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.
