VAWA

[TransPorter 1]

OMG! Base on berrgon post im in grounds of inadmissibility, because i overstayed my i-94 already. guys does anyone here have the same situation?! i hope it will not affect our petition.

[schatzi3277 6]

OMG! Base on berrgon post im in grounds of inadmissibility, because i overstayed my i-94 already. guys does anyone here have the same situation?! i hope it will not affect our petition.

Relax. Many before you have overstayed the i-94 and it does not necessarily automatically means denial. It can be a problem because with signing the i-94 you give up any right of fighting the decisions of immigration related to your case. I asked a lawyer about that and he told me that "the vawa should trump the I-94w issue. the i-94 is the visa waiver. the new rule will probably not effect the aos application as to do so would through hundreds if not thousands of similar cases into disarray."

good luck

[Honey610 0]

Hi Everyone,

I haven't replied in a long while because nothing has really been happening with my case besides today. I'm soo pissed my EAD got denied! It is probably because it was not submitted with the I-485 initially so that's why. But that just means more time for me to get my EAD. Also, supposedly my attorney sent in my I-485 June 18th, however we have not received a NOA1 yet. Which based on other peoples' timelines, doesn't seem right.

Other than that, no new news besides what's in my signature.

Hope everyone is keeping the faith! I am, despite being in a bad mood about my EAD.

[TransPorter 1]

Relax. Many before you have overstayed the i-94 and it does not necessarily automatically means denial. It can be a problem because with signing the i-94 you give up any right of fighting the decisions of immigration related to your case. I asked a lawyer about that and he told me that "the vawa should trump the I-94w issue. the i-94 is the visa waiver. the new rule will probably not effect the aos application as to do so would through hundreds if not thousands of similar cases into disarray."

good luck

Thanks schatzi for bearing with me! Since me and my spouse have been seperated, i'm always getting paranoid.

[Victoryismine 1]

Benefits Center

(U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services)

What is the National Benefits Center (NBC)?

• The Missouri Service Center (MSC) was set up in 2001 to process LIFE (Legal Immigration Family Equity Act of 2000) applications

• In April 2003, CIS (Citizenship and Immigration Services) Director Aguirre approved transition of MSC to NBC.

• Mission:� Provide our customers with complete, timely, and accurate adjudications and adjudicative records services in support of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services� (CIS) goal to provide the right immigration benefits, to the right people, in the right amount of time.

• Vision:� Serve as pre-interview processing hub for benefits generally requiring an interview (FBAS, N400)

Application Types Processed at the NBC

� LIFE Act applications

� E-Filed applications

� Family-based Adjustment of Status

LIFE Act Applications

The NBC processes the following LIFE Act Forms:

� I-129F (Petition for Alien Fiance)

� I-539 (Application to Change/Extend Non-Immigrant Status)

� I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status) � sunset on June 4, 2003

� I-817 (Application for Family Unity Benefits)

Family-Based Adjustment of Status (FBAS)

• I-485, Family-Based Adjustment of Status and accompanying forms including, but not limited to:

� I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

� I-131, Application for Travel Document

� I-212, Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the U.S. after Deportation or Removal

� I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant

� I-485, Supplement A

� I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability

� I-612, Application for Waiver of Foreign Residence Requirement

� I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

� USCIS utilizes a Lockbox facility for fee receipt and data collection, and the National Benefits Center (NBC) for pre-interview processing and adjudication of interim benefits

� Steps in the process:

� Customer files applications and petitions (apps) via mail to lockbox

� Lockbox captures data from apps via combination of OCR and data entry

� Lockbox system does preliminary review of data from apps according to USCIS business rules

• If apps pass business rules, bank:

� Deposits payment

� Sends receipt notice to applicant

� Forwards apps to NBC

� Forwards data to NBC

• Receipt notice contains instructions for applicant to schedule appointment for biometrics capture at Application Support Center (ASC)

• NBC imports data from bank into CLAIMS3 LAN.� This triggers several actions:

� Creation/update of Record

� Initiation of multiple security check processes

• NBC determines if record (i.e., A-File) already exists for applicant.

