I-751 abuse waiver approved

[Nancy2015 2]

Hi, fellow vj-ers!

I haven't posted in a while, but now that my immigration saga is over I felt like sharing a thing or two with you - I'm sure there are people here who can benefit from what I have learned.

Long story short - my marriage is over. It almost cost me my life, so the fact that it's over is a good thing.

For those of you who don't know me, here's the background:

Came to the US in 2005 as a student (F-1 status). Met the ex the same year. Married Jan 06, filed AOS in Sep 06, interviewed Jan 07, conditional GC approved 1/4/07. Separated March 08, divorced Nov 08. Divorce took forever - I had to do it myself without a lawyer and I had a hard time getting the paperwork right. I filed my I-751 waiver in October 08, when I wasn't yet divorced, and I checked box "e" - battered and subject to extreme cruelty. This kind of waiver you can file if you are still married and living together, separated or divorced - it doesn't matter. Here's my timeline:

10/14/08 - mailed I-751 abuse waiver to CSC

10/16/08 - package received at CSC

10/17/08 - check cashed

10/23/08 - extension letter in the mail (NOA date - 10/16/08)

11/22/08 - biometrics (I got a bio notice about a week before, can't recall the date)

11/24/08 - touched

11/25/08 - touched

1/29/09 - approved. Card production ordered.

That was it. No interview. If someone's interested in my evidence list, I can post it if I find it on my computer. I had about 700 pages - bona fide marriage and abuse, all over a 2.5 year period. I had things like restraining orders, police reports, shelter records, ex's numerous emails with threats and name calling, letters from 3 therapists that I saw during this nightmare of a marriage etc.

Feel free to ask me any questions you want, and if you don't want to ask on the forum - message me, I'll get back to you.

One thing you should remember - do not stay in an abusive relationship. Your life will be a lot better once you get out and start anew.

[densusan 0]

Sorry to hear of your terrible time. It is wonderful of you to share your story so that others in the same situation have hope. My you enjoy a happier and safer life now and in the future

[MoroccanInTexas 24]

I am glad the nightmare is over . Good luck

[Keigwyn 1]

Good luck for the future!

[I Miss Her 0]

Please accept my sympathy. I am glad that you come over the nightmare.

I am wishing you good life forever.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Congratulations and kudos to you. Good luck with the rest of your life:-).

[mooninlove 1]

congratulations on your approval!! :dance: and may this day be the start of a good life for you..

[Nancy2015 2]

Thank you all for these kind words!

[Alawi 0]

Hi, fellow vj-ers!

I haven't posted in a while, but now that my immigration saga is over I felt like sharing a thing or two with you - I'm sure there are people here who can benefit from what I have learned.

Long story short - my marriage is over. It almost cost me my life, so the fact that it's over is a good thing.

For those of you who don't know me, here's the background:

Came to the US in 2005 as a student (F-1 status). Met the ex the same year. Married Jan 06, filed AOS in Sep 06, interviewed Jan 07, conditional GC approved 1/4/07. Separated March 08, divorced Nov 08. Divorce took forever - I had to do it myself without a lawyer and I had a hard time getting the paperwork right. I filed my I-751 waiver in October 08, when I wasn't yet divorced, and I checked box "e" - battered and subject to extreme cruelty. This kind of waiver you can file if you are still married and living together, separated or divorced - it doesn't matter. Here's my timeline:

10/14/08 - mailed I-751 abuse waiver to CSC

10/16/08 - package received at CSC

10/17/08 - check cashed

10/23/08 - extension letter in the mail (NOA date - 10/16/08)

11/22/08 - biometrics (I got a bio notice about a week before, can't recall the date)

11/24/08 - touched

11/25/08 - touched

1/29/09 - approved. Card production ordered.

That was it. No interview. If someone's interested in my evidence list, I can post it if I find it on my computer. I had about 700 pages - bona fide marriage and abuse, all over a 2.5 year period. I had things like restraining orders, police reports, shelter records, ex's numerous emails with threats and name calling, letters from 3 therapists that I saw during this nightmare of a marriage etc.

Feel free to ask me any questions you want, and if you don't want to ask on the forum - message me, I'll get back to you.

