Case Victories

Our client lives in the UAE, and his wife and children live in the US. His immigrant visa was denied because when he was young, his parents misrepresented his birth certificate. Attorney Furqan filed his I-601 hardship waiver and argued that this was a circumstance that was beyond his control. Further, his wife and children were suffering extreme hardship in his absence. After a 2 year wait, USCIS approved the I-601.

Our client is a citizen of India who had a previously approved EB-2 I-140, though the PD was not close to current. He had expertise in the field of enterprise-scale workforce systems architecture and applied automation for global Human Capital Management (HCM) platforms, including the design, integration, and governance of AI-enabled HCM systems operating at large organizational scale. USCIS sent an RFE based on a Final Merits Determination “FMD.” Attorney Furqan, who filed the initial I-140, prepared a strategy for the response and submitted it to USCIS. USCIS then approved the I-140, paving the path for green card processing.

Our client is part of the network of Southern Baptist Churches, and hired attorney Furqan to file an R-1 change of status for their Music Minister, who was on OPT. Attorney Furqan provided evidence that they were a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, and that the position of Music Minister, despite not having ordainment, qualified as a religious position. USCIS approved the case in premium processing, without an RFE.

Our client is a physical therapy office who hired us to file an I-140 Schedule A petition for their Physical Therapist on H-1B. The Schedule A petition allows them to bypass the lengthy labor certification process, since there is a shortage of Physical Therapists in the US. Attorney Furqan filed the petition in premium processing, and USCIS approved the case.

Our client, a citizen of Jordan, came to the US as an F-1 student, but fell out of status. He married a US citizen, but when placed in deportation proceedings, the immigration judge denied the case. Attorney Furqan appealed the judge’s decision, and the Board of Immigration Appeals granted the appeal, allowing the client to continue the case. In 2022, attorney Furqan litigated his case arguing that he was eligible for permanent residency. The immigration judge took the case under advisement for 4 years, and finally approved the case in 2026.

Our client, citizen of Lebanon, was here in the US on an H-1B visa. Attorney Furqan applied for his NIW petition as a Civil Engineer since he was working on a state funded highway construction project that was widely described as the most urgent infrastructure project in the nation. He was responsible for overseeing the development and maintenance of project schedules, ensuring alignment with project milestones, objectives, and deliverables. USCIS issued an RFE, but then ultimately approved the case.

Our client, a citizen of India, had come to the US on a B-2 visa 10 years ago, and applied for an H-1B change of status. USCIS approved the change of status, and the client later returned to India for H-1B visa stamping. There, USCIS denied the visa stamp claiming that he should not have changed his status in the US. Meanwhile, attorneys Noaman and Furqan worked on his PERM and I-140 which was approved. Eventually, his priority date became current, and the US Embassy in India approved his green card application.

Our client is a multinational company with offices in the US, India and Chile. The beneficiary was working in the Chilean office for over 1 year and was seeking to return to the US on an L-1A. The problem was that the Chilean office had no centralized work location, and less than 10 W-2 employees. Attorney Furqan argued that the beneficiary was a “Functional Manager” and therefore the number of employees he managed was not as important as the work that he was doing for the company. USCIS approved the case in PP without an RFE.

Our clients are citizens of India and were in the US in lawful H-4 status. However, when they last entered the US, their I-94’s were cut short because of their passports. They overstayed their status and were placed in deportation proceedings. Attorney Furqan represented them and argued that they were eligible for Voluntary Departure so that they could leave and get their H-4’s stamped again from abroad. The ICE attorney did not oppose the request for Voluntary Departure, and thereafter the judge granted the request, paving the path for the clients to attend their H-4 visa interviews abroad.

Our client, a citizen of India, was the beneficiary of a cap subject H-1B that received an RFE for “specialty occupation.” Attorney Furqan responded to the RFE by providing proof that although the employer was small, there was sufficient specialty occupation work available for the beneficiary, and that the position was specialized and complex such that it required a bachelor’s degree. USCIS approved the case after it had been pending for approximately 1 year.

Our client is a citizen of Pakistan who entered the US as a conditional permanent resident. Her marriage to her US citizen spouse ended in divorce after she suffered battery and cruelty. She hired attorney Furqan Sunny Azhar to file a removal of conditions application which he filed in 2016. Furqan argued that USCIS has jurisdiction on the I-751, so her deportation case continued to get postponed until USCIS finally approved the I-751 on March 19, 2026. Attorney Furqan argued that his client’s case should be terminated, and the judge thereafter granted the termination, paving the path for her to file for naturalization.

Our client is a citizen of Pakistan and had an approved E-2. However, the business that she invested in shut down, so she invested in a new company, a small taqueria with only 2 employees. Our firm was hired for the E-2 transfer and extension. Attorney Furqan evidenced that the money had been transferred from her previous business and invested into the new business, so there was a clear paper trail. USCIS issued a “request for evidence” asking how our client can be a “key employee” in such a small company, but after having received the response from our office, USCIS approved the case.

Our client is a citizen of India and applied for adjustment of status through our firm. We had previously filed for his EB-1B, and it was approved. USCIS issued a biometrics notice, and rather than approving the EAD and AP first, they approved the I-485 in record time - 10 weeks.

Our client, a hotel company, filed a PERM Labor application for their employee. While it was pending, the petitioning company was bought out by a different company. Attorney Furqan filed the I-140 as a “successor in interest” with proof of the acquisition. He argued that the new I-140 petitioner had “assumed all assets and liabilities” of the previous company, and USCIS approved the I-140 without an RFE.

Our client, a citizen of Canada, held TN status as a Computer System Analyst. His employer had filed a PERM application for him, which was approved. Attorney Furqan then filed an I-140 application for him. USCIS issued an RFE requesting evidence that our client had the 5 years of required experience to qualify him for the position. Attorney Furqan was able to convince USCIS to accept secondary evidence, in place of experience letters, and USCIS ultimately approved the I-140.

Our client, a citizen of India, was part-owner of a business based in India. That business was starting up a US-based affiliate. Our client was visiting in the US with his family, and then filed an F-1 change of status. The US-based affiliate offered to bring her on as a manager. Attorney Furqan filed an L-1A application for her, even though she had not been in the foreign company for at least 1 year in the past 3. Attorney Furqan argued that she met the exception to that rule, and although USCIS issued an RFE requesting evidence, they ultimately approved the case.

Our client, a citizen of Bangladesh, had previously been placed in removal proceedings and ordered deported by an immigration judge. Eventually, the case was terminated, and his son became a US citizen. When he filed for adjustment of status, USCIS mistakenly closed the case thinking he was still in deportation proceedings. The client hired attorney Furqan, and Furqan re-filed the adjustment of status paperwork with USCIS. USCIS eventually scheduled him for an interview, where attorney Furqan was also present. Shortly after the interview, his case was approved.

Our client, a citizen of Mexico, wanted to become a naturalized citizen of the United States. He had been a permanent resident for over 30 years, but he had extensive criminal history. Attorney Furqan evaluated his chances of deportability, and naturalization eligibility, and then filed the N-400 application. USCIS issued an RFE to obtain more information regarding the criminal charges. The RFE response was responded to, and our client is now a naturalized citizen.

Our client, a citizen of Pakistan, had invested in and operated a business on E-2 for approximately 3 years, but that business closed down. He then invested in a different business, and needed to transfer his E-2 to allow him to work. Attorney Furqan filed an E-2 transfer for him, which USCIS approved in 3 weeks.

Our client, a citizen of Mexico, had entered the US illegally in search of work after being unable to find work for months. After entering the US, he married a US citizen. He and his wife encountered multiple hardships which would have made moving back to Mexico extremely difficult on them. Attorney Furqan filed an I-601A application for provisional unlawful presence waiver, which USCIS approved.

Clients approached Azhar & Azhar Law Firm after their marriage-based adjustment of status application was denied due to issues with the I-864 affidavit of support and joint sponsor’s financial documentation. Attorney Noaman Azhar identified the issues, re-prepared all the required forms, ensured clients collected all the required documents, and filed an I-290B motion with USCIS arguing that the applicants are qualified for the benefits sought. In less than 2 months USCIS agreed to re-open the case and issue client his green card.

Our client, a citizen of India, held valid L-1A status. Unbeknownst to her, her child’s L-2 status expired due to the I-94 validity only being granted for the duration of his passport’s validity. As a result of this, her child had over-stayed his visa. Attorney Furqan filed an L-2 Nunc Pro Tunc application which USCIS approved in under 1 month.

Clients approached Azhar & Azhar Law Firm seeking assistance in expediting their work permit. Attorney Noaman Azhar worked with clients to ensure they collected the requisite documents to expedite their work permit and drafted a letter to USCIS explaining the urgency in the case. Within 2 hours of placing the request, USCIS approved client’s work permit.

Azhar & Azhar law firm’s client filed an I-130 petition on October 01, 2009 that carried 11 months and 10 days of eligibility under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). The case included a child who was exactly 21 years, 6 months, and 1 day old when the visa became available almost 15 years later on March 01, 2024. With only 5 months remaining of CSPA eligibility, attorney Noaman Azhar was able to work with the U.S. Embassy in Mumbai and secure the family an expedited interview date to ensure the child could receive his visa before he “aged-out.” On March 5th, the U.S. embassy in Mumbai granted clients an immigrant visa interview for April 25th to complete their immigrant visa processing. Immediately after the interview, everyone in the family was issued visas allowing them all to immigrate to the United States.

Our client and his wife had filed their Adjustment of Status applications with USCIS. USCIS issued an RFE, but our client and his wife had moved after filing, and mistakenly failed to update the new address with USCIS for the pending Adjustment of Status applications, so they never received the RFE. Since the RFE wasn’t responded to, USCIS denied the Adjustment of status applications. Attorney Furqan was hired to file the I-290B’s and USCIS has re-opened both Adjustment of Status applications.

Our client and his wife, both citizens of Nepal, had filed their Adjustment of Status applications with USCIS. An RFE and the response to the RFE was timely filed. USCIS issued a denial of both Adjustment of Status applications claiming that the RFE response was not received. Attorney Furqan promptly filed an I-290B and submitted proof that the RFE response was submitted in a timely manner. USCIS re-opened both Adjustment of Status applications and subsequently approved them both in under 2 months.

Our client is a 501(c)(3) organization, but not registered as a religious organization. Attorney Furqan Azhar was able to file the R-1 visa application by including proof that the organization had an established relationship with a 501(c)(3) religious organization and USCIS approved the R-1 after an RFE.

Our client is an Indian national and had overstayed her H-4 visa. She left for H-4 visa stamping in India and was denied based on her overstay. She hired another law firm to assist her in a waiver, but it was denied. She then consulted with Attorney Furqan Azhar who guided her on additional evidence and the filing of a new waiver. The US Embassy abroad approved the waiver, paving the path for her to return to the US and be reunited with her husband and child.

Our client, a citizen of Peru, is a Research Associate who has received multiple patents and has published numerous technical papers and reports. The FAA has used his technology in current operational deployments. His research has been referenced in multiple articles. He has also received awards from Research Financial Services. Attorney Furqan filed his NIW I-140 and USCIS approved the case without an RFE.

Our client is on F-1 and hired attorney Furqan Azhar to file her EB-1A immigrant petition. Her previous NIW was denied after having hired a different firm, so she was desperate to obtain permanent residency. She is an expert in renewable energy, energy efficiency, waste management, water purification, and sustainable agriculture. The I-140 was RFE’d, and after having sent in the RFE response, USCIS approved the case.

Our client is an IT consulting company. USCIS conducted an onsite inspection of the employer’s business operations and then issued a Notice of Intent to Deny where they questioned whether the employer was a legitimate business. Attorney Furqan Azhar assisted the employer in the response and USCIS approved the H-1B.

Our client was a derivative on an I-485 application and had previously worked in the US without authorization. Since the basis of the I-485 was employment based, attorney Furqan Azhar argued that he was still eligible to adjust based on 245(k), since that work did not exceed 180 days. USCIS approved the I-485 without an RFE.

Our client is in removal proceedings and was arrested for a DUI. Due to the nature of his previous offenses, he was no eligible for a bond. Our office request a medical parole for him, in light of his ongoing medical conditions. ICE approved the request, allowing him to return to his family and receive medical treatment.

Our client came to the US as a B-2 visitor, and decided to invest to create a Med Spa designed to help in anti-aging. After having invested approximately $100k, USCIS approved the case in premium processing without an RFE.

Our client, a citizen of India, had his H-4 I-539 application denied by USCIS. Attorney Furqan filed a “nunc pro tunc” (NPT) I-539 for him, despite that his I-94 had expired. It was filed on the basis that he was a minor, his parents were in status, and that he was attending school. USCIS approved the case without an RFE.

Our client, a citizen of India, is a university professor and has provided significant contributions to public policy theory based on entrepreneurial strategies. His publications demonstrated the potential negative impacts caused by the structures of private partnerships with public or non-profit organizations. He received hundreds of citations. Attorney Furqan filed his EB-1B I-140 petition and USCIS approved the case.

Our client is a citizen of India, and owns a restaurant in India and the US. The Indian restaurant has over 85 employees and the US restaurant has 12 employees. The L-1A was filed in regular processing, and after approximately 6 months, USCIS approved the case without an RFE.

Our client, a citizen of Pakistan, invested over $500k in a franchise restaurant. She was able to employ at least 10 people, and attorney Furqan was hired to file the I-829. We filed the I-829, but after filing, the company eventually went out of business. After 2 USCIS site inspections, they eventually approved the I-829, paving the path for her citizenship application.

Our client, a citizen of India, lost his L-1A job, but he had an approved I-140 that was waiting visa availability. Our client and his wife have a US citizen child with autism and they have a mortgage. With the evidence presented, USCIS approved the EAD’s in 4 months.

Our is a citizen of Afghanistan and served in the Afghan government as a human rights activist. When the Afghan government collapsed in 2021, attorney Furqan's client fled Afghanistan into Pakistan and eventually secured a J visa to come to the US. We filed her affirmative asylum application and after 18 months, USCIS approved the case.

On September 20, 2024 USCIS approved an I-290B motion to reopen filed by attorney Noaman Azhar. Client’s initial adjustment of status application was handled by another law firm. Unfortunately, the initial application was denied because USCIS determined that client’s supporting documentation in connection with their background check was not sufficient. Attorney Noaman Azhar helped guide client in securing the correct police clearance letters and affidavits, and submitted the new background check documentation with a legal brief and supporting case law arguing for client’s eligibility for a green card. USCIS accepted the new supporting documentation, agreed with the legal arguments made by attorney Noaman Azhar and subsequently approved the motion after 11 days. This allowed the client to continue their adjustment of status application and ultimately receive their green card.

Client was charged with theft in March of 2022 for having received stolen property. Although the crime would have ordinarily prevented client from securing US citizenship for additional 5 years, Attorney Noaman Azhar was able to successfully convince USCIS that no conviction took place. Citing the relevant case law, Attorney Furqan argued that no adjudication of guilt occurred because the client completed a pre-trial diversion program, did not plead guilty, and successfully passed a polygraph test. On August 22, 2024 USCIS mailed out an oath ceremony notice for client. Client naturalized and is able to upgrade his wife’s visa application from spouse of a permanent resident to spouse of a U.S. citizen – saving approximately 2 years in processing time.

Attorney Furqan filed an EB-1A petition for our client, where he argued that he had extraordinary ability and achievement in the Sciences, specifically in the field of seismology and seismic imaging. He was able to document (awards, publications, peer review, etc.) his international recognition and acclaim for his accomplishments in the field of seismology and seismic imaging. The I-140 was approved without an RFE.