� If not, NBC creates A-File

� If so, NBC creates T-File and requests A-File from holding office

• If application package based on I-130 previously filed, NBC requests from holding office

• NBC reviews apps for initial evidence that establishes eligibility

� Visa Availability

� Eligibility of applicant for benefit

� Lawful entry into U.S.

• If applicant passes initial evidence check:

� NBC adjudicates ancillary applications (I-765 and I-131).� EAD (Employment Authorization Document) and I-512 are produced and mailed to applicant

� Tracks and ensures completion of records checks

� Coordinates with Districts to schedule interview

• If applicant does not pass initial evidence check, NBC requests missing initial evidence and takes appropriate follow-up action

• Once scheduled, NBC sends interview notice to applicant

• NBC sends interview-ready cases to Districts according to interview schedule.� Interview-ready means:

� Passes initial evidence standard

� Records checks initiated and/or completed

� Relating files and docs requested and/or included

• Districts conduct interviews and record results via Interim Case Management System (ICMS)

� ICMS provides Districts direct access to NBC CLAIMS3LAN (Computer-Linked Application Information Management System� Local Area Network)� results are recordedimmediately

� District approval and biometrics availability triggers immediate initiation of I-551 production

• Districts forward completed cases to National Records Center

• Integrated Card Production System (ICPS)

� Lockbox

� Captures Data From Forms

� Business Rules Met?

� Deposits Fees

� Issues Notices

� Assembles Files

� Sends Data and Apps to NBC

� Customer

� Mails Apps to Lockbox

� Receives Receipt Notice

� Biometrics Appointment

� Receives EAD/512/Interview Notice

� Participates in Interview

� Receives Decision Notice

� ASC

� Electronically Captures Applicants� Fingerprints, Photos, and Signature

� NBC

� Conducts Background Checks

� Checks for Initial Evidence

� Adjudicates Interim Benefits

� Sends Files for Interview

� District Office

� Schedules Interviews

� Conducts Interview

� Adjudicates Case

� Updates ICMS

� Steps in the process:

1a.�� Customer files via mail to Lockbox

1b.�� Lockbox sends receipt notice to customer

1c. ��Lockbox sends application and data to NBC

2a.�� Customer goes to ASC

2b.�� Biometrics await case approval

2c.�� NBC adjudicates interim benefits

2d.�� Interim benefits sent to applicant

3a.�� NBC sends interview ready cases to local office

3b.�� Local office adjudicates case and records results via ICMS

3c.�� Approvals communicated to ICPS via NBC Claims3 LAN

3d.�� ICPS sends I-551 to applicant

� Advantages of process:

� Clients receive I-797 receipt notice

� Interim benefits are processed centrally

� Data is captured timely, giving CIS and public ready access to information on status of case

� Centralized security checks

� Clients schedule appointments for biometrics capture

� DOs (District Offices) receive �interview-ready�cases � relieves them of time-consuming clerical functions

� DOs use ICMS to immediately record results

[Victoryismine 1]

National Benefits Center

(U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services)

What is the National Benefits Center (NBC)?

• The Missouri Service Center (MSC) was set up in 2001 to process LIFE (Legal Immigration Family Equity Act of 2000) applications

• In April 2003, CIS (Citizenship and Immigration Services) Director Aguirre approved transition of MSC to NBC.

• Mission:� Provide our customers with complete, timely, and accurate adjudications and adjudicative records services in support of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services� (CIS) goal to provide the right immigration benefits, to the right people, in the right amount of time.

