Gay Asylum
Feb 27, 2014OUTCOME: Asylum Granted
Young gay male from small Caribbean island nation. Sought asylum do to fear of future persecution based on his sexual orientation.
Andre R. Olivie's Legal Cases (9)
Seattle, WA
Immigration Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Immigration, Asylum
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status / Greencard
Feb 11, 2011OUTCOME: Greencard Success!
Pro Bono case for youth who had entered unlawfully and was abandoned by her mother. She had lived without lawful immigration status in the U.S. for 12 years. I was able to have the County Juvenile Cour ... t Declare her a Dependent of the State. With that order, we requested that USCIS grant her Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and then allow her to adjust her status to that of a Lawful Permanent Resident.
Asylum Granted
Aug 16, 2010OUTCOME: Successful
Political Asylum. Client was forced to flee his home country for fear of being targeted for client's human rights activism.
Asylum
Jan 01, 2010OUTCOME: Asylum Granted
Client feared persecution in their home country based on their sexual orientation. Client sought asylum in the U.S. while in deportation proceedings.
IRS Non-Profit Status as 'Church'
N/AOUTCOME: Successful
Client - a Buddhist temple, was classified under federal tax law as a non-profit organization but NOT a religious organization. This status prevented the temple from sponsoring a monk for a religious v ... isa under immigration law. We sucessfully petitioned the IRS for a revised determination of their status after filing 50 pages of evidence.
Marriage-Based Greencard
N/AOUTCOME: Successful
Client was an F-1 student from who married a U.S. Citizen. We filed the appropriate documents in February, Client and her husband were interviewed by Immigration in early July and were approved at the ... end of July. Greencard was received in August.
Late Filing of I-751
N/AOUTCOME: Successful
Marriage-Based Greencards for those who have been married less then two years come with conditions and expires after 2 years. If the alien does not file an I-751 to remove the conditions in the 90 day ... period prior to expiration they will be out of status and could be put into removal proceedings.This client had come to me after failing to file to remove conditions even several months after the card had expired. We presented a strong case with a good faith explanation for the client's failure to remove conditions on time. The client will now receive lawful permanent resident status without conditions and can pursue U.S. Citizenship.
F-1 Reinstatement
N/AOUTCOME: Successful
Student was studying on an F-1 Visa. Due to family problems at home his grades dropped below the required GPA. He was able to convince the school to issue a new I-20 and we filed a request for reinstat ... ement.
Greencard for VWP Overstay
N/AOUTCOME: Greencard - Successful
Client entered on the Visa Waiver Program several years ago. He married a U.S. Citizen two years ago and came to me. We filed for adjustment of status based on marriage to a U.S. Citizen. Despite the f ... act that he had been out of status for so long and entered the U.S. on the visa waiver program, his adjustment application was granted.
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