One thing you should remember - do not stay in an abusive relationship. Your life will be a lot better once you get out and start anew.

Hi there i was reading your experiance with immigration congratulations , i filed last December of 2008 based on waiver, and i got my extention and then i did my biometric , its been 3 weeks now and i didnt heard anything yet, how long it take normaly to get touch ? i sent a lot of evidance like Mortgage together, we bought car together, 2006 and 2007 tax jointly, bills, traveling, pics, email, another lease for appartment ect..... so i hope i will hear something pretty soon thanks, i appreciate that.

[Nancy2015 2]

Hi there i was reading your experiance with immigration congratulations , i filed last December of 2008 based on waiver, and i got my extention and then i did my biometric , its been 3 weeks now and i didnt heard anything yet, how long it take normaly to get touch ? i sent a lot of evidance like Mortgage together, we bought car together, 2006 and 2007 tax jointly, bills, traveling, pics, email, another lease for appartment ect..... so i hope i will hear something pretty soon thanks, i appreciate that.

I wouldn't expect to get any "touches" - they seem to be meaningless anyways. Just wait for things to show up in the mail. My case was approved 2 months after I did the biometrics, but I still think it was exceptionally fast, and I was prepared to wait at least a year for a decision.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Thank you for coming forward and sharing! Congratulations and may God continue to bless you.

[Merlion@ 0]

Hi!

Congratulations for your result. Someone pasted your answer to a topic I posted tonight. Basically, I am going through a hard time myself. I, sometimes, do not know if to keep going hoping that I will adjust by staying married (my husband is very unpredictable from one day to the next and I almost feel like we could keep going like this for a while. At the same time, however, I understand that what he is doing is part of the abuse/control - that is being nice one day, and a monster the next). So, he pretty much wrapped up my mind to the point where it's hard to think for myself.

Reading your post, I feel like I should start writing everything that is happening. But since I did not write things from when they started to go downhill, will it be too late to start now? I got my conditional GC in september 2007, so my paperwork is due in June for renewal.

[bibi_ 0]

Hi, fellow vj-ers!

I haven't posted in a while, but now that my immigration saga is over I felt like sharing a thing or two with you - I'm sure there are people here who can benefit from what I have learned.

Long story short - my marriage is over. It almost cost me my life, so the fact that it's over is a good thing.

For those of you who don't know me, here's the background:

Came to the US in 2005 as a student (F-1 status). Met the ex the same year. Married Jan 06, filed AOS in Sep 06, interviewed Jan 07, conditional GC approved 1/4/07. Separated March 08, divorced Nov 08. Divorce took forever - I had to do it myself without a lawyer and I had a hard time getting the paperwork right. I filed my I-751 waiver in October 08, when I wasn't yet divorced, and I checked box "e" - battered and subject to extreme cruelty. This kind of waiver you can file if you are still married and living together, separated or divorced - it doesn't matter. Here's my timeline:

10/14/08 - mailed I-751 abuse waiver to CSC

10/16/08 - package received at CSC

10/17/08 - check cashed

10/23/08 - extension letter in the mail (NOA date - 10/16/08)

11/22/08 - biometrics (I got a bio notice about a week before, can't recall the date)

11/24/08 - touched

11/25/08 - touched

1/29/09 - approved. Card production ordered.

That was it. No interview. If someone's interested in my evidence list, I can post it if I find it on my computer. I had about 700 pages - bona fide marriage and abuse, all over a 2.5 year period. I had things like restraining orders, police reports, shelter records, ex's numerous emails with threats and name calling, letters from 3 therapists that I saw during this nightmare of a marriage etc.

Feel free to ask me any questions you want, and if you don't want to ask on the forum - message me, I'll get back to you.

One thing you should remember - do not stay in an abusive relationship. Your life will be a lot better once you get out and start anew.

Nancy,

Congrats on the approval! You have no idea how much better I feel after reading your post. I'm going through a very rough time. I'm seperated and want to file for the I751 waiver based on abuse. My divroce lawyer is also and immigration lawyer and is asking for $$$$ that I cannot afoord at this time. My status or conditional GC has expired because I didn't show up for the 'removal of conditions interview'. This makes me illegal until I apply for the I751 waiver and get an extension. I have to wait many months before I can pay my lawyer to file the 751 waiver. In the meantime, I won't be able to renew my D/L and will have issues with work etc. All this is putting me under so much pressure. My question to you is, can I file for the I-751 without a lawyer? Is that what you did?