• Vision:� Serve as pre-interview processing hub for benefits generally requiring an interview (FBAS, N400)
  

Application Types Processed at the NBC

� LIFE Act applications

� E-Filed applications

� Family-based Adjustment of Status

LIFE Act Applications:

The NBC processes the following LIFE Act Forms:

� I-129F (Petition for Alien Finance)

� I-539 (Application to Change/Extend Non-Immigrant Status)

� I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status) � sunset on June 4, 2003

� I-817 (Application for Family Unity Benefits)

Family-Based Adjustment of Status (FBAS)

• I-485, Family-Based Adjustment of Status and accompanying forms including, but not limited to:

� I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

� I-131, Application for Travel Document

� I-212, Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the U.S. after Deportation or Removal

� I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant

� I-485, Supplement A

� I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability

� I-612, Application for Waiver of Foreign Residence Requirement

� I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

� USCIS utilizes a Lockbox facility for fee receipt and data collection, and the National Benefits Center (NBC) for pre-interview processing and adjudication of interim benefits

� Steps in the process:

� Customer files applications and petitions (apps) via mail to lockbox

� Lockbox captures data from apps via combination of OCR and data entry

� Lockbox system does preliminary review of data from apps according to USCIS business rules

• If apps pass business rules, bank:

� Deposits payment

� Sends receipt notice to applicant

� Forwards apps to NBC

� Forwards data to NBC

• Receipt notice contains instructions for applicant to schedule appointment for biometrics capture at Application Support Center (ASC)
  

• NBC imports data from bank into CLAIMS3 LAN.� This triggers several actions:

� Creation/update of Record

� Initiation of multiple security check processes

• NBC determines if record (i.e., A-File) already exists for applicant.

� If not, NBC creates A-File

� If so, NBC creates T-File and requests A-File from holding office

• If application package based on I-130 previously filed, NBC requests from holding office
  

• NBC reviews apps for initial evidence that establishes eligibility

� Visa Availability

� Eligibility of applicant for benefit

� Lawful entry into U.S.

• If applicant passes initial evidence check:

� NBC adjudicates ancillary applications (I-765 and I-131).� EAD (Employment Authorization Document) and I-512 are produced and mailed to applicant

� Tracks and ensures completion of records checks

� Coordinates with Districts to schedule interview

• If applicant does not pass initial evidence check, NBC requests missing initial evidence and takes appropriate follow-up action
  
  

• Once scheduled, NBC sends interview notice to applicant
  

• NBC sends interview-ready cases to Districts according to interview schedule.� Interview-ready means:

� Passes initial evidence standard

� Records checks initiated and/or completed

� Relating files and docs requested and/or included

• Districts conduct interviews and record results via Interim Case Management System (ICMS)

� ICMS provides Districts direct access to NBC CLAIMS3LAN (Computer-Linked Application Information Management System� Local Area Network)� results are recorded immediately

� District approval and biometrics availability triggers immediate initiation of I-551 production

• Districts forward completed cases to National Records Center
  

• Integrated Card Production System (ICPS)

� Lockbox

� Captures Data From Forms

� Business Rules Met?

� Deposits Fees

� Issues Notices

� Assembles Files

� Sends Data and Apps to NBC

� Customer

� Mails Apps to Lockbox

� Receives Receipt Notice

� Biometrics Appointment

� Receives EAD/512/Interview Notice

� Participates in Interview

� Receives Decision Notice

� ASC

� Electronically Captures Applicants� Fingerprints, Photos, and Signature

� NBC

� Conducts Background Checks

� Checks for Initial Evidence

� Adjudicates Interim Benefits

� Sends Files for Interview

� District Office

� Schedules Interviews

� Conducts Interview

� Adjudicates Case

� Updates ICMS

� Steps in the process:

1a.�� Customer files via mail to Lockbox

1b.�� Lockbox sends receipt notice to customer

1c. ��Lockbox sends application and data to NBC

2a.�� Customer goes to ASC

2b.�� Biometrics await case approval

2c.�� NBC adjudicates interim benefits

2d.�� Interim benefits sent to applicant

3a.�� NBC sends interview ready cases to local office

3b.�� Local office adjudicates case and records results via ICMS

3c.�� Approvals communicated to ICPS via NBC Claims3 LAN

3d.�� ICPS sends I-551 to applicant

� Advantages of process:

� Clients receive I-797 receipt notice

� Interim benefits are processed centrally

� Data is captured timely, giving CIS and public ready access to information on status of case

� Centralized security checks

� Clients schedule appointments for biometrics capture

� DOs (District Offices) receive �interview-ready�cases � relieves them of time-consuming clerical functions

� DOs use ICMS to immediately record results

[Victoryismine 1]

Early Walk-Ins Biometrics Done Today Yay!!!

