VAWA

[colours 3]

Got Messege from USCIS

RFE Recieved and the case process has been resumed. you will be notified within 60 days .

Yay! Good Luck Manu!!

[anonymous09 1]

is the case status check site down ? i have not been able to check the status since this morning .

Still wondering if it is possible to request premium processing for i-485

[3bvsla 1]

is the case status check site down ? i have not been able to check the status since this morning .

Still wondering if it is possible to request premium processing for i-485

Same here. I think the web site is down. Regarding to your I-485 question I'm not sure, try to call customer service.

[deeplyhurted 0]

Hello All,

It's after a long time I am writing. I had my interview for Green Card and it was approved. It was a very easy interview with no questions. Also got Green Card stamp on my passport. It's 10 years card. The officer was very nice. He told me that I can apply for Citizenship in 5 years.

Previous to this I also had my medical and it was also very smooth.

I want to thank all of you and best wishes in your process.

Thanks again.

Edited May 13, 2010 by deeplyhurted

[colours 3]

Hello All,

It's after a long time I am writing. I had my interview for Green Card and it was approved. It was a very easy interview with no questions. Also got Green Card stamp on my passport. It's 10 years card. The officer was very nice. He told me that I can apply for Citizenship in 5 years.

Previous to this I also had my medical and it was also very smooth.

I want to thank all of you and best wishes in your process.

Thanks again.

Congratulations!!! You must be relieved now... Good Luck in your journey forward

BTW, could you please share your timeline and what you submitted. Thanks!!

[messi2009 1]

Hi guys i just field for my divorce today and i suppose to hear something from the court soon and i recieved letter from immigration court also and i will have master hearing in june and about my I360 no update or touch or nothing they still waiting for other file from other agencey

hey guys i cant affored to hire attorney for my court i tried evrything possible no succes anyway pray for me at the court Thank you

[schatzi3277 6]

I received my Interview notice today. I am very nervous since I am already divorced. Can anyone that had to go to an interview share the experience please. I have no idea what to suspect. Thank you and good luck on everyones journey.

[anonymous09 1]

Hello All,

It's after a long time I am writing. I had my interview for Green Card and it was approved. It was a very easy interview with no questions. Also got Green Card stamp on my passport. It's 10 years card. The officer was very nice. He told me that I can apply for Citizenship in 5 years.

Previous to this I also had my medical and it was also very smooth.

I want to thank all of you and best wishes in your process.

Thanks again.

Congratulations .. thats wonderful. So does I-360 based i-485 mean 10 year green card. I thought it was 2 years GC first and then 10 years GC.

[anonymous09 1]

I received my Interview notice today. I am very nervous since I am already divorced. Can anyone that had to go to an interview share the experience please. I have no idea what to suspect. Thank you and good luck on everyones journey.

Good luck schatzi3277, I dont think there is any reason to be concerned. There could be questions when you are not divorced on an i-360 but if you are already divorced, i think its normal.

I received my Interview notice today. I am very nervous since I am already divorced. Can anyone that had to go to an interview share the experience please. I have no idea what to suspect. Thank you and good luck on everyones journey.

Good luck schatzi3277, I dont think there is any reason to be concerned. There could be questions when you are not divorced on an i-360 but if you are already divorced, i think its normal.

[3bvsla 1]

I received my Interview notice today. I am very nervous since I am already divorced. Can anyone that had to go to an interview share the experience please. I have no idea what to suspect. Thank you and good luck on everyones journey.

When was your biometrics appointment? How long did you wait for your interview appointment after your biometrics were done?

[schatzi3277 6]

When was your biometrics appointment? How long did you wait for your interview appointment after your biometrics were done?

I had a second biometrics for the AOS on April 12, so about a month after. Which is not to bad and it always depends on which your local office is and how busy they are. I never got any RFE, the only one was for the fingerprints.

I hope everyone has a smooth journey.

[kwala 3]

Fact Sheet: USCIS Issues Guidance For Approved Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-PetitionersU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently provided guidance to USCIS adjudicators for adjudicating Adjustment of Status (Form I-485) applications filed by Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) self-petitioners who are present in the United States without having been inspected and admitted or paroled. The guidance memo was issued on April 11, 2008.

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) allows battered immigrants to petition for legal status in the United States without relying on abusive U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident spouses, parents or children to sponsor their Adjustment of Status (Form I-485) applications. For many immigrant victims of domestic violence, battery and extreme cruelty, the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident family members who would sponsor their applications will threaten to withhold legal immigration sponsorship as a tool of abuse. The purpose of the VAWA program is to allow victims the opportunity to “self-petition” or independently seek legal immigration status in the U.S. Victims of domestic violence, battery and extreme cruelty whose Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant (Form I-360) self-petitions are approved may file Adjustment of Status (Form I-485) applications directly (self-petition). Once a Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant (Form I-360) VAWA self-petition is approved, the immigrant victim may file an Adjustment of Status (Form I-485) application to become a lawful permanent resident (green card holder) directly.

