professor whose I-140 National Interest Waiver was filed by our office on 09/29/2005. On the same day, we filed I-485 applications for our client, her husband and their 8-year old daughter. Our client’s I-140 was approved on 03/26/2006 and on 08/17/2006 we received Request for Evidence for all three applications. It asked for medical examination papers and evidence that could demonstrate our client was still engaged as an outstanding professor as the application was submitted a year ago and had since been pending. We lost no time in filing our response. On September 6 2006 we happily received 3 welcome notices for this family who are now lawful permanent residents of the United States .

On June 14, 2006 our law firm filed I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, for a client from Kenya. He was petitioned by a major educational institute in Cleveland, Ohio and his L/C was certified by Dallas Backlog Center on February 21, 2005. Our client is a professor in education and human services. When the I-140 petition was received by Texas Service Center, we filed I-485 application for our client and his wife. Later on the I-140 was approved and they were soon notified to appear for fingerprinting on 07/25/2006. On October 2, we received both approval notices for our client and his wife. Congratulations to our client and his family-they can now live and work permanently in the United States .

In January 2002 our law firm filed labor certificate application for a Japanese client who is a market research analyst. His petitioner was a construction corporation and our client possesses a bachelor’s degree in business administration, which is what the petitioner desires. In November we received notice of findings from US department of labor questioning the petitioner’s recruitment efforts. We efficiently addressed these concerns of DOL and labor certificate was certified soon after, in January 2003. In April we filed I-140 and I-1485 for our client and his family. Client’s I-140 was later approved but as he is EB3, his I-485 was not approved so fast. In 2005 and 2006 we received RFE’s requesting us to submit updated information. We timely did so and in October 2006 received welcome notices for our client and his family!

On November 18, 2005 our law firm filed PERM for a client from Russia who is a financial analyst. Our client was employed and petitioned by a security business in Ohio. Our client has a MBA from a state university in Ohio also. On January 17, 2006 PERM was certified. In the same month we filed I-140 petition and it was approved in a little over two months. We also filed I-485 for our client and his wife in March. After one fingerprinting in May and without interview, we received welcome notices for both of our client and his wife in September. Congratulations to our client and his family as well as his employer!

After filing PERM and I-140 and getting them approved for our MD client from Thailand, we filed I-485 for our client and his wife in August 2006. Both of the applications were received on August 7, 2006.Ffingerprinting was scheduled for August 22 and on September 27, both were approved without an interview. The whole process from PERM through green card only took 6 months and a half. (March 8-September 27)

Back in August 2001 our law firm filed RIR for an Indian client although our client was born in Uganda. Our client is an accountant and obtained his BS in commerce from India. The RIR was approved in November 2002. we subsequently filed I-140 in January 2003 and it was approved very fast, in February 2002. I-485 for client and wife and their two children was file on March 14, 2003 and were approved on September 28, 2006. More than one RFE was issued and we timely responded to all of them. Congratulations to our client and his family-they had to apply for a work permit and travel document every year since 2003 to work and travel while their green card applications were pending. They can now end the history of having to do so after their years-long journey to a green card in the United States .

Our Pilipino client came to the US in1996 and later married a US citizen. We were retained to file I-130 and I-485 for him so that they could live their life together in the US legally. We filed both applications with Illinois CIS in December 2005. In March 2006 they were scheduled for biometrics and in May for interview. Our office well prepared our client and his wife for the interview after we received the interview notice and one of our attorneys also accompanied them during the interview. A month after the interview our client received his green card.

Our client is a senior research scientist who acquired his PhD from an accredited university in Iowa city , Iowa. We filed I-485 for client and his wife based on his pending NIW application on September 28 2005 and client and wife’s biometrics were captured just two months later, on November 17, 2005. On May 15, 2006 we received Request for Evidence and responded right away. On August 25 2006 both client and his wife were delighted to receive approval notices for their green card applications.

Our client is a national of the Republic of Trinidad and Taobago. She first came to the US as a visitor. Then she met a US citizen who is now her husband. Our office filed I-130 and I-485 for our client and her 3 children on February 28 2006. On March 23 2006 we received RFE’s regarding financial support for our client and her three children. We responded timely and client and her family were interviewed on August 14 2006. One of our attorneys was present during the interview. After 4 days, on August 18 2006 we received the four approval notices and our client and her children can now live happily after with her husband and their father in the United States .

Client is a national of PR.R China who first came to the U.S. on J-1 in 1993 and wife is from Taiwan and she came here on F-1. I-140 based on the fact client is an outstanding researcher was filed on October 29, 2002 and was approved on June 26, 2003 after responding to RFE on June 2003. We filed I-485 for client and wife on 07/29/2003 and received biometrics notices for 11/04/2005. We then filed writ of mandamus on behalf of client in June 2006 due to prolonged processing. Client and wife received approval notices on 08/08/2006.

We filed I-140 for client based on National Interest Waiver on December 15, 2003. . Client is a national of P.R.C. We received RFE on July 25, 2005 and after we responded timely, an approval notice was received on October 31, 2005. We also filed green card application for client on June 28, 2004 and received RFE on May 30, 2006. After we responded to RFE, we soon received approval notices for client and family’s green card applications on August 14, 2006. Congratulations!

Our client is a civil engineer from Seoul, South Korea . We filed RIR on July 16, 2001 and it was approved on December 11, 2001. I-140 was filed on august 12, 2002 and was later approved on December 27, 2002, on which day we filed I-485 for client and wife. In 2006, a RFE was issued regarding sameness of I-140 petitioner. We responded in a timely and efficient manner and I-485 was approved on August 8, 2006 soon after their fingerprints were captured on May 10 and May 18, 2006.

Permanent Residency has been obtained for an entire family. The petitions were filed at the Nebraska Service Center. They were receipted on November 25, 1998 and the approvals were granted on July 5, 2000. Congratulations to the whole family!