Non-STEM Tax Specialist: U.S. Green Card NIW Immigrant Visa Approved After Responding to a Blue Letter
Published: 2024.04.30
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Among our clients at Success Immigration, one recently
received an immigrant visa through the U.S. NIW green card category.
In January 2024, after an immigrant visa interview
at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, they received a blue letter.
Through the blue letter, the U.S. Embassy requested
documents relating to the leave of absence from their current job, along with
a letter stating their intent to immigrate to the United States.
Some people seem to equate a blue letter with
'AP (Administrative Process)', which refers to additional administrative processing.
However, a blue letter is issued by the U.S. Embassy when it has
something additional to request from an immigrant visa applicant,
and AP is just one of those items.
And our client received not an AP,
but a blue letter whose purpose was to request additional supporting evidence.
Over 10 years at a public institution in the tax field
Holds a master's degree in taxation
Certifications and a variety of awards
They also have an interest in researching international tax law, U.S. tax law, Korean tax law and more
The client's field of expertise is 'taxation', which is a non-STEM field.
Timeline
April 25, 2022: I-140 petition filed
September 12, 2022: I-140 petition approved
February 9, 2023: P3 documents sent to NVC
February 28, 2023: DQ notice received
December 12, 2023: P4 letter received
January 24, 2024: Immigrant visa interview at the U.S. Embassy
-> Blue letter received (request for documents on immigrant intent and leave of absence from current job)
January 30, 2024: Blue letter response documents sent to the U.S. Embassy in Seoul
January 31, 2024: Blue letter reissued by the U.S. Embassy in Seoul (request for documents on immigrant intent and photos of current workplace)
March 22, 2024: Revised blue letter response documents submitted to the U.S. Embassy
April 25, 2024: Immigrant visa issued (approved)
The client received approval of the USCIS I-140 petition in just five months.
(At the time there was no NIW premium processing, so it was filed as a regular case)
The NVC stage was also completed without a hitch.
The problem came after the interview at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul in January 2024,
when the consular officer requested additional supporting evidence.
They requested documents proving that the client is on leave
from their current public institution, and a letter stating
their intent to immigrate to the United States.
At Success Immigration we moved quickly to prepare the response documents together with the client
Within a week we had the full blue letter response ready and submitted it to the U.S. Embassy.
Unfortunately, however, the result was that
the U.S. Embassy reissued a blue letter asking for the same requirements.
We were back to responding to a blue letter all over again.
Success Immigration prepared, far more thoroughly, evidence of where the client would work in the United States, what they would do,
and where they would live.
Referring to the work the client had said they would do after obtaining U.S. permanent residency at the time of the USCIS petition,
we demonstrated their intent to immigrate to the United States in a way that
was consistent with, and did not contradict, that claim.
By arguing that what was claimed at the time of the USCIS petition
remains the same now, at the point of the U.S. immigrant visa interview,
we proved that the intent to immigrate to the United States is unchanged and firm.
Success Immigration completed all preparations and submitted
the response documents on March 22, 2024,
and about a month later, on April 25, 2024,
the immigrant visa was finally issued.
In the U.S. permanent residency process, unforeseeable and irregular situations
can arise at any time and anywhere.
Even when you think you have prepared meticulously,
unexpected situations can still come up.
Even when they do, Success Immigration draws on the know-how it has built up to resolve them calmly.
Until the client holds the immigrant visa, and ultimately the green card, Success Immigration gives its utmost effort.
Picturing the client's joy as they hold the immigrant visa and ultimately the green card in hand,
Success Immigration presses on toward success today as well.
Working with Success Immigration
is the first step toward good fortune
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