Please advise,

Bibi

[cherr1980 1]

Bibi,

You should showed up at the interview regardless.

Have you applied for divorce already?

Bibi you need to know what is your status...they don't wait too long to issue a deportation notice because right now you did not show up at your interview and may be consider as abandon. Remember that you are the immigrant and is YOUR case.

The longer you wait, the worse it could get.

You can file almost every USCIS form without a lawyer, you just need to be sure what you want.

If you file as abuse be sure, like Nancy, to submitt the evidence that they require to be able to apply under that waiver. Check the instructions in uscis.gov on Form I-751 it explains what kind of evidence is needed. Do you have police reports, notice from authorities about your complaints, etc?

Have you started your divorce procedures already?

Go fish for other lawyers...is a service, like when you are doing some roof maintenance, you don't go for the first one you ask...you did a little bit of homework. I know time are rough, but you need to pull yourself together if you want to stay here. There are rules that you must follow.

At this time, I will consult with an immigration lawyer (other than your divorce lawyer) about your case and what you can do in the meantime. If you at least have your court papers (that your divorce is in the courts) maybe a lawyer can do something and you could at least apply your I-751 with a waiver as *divorce* and see if they accepted it even most probably they ask for a divorce decree.

Good luck, you need to consult an immigration lawyer ASAP!

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Nancy,

Congrats on the approval! You have no idea how much better I feel after reading your post. I'm going through a very rough time. I'm seperated and want to file for the I751 waiver based on abuse. My divroce lawyer is also and immigration lawyer and is asking for $$$$ that I cannot afoord at this time. My status or conditional GC has expired because I didn't show up for the 'removal of conditions interview'. This makes me illegal until I apply for the I751 waiver and get an extension. I have to wait many months before I can pay my lawyer to file the 751 waiver. In the meantime, I won't be able to renew my D/L and will have issues with work etc. All this is putting me under so much pressure. My question to you is, can I file for the I-751 without a lawyer? Is that what you did?

Please advise,

Bibi

[bibi_ 0]

Bibi,

You should showed up at the interview regardless.

Have you applied for divorce already?

Bibi you need to know what is your status...they don't wait too long to issue a deportation notice because right now you did not show up at your interview and may be consider as abandon. Remember that you are the immigrant and is YOUR case.

The longer you wait, the worse it could get.

You can file almost every USCIS form without a lawyer, you just need to be sure what you want.

If you file as abuse be sure, like Nancy, to submitt the evidence that they require to be able to apply under that waiver. Check the instructions in uscis.gov on Form I-751 it explains what kind of evidence is needed. Do you have police reports, notice from authorities about your complaints, etc?

Have you started your divorce procedures already?

Go fish for other lawyers...is a service, like when you are doing some roof maintenance, you don't go for the first one you ask...you did a little bit of homework. I know time are rough, but you need to pull yourself together if you want to stay here. There are rules that you must follow.

At this time, I will consult with an immigration lawyer (other than your divorce lawyer) about your case and what you can do in the meantime. If you at least have your court papers (that your divorce is in the courts) maybe a lawyer can do something and you could at least apply your I-751 with a waiver as *divorce* and see if they accepted it even most probably they ask for a divorce decree.

Good luck, you need to consult an immigration lawyer ASAP!

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Cherr, thank you for the reply.

I did not show up to the interview because I did not receive any letter in my mail. My lawyer receives all the letters regarding my case, but did not inform me about any interview. I also didn't expect an interview letter because my lawyer said she will withdraw my pending I751 - which she did because I was filing for divorce. My interview was Feb 2, 2009, I received a scanned copy of the denial by email from my lawyer on the 5th. I'm separated, not divorced yet as I have to wait until mid April to satisfy the 6-months requirement.

As for my status, according to the denial letter, I'm illegal?

Here's a scanned copy of the I751 denial letter:

Any suggestions will help...

bibi