Our client, an Iraqi national, came to the US in the early 1990’s. In 2001, he was convicted of Harboring a Fugitive and thereafter placed in deportation proceedings. DHS/ICE argued that he had been convicted of an aggravated felony, but Attorney Furqan argued to the immigration judge that he should be allowed to keep his permanent residency because the conviction did not fall within the federal harboring statute, and that if he was deported back to Iraq, his 5 children would suffer extreme hardship without him. The immigration judge agreed with Attorney Furqan’s arguments and allowed our client to keep his permanent residency.

Azhar & Azhar law firm’s client filed an I-130 petition on October 01, 2009 that carried 11 months and 10 days of eligibility under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). The case included a child who was exactly 21 years, 6 months, and 1 day old when the visa became available almost 15 years later on March 01, 2024. With only 5 months remaining of CSPA eligibility, attorney Noaman Azhar was able to work with the U.S. Embassy in Mumbai and secure the family an expedited interview date to ensure the child could receive his visa before he “aged-out.” On March 5th, the U.S. embassy in Mumbai granted clients an immigrant visa interview for April 25th to complete their immigrant visa processing. Immediately after the interview, everyone in the family was issued visas allowing them all to immigrate to the United States.

USCIS sent a Notice of Intent to Revoke (NOIR) our client’s I-140 petition, arguing that a job offer in connection with an employment-based green card application was not legitimate and that the employer had committed misrepresentation. Attorney Noaman submitted a detailed legal response arguing that all applicable USCIS and Department of Labor regulations were followed and provided the relevant supporting documents to advance their argument. After 4 years, on March 22, 2024, USCIS accepted the arguments and reaffirmed the previously approved I-140 petition

Our client distinguished himself in his career as a scientist and scholar, and a leader in the field of indoor air quality, ventilation, and energy efficiency of U.S. buildings. Attorney Furqan argued that his work has substantial intrinsic merit to the regional and national interest of the United States as it relates to the overall health of the population of the United States, as well as the strain that energy and healthcare costs have on our economy. The NIW was approved without an RFE.

Our client arrived in the US illegally in the 1990’s. In the early 2000’s, he had 3 DWI’s, but otherwise had a clean record for the last 20 years. Attorney Furqan argued before the immigration judge that he had been rehabilitated. Further, he had several family members in the US with legal status, and he employed US citizens in his business. The government attorney ultimately agreed that it was a case that should be approved, and so the immigration judge granted his permanent residency.

Our client distinguished himself in his career as a leader in the field of pharmaceutical biotechnology and biomedical drugs. Attorney Furqan argued that his work had substantial intrinsic merit to the regional and national interest of the United States as it relates to the strain that healthcare costs have on our economy. The NIW was approved without an RFE.

Our client had been paroled into the US in 1990 as a refugee, but never applied for adjustment of status. She came to us assuming that it was too late to file, but attorney Furqan filed the application which was approved without an interview. She is now a permanent resident.

Our client had a bachelor’s degree in Education with a concentration in English as a Second Language, and was offered a job as a “Technical Writer” by an IT consulting company. She would be responsible for producing documentation such as user guides, instruction manuals, training materials, release notes, and process flows. She applied at the US border, and the CBP officer agreed to grant the TN visa.

Our client, a Mexican citizen, was approved as a Chemical Engineer to work for a hotel management company in Grapevine, TX. USCIS approved the case so that she could work on the mineral rights of land that the employer owns or was looking to purchase.

Our client, a Canadian citizen, was approved as a Soil Scientist for a livestock insurance company in San Antonio, TX. The TN1 was approved at the port of entry.

Our client, a citizen of Iran, had came to the US as a B-2 visitor. He and his wife applied for asylum based on their membership in the Bahai faith tradition. After their interview at the Houston Asylum Office, their case was finally approved (7 years after filing).

Our client, a citizen of India, had distinguished himself in his career as a scientist, scholar, professor, clinician and leader in the field of kidney/pancreas disease and kidney/pancreas transplantation. Our client’s work had substantial intrinsic merit to the regional and national interest of the United States in clinical-practice/healthcare regarding kidney-disease detection and recognition, medical-prescription (procedurally-trained in CRRT), management, and long-term optimization. USICS approved the NIW in premium processing.

Our client, an Indian national and the spouse of an L-1A visa holder, overstayed her L-2 status by 6 weeks. She was under the mistaken belief that her spouse’s L-1A approval automatically extended her L-2. We filed her L-2S extension as a nunc pro tunc application, and USCIS approved the case in 4 months.

The US Embassy in Islamabad denied our client’s request to include her 25-year old son as a dependent child on their green card application. They claimed that the principal applicant did not “seek to acquire” the son’s visa within 1 year of the priority date becoming current. Our office argued that according to Policy Memorandum PM-602-0097 (April 15, 2015), she met the requirements of a medical exception. After involving the State Department’s Legal Net Division, the US Embassy in Islamabad eventually approved the green card for the son.

Our client, a citizen of Iran, is an expert in Periodontology and Pediatrics. More particularly, she is an expert in soft and hard tissue laser surgeries, lower-level laser therapies (LLLT), and the use of different types of lasers (e.g., Diode, ER-YAG, CO2, etc.). USCIS approved her O-1A having found that she was an alien of outstanding ability.

Our client, a citizen of Saudi Arabia, had distinguished himself in his career as a scientist, scholar, professor, clinician and leader in the field of kidney/pancreas disease and kidney/pancreas transplantation. His work has substantial intrinsic merit to the regional and national interest of the United States in clinical-practice/healthcare regarding kidney-disease detection and recognition, medical-prescription (procedurally-trained in CRRT), management, and long-term optimization. USCIS approved his I-140 NIW petition in premium processing.

Our client was a law firm based out of Chicago, IL. They required the part time services of a Graphic Designer, someone who was already working for them on OPT. The beneficiary, a citizen of China, had a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts and a master’s degree in Fine Arts with a concentration in Studio and Visual Communication Design. After issuing an RFE, USCIS approved the H-1B cap case.

Our client, a citizen of Morocco, was on an F-1 visa. She was under the impression that her husband’s school changed her status to F-2, and then realized later she needed to file an I-539 in order to do that. Although she was out of status for over 8 months, our office filed the I-539 nunc pro tunc (“NPT) application for her, and USCIS approved it.

Our client, a citizen of Mexico, possessed a bachelor’s degree in International Relations. The degree, on its face, did not qualify the her for a TN occupation. However, the attorneys at Azhar & Azhar Law Firm obtained a foreign education evaluation that concluded, based on her course-by-course evaluation, that she had a concentration in Economics, and therefore qualified for a TN visa. After overcoming an RFE, USCIS approved the case.

Our client, a citizen of Argentina, worked in the field of perinatal health and COVID-19 research. His research is essential for understanding the possibility to prevent lifelong diseases by treating infections that affect the baby in the womb during gestation. Through our client’s research, he was able to identify risk factors that place babies at a higher risk of being re-admitted to the hospital for severe respiratory infection and dying. Our client was also able to modulate immune response to SARS-CoV-2, such as plasma therapy and biologic events like gestation. It allowed for an understanding of how early interventions during the disease process of vulnerable patients can save lives. Before his work, much of the effort towards therapies against COVID-19 were focused on the final stages of the disease, when patients were extremely sick and dying. His findings showed that, if the immune system is supported with high titer plasma from recovered patients, older adults had improved survival. USCIS approved the NIW petition without an RFE.

Our client was a Palestinian refugee residing in Syria, and as a Palestinian national, she was a vulnerable target for government discrimination if she were to return to Syria. Since her husband was an asylee from Syria, he could not join her in Syria since he was also a target of the Syrian government. The attorneys at Azhar & Azhar Law Firm argued that her fear of governmental persecution, combined with the exceptional hardship that her family in the US would face should she be forced to depart the US, necessitated the approval of the J-1 waiver application. The DOS approved the DS-3035 and USCIS subsequently approved the I-612.

Our client was a Jordanian national and a foreign medical graduate. He had entered on a J-1 visa in order to complete his medical residency. He then completed 3.5 years of work in an underserved area before moving to another state. After having moved, he continued to serve patients, but his office was not located in a medically underserved area. His attorney advised him that, as a result, his I-485 would likely be denied. Client then hired Azhar & Azhar Law Firm to represent him on the I-485J. Attorney Furqan argued to USCIS that although his client had not worked in a medically underserved area, the majority of his patients were originally from medically underserved areas. USCIS agreed and approved the I-485J and I-485 applications.

Our client’s E-2 was approved for a Persian restaurant, just prior to the spread of Covid. The economic impacts of Covid were devastating to the success of the business, and as a result, our client was not able to hire any employees or generate significant net income. Attorney Furqan was hired to file the E-2 extension, and argued that although the E-2 enterprise was marginal, the financial and employee forecast indicated that the business was trending upwardly. USCIS issued an RFE, but ultimately approved the E-2 extension for two additional years.

Our client was a scientist with extraordinary ability in the field of biomedical optics, particularly in the field of biophysics involving the extensive use of fluorescence-based laser spectroscopy, optical microscopy ultrafast laser spectroscopy and microscopy. He achieved both national and international acclaim for his groundbreaking and innovative research as he has made several original contributions of major significance to his field. USCIS approved the I-140 without an RFE.

Attorney Furqan Sunny Azhar filed an EB-1B for a Chinese National with expertise in molecular biology and genetics. An “Editorial Board Member” for several journals, the applicant also had over 17 publications in peer-reviewed internationally recognized journal articles. Ultimately, the applicant had established to the satisfaction of USCIS at that he was an outstanding research and professor.

Our client, a Russian national, had entered the US as a visitor, but because she was over 80 years old and had no family in Russia, she overstayed her B-2 status. ICE placed her in deportation proceedings, but attorney Furqan Sunny Azhar filed a request with ICE for prosecutorial discretion. He argued that she was not an enforcement priority and that she had several positive factors in her case. ICE agreed to terminate her court case.

Our client, a citizen of India, has relied on the poor advice of the company attorney for her husband’s employer, which resulted in her H-4 lapsing. 2 years later, they hired our office to file an I-539 H-4 application, NPT, and USCIS approved the case without an RFE.

Our client, a citizen of India, had been waiting for his EB-2 PD to become current, in order to file his adjustment of status application. Our office filed his Schedule A I-140 as a Physical Therapist, and the I-140 was approved under Premium Processing. We ported his PD from his EB-2 I-140 with a different employer, thus paving the way for his I-485 application.

Our client, a citizen of Ukraine, was approved for an I-140 NIW petition, without an RFE. She has expertise in Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Bacterial Genetics, Membrane Proteins, Multi-Drug Efflux Pumps, Multi-Drug Resistance, Efflux Pumps Inhibitors, Drug Discovery, Protein-Drug and Protein-Protein Interactions, Protein Functions, Biochemistry of Cancer, Antioxidant and Anticancer Properties of Compounds.

Our client is a citizen of Jordan. He entered the US on an B-1 visa, and we filed his change of status to E-2. His business was a retail shop, but he also purchased CBD products. USCIS questioned whether he had a license to buy/sell CBP products, and whether the CBP products conformed to TX state law. After an RFE and NOID, USCIS approved the case for 2 years.

Our client, an Indian national, had her OPT application denied because her international student office did not provide her an I-20 in time. She appealed that decision, but it was denied and she was out of status. Thereafter, we filed an F-1 reinstatement request and argued that her failure to maintain her status was due to exceptional circumstances beyond her control, and that if her F-1 status were to be denied, she would experience extreme hardship. After USCIS issued an RFE, the case was approved.

Our client did not register for TPS when the program opened, but she was able to maintain her non-immigrant status since then. Her most recent entry was on parole, making her TPS application even more tenuous. However, USCIS approved the late filed TPS application nonetheless, without an RFE.

Our client, a citizen of Brazil, was in the U.S. on a J-1 visa. Attorney Furqan Sunny Azhar filed his NIW petition on the basis that his work was in the national interest. He argued that our client’s research in the sources of emissions and the risk of human exposure was particularly important for front-line healthcare workers. USCIS approved the I-140 NIW petition, thus paving the path for his permanent residency application.

Our client, a citizen of Afghanistan, had filed an affirmative I-589 asylum application. USCIS denied that application and stated in their denial decision that the client had not adequately proven that he had been the victim of past persecution. Now married to a US citizen, our client filed an I-612 and again argued that he met the requirements of a persecution waiver. After an RFE, USCIS approved the I-612, thus paving the path for permanent residency based on his married to a US citizen.

Our clients, citizens of Pakistan, were the beneficiaries of an I-140 petition. However, USCIS issued a notice of intent to deny the I-140, because the employment information did not match the DS-160 information. Rather than risk a denial based on a fraud finding, the attorneys at A&A withdrew the I-140, then filed a new PERM for the spouse. That new PERM was certified, and the I-140 was approved. Therefore, the beneficiaries were ultimately able to adjust their status to permanent residency.

Our client, a citizen of Pakistan, married a Moroccan national, and the I-130 spousal petition was approved. However, the US Embassy in Morocco denied his spouse’s I-551 visa because they were not convinced that after the proxy marriage our client had visited his spouse, face to face. They then sent the case back to USCIS, who later denied the petition. After the denial, the attorneys at A&A were hired to re-file the I-130 with a wealth of additional evidence that they had met in person, and USCIS approved the I-130 and sent the case back to the US Embassy in Morocco for a new interview.

Client filed an H-1B for their employee under the Master’s cap. USCIS approved the H-1B, but after having filed a renewal, USCIS determined that the school where the employee graduated from was not accredited. Therefore, USCIS issued a Notice of Intent to Revoke. Meanwhile, the employer filed a new cap subject H-1B, and was selected in the random lottery. Attorney Furqan Azhar filed an H-1B extension using SOC code 15-1199 and an Oct. 1 start date, before USCIS could revoke the previous H-1B. USCIS approved the H-1B with an I-797A, allowing the employee to stay in the U.S. in H-1B status, with a new bachelor’s cap subject H-1B, despite the likely eventual revocation of the original H-1B.

Our client is a national of Syria with approved TPS. His last entry into the United States was on TPS parole. Despite that he was not “admitted” to the U.S. with a valid visa, USCIS approved his I-485 application under INA 245(k).

Our client was a health clinic that was affiliated with educational institutions. We were hired to file a cap exempt H-1B for one of the dentists that they desired to hire for the health clinic. Attorney Furqan submitted evidence that the beneficiary would be employed at a qualifying cap exempt institution, organization, or entity pursuant to 8 CFR §214.2(h)(8)(ii)(F)(4). He provided evidence that the health clinic contributed to the research and educational mission of several of the institutions of higher education that they were contracted and affiliated with, and with whom they have an active working relationship. They did this by providing locations for the university students to complete their clinical rotations that were required for their education, and this furthered both the client’s mission, and the mission of the institutions. Thus, there was a logical nexus between one of the fundamental activities of the health clinic, which included providing practical health education, and the academic mission of the institutions of higher education, which is to adequately prepare students for a productive life and a successful career.

A local furniture company hired Azhar & Azhar Law Firm to file a cap-subject H-1B application for their employee, a Financial Analyst. After the H-1B application was selected in the H-1B lottery, an RFE was sent and attorney Furqan Sunny Azhar responded to it. USCIS denied the application stating that the proffered position did not qualify as a specialty occupation. Attorney Furqan filed the I-290B appeal, where Attorney Furqan argued that the position is more unique and complex than other similar positions, and the knowledge required to perform the duties is associated with the attainment of a bachelor’s or higher degree in a specific specialty. The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) agreed that the position did qualify as a specialty occupation and the beneficiary was qualified for the job. They sustained the appeal and USCIS approved the case.