The guidance issued on April 11, 2008, applies to an Adjustment of Status (Form I-485) application for an approved VAWA self-petitioner who entered the United States without having been inspected and admitted or paroled. The April 11, 2008 USCIS guidance provides that the Adjustment of Status (Form I-485) application for an approved VAWA self-petitioner will not be determined to be ineligible for adjustment of status where he or she entered the United States without inspection and admission or parole. In addition, the VAWA self-petitioner will not need to show that his or her illegal entry into the United States had a substantial connection to the domestic violence, battery or extreme cruelty.

The April 11, 2008 USCIS guidance allows an approved VAWA self-petitioner whose denied Adjustment of Status (Form I-485) application was filed on or after January 14, 1998 to file a Motion to Reopen or Reconsider (Form I-290B) if the only reason for the denial was his or her illegal entry into the U.S. Individuals who believe they are eligible to file, Motions to Reopen or Reconsider (Form I-290B) their denied Adjustment of Status (Form I-485) applications will not be charged a filing fee. Background As a general rule, an alien seeking adjustment of status under section 245(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“the Act”) must have been inspected at a port-of-entry and either admitted or paroled into the United States and be admissible as an immigrant. In October 2000, section 245(a) of the Act was amended so that the “inspection and admission or parole” requirement does not apply to an alien who is seeking adjustment of status as an approved VAWA self-petitioner. In the field guidance issued this week, USCIS interprets the introductory text in section 245(a) of the Act as effectively waiving inadmissibility under section 212(a)(6)(A)(i) (present without inspection) of the Act for any alien who is the beneficiary of an approved VAWA self-petition.Who May File a Motion to Reopen or Reconsider (Form I-290B) a denied Adjustment of Status (Form I-485) application?A VAWA self-petitioner, whose Adjustment of Status (Form I-485) application was filed on or after January 14, 1998 and denied solely because the VAWA self-petitioner was inadmissible due to an illegal entry into the U.S. may file a Motion to Reopen or Reconsider (Form I-290B). To be eligible to file, the Adjustment of Status denial must find that the applicant was found inadmissible under INA section 212(a)(6)(A)(i). Applicants who believe they are eligible to file Motions to Reopen or Reconsider (Form I-290B) should file with their local USCIS Field Office. If the Adjustment of Status (Form I-485) application was denied solely because the VAWA self-petitioner was inadmissible under section 212(a)(6)(A)(i) (present without inspection) no filing fee will be charged for the Motion to Reopen or Reconsider (Form I-290B).

Related Files

• Fact Sheet: USCIS Issues Guidance For Approved Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petitioners (37KB PDF)

[schatzi3277 6]

Hello All,

It's after a long time I am writing. I had my interview for Green Card and it was approved. It was a very easy interview with no questions. Also got Green Card stamp on my passport. It's 10 years card. The officer was very nice. He told me that I can apply for Citizenship in 5 years.

Previous to this I also had my medical and it was also very smooth.

I want to thank all of you and best wishes in your process.

Thanks again.

Can you please explain how it had no questions. I have my interview and just would like to know what to expect.

Thank you and congratulation.

[hurtinny 0]

vawa journey:

july 2008: married to USC spouse

aug 2008: application for I-330/I-765

september 2008:abuse started

october 2008: spouse left household premises/afraid to get police report

nov 2008:received EAD based on I-330

dec 2008-feb 2008: harrassment/abuse/rape continues

march 2009:interview(no show spouse)

april 2009: EAD cancelled/90 days notice removal; no work-asked help from local govt social worker;applied VAWA-I-360/I-765/I-485-all at the same time -fee wave as advised

may 2009: still no work;miscarriage:( counselling;PRIMA FACIA approval

june 2009:EAD approved based on VAWA

july 2009-may 2010: HARDWORK to pay all my bills,time to catch up

may 18 2010: I-360 AOS APPROVED!waiting for interview:) God is good:)

[2chro2015 0]

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OMG OMG

For the past month I have been checking my mailbox twice, sometimes 3 times, a day. My mailbox is located about 2 miles from my place. Last week I made a decision to stop. I just couldn't bear opening an empty mailbox again. I haven't been to the mailbox the whole week. I figured if I was approved, I would get an email first. This morning I went running and the running trail leads past the mailbox place and I opened it and VOILA!

I cried like a baby.

I don't even know where to start. I know I need to get a divorce and start processing my i485. But I need an advance parole FAST.

Lostinnj, you need to write a letter. Stop with the phone calls. Write a letter along these lines:

(But if you suspect that your file is lost, you need to file a FOIA requesting information on your file.)

Dear Sir or Madam:

I filed a VAWA Self-Petition (I-360), which was received on Feb 07 2007 and granted Prima Facie on Feb xx 2007. More than 15 months has elapsed and no determination has been made on this case. I am hereby requesting that your office adjudicate my I-360 as soon as possible.

Thank you for your consideration

Sincerely,

lostnnj

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thanks for all the encouragement!

Did you get a letter of defferment along with your approval notice? What is that for?

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yes i did.. its kust to tell you what your current status is: deferred action and that uscis wont start removal proceedings yet so you should file for aos asap

Hi! On your vawa application , what exactly do mean by "IO had to "research" for more info, why do i kno the law more than an immigration officer?

It just caught my attention because I want to know what you did as it shows the same date and day you were approved of your greencard.

Thanks!