Many people think that requesting immigration benefits from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be an easy process. They think the forms will be simple to complete and they also found a checklist of documents online, so they go ahead and submit the application or petition to USCIS on their own. But for a lot of these people, they quickly realize that the process is not as easy as they thought it would be.
A recent client of Reeves Immigration Law Group, who we will refer to as “Christopher” to protect his privacy, was one of those people. Christopher entered the U.S. with a tourist visa more than 10 years ago and he never left. After years of residing in the U.S. without valid immigration status, Christopher applied for an I-601A Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver. Unfortunately, though, Christopher did not soon thereafter receive an approval notice. Rather, he received a Request for Evidence (RFE) from USCIS.
An RFE is a request from USCIS for applicants to submit additional evidence in support of their case. It is USCIS’ way of essentially telling applicants that they have not submitted sufficient evidence to warrant an approval and that the case will be denied if more (and better) evidence is not timely submitted.
Christopher decided to consult with Reeves Immigration Law Group. He met with a partner of the firm, Attorney Ben Loveman. Attorney Loveman provided Christopher and his family with a detailed explanation of what needed to be done next and how we could assist him. Christopher retained RILG to assist him and his family, and we are extremely glad that he did.
Attorney Loveman and Attorney Sara Cross immediately started working on Christopher’s case. They helped prepare detailed declarations about the hardship that Christopher’s parents would suffer is his I-601A was denied, they assisted in obtaining needed medical records about Christopher’s parents’ medical conditions, and they clearly explained to USCIS why the hardship in this case more was extreme than usual.
Reeves Immigration Law Group is now pleased to announce that Christopher’s I-601A was approved with our assistance. And Christopher knows that we will be there to assist him every step of the way until he is granted permanent resident status (green card).