Our client, a citizen of Mexico, is married to a US citizen. He was arrested for “Possession of Cocaine” and had hired an attorney to file his application for permanent residency, though he was not eligible to do so. That application landed him in deportation proceedings. Attorney Furqan Azhar was able to coordinate the help of a criminal attorney to reopen client’s criminal case (under “Padilla”) and have the case reduced to an offense that was not related to a controlled substance. That allowed our client to visa process through the US Embassy in Juarez, Mexico. Attorney Noaman Azhar prepared his I-601 waiver, in which he argued that without client’s presence in the U.S., his wife and children would suffer “extreme hardship.” Attorney Noaman argued that client’s wife’s medical conditions of depression and anxiety, including his relationship with his child and step-children, all contributed to the hardship. USCIS approved the I-601 allowing client to seek a green card visa.

Our client was recently laid off by his H-1B employer, but found a new employer willing to file his O-1A. We prepared the O-1A and argued that he was an alien of extraordinary ability in the field of Biomedical Optics. USCIS approved the application without an RFE.

USCIS denied client’s H-1B application based on the absence of a service agreement between the vendor and client. Client hired Azhar & Azhar Law Firm to file the I-290B appeal. Attorney Furqan argued that the petitioner was still able to exercise the right of control over the beneficiary. USCIS decided to reverse their own decision on their own motion, rather than forward the appeal to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), and issued an I-797A approval notice.

Client had an EB-2 I-140 with a 2012 priority date, but rather than wait until his priority date became current, he returned to India and served as a Project Manager. After 1 year, Attorney Furqan filed his L-1A application, and later his EB-1C petition. USCIS issued an RFE, and later approved the EB-1C I-140, porting the 2012 priority date, allowing he and his wife to finally file their I-485 green card applications.

Client applied for a B-1 Business Visa in 2009, but the US Embassy in India denied his application, claiming that he had misrepresented facts regarding his eligibility. He eventually became a Canadian citizen, and when he tried to use his Canadian passport to enter the U.S., he was again denied entry based on the previous fraud finding. Attorney Furqan filed his non-immigrant waiver and argued that the application denial in 2009 was a misunderstanding. Included with the waiver application was evidence of the applicant’s continued employment and the absence of any criminal history. CBP approved the waiver, allowing the applicant to be present at a family reunion in Plano, TX.

Client had never been to the U.S. before, but was married to a US citizen and living with him and their US citizen child in Pakistan. He had been married 3 times before, and later passed away in Pakistan. Attorney Furqan filed her I-360 Widow Petition, which was approved by USCIS. She was later granted her permanent residency by the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad.

Client was in the U.S. on a J-1 visa that was set to expire soon. Attorney Furqan filed his NIW petition based on his research field, which included predicting the effects of contemporary climate change and how to advise on climate change mitigation efforts. USCIS approved the I-140 before the client’s DS-2019 expired, allowing him eligibility to file his I-485 and stay in the U.S. without having to seek sponsorship from his employer.

Client had come to the U.S. on a B-2 Visit Visa, and applied for asylum. While her asylum application was pending, she married a U.S. citizen. The Azhar & Azhar Law Firm team filed her adjustment of status application, and USCIS approved the I-485 green card application after she withdrew her asylum application.

Attorney Furqan prepared an I-140 based on a labor certification filed by a different attorney. That attorney had listed “on the job” experience for the purposes of meeting the I-140 requirements. Furqan argued that the “on the job” experience was substantially different than the duties listed in the offered job, and in doing so, he analyzed the SOC codes, number of hours worked, salaries and level of responsibility. USCIS ultimately approved the I-140.

Our client forgot to timely file her H-4 extension, and when she realized that the H-4 had expired, she hired Azhar & Azhar Law Firm to file an H-4 extension for her. It had been over 9 months since her I-94 had expired, but our office filed a “nunc pro tunc” H-4 for her. USCIS eventually approved the application without an RFE.

Client filed a TN visa for a Software Engineer, despite the fact that the applicant did not have an IT degree. They received a Request for Evidence (RFE) and hired Azhar & Azhar Law Firm to prepare the RFE response. Attorney Furqan prepared the response and argued that by applying the regulations at 8 C.F.R. § 214.6, any type of Engineer, including a Software Engineer, qualifies for TN classification.

Our client married a U.S. citizen and became a conditional permanent resident. They returned to India together, where the U.S. citizen spouse stole her ID’s and divorced her. Unable to return to the U.S., attorney Furqan counseled her to file for an SB-1 Returning Resident Visa. The US Embassy in India granted the SB-1 Visa and she returned to the U.S. When she returned to the U.S., our office filed her I-751, which was eventually approved by USCIS.

Our client, a citizen of Pakistan, was denied entry into the U.S. as a visitor because he had previously worked in a convenience store without authorization. His U.S. citizen daughter eventually turned 21 and sponsored him, but his application was denied for fraud. Attorney Furqan was hired to file an I-601 – 212(i) waiver, which USCIS approved based on his wife’s medical conditions.

Our client entered the U.S. as a visitor and applied for asylum. The asylum application was denied because he had been a member of the Kosovo Liberation Army. Attorney Furqan was able to terminate his court case, and his I-485 was approved based on his marriage to a U.S. citizen.

Our client, a citizen of Egypt, registered his own company in the U.S. He then tried to enter the U.S. as a B-2 visitor, but was stopped at the port of entry and removed from the U.S. as someone suspected of working in the U.S. without authorization. He married his U.S. citizen wife, and we were able to obtain an approval on his I-130 petition. Rather than wait 5 years before coming back to the U.S., Attorney Furqan filed an I-212 waiver for him, which was approved based on the medical and emotional hardship that his wife and step-child had suffered in his absence. The I-212 was approved, and he was able to enter the U.S. as a legal permanent resident.

Our client entered the U.S. on a B-2 visa and applied for asylum. His asylum case was referred to an immigration judge who also denied his asylum application. Attorney Furqan appealed his denial to the BIA, and the BIA reversed the judge’s denial and granted our client Withholding of Removal. Our client later married a U.S. citizen, so our office filed an I-130 for him, which was eventually approved. We presented that I-130 approval to the Chief Counsel’s office, who agreed to reopen his deportation case, and then terminate it, so that he could become a permanent resident through USCIS. USCIS eventually approved the I-485 green card application.

Our client, a citizen of Ethiopia, hired our firm to file an NIW I-140 petition for him. Attorney Furqan argued that his field of practice in environmental contaminant removal qualified him for a National Interest Waiver approval. USCIS approved the NIW because his research was focused on developing methods to prepare effective and low-cost ways of removing major environmental contaminants using bio-materials.

Our client, a citizen of Bangladesh, entered the U.S. in the 1980’s on a student visa. He overstayed his visa. He married a U.S. citizen and applied for adjustment of status, but he had already been placed in deportation proceedings. Attorney Furqan was able to terminate his deportation proceedings, despite the fact that he had previously been arrested and convicted of Theft. His I-485 was eventually approved by USCIS.

Our client had filed an asylum application on his own, and ended up in deportation proceedings. He claimed to have been part of the “Green Movement” which opposed Iran’s government. While in deportation proceedings, he had an I-140 NIW petition approved for him. Attorney Furqan was hired to represent him in deportation proceedings, and argued that his pending I-589 application preserved his eligibility to adjustment status under INA 245(k). The immigration judge allowed our client to advance his green card application which was eventually approved.

Our client had been on H-1B for almost 6 years and was soon to be terminated by her employer. She hired our firm to file an NIW I-140 petition for her. Attorney Furqan argued that his client’s novel and cutting-edge research in the areas of protein structures and cellular dynamics have been instrumental in developing new medicine related to the prevention of diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Hep C, Cancer, Diabetes and other neurodegenerative diseases. Her research work contributed significantly and directly to U.S. national interests in maintaining a leadership role in medicine and disease prevention, all of which will contributes to the health of our country and our country’s overall standing on the world stage. USCIS approved the NIW petition and, eventually, her I-485 green card application.

Our client entered the U.S. on an H-2B visa, but was placed in deportation proceedings and took a voluntary departure. He then used a photo switched passport to enter the U.S. After 5 years, he married a U.S. citizen. Our office filed his adjustment of status application, and I-601 waiver for fraud and unlawful presence. His wife had ongoing medical issues, and he employed U.S. workers, so USCIS eventually approved both applications.

Our clients, citizens of Vietnam, hired our firm to file H-4 applications after their H-4 I-94’s had already expired. We filed the applications arguing “nunc pro tunc,” namely that our client had not otherwise violated the terms of her status, and she remained a bona fide non-immigrant. USCIS approved the H-4, allowing her to file an I-485 with her spouse.

Our client, a citizen of Afghanistan, became a permanent resident of the U.S. based on having assisted the U.S. military in Afghanistan. USCIS sat on his naturalization application for over two years, but eventually approved the N-400 application after we sent USCIS a notice that we intended to file suit in federal court (i.e. “writ of mandamus”).

Our client, a citizen of Cameroon, had entered the U.S. on a photo switched passport in 1994. He married a U.S. citizen and applied for adjustment of status, but he divorced and ultimately abandoned the application. His application was referred to immigration court and he was ordered deported, though he never knew that. After his deportation case was reopened, our firm was hired to represent him. Attorney Furqan was able to terminate his deportation case after the I-130 through his current marriage was approved. Furqan then represented him on his I-601 fraud waiver application. USCIS approved the I-601 and I-485 based on his wife’s medical condition.

Our client, a citizen of Syria, entered the U.S. on a J-1 visa. His employer wanted to sponsor him for a green card, but they were prevented from doing so as he was subject to the 212(e) 2-year home residency requirement. Attorney Furqan filed an I-612 waiver on account of the fact that the Syrian government had targeted him because he was a Physician who managed a practice in Rebel controlled areas, and because he was a member of a non-profit group that documented how the Syrian government was attacking hospitals and physicians. USCIS approved the I-612, allowing him to file for permanent residency without having to serve 2 years in Syria where he feared for his life.

Our client, a citizen of Tunisia, is a Research Scientist in the field of Aerospace Engineering. Attorney Furqan argued that the labor certification requirement should have been waived in his case because his work contributed significantly and directly to U.S. national interests in maintaining a leadership role in flight structure, aircraft design, atmospheric flight mechanics, compressible aerodynamics, aircraft/spacecraft/socket propulsion, and engineering mathematics, all of which contributes to the motion of rockets and other spacecrafts. USCIS approved the NIW petition after having issued an RFE.

We took over this case when another attorney asked us to assist him. Our client, a citizen of Iraq, had entered the U.S. on a spousal visa and divorced 3 months after her entry. She eventually re-married a U.S. citizen and had 3 U.S. citizen children. She filed an I-751 on her own, but she didn’t do it correctly, and that landed her in deportation proceedings. Attorney Furqan was eventually able to convince the Office of the Chief Counsel to terminate her court case. Although USCIS was concerned about the initial marriage, which lasted only 3 months after her entry, they eventually approved the I-485 application.

Our client, a citizen of Iraq, was targeted by Shia militia on account of the fact that he was a Sunni Muslim. He could not go to the local police because they would not protect him as they were also Shia Muslims. He was able to come to the U.S. on a J visa and we filed his asylum application. Although, ordinarily, asylum requires that the applicant prove that they fear the government, in this case, USCIS approved the case based on our argument that the government of Iraq was unwilling to control the extremist elements of their population, namely the Shia militia groups.

On April 18, 2017, President Trump signed the Buy American and Hire American Executive Order, which sought to create higher wages for U.S. workers. As a result, USCIS began denying H-1B applications that were filed under a “Level 1” wage rate. In the first positive decision issued by the AAO since the Executive Order, USCIS reversed the denial of an H-1B visa petition, finding that Attorney Furqan’s client properly used a Level 1 wage for the job of a Geotechnical Engineer in Training (EIT), and that the H-1B visa petition adhered with the correct, five-step procedure for determining the appropriate wage level for the job. Matter of B-C-, Inc. (Jan 25, 2018). This was another powerful ruling that clarified for USCIS that a level 1 wage does not automatically disqualify an H-1B employer from establishing that the position offered is a specialty occupation.

Our client had purchased a convenience store and wanted to apply for an E-2 Treaty Investor visa. Although he was born in India, he had naturalized in Canada, so we filed his E-2 visa from the U.S. Embassy in Toronto. The embassy approved the 5-year visa without a request for additional evidence.

Our client, a citizen of India, is a Computational Biologist and on H-1B. His employer was not willing to file his PERM Labor Certification and I-140 in order to allow him to file H-1B extensions beyond the statutory 6-year limit. Attorney Furqan filed his National Interest Waiver (NIW) petition arguing that his research in breast cancer will help to improve U.S. health. USCIS approved the I-140 and he was able to use that I-140 to file H-1B extensions with his current employer.

Our client, a Syrian national, was approved for asylum by the Houston Asylum Office. Although he had spent a majority of his life in the UAE, Attorney Furqan argued that he could not have “firmly resettled” in the UAE since there is no concept of permanent legal residency or naturalization there, and therefore, he still qualified for asylum. The Houston Asylum Office approved his case based on the grounds that he feared persecution by the Syrian government. The Syrian government considered him a threat because he had provided medical supplies to demonstrators.

Our client failed to file an H-4 extension with her husband’s H-1B extension, and was therefore out of status for over 3 months. When she realized it, rather than return back to her home country for visa stamping, she decided to file an H-4 extension, even though it was considered untimely as her H-4 I-94 was expired. Attorney Furqan argued in his Nunc Pro Tunc motion that the client was eligible for the benefit sought prior to her status expiring, that she had not otherwise violated the terms of her status, and she remained a bona fide non-immigrant.

Our client, an IT consulting and promotional company, filed an H-1B for an IT professional. USCIS approved the I-129, but the U.S. Consulate in Karachi denied the issuance of the H-1B visa, claiming that specialty occupation work was not available, and that the signatures on the forms were not authentic. The case was sent back to USCIS, and the employer was given another opportunity to overcome the consulate’s decision. Attorney Furqan prepared a response to USCIS, and they revalidated the I-129. The case was sent back to the U.S. Consulate in Karachi for another H-1B interview.

Our client, a citizen of Pakistan, hired Attorney Furqan Sunny Azhar and applied for an E-2 visa based on a $250,000 investment into a trucking company. The E-2 was approved, and after having invested $250,000 more, Attorney Furqan filed his EB-5 petition. After 18 months, USCIS issued an RFE as they had concerns about whether the employees were 1099 or W-2, and after having responded to the RFE, USCIS approved the case

Our client, a citizen of Ethiopia, belonged to an ethnic group that was targeted by the ruling government of Ethiopia. The government used a tax fraud case as a pretext in order to persecute our client on account of her ethnicity and imputed political opinion. Our client fled and came to the U.S. as a visitor. She applied for asylum and was denied by the Houston Asylum Office. Attorney Furqan was hired, and at the final individual merits hearing, the immigration judge agreed to approve the case.

Our client, a citizen of Pakistan, entered the U.S. on a B-2 visitor visa. He decided he wanted to buy a convenience store, and apply for an E-2 visa. He purchased the convenience store for $160,000, put the money in escrow, and was able to prove that the investment would also create 3 more jobs, in addition to the existing employees of the enterprise. USCIS approved the case and our client was granted an E-2 for 2 years.

