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.
