Attorney Cynthia C. Arn's Legal Cases

Immigration

Family Based: Fiancé / Lawful Permanent Resident / U.S. citizen

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OUTCOME: Successful

U.S. citizen teaches in Namibia for four years. While there she meets and falls in love with a Namibian man. When she returns to the U.S., they decide that they want to marry and live together in the U ... .S. We help her to file an I-129F Fiancée Petition with USCIS. Once this petition is approved, we help the couple to complete the visa application and to gather all appropriate supporting documentation. These forms and documents are submitted to the U.S. Consulate in Windhoek, Namibia. Following an interview, the young man is granted a K-1 visa that authorizes him to come to the U.S. for 90 days only. He arrives, and the couple marries within the 90 days. We then assist the husband in filing an application for permanent residence, and he obtains a “green card” (permanent resident card.) This initial “green card” is valid for 2 years. Just prior to the 2-year anniversary, we assist the couple in filing the I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, after which the husband receives a green card valid for 10 years, which is renewable. Finally, after 3 years of permanent residence, the foreign national spouse is eligible to apply to become a U.S. citizen through naturalization. It is uniquely rewarding to work with a couple from the early stages of their relationship through naturalization of the foreign national spouse.

Immigration

Refugee / Lawful Permanent Resident

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OUTCOME: Successful

A 60-year-old woman and her two adult daughters come to the U.S. as refugees from Iraq. After one year in the U.S. they decide to apply for lawful permanent residence. We assist them in completing the ... applications for permanent residence. Since these applications take approximately six months to process, we also help them file the separate applications for work authorization and travel permission, which will allow them to work and travel while their permanent residence applications are pending. Once their permanent residence is granted, they no longer need separate work and travel authorizations.

Immigration

Refugee / Lawful Permanent Resident / Naturalization with Disability Exception

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OUTCOME: Successful

An elderly Cambodian man came to the U.S. several years ago as a refugee. He subsequently obtained permanent resident status. Now he wants to become a U.S. citizen, and he and his adult daughter come t ... o see us for assistance. Part of the process of applying to become a U.S. citizen through naturalization involves a test of the applicant’s ability to read, write and speak English, and his/her knowledge of U.S. history and government. Unfortunately, our client has developed dementia, which makes it impossible for him to learn new material. It is important to him and to his family that he become a U.S. citizen, and they are not sure what to do. Working with the client’s physician, we research the client’s medical diagnosis and the tests that were used to reach that diagnosis. We also explore with the physician whether the client’s disability makes it simply difficult, or actually impossible, for him to learn. In this case, the client is actually unable to learn new information. We then assist the physician in properly completing the medical disability exception paperwork to be submitted in connection with the naturalization application. The waiver is granted, which means that despite his disability, our client is able to become a U.S. citizen.

Cynthia C. Arn's Legal Cases (3)

Family Based: Fiancé / Lawful Permanent Resident / U.S. citizen

Refugee / Lawful Permanent Resident

Refugee / Lawful Permanent Resident / Naturalization with Disability Exception