Our client had entered the U.S. on H-1B status, but he was terminated by his employer, who had failed to pay him his H-1B wages. Our client had trouble filing an H-1B transfer without recent pay stubs, and because he had specialized knowledge in specific programming languages, his field of expertise left him with only a few job opportunities. Attorney Furqan filed an EAD request for him, by arguing that he met the threshold of “compelling circumstances,” and USCIS approved the case.

Our client was in M-1 status, but fell out of status and was detained. Attorney Furqan filed a request for bond so the client was able to bond out of ICE’s custody. He then married a U.S. citizen, and she filed an I-130 petition for him. The I-130 was approved by USCIS, but the government attorney did not want to terminate the court case because they were concerned that our client’s failure to pay his school tuition reflected that he was not willing to take responsibility. At the final hearing, Attorney Furqan was able to illicit testimony from his client and his client’s wife that supported the position that the client was a responsible person and deserving of permanent residency. The immigration judge agreed and granted his application for permanent residency.

Our client was born in the Bahamas and came to the U.S. as a dependent of his father. After his father fell out of status, our client was issued a Notice to Appear (“NTA”) before an immigration judge. He married a U.S. citizen and the I-130 was approved, but USCIS sat on the case for years before making a decision. After FBI interviews and home site investigations, Attorney Furqan was finally able to convince USCIS to approve the adjustment of status application, after a 6-year wait.

Our client married his first cousin and filed an I-130 for her. While I-130’s based on first cousin marriages are generally not approved by USCIS, they are approved in cases in which the petitioner and beneficiary intend to live in a state that allows first cousin marriage. Our client lived in such a state, but USCIS still denied the petition because they did not believe that the petitioner had enough ties to the state. Attorney Furqan appealed the decision to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), and the AAO reversed the decision of USCIS, allowing the petitioner to complete immigrant visa processing for his spouse.

Our client, a citizen of Iraq, came to the U.S. on a visit visa. He was of Palestinian descent, and was persecuted by the Shia majority community because of his religious beliefs, and because of his Palestinian nationality. Attorney Furqan filed his asylum application, and after completing two asylum interviews, 4 years apart, the Houston Asylum Office ultimately approved the case.

Our client, a citizen of Jordan, entered the U.S. on an F-1 visa. He fell out of status and was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). Attorney Furqan filed a request for bond and so the client was able to bond out of ICE’s custody. He then married a U.S. citizen and she filed an I-130 petition for him. The immigration judge was unwilling to delay the court case until the outcome of the I-130, and he held a hearing to determine if the marriage was legitimate. Attorney Furqan represented his clients at the hearing, but the immigration judge was unconvinced about the legitimacy of the marriage, so he ordered the client removed. Attorney Furqan appealed the decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), and the BIA reversed the immigration judge’s decision. The BIA stated that there was sufficient evidence to support the fact that the marriage was legitimate, and therefore the immigration judge should continue the court proceedings until the I-130 is decided upon by USCIS.

Attorney Furqan filed an O-1 visa for an exceptionally talented biomedical optics scientist. He argued that the scientist had sustained international acclaim and recognition for his achievements in the fields of biophysics involving the extensive use of fluorescence based laser spectroscopy, optical microscopy ultrafast laser spectroscopy, and microscopy, in conjunction with extensive and profound research in the field of molecular biology. USCIS approved the case without issuing an RFE.

Our client, a citizen of India, had sponsored her father, who was in India. He was denied the immigrant visa, though, because the last time he was in the US, he was found to have worked without authorization and misrepresented information in order to get a visit visa. Attorney Furqan filed an I-601 waiver of inadmissibility for him by arguing that his wife, who was a permanent resident in the US, had a significant medical condition that required his presence in the U.S., and his absence from the U.S. therefore resulted in extreme hardship to her. USCIS accepted these arguments and approved the waiver of inadmissibility.

Our client filed an I-140 for one of his employees who graduated with an AS degree from a school in Pakistan and a BS degree from a different school in Pakistan. USCIS issued an RFE requesting evidence that the beneficiary had obtained the equivalent of a 4-year bachelor’s degree from a single source. Attorney Furqan sent evidence to USCIS that both degrees were obtained from affiliated schools and therefore the degree qualified as a single source degree. USCIS approved the I-140 after having received the RFE response.

Our client, a citizen of Pakistan, had an approved ETA 9089 PERM application. When it came time to file the I-140, it was revealed that the employer’s net income on their tax returns was below the proffered wage. Attorney Furqan then obtained evidence of the employer’s bank balance for the last 12 months, and successfully argued that this was credible evidence of liquid assets that could help to prove the ability to pay the proffered wage. The I-140 was then ultimately approved.

Our clients, citizens of Nepal, had overstayed their status in the U.S. 15 years ago. Attorney Noaman represented their employer and completed an EB-2 PERM and Attorney Furqan obtained an approval on the I-140. The wife was 245(i) eligible based on a 4th preference sibling petition, so both of them were able to file for adjustment of status, despite their visa overstay.

Our client, a citizen of Nigeria, was a permanent resident and was convicted of offenses that the government believed made him removable from the U.S. Attorney Furqan challenged the client’s removal from the U.S., but after hearing arguments from both sides, the immigration judge still ordered the client removed. Attorney Furqan appealed the immigration judge’s decision and the Board of Immigration Appeals reversed the immigration judge’s decision and sent it back to the lower court for reconsideration. Meanwhile, the DHS attorney agreed to terminate the client’s case, in light of the new 5th Circuit case law regarding assault.

Our client, a citizen of Mexico, received a Notice of Intent to Deny (“NOID”) on his I-140. USCIS stated that the position of a “Management Analyst” normally requires the attainment of a bachelor’s degree (professional occupation), and our client did not have a 4-year bachelor’s degree. Attorney Furqan argued that according to the OOH, not all Management Analysts require a bachelor’s degree. Further, the employer completed the additional recruitment requirements for a professional occupation. USCIS ultimately approved the case.

We filed an EB-2 I-140 for our client, a Nepali national, based on his MS in Civil Engineering. USCIS sent an RFE asking the employer to prove that he was licensed to practice as a Civil Engineer, despite not having a Professional Engineer (“PE”) license. Attorney Furqan argued that the position of Civil Engineer does not require the passage of the PE exam, and that it only requires the passage of the Fundamentals of Engineering (“FE”) exam. Since our client had passed this exam, he was considered a licensed Engineer in Training (“EIT”), and as an EIT, he was qualified to be a Civil Engineer. USCIS ultimately approved the I-140 on this basis.

Our client, an Indian national, was offered a tenure track position at a university as a Professor of Computer Science. He had numerous publications and several citations. He had also done journal publication review and had 2 patents. USCIS approved the EB-1B I-140 petition and later the green card applications of him and his wife.

Our client, a Palestinian national and resident of Jordan, came to the U.S. as a foreign medical graduate seeking a medical residency. He was subject to the 212(e) 2-year foreign residency requirement. Attorney Furqan was hired to file a J-1 waiver for him, and he argued that Palestinian nationals in Jordan were denied basic rights such as the right to obtain certain jobs, earn money, or obtain health insurance. USCIS approved the J-1 waiver and our client was allowed to change his status from J-1 to H-1B, and later seek permanent residency.

Our client, a citizen of Syria, was over 70 years old. She applied for U.S. citizenship and attempted to have the English language requirement waived based on a medical disability, but USCIS did not accept her N-648 medical waiver. Attorney Furqan was then hired and re-filed her naturalization application with a new N-648 from a new Psychiatrist that detailed her Dementia and inability to learn English. USCIS approved the new N-648 and allowed the client to naturalize. She was then able to get a U.S. passport and travel to perform Haaj, a religious pilgrimage.

Our client, a citizen of Egypt, came to the U.S. as a foreign medical graduate seeking a medical residency. He was subject to the 212(e) 2-year foreign residency requirement. Attorney Furqan was hired to file a J-1 waiver for him, and he argued that the requisite level of hardship existed for the waiver because he was a Coptic Christian in a country that discriminates against religious minorities, and because his U.S. citizen children were young and had medical conditions. USCIS approved the J-1 waiver and client was allowed to change his status from J-1 to H-1B, and later seek permanent residency.

Our client, a citizen of Mexico, entered the U.S. (without inspection) as a child in 1984. She had been in the U.S. since that time. Her deceased father filed an I-130 for her in 1992. She married a U.S. citizen, but waited 10 years before hiring an attorney to file for permanent residency. Attorney Furqan filed her permanent residency application in 2000 and provided evidence of her 245(i) eligibility, along with evidence of her presence in the U.S.. After an interview, USCIS approved our client’s application for permanent residency. At the age of 38, our client was finally able to come out of the shadows, and obtain a social security number, driver’s license, and employment.

Our client, a citizen of India, fell out of F-1 status, so he left the U.S. and then re-entered using an F-1 visa, after his SEVIS was reactivated. When he applied for OPT, USCIS denied the application and stated that he was not in status upon his re-entry. Attorney Furqan was then hired and he filed an I-290B appeal. USCIS agreed with Attorney Furqan’s arguments, approved the case, and sent the client his OPT card.

Our client, an Albanian national, had entered the U.S. in 2001 as a refugee. Shortly after his arrival in the U.S., he was convicted for the Unlawful Possession of a Weapon. He applied for U.S. citizenship when he was eligible, and was denied U.S. citizenship because he was removable from the U.S. He was then placed in removal proceedings. Client came to Azhar & Azhar Law Firm, and Attorney Furqan filed an I-130 through his U.S. citizen wife, and a 42-A application for Cancellation of Removal. Attorney Furqan then approached the Chief Counsel’s office to consider terminating the case, in light of the several positive equities present, and they agreed to terminate his removal case so that our client could re-apply for U.S. citizenship. Attorney Furqan then re-filed the client’s citizenship application, and USCIS approved it.

Our client is a U.S. technology company working in the field of financial services domain. They developed several patented products and they required the services of a Software Solutions Architect to help implement the technology that they had developed. USCIS issued a Request for Evidence “RFE” and Attorney Furqan worked with the employer to help overcome USCIS’s concerns about the qualifications of the beneficiary. The case was ultimately approved after USCIS received the RFE response.

Our client, a citizen of Nepal, was placed in removal proceedings after her father was charged with marriage fraud and her status was terminated based on the termination of her father’s status. Our client sought relief in the form of a 237(a)(1)(H) waiver, and an I-589 asylum application. The immigration judge denied the applications, but through cooperation with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Attorney Furqan was able to terminate our client’s court case, so that they could become a permanent resident in front of USCIS, through a U.S. citizen spouse.

Our client, a citizen of India, had entered the U.S. on a B-2 visa in the 1980’s. Shortly after entering the U.S., he changed his status to an F-1 student, then left to Canada to get an F-1 visa. His visa was denied, but upon his return to the border, the immigration officer waived him in. USCIS was unwilling to approved our client’s case for a green card based on having been waived in, but Attorney Furqan suggested that his client travel abroad on his advanced parole travel document that he obtained through his I-485 application. Upon his return, USCIS approved his I-485 application for permanent residency based on the BIA precedent in Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly.

Our client, a citizen of Canada, had been one of the top rodeo athletes in Canada before pursuing his professional rodeo career in the United States in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Despite just recently beginning his professional athletic career, Attorney Noaman was able to prove that our client was already one of the top Team Ropers in the world. Attorney Noaman focused the strength of our client’s accomplishments on his recent Intercollegiate National Championship, top 50 world ranking, and national rodeo publications that highlight his current success and immense potential. He was able to continue to compete professionally for the next 3 years with the hopes of winning a world championship.

Our client, a citizen of Canada, is a professional bareback rider in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Attorney Noaman initially filed an application to qualify our client as an alien of outstanding ability (O-1) in the athletics which was approved. After competing for 2 years on an O-1 visa, our client sought the assistance again of Attorney Noaman, but this time to secure his permanent residency. Attorney Noaman argued that our client was perennially ranked within the top of the world for the last several years and had multiple national accomplishments and magazine features in several national rodeo publications, including on the cover of Pro Rodeo News. Upon receiving his green card he continued to compete professionally with the expectation of winning a world championship in the future.

Our client, a citizen of Pakistan, had entered the U.S. in the 1980’s as a student. His status eventually expired. He then married someone without legal status, and they had 3 U.S. citizen children. Our client hired a non-attorney from California to file his I-589 application, which was denied by USCIS, and then denied in court. Our client then hired Azhar & Azhar Law Firm to appeal the case. Meanwhile, his U.S. citizen daughter turned 21, so we filed I-130’s for him and his wife. Those were approved, so Attorney Furqan came to an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to terminate his client’s case, allowing client and his wife to get permanent residency through USCIS. With his new green card, client was finally able to visit his elderly mother in Pakistan, whom he had not seen in over 30 years.

Our client, an IT consulting company, had hired a law firm to file a cap subject H-1B for one of their prospective employees. The application was for a consulting position, and USCIS denied it because of the contents of the end client letter. On appeal, Attorney Furqan drafted a new client letter that was signed and dated by the client, and which was submitted on appeal. USCIS reversed their decision and approved the I-290B.

Our client, a citizen of India, had no relief other than to file a request for “Deferred Action” before USCIS. Attorney Furqan submitted evidence of her charitable works, her degrees, continued employment, and her good moral character. USCIS approved the request for 2 years.

Our client, a citizen of Pakistan, had filed 4 sibling petitions in 2010. All 4 of them were denied by USCIS. Attorney Furqan was hired to file an I-290B on all 4 applications, and USCIS reversed the denials based on the new evidence and arguments. Client was able to save 5 years of wait time, by reviving the four I-130’s.

Client had come to the U.S. as a child on a valid visit visa but overstayed his status. He was arrested and placed in removal proceedings, but he was also married to a U.S. citizen. With an approved I-130, Attorney Furqan filed his application for adjustment of status with the immigration court. He presented evidence of the hardship his wife and children would face if client were deported. Even though client had a criminal record, including aggravated assault, the judge granted the I-212(h) waiver and client was able to adjust status to a lawful permanent resident. Eventually, we filed his I-751 which was also approved.

Our clients, citizens of Iran, are husband and wife. They always travel together, and while they were permanent residents, they took a trip of 182 days. When they applied for U.S. citizenship, USCIS denied their applications arguing that they had broken the continuity of their residence. Attorney Furqan was hired to file N-336 appeals on both applications. He argued that the regulations do not list a specific number of days that would break the continuity of residence, but instead they make reference to “6 months” and that 6 months could include all the way up to 185 days, depending on the time of year. Based on these arguments, and the evidence presented, USCIS reversed both cases and they were able to become U.S. citizens.

Our client, a citizen of Pakistan, entered the U.S. illegally by crossing the U.S.-Canadian border. He had been arrested for various petty offenses, and was placed in removal proceedings where he ultimately received a removal order. He was then arrested and detained. Client’s wife had a pending I-485 application with a visa available, but USCIS had not yet approved the case. Attorney Furqan was able to get the wife’s I-485 approved, and since she was eligible to adjust under 245(i), that same eligibility was transferred to her husband. Attorney Furqan was able to come to an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to reopen the husband’s case and terminate it, so that he could become a permanent resident through USCIS, which is what ultimately happened.

Client hired Azhar & Azhar Law Firm to respond to an I-140 RFE. Attorney Furqan helped client respond to this RFE and client was able to adjust through 245(i). Client’s spouse, however, was unable to adjust with her as he had an outstanding order of removal. Attorney Furqan filed a joint Motion to Reopen and Dismiss in order to allow client’s spouse to file his I-485 application with USCIS. The motion was granted, and client’s spouse was able to file an I-485 green card application with USCIS. He ultimately became a permanent resident too.