I received my Biometrics Appointment yesterday 08/02/2010....Early Walk-ins Biometrics was Done Today 08/03/2010...Code 3

I got there around 10:13 am, few people were there, I was fingerprinted and get done within 15 minutes. The waiting period to the Biometric process was very quick and the staffs in there were so friendly and professional. They didn't question/query me about the Original Appointment date in my notice letter, they just verified my identity and gave me a form to fill out and within 15 minutes I was Fingerprinted... 10 fingers, Photo and Signature and 10:30am I was out of the place. I get that out of the way now waiting for my interview!!!..... One more huddle to cross over.

[indian guy 13]

Manu,

I send you a message, please reply

[EWTN2009 0]

Dear Forum Members,

It's been awhile since I've not posted or written in this site. As for me, I say I filed my I-360 on Feb 2008. Since then, NO NEWS. It's so freaking frustrated I do know and I do understand every single anxiety you have been through these months, because I've being in your shoes for over 2 years and a half.

Easy say and done, right? But the only advice I could give you is: PRAYER, PATIENCE AND HOPE. Do not ever go to sleep thanking God for being here and being ALIVE. None of us could realized that many could be dead because of our abusers. DO not ever forget that sooner or later, this freaking journey will end and here or back in our countries of origin, you will be HAPPY AND ALIVE. Keep dreaming and hoping for a better future for you and your loved ones.

Sincerely,

EWTN2009

[anonymous09 1]

is anyone else having trouble in checking their status today or is the uscis site just not working for me ?

[Honey610 0]

Dear Forum Members,

It's been awhile since I've not posted or written in this site. As for me, I say I filed my I-360 on Feb 2008. Since then, NO NEWS. It's so freaking frustrated I do know and I do understand every single anxiety you have been through these months, because I've being in your shoes for over 2 years and a half.

Easy say and done, right? But the only advice I could give you is: PRAYER, PATIENCE AND HOPE. Do not ever go to sleep thanking God for being here and being ALIVE. None of us could realized that many could be dead because of our abusers. DO not ever forget that sooner or later, this freaking journey will end and here or back in our countries of origin, you will be HAPPY AND ALIVE. Keep dreaming and hoping for a better future for you and your loved ones.

Sincerely,

EWTN2009

EWTN, have you tried to inquire about your status? Waiting 2.5 years is ridiculous! Hopefully, you and YaYa, will hear something soon.

[Sara khan 0]

Hi it was not working for everyone.Now it is working for every one.

[Yahya54 4]

Hello flow member

I just got some interesting news about my case today. So Some lady in vawa hotline did call my attorney

About his recent inquiry Today and told him that VSC is waiting on my A FILE .they did request it from ICE (because I’m in proceeding ) and told him that why they didn’t mad decision on my case yet and my attorney also told me that if VSC they don’t need you’re A FILE IF YOUR CASE DENID and he mentions the ICE is very slow

So that was little relief today .so tomorrow my attorney he is going to writ letter to the prosecutor to forward my A FILE to Vermont

[EWTN2009 0]

EWTN, have you tried to inquire about your status? Waiting 2.5 years is ridiculous! Hopefully, you and YaYa, will hear something soon.

Many times! ! ! And I always got the same answer: Your case is being processed. Nice, right?

[Honey610 0]

That's good new YahYa!

I'm so sorry EWTN. I've been waiting 4 months, and I feel anxious most of the time, I can only imagine how you feel. I think you'll hear something soon though. Keep the faith (I have to tell myself the same thing over and over...)