Filed I-360 after an approved I-130

[Joanne28 0]

Good day everyone,

I came to US on July 2006 from a cruise with a Tourist visa(expired end of July '06) and C1D, my I-130 has been approved since June 2006. Applied for adjust of status, had a very troubled and horrible life with my USC husband who's into drugs and child pornography. Has filed a few police report and a DV case was filed too, got a 2yr restraining order, he went to jail, bail out, case was dropped since they can't find me at the time of hearing (my husband hide me in his friends' house while cops are looking for me). Got back with him after 3mos. of counseling and guidance by teh family resource center. Continued our application for change of status, but late Nov. 2007 he went back to drugs, abusing me and internet child porns, he even locked me up for days in our apartment. I left, he cancel my application for I-1485(Change of status).

I filed for I-360 on June 2008, got my prima facie determination, but my attorney forgot to mention that I have an approved I-130 so my priority date from my I-130 should have been applied to my I360. My Atty. sent a letter stating that I do have an approved I-130. Renewed my prima facie determination, but didn't hear anything about transferring my priority date from an approved I-130 to my I-360.

Does anybody knows how USCIS process this kind of situation? I'm really worried now, cause I can't get much job to support myself since they won't give me an Employment card (My Atty. applied for EAD with my I-360, that was denied because my I-360 is still pending).

I search and search about this Priority Date, that you can carry out from I-130 to your I-360 and still can't get any answer.

This site has been a big help, thank you for all of you who wrote your stories and immigration process, my attorney initially told me that it shouldn't take more than a year, and that I can get an EAD after 3 mos....now I know the truth and I'm really worried how can I survive this journey.

Can somebody forward this to our new Vice-President Joe Biden? He came here to the VI during the holiday and if I could have possibly go to the island where he's staying, God knows I will do everything to bring this to his attention. I supported the Obama-Biden campaign, with my own little ways and little donations, I am a proud supporter of them.

God bless us all.

Jo