Our client, a citizen of Eritrea, was a former member of the Eritrean military. After having left the military, he formed a musical group that produced songs that were critical of the Eritrean government. The government then arrested him, and after he was able to flee the country, they arrested his wife. He then hired Attorney Furqan and filed for asylum. After the interview, the Houston Asylum Office approved his case.

Client, a citizen of Albania, entered the U.S. in the late 90’s as a refugee. He then became a permanent resident, but only months after having obtained his permanent residency, he was convicted for the Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (UCW). Ten years later he applied for U.S. citizenship and was denied as having been deportable from the U.S. He hired Attorney Furqan who filed a new I-130 for him, since he was married to a U.S. citizen and had 2 U.S. citizen children. The I-130 was approved, and a 42-A application was also filed with USCIS, so that our client could seek Cancellation of Removal for Permanent Residents. Attorney Furqan then convinced the government attorney’s office that based on the numerous positive factors in this case, and the likelihood of success in court, they might consider withdrawing their prosecution and allow our client to re-file his citizenship application. The government attorney’s office agreed to withdraw their prosecution of the case, and our client was free to re-file his citizenship application with USCIS.

Our client, a citizen of Iraq, had worked as a translator for the U.S. military. After his asylum case was denied in Sweden, he was sent back to Iraq. Once the situation in Iraq deteriorated again, he was afraid that the Shia extremist groups that ran Iran would learn of his previous employment with the U.S. military, and therefore try and kill him as a reprisal. After he was able to secure a visit visa to the US, a bomb exploded outside his house, and he felt no choice but to file asylum. Attorney Furqan filed his asylum application, and USCIS approved it.

Our client, a citizen of Liberia, had entered the U.S. on a B-2 visit visa. Prior to entering the U.S., she had been a victim of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and Attorney Furqan filed her I-589 asylum claim. While her asylum case was pending, DHS designated Liberia as a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) country based on the threat of the Ebola virus. One week before client’s final trial, her TPS application was approved. Attorney Furqan and the DHS attorney then agreed to administratively close her case, and the judge also agreed to do so.

Our client, a citizen of India, was a permanent resident. He was arrested for DWI and Attempted Cocaine Possession and was convicted of both crimes. Though the controlled substance offense rendered him removable from the U.S., Attorney Furqan was able to secure his U.S. citizenship.

Azhar & Azhar Law Firm secured the approval of an I-140 petition in the EB-1A category (alien of extraordinary ability) for a cricket player from Nepal who competes professionally in the U.S. The applicant captained the Nepal Under-19 national cricket team, had several match winning performances, including centuries, in many national level tournaments, competed internationally on behalf of Nepal, and has already been regarded as one of the best players on the U.S. national cricket circuit. After two rounds of RFE’s, including merit based and procedural issues regarding how professional cricket is viewed in the U.S., attorney Noaman was ultimately able to overcome USCIS’s concerns and earn the I-140 petition approval for our client. Our client could now apply for U.S. permanent residency and train and compete with the hope of being selected to play on the U.S. national cricket team.

Attorney Noaman secured the approval of an O-1 visa as an alien of outstanding ability in the field of athletics for a professional bull rider from New South Wales, Australia. Our client has been competing professionally in the field of bull riding since 2005. He was previously an Australian rookie bull riding champion, an Australian bull riding champion (the top bull rider in all of Australia), and has enjoyed a top 50 world ranking since competing professionally in the United States. Our client has been featured in several national rodeo magazines in the United States and his home country of Australia. With his approved status, he was given the opportunity to compete professionally in the U.S. for the next 3 years with the goal of winning a world championship in the field of bull riding.

Our client, a citizen of India, arrived in the U.S. in 1991 as a visitor. His employer filed an I-140 for him in 2007, but it was denied by USCIS, so he was referred to immigration court proceedings. Our client hired Attorney Furqan to represent him in deportation proceedings. Attorney Furqan convinced the government attorney and judge to administratively close his case until client’s U.S. citizen daughter turned 21. When his daughter turned 21, Attorney Furqan filed an I-130 for the client via the daughter, which was approved, and after 20 years in the U.S., our client was finally able to become a permanent resident when the judge granted his I-485 application.

Our client, a citizen of India, had previously filed applications to qualify himself as an alien of extraordinary ability in the athletics through another law firm. Unfortunately, those applications were denied, resulting in our client having to leave the country. Upon returning to the United States he consulted with attorney Noaman who prepared his application for an O-1 visa. Attorney Noaman argued that our client had not only met the qualification requirements based on past success in India (winning almost every major karate competition in his home country and representing his country internationally at several global karate tournaments while winning multiple gold medals), but also satisfied the requirements having had immediate success in the United States. This included winning the USA National Karate Championships and the Pan American Games while earning a bid to compete in the upcoming World Championships. The O-1 visa was approved under premium processing within 4 days. Our client continues to train in Arlington, Texas while competing on the international karate circuit.

Our client, a citizen of Mexico, had come to the U.S. when he was just 2 years old. He applied for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals through a notario, and USCIS denied it. Client hired Attorney Furqan, who re-filed the application with a detailed cover letter outlining our client’s eligibility, along with additional proof of client’s presence in the U.S. USCIS finally approved the application after an RFE, and granted the work authorization for 3 years.

Our client, a citizen of Jordan, came to the U.S. to complete a residency program as he was a foreign medical graduate. He married a U.S. citizen and then had a U.S. citizen child. Attorney Furqan filed the J-1 waiver with the U.S. State Department (DS-3035) and USCIS (I-612), and both were approved. The waivers were based on Jordan’s country conditions and the client’s financial hardship, but most importantly, the wife’s severe allergy condition and the child’s Microcephaly, a medical condition characterized by an abnormally small head.

Although USCIS had recently changed their guidelines in adjudicating O-1 visa applications, making it increasingly difficult for professional athletes to come to the United States in O-1 status, attorney Noaman secured an O-1 visa for our client, a professional karate athlete who currently trains in Irving, Texas. Attorney Noaman was able to prove that our client qualified for the O-1 as he had secured multiple Gold Medals at national and international competitions in India and internationally. He is a 5th Degree Dan Black Belt in Karate and has won several national karate competitions, as well as several Gold Medals in India. Our client could now train to compete for a Gold Medal at the USA National Karate Championships, as well as in international competitions throughout the world.

Our client, a citizen of Nepal, came to the U.S. as a visitor. He changed status to a student and then to L-1A, and finally applied for asylum. The asylum application was referred to court, and the judge granted the asylum application after Attorney Furqan and the government attorney came to an agreement on the case. The judge was initially concerned about whether our client had filed his application within 1 year of arriving in the U.S., but after hearing oral arguments from Attorney Furqan and the government attorney, the judge agreed to approve the case. An I-730 was then filed to bring client’s spouse to the U.S., and both are now permanent residents.

Client, a citizen of Nepal, had entered the U.S. on an F-1 visa and overstayed. He then filed for asylum in San Francisco, CA. Client married a U.S. citizen, and hired Attorney Furqan to file the I-130 for him, via his U.S. citizen wife. After an interview, the I-130 was approved, and ICE agreed to terminate client’s case in order to allow him to become a permanent resident through USCIS.

Our client, a citizen of Jordan, had entered the U.S. when he was just 13. He had a conviction for Simple Possession of Marijuana and a deportation order. Now 25, he was detained by immigration officials and set to be removed from the U.S. Attorney Furqan filed a Stay of Removal with the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), and presented a copy of the DACA application and fees that he intended to file with USCIS. Client, who was scheduled to be removed the next day via plane, was released from detention by ICE, and the DACA application was filed. Despite multiple criminal convictions, including possession of marijuana, his DACA application was approved.

Our client, a citizen of Ethiopia, applied for asylum based on political persecution in his home country. The judge denied the case and stated that because he had traveled through other safe countries in order to get to the U.S., but never applied for asylum there, he was not eligible to file in the U.S. Attorney Furqan argued on appeal that the client was still eligible, and the BIA agreed, remanding the case to the Dallas Immigration Court.

Client, a citizen of Sudan, represented himself in deportation proceedings. He was told by the judge that he was required to file his relief application, but client failed to do so by the deadline and was therefore ordered removed from the U.S. Client hired Attorney Furqan, who then filed the appeal with the BIA. After recovering a copy of the court transcripts and file, Sunny was able to argue that the judge’s instructions were ambiguous, and the BIA agreed. The BIA vacated the removal order and ordered the judge to clarify his instructions to the client, thus affording the client a second chance to seek relief.

Our client, a citizen of Nepal, received an approved Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA) petition after her husband had been found to have forced her into illicit acts and physically assaulted her. Client’s husband also defamed her on the internet, but after a 2 year wait and on-going lawsuits against the husband, USCIS finally approved her VAWA application and her green card application.

Attorney Noaman received approval on an I-601A for a Mexican national who had a wife and 5 children in the U.S. (biological and step-children). Evidence that helped the case included a mental health evaluation report from a professional psychologist, medical evidence including children’s medical problems (dyslexia, chronic respiratory illnesses), and financial hardship.

Attorney Noaman received approval on an I-601A for a Mexican national who had lived in the U.S. since 2004 and had a wife and 2 children in the U.S. Evidence that helped the case included a mental health evaluation report from a professional psychologist, medical evidence including children’s medical problems (dyslexia, chronic respiratory illnesses), and financial hardship.

Attorney Noaman Azhar received approval on an I-601A for a Mexican national who had lived in the U.S. since 1996 and had a wife and 4 children in the U.S. (biological and step-children). Evidence that helped the case included a mental health evaluation report from a professional psychologist, medical evidence including children’s medical problems (dyslexia, chronic respiratory illnesses), and financial hardship.

Our client, a citizen of Pakistan, married a US citizen and obtained conditional permanent residency. However, the marriage fell apart and they ended up getting a divorce. After the divorce, the U.S. citizen spouse filed for an annulment arguing that the marriage was never viable. The family court judge denied the request, and the transcripts from that hearing were included as part of our client’s I-751 application. After a taped interview at the local USCIS office, the case was approved and our client had the conditions of his permanent residency removed.

Client, a citizen of Senegal, entered the U.S. on a visit visa in the 1980’s and overstayed his status. He later applied under LULAC and took advanced parole to leave the U.S. and then re-enter. After his U.S. citizen daughter turned 21, Attorney Furqan filed his adjustment of status application under INA 245(a). USCIS delayed the application for months, but finally approved the case consistent with the BIA precedent setting case of Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly, which held that an individual who leaves the United States pursuant to a grant of advance parole does not trigger the ten-year bar for unlawful presence under INA § 212(a)(9)(B)(i)(II) for having been unlawfully present in the United States for more than one year.

Our client, a citizen of Iran, spent over 5 years in Turkey as a student, and was granted a “Resident Permit” while there. She then came to the U.S. and applied for asylum. The case was referred to the Dallas Immigration Court, and before the final hearing, Attorney Furqan was able to obtain a letter from the Turkish Embassy in the U.S. that stated that our client was not granted or offered any sort of permanent status in Turkey. Therefore, the government attorney and judge agreed to grant the asylum case and our client was able to overcome the “firm resettlement” issue found in Matter of A-G-G.

Client, a citizen of Nigeria, had entered the U.S. on a fake passport in the early 2000’s. He was able to become a permanent resident based on marriage to a U.S. citizen and the grant of an INA section 212(i) waiver. He then divorced his wife and remarried another U.S. citizen. When he applied for U.S. citizenship, the government charged him with having committed marriage fraud, and placed him in deportation proceedings. With a new I-130 approved, based on his current marriage to a U.S. citizen, the government attorney agreed to terminate his court case so that he could proceed with “re-adjustment” before USCIS. The court granted the termination order, and client’s I-485 was ultimately approved by USCIS.

Our clients, one a U.S. citizen and the other a Canadian national, had been dating for years, and were considering getting married. As the U.S. federal government had not yet recognized marriage between same-sex couples, they had initially planned to live in Canada, since Canada did recognize such a marriage. However, when the Supreme Court held that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional, President Obama directed federal departments (including USCIS) to ensure the decision and its implications for federal benefits for same-sex legally married couples were implemented. Therefore, they decided to get married here and live in the U.S., which was their preference. Attorney Furqan filed the adjustment of status application and within 3 months the beneficiary had been interviewed and approved for permanent residency.

Client, a Jordanian national, had come to the U.S. on a visit visa when he was just 16. At age 19, he married his U.S. citizen spouse. However, he could not adjust his status to permanent residence because he had been convicted of Simple Possession of Marijuana, under 30 grams, and that made him inadmissible. Therefore, he had to apply for a section 212(h) hardship waiver. The judge and government attorney considered the various hardships in their case. Attorney Furqan was able to show that the wife had ongoing medical problems, with a report from a licensed professional counselor detailing the wife’s emotional dependency on her husband. Additionally, they had 2 U.S. citizen daughters, he owned a business and employed two workers, and they had financial hardship in the form of medical bills and a mortgage. Further, the medical exam indicated that he had no substance abuse problems. Ultimately, the judge approved the case, and client, after 13 years in the U.S., finally received permanent residency.

Client was on probation for Felony Theft and Felony DWI when she was arrested for Public Intoxication. Client was released from jail on the Public Intoxication, and the District Attorney filed motions to revoke in both felony cases and issued a warrant for client’s arrest. Client was facing up to 10 years jail-time. Client hired Azhar & Azhar Law Firm, hoping to get the probation extended without having to go to jail. In a single unscheduled hearing, attorney Nick Howard was able to get client discharged from probation on both of the former cases and substantially reduced outstanding court fees. Client served no jail time.

Our client, a citizen of Ethiopia, was granted asylum in the U.S. in 2001, based on his political activities. He filed his I-485 application in 2006, and his wife and children were all approved. They eventually went on to become U.S. citizens as well. Meanwhile, our client’s case was pending because USCIS believed that he was associated with the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), which may have been associated with terrorist related activities. INA 212(a)(3)(B). After Attorney Furqan’s numerous attempts to clarify with DHS Respondent’s non-violent involvement, USCIS finally approved client’s I-485 application.

Our client, a citizen of the U.S., filed an I-129F Fiancé petition for her fiancé in Morocco. That I-129F was approved, but at the interview, the consular official believed that the beneficiary was only coming to the U.S. to seek better employment opportunities. Then, our client went to Morocco again and the two were married. She subsequently filed an I-130 petition for him, now as her spouse, but before an interview, USCIS denied that application, as they did not believe in the legitimacy of the marriage. That I-130 was taken up on appeal before the BIA, but the BIA dismissed it as well. Attorney Furqan re-filed the I-130 with a wealth of evidence to support the relationship, including evidence of the many trips that she had taken to Morocco over the last 3 years. USCIS finally approved the I-130.

Client, a citizen of Eritrea, fled his country fearing that the government of Eritrea was going to force him into the national military. Our client opposed the political activities of his government and was morally opposed to the wars that the Eritrean government was fighting. While in Egypt, he participated in peaceful demonstrations outside the Eritrean embassy. He came to the U.S. as an F-1 international student and applied for asylum. Attorney Noaman litigated his case in immigration court, and the government opposed the case. Though our client was the only witness, the judge found him to be credible and approved his asylum case. This was a particularly important victory since asylum law generally does not cover “draft dodgers.”

