Mr. Q is in a same-sex marriage. He is an asylum (BH) applicant whose case, filed in 2017, has had no update since. The couple had known each other for less than a year, did not yet live together, and their parents did not know about the relationship.

A pending asylum case, a short relationship, and no shared residence: several unfavorable factors at once.

We built a strong record of the couple's other shared evidence to make up for the lack of proof of living together.

Green card received within 6 months, unaffected by the pending asylum case. He has since traveled in and out of the country several times.