Applicant from former USSR republic applies more than a decade after arrival but still granted asylum by DHS Asylum office on account of applicant’s fear [...]
ASYLUM Granted – DHS Asylum Office
Brandon Howard2020-01-27T12:27:20-06:00Venezuelan activist kidnapped in her home country due to her political activism against current government. Asylum granted by Asylum Office in Chicago.
Petitioning Family Member Passes Away – I-130 Reinstated, Green Card issued
Brandon Howard2020-01-27T12:24:32-06:00Obtained approval of humanitarian request for reinstatement of auto-revoked visa petition due to death of petitioning relative. Petitioned family member from Mexico was living in [...]
Adjustment of Status approved after previous filing denied due to alleged marriage fraud.
Brandon Howard2020-01-27T12:24:23-06:00Initial marriage based green card filing for applicant from Africa denied due to DHS/CIS officer doubts about bona fides of marriage and after poor prior [...]
U VISA, Green Card, Waiver of Inadmissibility was approved for U-Visa and AOS applicant with significant criminal history.
Brandon Howard2020-01-27T12:24:04-06:00Secured U Visa and later green card for long time undocumented resident from Mexico. After submitting I-485 AOS application, US DHS/CIS Vermont Service Center issued [...]
I-751 joint petition converted to waiver, Battered Spouse filing
Brandon Howard2020-01-27T12:23:50-06:0010 year permanent green card issued to conditional resident from Europe who originally filed I-751 joint petition with U.S. citizen spouse. While petition was pending, [...]
U Visas and eventually green cards issued to 12 Registered Nurses
Brandon Howard2020-01-27T12:23:34-06:0012+ registered nurses from the Philippines were recruited to work on H-1B work visas to fill nonexistent jobs. All were certified via U.S. Department of [...]
U.S. Embassy Issues Immigrant Visa for over 21 year old child; CSPA Applies
Brandon Howard2020-01-27T12:22:51-06:00Overseas child in China petitioned by U.S. citizen parent issued immigrant visa despite turning 21 years of age and after initially being denied. Supervisory consular [...]
Fed Court lawsuits leads to Green Card and Later U.S. Citizenship for Accidental Voter Registrant
Brandon Howard2020-01-27T12:09:50-06:00F-1 visa holder from Kenya married a U.S. citizen but had been accidentally registered to vote although he displayed his foreign passport as I.D. Initial [...]
Green card and I-601 Waiver of Inadmissibility approved for marriage based applicant
Brandon Howard2020-01-27T12:08:26-06:00Applicant residing with U.S. citizen spouse in the U.K. for many years needed to live in U.S. so his citizen spouse could receive critical medical [...]