Client had come to the U.S. as a child and became a Legal Permanent Resident. In his mid-20’s he was convicted of 2 simple drug possession crimes. He then relapsed and violated the terms of his probation. After having completed his probationary period, he went to South Korea and visited his family. Upon his return, he was detained at the border as having been admissible. Due to the nature of his crimes, he was not eligible for bond, so he had to stay at the Rolling Plains Detention Center in Haskell, TX during the course of his case. Attorney Furqan applied for a 42-A Cancellation of Removal application and was able to show that his client had been sufficiently rehabilitated. Further, he had family and friends in the U.S., and a stable and consistent employment history. The government attorney and judge agreed that our client was deserving of the relief, and granted the case. Client was released the same day.

Client, a citizen of Nepal, sought asylum in the U.S. after having been persecuted by the Maoists because of her pro democratic viewpoints and membership in the Nepali Congress. She was a prominent figure in Nepal because she was a model and because she hosted a talk show in which she often times criticized the Maoists. The Houston Asylum Office approved her case based on the past persecution that she had suffered at the hands of the Maoists, who had previously detained her, tortured and raped her, in order to send a message to her to stop her anti-Maoist demonstrations.

Client is a citizen of Ethiopia and was born into an Oromo family. While in Ethiopia, he was politically active with the OLF and was subsequently granted asylum in the U.S. In 2006, he applied for permanent residency. His wife and children subsequently were approved for permanent residency and U.S. citizenship, but USCIS did not approve our client’s case because the U.S. State Department was concerned about whether the OLF was considered a terrorist organization. As a result, our client’s case was pending based on INA § 212(a)(3)(B). Client hired Azhar & Azhar Law Firm, and Attorney Furqan wrote a detailed letter to USCIS which discussed our client’s non-violent activities, as well as the fact that the State Department had not designated the OLF as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Shortly thereafter, USCIS approved our client’s I-485 application.

Client and daughter had fled Mexico because they feared the drug cartel, Los Zetas. They made a credible claim for asylum at the border and were paroled into the U.S. in order to pursue their asylum application. The asylum application was ultimately denied by the immigration judge because he believed that they were being persecuted because of their money, and that did not qualify for asylum. While the case was on appeal before the Board of Immigration Appeals, client married her spouse and was able to get I-130’s approved for her and her daughter. They were then able to become permanent residents, after a nearly 5-year wait.

Our client was indigent and was taking care of her 5 children with little to no financial support from her ex-husband, the father of the 5 children. Our client was divorced in Minnesota and retained custody of the 5 children. The ex-husband filed suit in Dallas, TX in an attempt to modify orders and obtain primary custody of the 5 children, despite the fact that he had been physically and verbally abusive in the past. Attorney Farah filed a special appearance stating that Texas did not have jurisdiction. The ex-husband tried to challenge Minnesota’s jurisdiction. The Family Court judge in Texas hearing the case ordered that Minnesota retained jurisdiction and our client was able to keep primary custody of her children. Further, she was able to get an increase in child support in light of taking care of 5 children on her own.

Client, a citizen of India, was convicted of a domestic violence offense within 5 years of having become a permanent resident. He was placed in removal proceedings as a result. Attorney Furqan filed an I-130 for him, via his U.S. citizen wife, which was approved. At an individual trial, the immigration judge approved client’s re-adjustment application and criminal hardship waiver (INA 212h), based on the fact that client’s crime was one isolated incident, he was still married to his wife, they had a U.S. citizen child, he was gainfully employed, and he employed other U.S. citizens. Attorney Furqan then re-filed client’s citizenship application, which was approved. Client has now been able to sponsor his elderly parents for U.S. permanent residency.

Client, a citizen of South Africa, had been denied an EB-3 I-140 because he did not have the equivalent of a 4-year bachelor’s degree. Attorney Furqan appealed the I-140 denial to the Administrative Appeals Office, and it stayed on appeal for 4 years while he was able to renew his H-1B’s in 1-year increments beyond the initial 6 years. Meanwhile, his daughter, who was on H-4, married a U.S. citizen, became a conditional permanent resident, and after her I-751 was approved, she eventually became a U.S. citizen. She then applied for her parents to become permanent residents, since they were now considered “immediate relatives,” and our clients became green card holders.

Client was an IT consulting company whose H-1B for one of his employees was denied by USCIS. Client hired Attorney Furqan to file an appeal to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO). The appeal was filed, and it included a contract between the client and the ultimate end-client, where the Beneficiary was going to work. The AAO considered this new evidence and reversed the decision, thus granting our client the H-1B visa for his employee.

Our client is a citizen of Ethiopia who suffered past persecution on account of her gender and military service. The Houston Asylum Office and the Dallas Immigration Court both denied her case. Client then hired Azhar & Azhar Law Firm and Attorney Furqan filed an appeal arguing that gender based persecution can qualify for asylum. The Board of Immigration Appeals agreed with Attorney Furqan’s arguments and reversed the decision of the immigration judge. Our client was then granted asylum, even though gender based asylum claims continue to be an evolving area of law.

Client was the beneficiary of an EB-3 I-140 (India) with a 2007 priority date. He had been renewing his H-1B status, and his family was renewing their H-4 visas. Client has a pending I-485. One of his children was close to turning 21. Attorney Noaman was able to obtain approval of an EB-2 labor certification, and Attorney Furqan was able to obtain approval on the I-140. The 2007 EB-3 PD was ported to the EB-2 I-140, and a request to interfile the I-140’s was filed. Also, I-485’s were filed for the derivative family members, as the visa was now current. Client and family soon became permanent residents, including the child who was soon to become 21.

Our client, born in Kuwait and a citizen of Pakistan, had entered the U.S. on a J-1 visa. Though her DS-2019 stated that she was subject to the INA section 212(e) 2-year home residency requirement, we requested an advisory opinion from the U.S. State Department. They stated that she was NOT subject to the requirement, since she received no funding from any foreign government. We were then able to obtain approval on a National Interest Waiver approval, since she was working as a Research Scientist, and had proven herself to be an outstanding researcher in the field of Microbiology. Specifically, her continued work and research in biomedical science, microbiology and immunology would help the U.S. in the areas of infectious diseases, public health, and disease modeling.

Our client is a company that provides resources to buy, sell, and rent homes. Attorney Noaman completed a labor certification for their prospective employee, an Art Director, to assist in the interior design and marketing efforts. Attorney Furqan filed the I-140 and USCIS approved it, despite the fact that the company had just 1 employee on their payroll.

Our client, a citizen of India, had a pending I-485 that was soon to be denied, since she applied as a derivative and the principal beneficiary would be adjusting her status based on a separate petition. Therefore, Attorney Furqan filed a DACA application for her, as she was eligible for it. Attorney Furqan argued though that her pending I-485 did not place her in legal status, since she had to be out of status as of June 15, 2012, per the DACA regulations. The argument was based on INA section 245.1(d), which makes no reference to a pending I-485 as lawful immigration status, as well as the recent 7th Circuit decision that holds that a pending I-485 is not “lawful status,” Chaudhry v. Holder, No. 11-3350 (7th Cir. 2013) (citing 8 U.S.C. § 1101 and 8 C.F.R. § 245.1). The DACA application was thereafter approved.

Our client, a citizen of Mexico, had been approved for an L-1A visa. When he presented himself at the border for admission into the U.S. in L-1A status, he was accused of having immigrant intent. He was handcuffed, his L-1A visa was revoked, and he was then sent back to Mexico. Attorney Furqan filed a CBP FOIA request and made a formal complaint with the CBP border office where this occurred. The supervisor immediately issued a written apology for the treatment of our client, particularly because L-1A visas are dual intent visas, thus allowing for immigrant intent. The letter also recommended our client be granted an L-1A visa again, and the visa was thereafter re-issued.

Client was a member of the Pakistani political group, PML, and he had suffered past persecution from the PPP, another political party in Pakistan. However, he was granted a “Residence Permit” by the U.K., and therefore the immigration court found that he had “firmly resettled” in a third country, and was therefore precluded from a grant of asylum. The immigration court also denied his claim for Withholding of Removal under the Convention Against Torture. Attorney Furqan appealed the decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), and the BIA reversed the court’s finding and instructed the judge to grant our client Withholding of Removal, since there was no fundamental change in the country conditions of Pakistan that would justify denying this relief, irrespective of our client’s firm resettlement in the U.K.

Clients were permanent residents of Canada and traveled to the U.S. via train. They had no proof of their lawful entry, apart from the train tickets. Their child, now over 21 and a U.S. citizen, filed for their permanent residency. Attorney Furqan provided to USCIS the train tickets and argued that this case was analogous to recent Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) precedent decisions that allowed for adjustment of status in situations in which the person was waived into the U.S. This, combined with the fact that the CBP FOIA came back with no results, was enough for USCIS to approve both cases.

Our client, a citizen of Nepal, had his SEVIS suspended in January of 2011 following the closure of Tri-Valley University. However, Attorney Furqan secured the approval of our client’s F-1 reinstatement with USCIS and argued that our client’s failure to maintain his SEVIS was for “technical” reasons by virtue of the fact that the school that he applied to, Tri-Valley University, closed down through no fault of his own. INA § 245(c)(2); 8 C.F.R. § 1245.1(d)(2)(ii). The attorneys further argued that the circumstances that prevented our client from satisfying the terms of his F-1 status were exceptional and that our client has no history of repeated or willful USCIS violations. USCIS then approved the reinstatement. Client then married a permanent resident, who filed an I-130 for him in the F-2A category. Since he was now able to maintain his non-immigrant F-1 status, he was able to become a permanent resident once his visa became available.

Our client, a Mexican national on a TN visa, applied for permanent residency as a derivative, based on an EB-2 I-140 that had been approved for his spouse. While interviews in this case are normally waived, he was scheduled for an interview because he had previously been convicted of Solicitation of a Prostitute. At the interview, Attorney Furqan provided the officer with the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) cases which established the precedent that solicitation offenses are not Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude, and even if they were, it would fall under the “petty offense exception.” The green card application was approved shortly thereafter, without the necessity of a waiver.

Our client, a Mexican national on a TN visa, married a U.S. citizen and they had a child together. After the marriage, the couple attended marriage counseling sessions, but ultimately the marriage was irreconcilable and the couple divorced. Attorney Furqan filed the I-751 based on a good faith waiver exception, and the case was approved without an interview. Client was granted a full 10-year green card.

Our client, a citizen of Pakistan, came to the U.S. on a B-1, Business Visa. He then invested approximately $250,000 into a new trucking company that he had started. The majority of the investment went into the various trucks, which cost approximately $30,000 apiece. USCIS sent a Request for Evidence regarding the source of the money to be invested, but client was able to prove that his money originated from his lawful employment in his home country, and the E-2 was approved.

Having played professionally all over the world, including Belgium, Swaziland and Canada, our client amassed considerable accomplishments and notoriety. As a result, our client qualified for the O-1 visa category as an alien of extraordinary ability in the athletics, having been recognized on the national and international stage through many major print and media outlets, receiving nationally recognized prizes and awards for excellence, and playing a critical role for an organization with a distinguished reputation. 8 CFR § 214.2(o)(3)(iv). Attorney Furqan was initially able to secure his O-1 visa to work as a soccer coach in Oklahoma. However, after 2 years, the client wanted to work for a private company as a soccer coach, and so Attorney Furqan was able to file his O-1 transfer to the new employer, and it was approved.

Our client, a citizen of Jordan, had entered the U.S. when he was just 13. He had a conviction for Simple Possession of Marijuana and a deportation order. Now 25, he was detained by immigration officials and set to be removed from the U.S. Attorney Furqan filed a Stay of Removal with the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), and presented a copy of the DACA application and fees that he intended to file with USCIS. Client, who was scheduled to be removed the next day via plane, was released from detention by ICE, and the DACA application was filed.

Our client, a citizen of Albania, was in the U.S. after having been approved for Withholding of Removal under the Convention Against Torture, a case Attorney Noaman had previously won in court. Client then returned to Albania in order to see his sick mother, thus executing the deportation order. As an I-130 filed by his U.S. citizen wife had been approved, Attorney Noaman filed an I-601 and I-212 waiver for him, based on the hardship that his U.S. citizen wife and child would face in his absence. Both waivers were approved, and client has re-entered the U.S. as a legal permanent resident.

Our client, a citizen of Pakistan, retained us to file his citizenship application. As the financial director of a religious organization, he had close to 100 arrivals and departures from the U.S. in connection with his work for the organization. After the application had been pending for one year, he was finally interviewed, and Attorney Noaman attended this interview with our client. The interview was videotaped, lasted approximately 3-4 hours, and the questions were prepared by a higher-ranking executive in the State Department. Many of the questions centered on the client’s knowledge of any terrorists, terrorist related activities, his financial work for the organization, his involvement with their funds and where the funds went. One year later, our client was scheduled for a second interview, and Attorney Nick attended this interview. This interview was also videotaped, and the questions centered around whether our client had connections with Hamas in Gaza or the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. Our client was very patient throughout both interviews, answered honestly, and shortly after the second interview, the citizenship application was finally approved.

Born in Hong Kong, China, and a citizen of New Zealand, client was performing research in J-1 status. As a Postdoctoral Researcher and Statistician in the Department of Human Genetics/Department of Biostatistics at the University of California, Los Angeles (“UCLA”), client was working in the field of bioinformatics and genomics, specifically in the development of the software BEAST (Bayesian Evolutionary Analysis Sampling Trees). The BEAST software is an important tool among evolutionary biologists and has facilitated a large part of the research that has been done in the areas of evolution, ecology, and virology. Before his J-1 expired, Attorney Furqan filed a National Interest Waiver I-140, concurrently with his application to adjust status. Client and his wife were both able to adjust to legal permanent resident status.

Client, a Palestinian national, had overstayed his visa before marrying a U.S. citizen and having children with her. After filing the I-130, but before it was approved, client was placed in proceedings. He had several drug arrests, including a conviction for simple possession of marijuana. Client was seeking to adjust to permanent resident status with a 212(h) waiver and hired Azhar and Azhar Law Firm while his court case was in progress. Despite his criminal record, Attorney Furqan showed evidence of the hardship to client’s U.S. citizen wife, children, and LPR parents, if he were to be deported. The judge ultimately agreed, and client was able to get his green card and apply for citizenship after 3 years.

Client hired Azhar & Azhar Law Firm after the I-730 petition he filed on his own was denied. Client had married his spouse after receiving refugee status but had little proof of living together due to his refugee status. We filed a new I-730 for client’s wife with additional evidence proving the validity of the relationship. The petition was approved, and client’s wife was able to join him in the U.S.

Our client had been married for a short time to a Pakistani national, and he was seeking to annul the marriage. Attorney Farah argued that that there was an annulment based on fraud, because the ex-wife married him for immigration benefits and not for bona fide reasons. After testimony and evidence from both parties and their families, as well as evidence of the ex-wife’s past infidelity, the Family Court judge in Texas ruled in our client’s favor, ordering the marriage to be invalid and thus annulled.

Our client had entered the U.S. on an H-4 visa and applied for asylum based on her fear of returning to Pakistan. Our client belonged to a prominent Shia Muslim family that had been targeted by Sunni extremist groups, such as Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (“SSP”), and the local government was unwilling to protect them. Attorney Furqan had an expert witness testify in court that our client’s claim had merit and was consistent with the country conditions of Pakistan. The government attorney and judge then agreed to grant our client Withholding of Removal under the Convention Against Torture.

Attorney Noaman secured the approval of an I-140 petition in the EB-1A category (alien of extraordinary ability) for a journalist/media personality. Our client was awarded the Australian Professional Rodeo Association Media Person of the Year Award, has regularly written in the most prestigious journals in her industry, and has been featured in several national magazines and in the media in her respective industry. Our client will now apply for U.S. permanent residency and continue to serve as a writer, reporter, and media personality in her field of journalism.

