VAWA

[Honest 0]

Hi HONEST;

I am really happy for your approval notice! I am sure you were waiting for this everyday.

My question is that can you please tell me the steps that you took?

Did you file i-360-i-485 and i-765 together? Were you married to a US citizen?

Please advise, thank you,

Dear Musafir,

Thank you for your wish for my approval.

I filed only I-360 as I married to an Permanent Resident (Green Card holder).

If you married to an US citizen then you can file I-360, I-485 and I-765 together to Vermant service center and use © (9) option on the I-765 form.

For more info on filing just see the previous pages where I sent out a link for sample letter and list of documents to send to Vermont Service Center.

I wish you ALL THE BEST

[MulanJohns 3]

I have a quick question. I just sent in more evidence today.

However, I do not know how to go about finding my ex-husband's divorce decree from the first marriage. I do not even live in those states anymore.

My ex was a master liar. He operated in 3 states. Where he was born in MI and where his mother was born OH/KY.

I have sent requests but they keep asking for the date of that marriage and divorce. All along I ahd thought it was 1992, so I gave 92, nothing showed up. I effectively do not know when they were married, neither do I know the person.

Using the internet, these states only have certain data (1992-current). MI wants a 5 year time period.

What d'u guys suggest?

[konjo 0]

Hope someone can answer this one (especially those who have gone for the interview after VAWA approval).

I need to change lawyers coz mine is just too expensive to take with me to the interview. Is this advisable? Has anyone done it? Please, please let me know.

Thanks in advance.

[Honest 0]

I have a quick question. I just sent in more evidence today.

However, I do not know how to go about finding my ex-husband's divorce decree from the first marriage. I do not even live in those states anymore.

My ex was a master liar. He operated in 3 states. Where he was born in MI and where his mother was born OH/KY.

I have sent requests but they keep asking for the date of that marriage and divorce. All along I ahd thought it was 1992, so I gave 92, nothing showed up. I effectively do not know when they were married, neither do I know the person.

Using the internet, these states only have certain data (1992-current). MI wants a 5 year time period.

What d'u guys suggest?

Dear MulanJohns,

Why they need your husband's first marriage divorce decree? Its impossible to get from him.

You can try to the court in the state where he lived in. sometime the divorce decree will be available for the public. It depends upon the state and also the court.

try to contact the court in your state where you live in right now. They might give you some idea on how to get ex's divorce decree. Just a try.

[UKRUSA 2]

I have a quick question. I just sent in more evidence today.

However, I do not know how to go about finding my ex-husband's divorce decree from the first marriage. I do not even live in those states anymore.

My ex was a master liar. He operated in 3 states. Where he was born in MI and where his mother was born OH/KY.

I have sent requests but they keep asking for the date of that marriage and divorce. All along I ahd thought it was 1992, so I gave 92, nothing showed up. I effectively do not know when they were married, neither do I know the person.

Using the internet, these states only have certain data (1992-current). MI wants a 5 year time period.

What d'u guys suggest?

Dear MulanJohns,

Why they need your husband's first marriage divorce decree? Its impossible to get from him.

You can try to the court in the state where he lived in. sometime the divorce decree will be available for the public. It depends upon the state and also the court.

try to contact the court in your state where you live in right now. They might give you some idea on how to get ex's divorce decree. Just a try.

I agree. From my research, NOTHING pertaining to your ex-husband is relevant on an I-360 case except the abuse information and Date of birth. They will see everything else by background search. His background before you is not relevant unless he was married to someone else at the time or he married you in to stay in the country. But since he is a USC nothing more than his basic info is needed.

[Honest 0]

Dear MulanJohns,

I checked with my counselor and she said its not needed for your VAWA application. You can always say that you don't have any other details about him.

I hope you provide your marriage certificate, bills, health, insurance. auto insurance with you name and your hubby, etc.

Don't worry, take it easy.

[Kim_G 4]

Dear MulanJohns,

I checked with my counselor and she said its not needed for your VAWA application. You can always say that you don't have any other details about him.

I hope you provide your marriage certificate, bills, health, insurance. auto insurance with you name and your hubby, etc.

Don't worry, take it easy.

You are forgetting an important thing, all of you. In order to be eligible to self-petition, the person must establish a QUALIFYING RELATIONSHIP with either USC or LPR. To do this, you have to submnit a marriage certificate. On the marriage certificate each party has to disclose whether they were married before. Apparently, MulanJohns' husband part of marriage license says that he has been married beofre and got divorced. USCIS has every right to request proof of his divorce, otherwise they don't know if there is a qualifying relationship or not.

Dear Honest, I'm sorry to say that your counselor is undereducated for the job. He or she should know better

[Honest 0]

Dear MulanJohns,

I checked with my counselor and she said its not needed for your VAWA application. You can always say that you don't have any other details about him.

