An Iranian fiance of a U.S. citizen was successfully granted a travel ban waiver after Nimer Law filed a federal lawsuit on the couple’s behalf.
K.R., a U.S. citizen living in Oklahoma, and his Iranian fiance, S.H., had been trying to obtain a K-1 fiance visa since they first got engaged in 2016. S.H. was originally interviewed by the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi in April 2017. Her interview went smoothly and the couple was told their case was complete except for some additional standard administrative processing. Unfortunately the various iterations of the travel ban prevented issuance of S.H.’s visa, and the couple had to delay their wedding plans. They had all but lost hope that the visa would ever be issued after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the travel ban in June of 2017.
In January 2019, K.R. learned about the successful lawsuit filed by Nimer Law for Shaima Swileh, the Yemeni mother who was separated from her dying child. He decided to retain Nimer Law to file a similar lawsuit so that the Department of State and the Embassy would finally issue a decision on S.H.’s pending travel ban waiver.
In February 2019, Nimer Law filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking a court order to force the embassy to issue a final decision on S.H.’s waiver. Less than two months after filing suit, S.H.’s waiver was granted and her K-1 visa was issued.
The couple is overjoyed that after three years of waiting, S.H. will finally be able to travel to the U.S. and they can proceed with their wedding plans and begin their life together.
Nimer Law has successfully resolved several other travel ban cases for spouses of U.S. citizens as well as employment based EB-1 self petitioners. Individuals interested in filing a similar lawsuit should request a consultation online at www.nimerlaw.com/schedule-a-consultation/.