Our client and his wife had been out of lawful immigration status for more than 10 years. However, our client was the beneficiary of an I-130 petition filed for him by his sister prior to April 30, 2001. As a result, our client and his wife were eligible to become permanent residents under INA Section 245(i). Our client, however, had failed to register under the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), and had a separate pending criminal charge. Attorney Furqan personally appeared with our client at his NSEERS late registration appointment and requested Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers not to detain our client and instead allow him to proceed with late NSEERS registration so he may become a permanent resident. Attorney Noaman was also able to have our client’s criminal case dismissed, paving a clear path for his permanent residency.

Client, a citizen of Australia, is a rodeo journalist who has written hundreds of featured articles in the most prestigious magazines in her industry, been awarded the highest national recognition for her journalism, and appeared many times on radio and television in connection with her journalism. Following her classification as an EB-1A alien of extraordinary ability based on the petition filed by attorney Noaman, our client immediately applied for permanent residency with USCIS and was approved for lawful permanent residency on July 01, 2013.

Our client, a citizen of Mexico, applied for Cancellation of Removal in the Dallas Immigration Court. Attorney Furqan litigated the case and the judge granted it after Attorney Furqan was able to show that client’s permanent resident wife and U.S. citizen child would suffer exceptional and extremely unusual hardship in his absence. Of particular note for the judge was the wife’s ongoing medical history, our client’s desire for his son to be in the U.S. military, and our client’s absence of any criminal record.

Our client, a citizen of Serbia, worked as a Research Assistant in the fields of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. Although she just had a bachelor’s degree, she worked on multiple NIH grants and had published in peer review journals with numerous citations, and therefore applied for an NIW (EB-2). After an RFE, Attorney Furqan was able to secure an approval on the NIW application and ultimately obtained approval on her green card application.

Attorney Noaman successfully certified 2 PERM applications for university professors based on the Special Handling provisions, which allow for a labor certification application based on the results of a recruitment search and hiring that has already taken place. The Beneficiaries and their families, citizens of Canada and China, are now permanent residents.

Our client, a citizen of Pakistan and an H-1B visa holder, obtained guardianship over an orphan in the NWFP region of Pakistan. However, because “adoption” is not recognized in Pakistan, our client could not obtain an H-4 visa for her. Therefore, Attorney Furqan was hired to file a humanitarian parole request, which was approved. Now our client could bring his daughter to the U.S. in order to complete the adoption process and apply for her H-4 visa.

Our client, a citizen of Mexico, was a consultant for a California based company. For approximately 5 months he was placed on the bench, and after transferring his H-1B visa to another employer, he hired Azhar & Azhar Law Firm to file a wage complaint against his previous employer for failure to pay his salary. After a demand letter was sent to the previous employer, a settlement was reached in the amount of $22,400.

Our client, a citizen of India, was arrested for Theft, Class C Misdemeanor. Part of the punishment included 1 year of “community supervision,” which fell within the 5-year window of good moral character. USCIS therefore denied the citizenship application, but on appeal, Attorney Furqan was able to convince USCIS that “community supervision” is not the same thing as “probation” or “parole” and therefore does not affect good moral character, per the regulations at 8 CFR § 316. USCIS then reversed their denial and client was able to naturalize.

Client, a citizen of Austria, has been a leading political consultant for multiple countries around the world and has worked closely with United Nations on multiple peace-keeping efforts in war torn areas. Client has received national recognition and awards for his work in the field of politics and diplomacy, published scholarly articles on peace efforts and maintaining country stability during times of war, worked closely with distinguished organizations like the United Nations and the U.S. Congress, and has had many articles published about him in professional major media. Following his classification as an EB-1A alien of extraordinary ability, based on the petition filed by attorney Noaman Azhar, our client immediately applied for permanent residency with USCIS and was approved for lawful permanent residency on April 30, 2013.

Our client was a Legal Permanent Resident, and a citizen and national of Mexico. She was referred to immigration proceedings after being convicted of a controlled substance violation. She was subject to mandatory detention. Her children had mild autism and she had several family members in the U.S. with legal status. The court granted her 42-A Cancellation of Removal application, allowing her to stay in the U.S. and keep her permanent residency.

Our client, a citizen of Eritrea, had been order removed from the U.S. in 2006, and granted Withholding of Removal at the same time. She later left the U.S., thus executing her order of removal. Her daughter then became a U.S. citizen, and after she filed a petition for her, the U.S. Embassy asked that she file an I-601 waiver due to her prior immigration violations. Attorney Furqan filed her waiver based on the emotional hardship that her qualifying relatives would face in her absence. USCIS then approved the waiver.

Client was a Legal Permanent Resident who was referred to immigration proceedings after multiple criminal convictions, including possession offenses. Attorney Furqan filed a 42-A Cancellation of Removal claim for her so client could remain with her U.S. citizen children and family. The court granted it and client was able to preserve her green card again.

Our client was a Jordan national with Palestinian citizenship. Client was a J-1 foreign medical graduate subject to 212(e) 2-year foreign residency requirement. Client was married to a U.S. citizen and they had a child together. The child was born with Microcephaly, so Attorney Furqan got client’s J-1 hardship waiver approved, so that client could adjust to a legal permanent resident without having to leave the country for 2 years.

Our client, a citizen of Pakistan, had been convicted of Simple Possession of Marijuana and then left the U.S. to visit his home country of Pakistan. When he returned, he was detained at the airport because he was considered inadmissible. Client hired Attorney Furqan to represent him, and the attorney filed a 212(h) stand-alone hardship waiver. Client had a U.S. citizen spouse and 2 U.S. citizen children, so the judge found that there was “extreme hardship,” and therefore granted the waiver. ICE then released our client and handed him back his green card.

Client was a Legal Permanent Resident who was referred to immigration proceedings after being convicted of a crime that subjected her to removal, including Abduction. Attorney Furqan filed a 42-A Cancellation of Removal claim for her so that she could remain with her U.S. citizen children and mother. The court granted it and client was able to receive her green card again.

Our client, a citizen of Mexico, had been a Legal Permanent Resident since 1998. In 2009, she was convicted of Credit Card Abuse, a state jail felony under the laws of Texas. Although this is not a deportable crime in her case, it was a crime that made her inadmissible to the U.S. Thus, when she left the U.S. to visit her sick father and then tried to re-enter, she was detained at the border, subject to mandatory detention and was not able to get a bond. INA § 236(c). Attorney Furqan applied for relief in the form of Cancellation of Removal. INA § 240(A)(a). In support of the application, he included proof that our client’s husband had cancer and that her son was on active duty military. These factors were convincing enough for the immigration judge that he decided not to have a trial and simply approve the case.

Attorney Noaman secured U.S. citizenship for our client from Syria, even though she could not speak English. Attorney Noaman submitted an N-648 Medical Disability Waiver, which included a physician’s diagnoses that client’s diabetes, hypertension, and the onsets of Alzheimer’s prevented our client from demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the English language, thus exempting her from the English and civics portion of the citizenship exam.

Attorney Furqan’s client, a citizen of The Gambia, had entered the U.S. on an F-1 visa. However he fell out of status, and after having been convicted of Trespass and Harassment, he was arrested and placed into immigration custody. The Immigration Service then sought his deportation and issued a $20,000 bond in his case. Attorney Furqan filed a request to have the bond reduced. 8 CFR § 236.1(c). He also submitted documentation to the government attorney that evidenced that our client was not a flight risk, including the fact that he had a U.S. citizen wife and U.S. citizen child. After speaking to the government attorney about these positive factors, they agreed to reduce the bond to $10,000, which allowed our client to be bonded out and able to fight his case from outside of detention.

Client was a member of a political group in Ethiopia, causing him to be a target by the Ethiopian government. He endured beatings and jail time on account of his political opinion. Client was eventually able to secure a visa to the U.S. where Attorney Noaman helped him get asylum while in deportation proceedings.

Client was born in the Gambia as a member of tribes that practice Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), but her parents did not believe in it and protected her from it for as long as possible. As it became increasingly difficult to protect her, client’s father sent her to stay with her uncle in the U.S., as she was still under 18 years old. When she learned about asylum, client hired Azhar and Azhar Law Firm to file the application. She was referred to immigration court, where Attorney Noaman successfully convinced the immigration judge to grant her Withholding of Removal.

Client, a citizen of India, was performing research in the field of biochemistry (cancer) while in H-1B status. Attorney Furqan filed a National Interest Waiver I-140 requesting a waiver of the job offer because his presence in the U.S. was in the national interest. The NIW I-140 was approved, and client was able to get extensions of his H-1B beyond the 6-year limit.

Our client, a citizen of Ethiopia, had entered the U.S. as a refugee. He was a truck driver and was arrested on one of his routes because he was in possession of “khat,” a common narcotic in the horn of Africa, but illegal in the U.S. He was detained and subject to mandatory detention. Attorney Furqan litigated his case and convinced the government attorney to grant the application for Cancellation of Removal in light of the fact that this was the only crime he had ever committed, and because he was a strong presence in his children’s lives.

We filed client’s H-1B, which was approved by USCIS. Client appeared at his interview, and the officer recommended denial. USCIS provided the Petitioner an opportunity to respond. In our response, we explained to USCIS that the consular official failed to provide our client with a reasonable opportunity to present evidence that he was eligible for an H-1B visa. USCIS agreed, then revalidated the visa and sent it back to the same consulate. Our client appeared for his second H-1B visa interview, which was ultimately approved.

Client, a 19-year-old from Eritrea, had been in jail serving a sentence for a burglary conviction. The immigration authorities placed an ICE detainer on him and charged him as an aggravated felon. This charge prevented him from being released from immigration custody. Client’s mother came to Azhar & Azhar Law Firm asking if we could help get her son released. After consulting with Attorney Furqan, it was revealed that because client’s mother had become a U.S. citizen before her son became 18, he had in fact derived U.S. citizenship from her under the Child Citizenship Act. Attorney Furqan took evidence of client’s U.S. citizenship to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Dallas, and the immigration detainer was promptly lifted. Client was released from custody, and Attorney Furqan filed an N-600 citizenship application for him, which was approved.

Client, a citizen of Iran, was performing research in the field of atmospheric radars while in H-1B status. Attorney Furqan filed a National Interest Waiver I-140 requesting a waiver of the job offer because his presence in the U.S. was in the national interest, specifically, his work and research in phased array weather radars that will help in our country’s weather prediction research effort. The NIW I-140 was approved, and client was able to become a permanent resident.

Client was a legal permanent resident, but after multiple criminal convictions, including 4 DWI’s, he was placed in removal proceedings, and the judge refused to grant him a bond. He stayed in detention for over 10 months, while the case was pending. Attorney Furqan demonstrated to the court the hardship his U.S. citizen family would suffer if he were ordered removed back to Mexico. Additionally, evidence of client’s rehabilitation was presented to the court. The cancellation of removal (42-A) application was eventually granted and client was able to rejoin his family.

Attorney Noaman secured an O-1 visa for our client, a professional country music singer who currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee. Attorney Noaman was able to prove that our client qualified for the O-1 since she had been recognized on the national and international stage through many major print and media outlets, and having earned a considerable amount of money through concerts, royalties, and endorsements. Our client’s debut album reached as high as number 3 on the Australian Country Music Charts. Her album was buoyed by the success of her two featured singles, each of which rose all the way to number 1 on the Country Music Charts in Australia. Our client has attended multiple red-carpet events including the Country Music Awards, the Country Music Channel Awards, American Country Awards, and many Hollywood movie premiers. She currently holds endorsements with Cruel Girl Country Clothing, Maui Jim sunglasses, and Corral Western Boots while being featured in national magazines and newspapers. Although USCIS had recently changed their guidelines for approving O-1 applications, making it increasingly difficult for musicians and performers to come to the United States in O-1 status, Attorney Noaman earned an approval on our client’s case. Our client could now begin work on her second album as she continued to tour the United States performing before thousands of fans at sold out shows.

Our client, a citizen of Mexico, arrived in the United States more than 10 years ago with his family, and without lawful immigration inspection. Our client’s father, a permanent resident, filed an immigrant petition for our client in the F2A category as the child of a permanent resident. Eventually the visa became available, but our client’s family abandoned the application at the National Visa Center (NVC). Attorney Noaman filed a request to reinstate the petition with the NVC, the NVC granted the reinstatement request and continued processing the case. With the visa available and the proper documents provided to the NVC, our client was scheduled for an immigrant visa interview in Ciudad Juarez. Because our client was under the age of 18, she did not require an I-601 waiver for her unlawful presence. The immigrant visa was subsequently approved, and client returned from Mexico as a permanent resident.

Our clients, a couple from Iran, had entered the U.S. on a visit visa. The wife applied for asylum based on political persecution as a member of the Green Revolution. She and her husband also converted to Christianity and claimed a fear of returning to Iran based on their status as apostates. The cases were denied by the Houston Asylum Office, and they then hired Attorney Furqan to represent them in immigration proceedings. After three individual merits hearings, the immigration judge granted the client’s cases and they are now permanent residents.

Our client, a citizen of the U.S., had filed an I-130 for his brother, a Pakistani national. USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (“RFE”) in the case, but our client never received it, so it was denied for abandonment. Three years later, client hired Azhar & Azhar Law Firm, and Attorney Furqan filed an I-290B Motion to Reopen. USCIS then approved the I-130, thus saving our client’s family an additional 8 year wait through the filing of a new I-130. In addition, our client’s niece was now protected under the Child Status and Protection Act (CSPA) and could ride on the application in order to become a permanent resident.

On April 01, 2002 our client filed an I-130 petition for her sibling. In January of 2009 she moved to Texas and notified USCIS of her address change. USCIS incorrectly sent a Request for Evidence (RFE) to her old address shortly after her move. Our client never received the RFE, so her case was denied due to abandonment. Practically, this meant that our client would have to file a new I-130, and her sibling would have to wait approximately 10 more years for her visa to become current. Client hired Azhar & Azhar Law Firm to seek to re-open the case through an I-290B, in order to preserve the original 2002 priority date. Attorney Furqan filed the motion, although untimely, and argued that USCIS should reopen the case pursuant to their sua sponte power as set forth in 8 CFR § 103.5. USCIS has the authority to re-open a case sua sponte, in its discretion, if they determine that there is an obvious error. The USCIS adjudicating officer agreed with the arguments Attorney Furqan made and exercised their discretion in re-opening the case. The I-130 was reopened and approved.

Our client, a citizen of Mexico, entered the United States without inspection and married a U.S. citizen. She had 2 children with her spouse. Our client’s spouse, however, was extremely abusive to our client, both physically and emotionally. He threatened her that if she told anybody about the abuse, he would have her deported. Attorney Furqan completed a special immigrant petition for her under the Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA). The VAWA petition was approved, and client became a Lawful Permanent Resident.

