Client came to see us stating that he is on H1B but believes he had a green card (GC) aka permanent residence through his daughter who filed for him. Client was worried his was falling out of his H1B. After investigation we found out a permanent residence was actually issued for him but due to the confusion of client staying abroad for 9 months, the sponsoring company went ahead and filed an H1B case believing client lost his GC. The H1B was approved and client continued to believe he was on an H1B visa. We applied for a duplicate GC and since more than five years had passed, we found client was eligible for US Naturalization (Citizenship). We went ahead and applied for his Naturalization. Client was tested for Citizenship and passed. However, because of the confusion, the Oath date was delayed. Few weeks ago the client received the duplicate GC in the mail and today client received his oath date for Citizenship.
Case handled by Shah Peerally and Medya Ansari.
Case handled by Shah Peerally and Medya Ansari.