I hope you provide your marriage certificate, bills, health, insurance. auto insurance with you name and your hubby, etc.

Don't worry, take it easy.

You are forgetting an important thing, all of you. In order to be eligible to self-petition, the person must establish a QUALIFYING RELATIONSHIP with either USC or LPR. To do this, you have to submnit a marriage certificate. On the marriage certificate each party has to disclose whether they were married before. Apparently, MulanJohns' husband part of marriage license says that he has been married beofre and got divorced. USCIS has every right to request proof of his divorce, otherwise they don't know if there is a qualifying relationship or not.

Dear Honest, I'm sorry to say that your counselor is undereducated for the job. He or she should know better

Dear Kim_G,

No need for sorry. you're give us the correct information.

My counselor said, if you're in dange with your husband and you're not in a position to save yourself and how come you can able to get his previous marriage certificate. If you have the marriage certificate between you and you're husband its ok and you can write a letter explaining the situation and its not possible for you to get the information.

Anyhow I don't know how much they are trained on this VAWA. As a person who gone through all these nonsense knows much better than anybody.

Thank you for your information.

[Kim_G 4]

Dear Kim_G,

No need for sorry. you're give us the correct information.

My counselor said, if you're in dange with your husband and you're not in a position to save yourself and how come you can able to get his previous marriage certificate. If you have the marriage certificate between you and you're husband its ok and you can write a letter explaining the situation and its not possible for you to get the information.

Anyhow I don't know how much they are trained on this VAWA. As a person who gone through all these nonsense knows much better than anybody.

Thank you for your information.

Honest,

The problem with the counselor's advice is that s/he is trying to tell you that you don't have to stress about the missing evidence of a legal divorce. But for USCIS it is important to know if an abusive spouse terminated previous marriage legally or not - you can't say that because you were abused you cannot get a necessary document because all marriage and divorce records are PUBLIC. It means that you can actively search for those and retrieve them, without the help of your abusive spouse. USCIS position is that whoever applies for an immigration benefit has to prove that they are eligible, it's not like USCIS is going to look for missing evidence for you. If they don't get what they want to see, they will deny you!

Edited November 7, 2009 by Kim_G

[deeplyhurted 0]

hello All,

As there are many experience people over here, please share your experiences about medical.

The question is:

-If I 485 is filed along with I 360 then should we have to submitt a medical along with that or we have to give it to the interview?

-If the medical done at the time of AOS filing done with abuser before, gets expired, then we have to do all the medical again and submitt it with I 485 or wait for the approval of I 360 as that also take considerable amount of time and that would further result in expiration of medical.

Sorry for making the questions so complicated but I do not found any other way to ask.

Please share your expriences as soon as possible as I have take action accordingly very soon.

Thanks in advance

deeplyhurted

[Honest 0]

hello All,

As there are many experience people over here, please share your experiences about medical.

The question is:

-If I 485 is filed along with I 360 then should we have to submitt a medical along with that or we have to give it to the interview?

No Need for medical report while filing as it will expire in a year.

-If the medical done at the time of AOS filing done with abuser before, gets expired, then we have to do all the medical again and submitt it with I 485 or wait for the approval of I 360 as that also take considerable amount of time and that would further result in expiration of medical.

My suggestion, If you have one in handy please submit along with you I-485. you can call USCIS customer service for more info.

Sorry for making the questions so complicated but I do not found any other way to ask.

No sorry required. take it easy. Wish you all the best.

Please share your expriences as soon as possible as I have take action accordingly very soon.

Thanks in advance

deeplyhurted

Edited November 9, 2009 by Honest

[Honest 0]

Dear EWTN,

How are you and how things going on your end.

Long time no posting on this forum from you.

Hope things will go better for you. Take care.

[Kim_G 4]

I would like to comment regarding confusion with the medical report and I-485. The general guideline is that the report is valid for a year.

However, it is incorrect to state that one should not include a medical report with initial I-485 filing since it will expire before I-485 gets adjudicated. I don't know where this information comes from.

What I'm about to say was given to me by an immigration officer. So, when I brought an updated medical report with me to the local office that had my I-485 file, the officer said it was not necessary for me to do that, BECAUSE the medical report initially submitted with AOS application will NOT expire in a year, it will be acceptable even if your AOS takes more than a year to adjusicate. If your AOS gets denied and you decide to re-file, then you wil have to obtain a new medical.

Edited November 9, 2009 by Kim_G

[deeplyhurted 0]

Dear Konjo,

What are views about your medical? I have also left you a message in your inbox. Whenever you have a chance please reply to it. I need the help as soon as possible.

Thanks in advance

[deeplyhurted 0]

Dear Honest,

Thanks for your reply.

May God bless you always

deeplyhurted