Our client, a citizen of Canada, was the beneficiary of a 3rd preference I-140 petition that was still 2 years away from becoming current. Our client’s employer hired Azhar & Azhar Law Firm to file his EB-2 labor certification and I-140, in order to upgrade his case and afford him and his family a visa for permanent residency. Attorney Furqan filed a new foreign education evaluation which concluded that our client had an advanced degree. Attorney Noaman then prepared and filed an EB-2 labor certification. The Department of Labor elected to audit the labor certification, filed on behalf of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO), for a consulting firm in Addison, Texas. The Department of Labor argued that the required job experience, 15 years, was not normally required for the job opportunity as defined by O*NET. In response, Attorney Noaman argued that CFO positions generally require at least 15 years of experience and requiring that much experience is consistent with the regulations as outlined in 20 CFR § 656.17(h)(1). Attorney Noaman supplemented the audit response with considerable research from across the country demonstrating that employers looking to hire CFO’s typically require at least 15 years of experience. Attorney Noaman also provided a detailed letter from the company’s President outlining the exact reasons why 15 years of experience is necessary for the CFO position at their firm and is not beyond what is normally required for the job opportunity. The Department of Labor was convinced by Attorney Noaman’s arguments and certified the ETA 9089. Attorney Furqan immediately filed his I-140 under premium processing, which was approved. Attorney Furqan then mailed and E-mailed the new EB-2 I-140 approval notice to the Nebraska Service Center, where our client’s I-485 applications were pending, and requested interfiling pursuant to 8 CFR § 204.5(e), the 05/09/2000 Pearson Memo and the USCIS Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM), Chapter 23.2(I). The Nebraska Service Center honored our request and approved our client’s I-485 applications, thus saving our client’s years in possible visa wait time and thousands of dollars in unnecessary filing fees.

Our client, a citizen of Nepal, arrived in the U.S. on an F-1 student visa in 1998. In 2000 he was arrested for sexual assault and convicted of the crime. In 2003 he was arrested a second time for sexual assault, but that case was dismissed. Our client then married a U.S. citizen and had 2 U.S. citizen born children with her. Attorney Furqan filed our client’s adjustment of status application and prepared a waiver application based on Immigration and Nationality Law (INA) § 212(h), which allows for a waiver of crimes if the applicant can establish that his removal from the United States would result in ‘extreme hardship’ to his qualifying family member(s). On January 06, 2012, Attorney Furqan appeared with our client and his wife, in connection with their permanent residency interview, and argued the merits of case before the immigration officer. In light of the equities in the case and the arguments made, the officer decided not to require a waiver. Instead, the case was approved on March 01, 2012, officially making our client a lawful permanent resident of the United States.

Our client, a Pakistani citizen, became a permanent resident in 2005 through a family-based petition. Shortly after obtaining U.S. permanent residency, our client returned to Pakistan to complete medical school. Our client left the United States for 10 months to return to complete medical school, and that break of more than 10 months rendered our client possibly ineligible for citizenship. Attorney Noaman was able to provide considerable evidence to demonstrate our client did not abandon his residence pursuant to INA § 316(b), 8 U.S.C. § 1427(b), 8 C.F.R. § 316.5(c)(1)(i). The evidence provided included a re-entry permit issued in 2007, IRS transcripts of federally filed tax returns for 2007, 2008, 2009, U.S. bank statements from 2007 to 2008, and medical school transcripts, letters, and diplomas, from 2007 and 2008, as evidence of our client studying abroad in medical school. During the interview, Attorney Noaman explained to the immigration officer that our client has provided considerable evidence to overcome the rebuttable presumption that he had abandoned his residence. Furthermore, Attorney Noaman provided the officer with the case of Li v. Chertoff, and the court in that case held that studying abroad did not result in an abandonment of residency. 490 F.Supp.2d 130 (D. Mass. 2007). Attorney Noaman then explained the similarities between the facts in our case and the facts in Chertoff. After discussing the matter with his supervising officer, the interviewing officer agreed to approve our client’s case on February 08, 2012. Our client is now a U.S. citizen.

Our client initially filed an application for permanent residency in 2008. One year later, our client was interviewed for permanent residency, but no decision was made on his case. After waiting 2 years, he consulted with Attorney Noaman, who advised client to pursue a Writ of Mandamus action. On October 03, 2011, Attorney Noaman filed a Writ of Mandamus in federal court against the Attorney General of the United States, the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and USCIS, as a result of the agency’s failure to adjudicate our client’s application for permanent residency in a timely manner. On January 11, 2012 we learned that our proactive approach resulted in USCIS finally issuing our client his permanent resident card. Our client will now be able to travel to his home country with his wife for the first time.

Client had been arrested and convicted of 5 intoxication related crimes (DWI, Public Intoxication, etc.). Attorney Noaman filed the adjustment of status application for him and his wife, based on § 245(i). USCIS requested evidence from a medical doctor that he was no longer an alcoholic, since alcohol abuse can be classified as a “mental disorder,” and when coupled with harmful behavior, it can make the applicant inadmissible. With Attorney Noaman’s help, client was able to get this confirmation, and prove that client had been rehabilitated. USCIS ultimately approved this case.

In August of 2007, our client secured an approved I-140 and filed for permanent residency for herself and her husband. Her visa category subsequently retrogressed. In January of 2011, our client ported companies under the AC21 portability provisions. One month later, the Texas Service Center erroneously issued denials of our client and her spouse’s applications for permanent residency on the basis that the original I-140 had been recently withdrawn, despite AC21 preventing the withdrawal. Attorney Furqan argued on appeal that an adjustment of status application (I-485) based on a petition (EB-1 to EB-3) that is pending more than 180 days “shall remain valid with respect to a new job if the individual changes jobs or employers if the new job is in the same or a similar occupational classification as the job for which the petition was filed.” INA §204(j). AC21 §106(c); AFM at 202(c). Our client satisfied the AC21 guidelines and was the beneficiary of an I-140 petition which had been approved and her I-485 was pending for well over 180 days, due to lack of visa availability. The Administrative Appeals Office agreed with the arguments Attorney Furqan made and granted the appeal, and on October 18, 2011, USCIS issued our client’s their permanent residency cards.

Our client was ranked 23rd in the world in the field of professional saddle-bronc riding. Our client qualified for the O-1 visa category, having been recognized on the national and international stage through many major print and media outlets, substantial prize money earnings, professional accomplishments/championships, as well as having been a member of professional organizations. Our client has been competing in professional rodeos since 2006 and has been ranked as one of the top Saddle-Bronc riders in the world for many years, having won multiple major championships. On September 12, 2011, Attorney Noaman filed his application for O-1 status as an alien of extraordinary ability in the athletics pursuant to INA §101(a)(15)(O)(I), based on the wealth of documentation that had been written about our client, the prize money he has earned, and the many championships he has won. Attorney Noaman argued that our client’s talents will benefit the U.S. prospectively because his gifted athletic ability will naturally raise the level of competition in his sport. Furthermore, his participation will also undoubtedly draw greater spectators and crowds to the professional competitions he competes in thereby benefiting the U.S. economy. Although USCIS recently changed their guidelines for approving O-1 application, making it increasingly difficult for professional athletes and performers to come to the United States in O-1 status, Attorney Noaman earned an approval on our client’s case. As a result, our client could continue competing professional in the U.S. for the next 3 years.

Our client had his SEVIS terminated following his failure to register for 12 semester hours. His failure to register for 12 semester hours, however, was a result of being involved in a serious car accident. Following the car accident, our client had to undergo physical therapy for almost 2 months to correct injuries he sustained to his right hand and back. Attorney Furqan argued that our client’s failure to register for the requisite 12 semester hours was a result of “technical” reasons by virtue of his medical condition. INA § 245(c)(2); 8 C.F.R. § 1245.1(d)(ii). He further argued that the circumstances that prevented our client from satisfying the terms of his F-1 status were exceptional and also provided considerable documentation that our client provided to the firm to support the request for reinstatement.

Attorney Noaman filed client’s application for permanent residency under INA §245(a), having entered the United States on a K-3 Spousal Visa. The application was submitted with considerable evidence of the legitimacy of the marriage, including their 3 year-old son’s birth certificate. A standard interview was conducted in connection with the application for permanent residency. During the interview, the immigration officer revealed that the I-130 application that had been filed more than 5 years ago was denied due to abandonment. This information was unknown to the client and to Attorney Noaman, who accompanied the client to their interview. Attorney Noaman explained to the officer that the approved I-130 application was not necessary to enter the United States on a spousal visa since the I-129F petition was approved and served as the underlying basis to enter the United States. While the immigration officer agreed, she maintained that she could not adjust our client’s status to lawful permanent resident without the approved I-130. After a lengthy discussion between Attorney Noaman and the immigration officer, the immigration officer agreed to seek approval of the denied I-130 from the Dallas Field Office Director. The Dallas Field Office Director agreed to re-open the previously denied I-130 petition, sua sponte, and then approve the application, allowing our client to become a permanent resident.

Attorney Furqan filed an N-400 and N-648 Medical Disability Waiver, as our client had been diagnosed with “Liposarcoma of the Neck,” which resulted in a total resection of the Liposarcoma, followed by radiation therapy. Following the surgery and radiation, our client had his larynx removed, rendering him unable to speak. In order to help our client swallow and eat, he had a tube surgically put in his throat. Attorney Furqan successfully argued that his severe medical conditions prevented him from learning the English language and memorizing the civics questions pursuant to INA §312(b)(1).

Our client had previously maintained O-1 status for 5 years while competing professionally in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) as a saddle-bronc Rider. Attorney Noaman filed our client’s I-140 and I-485 petition in the EB-1A category. Attorney Noaman argued that our client had received national and internationally recognized prizes for excellence in his field. As a professional athlete, he is a member in an association which requires outstanding achievement of their members, he is regularly covered in major trade publications and major media outlets, and he has earned substantial prize money in his budding career. Further, our client had previously been ranked as the top saddle-bronc rider in Australia and won the 2003 World Rookie Saddle Bronc Rider title, before coming to the United States to compete in the PRCA. He maintained a top 30 world ranking in his first few years of competition in the PRCA, but the previous year he vaulted into the top 10 in the world, qualifying for the year-end National Rodeo Finals. He continued his strong performance and maintained his top 10 world ranking by winning multiple championships. He aimed to compete in the National Rodeo Finals again, and possibly win a World Championship.

Our client, a citizen of Portugal and a Mathematics professor, had been maintaining her H-1B status, but wanted to bypass the labor certification process necessary to secure a green card by pursing a National Interest Waiver. She had obtained her B.S. in chemical engineering, M.S. in mathematics, and Ph.D. in mathematics. Attorney Furqan argued that our client’s presence in the U.S. is in the national interest, specifically her work in applied mathematics, and research in influenza and dynamics of carbon in ecosystems, will help in the areas of infectious diseases, public health, mathematical disease modeling and ecological science. 8 C.FR 204.5(k)(4)(ii). Attorney Furqan further argued that our client was seeking employment in an area that has substantial intrinsic merit, the proposed benefit our client will provide will be national in scope, and that the national interest would be adversely affected if the employer were required to proceed with the labor certification process.

Our client, a citizen of Colombia and an Electrical Engineering professor, had been maintaining H-1B status but wanted to bypass the labor certification process necessary to secure a green card by pursing a National Interest Waiver. Our client was working as a Research Associate at Yale University in the field of electronic material and devices after having obtained his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Notre Dame in electrical engineering. Attorney Furqan argued that our client’s presence in the U.S. is in the national interest, specifically his work in solar power technology, solar cell electronics and semiconductor research will help in areas of telecommunications and electronics displays and also create more efficient solid state lighting and solar cells, which generate more renewable energy. 8 C.FR 204.5(k)(4)(ii). Attorney Furqan further argued that our client was seeking employment in an area that has substantial intrinsic merit, the proposed benefit our client would provide will be national in scope, and that the national interest would be adversely affected if the employer were required to proceed with the labor certification process. The NIW was subsequently approved, and client and his wife applied for permanent residency. Although they were living apart at the time, due to employment reasons, evidence was submitted that they intended to continue to live together as a married couple, and so USCIS approved their green card applications.

Our client, a citizen of Thailand and an Engineer, was maintaining H-1B status but wanted to bypass the labor certification process necessary to secure a green card by pursing a National Interest Waiver. Attorney Furqan argued that our client’s presence in the U.S. is in the national interest, specifically his work and research in developing software and hardware to support the Amber and Silver Alert national programs was in the national interest. 8 C.FR 204.5(k)(4)(ii). Attorney Furqan further argued that our client was seeking employment in an area that has substantial intrinsic merit, the proposed benefit our client will provide will be national in scope, and that the national interest would be adversely affected if the employer were required to proceed with the labor certification process.

Our client initially filed an application for permanent residency on January 01, 2007. Later that year our client was interviewed for permanent residency, but no decision was made on his case. After waiting 4 years, he consulted with and hired the attorneys at Azhar & Azhar law firm and was advised to pursue a writ of mandamus action. Attorney Noaman filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Attorney General of the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and USCIS as a result of the agency’s failure to adjudicate our client’s application for permanent residency. USCIS then granted our client a second interview in order to make a final decision on his application for permanent residency, which was approved.

Our client, a management consultant, arrived in the U.S. as a visitor in 2010, after being waived in at the port of entry in Illinois. Eventually our client married a U.S. citizen, a college professor at a local Dallas University, and sought permanent residency based on that marriage. Attorney Noaman filed the adjustment of status application and USCIS did not object to the granting of the application, despite no evidence of legal entry existing. 8 CFR § 212.1(a)(1).

Our client, a Yemeni national, entered the US in the 1980's on a J-1 visa which was subject to the 212(e) 2-year home residency requirement. He did not fulfill the requirement, and instead re-entered the US in H-1B status. His employer filed an I-140 for him, which was approved, and when our client filed for adjustment of status, both his and his wife's cases were denied based on having not fulfilled the 212(e) 2-year home residency requirement. Client then filed a waiver of the 2-year home residency requirement based on the hardship that his 5 US citizen children would face if he had to return to Yemen. USCIS denied the waiver, and so client came to us to file the appeal. Sunny filed the appeal and submitted additional evidence of the country conditions of Yemen, but more importantly, a psychological report from our client's son, who had experienced a traumatic incident when having last visited Yemen. Had client's waiver been denied, client's son would have had to return to Yemen, and so USCIS found this evidence compelling enough to reverse USCIS's denial and approve the J-1 waiver based on hardship. The US State Department agreed, and so client's green card applications have since been approved.

Our client was admitted to the U.S. as a permanent resident, but after having been admitted as a permanent resident, he was convicted of drug possession and assault with a deadly weapon. As a result, our client was placed in removal proceedings and was not eligible for a bond. Attorney Furqan was able to coordinate our client’s marriage to his now U.S. citizen wife, and with proof that they had a child together, USCIS approved the I-130, which allowed our client to seek permanent residency in court with a 212(h) waiver. At the trial, evidence was submitted and testimony was heard regarding the level of hardship that our client’s wife and child would face in his absence. Though the government fought the case, the judge approved it having been convinced that our client was sufficiently rehabilitated and remorseful. The government waived appeal and so our client was released.

Our client, a citizen of Mexico, has been operating a commercial cleaning business in San Antonio, Texas for many years. Unfortunately, our client’s business was not producing profits on their business tax returns for almost 2 years as a result of the economic downturn following the recession. As a result, USCIS sent a request for evidence (RFE) stating the company was not producing more than marginal profits, a requirement for an E-2 approval. In response to the RFE, Attorney Furqan was able to demonstrate through other financial methods that the company was viable, employing multiple U.S. workers, and still generating more than just marginal revenue. USCIS then approved the E-2 extension.

Attorney Farah represented our client in an adoption case in which the adoptive parent sought to gain legal custody of her minor niece. Although these types of cases are generally discouraged by the courts, the family court judge in Dallas approved the adoption upon a showing that our client took care of the child since her childhood, both emotionally and physically. The adoption also allowed the child to become a permanent resident, since she was now considered a “child” for immigration purposes.