VAWA - prima facie determination

[mistybaby4 0]

What do you need to get a prima facie determination? What does it mean?

[diadromous mermaid 36]

It means that on its face you appear to have sufficient cause to request relief. In other words, once you submit the forms and your personal declaration to USCIS uner VAWA, a preliminary review is made of your file to see if you have any basis for a claim or not. Once a prima facie determination is made, the case will proceed to review, where the Service will interview you and adjudicate the application. This takes time, quite a lot of time, so the preliminary determination helps to at least permit the alien to secure aid, if eligible, while the application is being determined.

What do you need to get a prima facie determination? What does it mean?

[mistybaby4 0]

Thanks for the response. I thought with VAWA there was no interview for VAWA relief?

It means that on its face you appear to have sufficient cause to request relief. In other words, once you submit the forms and your personal declaration to USCIS uner VAWA, a preliminary review is made of your file to see if you have any basis for a claim or not. Once a prima facie determination is made, the case will proceed to review, where the Service will interview you and adjudicate the application. This takes time, quite a lot of time, so the preliminary determination helps to at least permit the alien to secure aid, if eligible, while the application is being determined.

What do you need to get a prima facie determination? What does it mean?

[savannah 1]

There is no interview for VAWA.

[mistybaby4 0]

One more thing, does anyone not get a prima facie determination? What is likelihood of success on the merits once you get the prima facie determination?

[diadromous mermaid 36]

Perhaps not for the I-360, but for the final step in a VAWA claim ~ adjustment of status ~ yes.

There is no interview for VAWA.

[My-joy 4]

There is no interview for VAWA.

Hi savannah, you VAWA petition was approved in two months? What evidence did you send pls?