VAWA Part 2

[loveme 4]

well i don't know what kind of benefits you're able to get cause i could not even get food stamps

GIZQ your lawyer is DAMN WRONG!!!! Victims of violence domestic are entitled to receive PUBLIC BENEFITS.I just got a phone call less than 10 minutes ago from one of my friends and she had her deportation hearing today. The immigration Judge approved her Vawa and just told her to apply for public benefits.All Vawa cases that I submitted those women received cash assistance and ALL of them got their green card, and two of them became US Citizen in 2012.Please ask your lawyer to read more about Vawa and give this link to him/her

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"Receiving public benefits will not prevent a VAWA self-petitioner from obtaining lawful

permanent resident status. DHS cannot consider any public benefits received by battered

immigrants after August 22, 1996, in determining whether an individual will become a public

charge.4 This means that they will not decide a battered immigrant woman will be a burden to

society (which can cause DHS to deny lawful permanent resident status) based on the fact that

she has received public benefits).

http://www.legalmomentum.org/assets/pdfs/publicbenefitbatteredwomen.pdf

[gizq 2]

GIZQ your lawyer is DAMN WRONG!!!! Victims of violence domestic are entitled to receive PUBLIC BENEFITS.I just got a phone call less than 10 minutes ago from one of my friends and she had her deportation hearing today. The immigration Judge approved her Vawa and just told her to apply for public benefits.All Vawa cases that I submitted those women received cash assistance and ALL of them got their green card, and two of them became US Citizen in 2012.Please ask your lawyer to read more about Vawa and give this link to him/her

Read page 3

"Receiving public benefits will not prevent a VAWA self-petitioner from obtaining lawful

permanent resident status. DHS cannot consider any public benefits received by battered

immigrants after August 22, 1996, in determining whether an individual will become a public

charge.4 This means that they will not decide a battered immigrant woman will be a burden to

society (which can cause DHS to deny lawful permanent resident status) based on the fact that

she has received public benefits).

http://www.legalmomentum.org/assets/pdfs/publicbenefitbatteredwomen.pdf

Well, i really trust my lawyer... i will do whatever she said. Like i said its just a "advice"... Any ways, im not after public benefits, i have my ead and my health is in very good condicion... i don't need it.

[bossy 0]

my vawa was file in august 2011 and i was approved in dec 2011 and my case was transfer on deec 31 since then no letter of interview what is the latest processing time am soooooooooooooooooooooo tired of waiting i need to see my kid it been 12 years of pain and suffering

[loveme 4]

my vawa was file in august 2011 and i was approved in dec 2011 and my case was transfer on deec 31 since then no letter of interview what is the latest processing time am soooooooooooooooooooooo tired of waiting i need to see my kid it been 12 years of pain and suffering

you got approved in 4months? WOW ... anyways interviews seems to be taking forever ugh .. it's sad that after u get approved there's still this long #### wait again ... after all we've been through we should be priority to get an interview!!

[lorphelpme 9]

well i don't know what kind of benefits you're able to get cause i could not even get food stamps

When I got my first prima facie I went to apply for food stamps and medical separate they took 3 months to give a response. They told me with a prima facie you can't apply for the benefits one without the other you must apply for all three together which makes it public assistance in my state i didnt want all three so i just applied directly with medicaid for health insurance. In normal cases you can apply one without the other. And for people who say they have ead and can work so they don't need it there are many people with a prima facie that don't have an ead and can't work so a prima facie is perfect for those people because they would be able to buy and get basic stuff like food and medical.

[lorphelpme 9]

Did uscis change their crazy processing times again

[Sandra G. 5,038]

I am glad some girls here don't need to apply for public benefits, but thank God prima facie exists to help those in need! Being physically healthy there is nothing to do with being capable to work.I met several battered spouse physically healthy, but mentally destroyed and for a while incapable to work, women who their husbands were charged with attempt murder,women who their kids were sexual molested, women who needed surgery due the violence suffered,women who were raped by their husbands, and some of them that just left because couldn't take the violence anymore and others didn't receive the EAD yet. Some States look hard to get public benefits,but once you know the Law you should fight to get the benefits if you are in need. But please watch out for Lawyers who make promises and don't even know the basics things regarding Immigration Law.

[loveme 4]

When I got my first prima facie I went to apply for food stamps and medical separate they took 3 months to give a response. They told me with a prima facie you can't apply for the benefits one without the other you must apply for all three together which makes it public assistance in my state i didnt want all three so i just applied directly with medicaid for health insurance. In normal cases you can apply one without the other. And for people who say they have ead and can work so they don't need it there are many people with a prima facie that don't have an ead and can't work so a prima facie is perfect for those people because they would be able to buy and get basic stuff like food and medical.

What state are u in?? I'm in Fl and i tried and could not get anything. They said that i have to have a social and denied my case twice .they know nothing about vawa even after a showed them my paper works it made no difference .. i have no ead and trust me anything would help now ... Thank God for those who are in good health and have EAD and a Job .. i guess too bad for people like myself

I am glad some girls here don't need to apply for public benefits, but thank God prima facie exists to help those in need! Being physically healthy there is nothing to do with being capable to work.I met several battered spouse physically healthy, but mentally destroyed and for a while incapable to work, women who their husbands were charged with attempt murder,women who their kids were sexual molested, women who needed surgery due the violence suffered,women who were raped by their husbands, and some of them that just left because couldn't take the violence anymore and others didn't receive the EAD yet. Some States look hard to get public benefits,but once you know the Law you should fight to get the benefits if you are in need. But please watch out for Lawyers who make promises and don't even know the basics things regarding Immigration Law.

well said ... what are the steps to getting assistance. They keep turning me down i'm in fl

[Sandra G. 5,038]

Most of the Vawa I submitted were in California and some in New Jersey, and the girls got cash assistance ( between $1200 to $1400 montly)plus medicaid and food stamp, but I heard people in Boston having a hard time to get the public benefits as well,they never heard about prima facie. YOU have to go to the social service in your area and apply there, but if you are having problems to get the benefits I recommend you look for some organization who helps victim of domestic violence and probably they will be able to help you with that. What's the meaning to approve a prima facie if you can't get public benefits? Some employers in those agencies are not doing a good job,but prima facie is to obtain public benefits,period.

Edited May 22, 2012 by sandranj

[Dee07 1]

I never received prima facie and when I check over my case I could see why getting approve was the most important thing a word to other VAWA applicants I know some ppl get prima facie when u first filed but if u have an EAD card don't bother renew it save it for the ones who can't work . Good luck to all waiting on approvals and interview notices .

[Hopeful-2011 2]

You bet! It's been 3 months since my VAWA has been approved and I'm still waiting for my interview notice......ahhh...what a torture?!

I never received prima facie and when I check over my case I could see why getting approve was the most important thing a word to other VAWA applicants I know some ppl get prima facie when u first filed but if u have an EAD card don't bother renew it save it for the ones who can't work . Good luck to all waiting on approvals and interview notices .

[loveme 4]

You bet! It's been 3 months since my VAWA has been approved and I'm still waiting for my interview notice......ahhh...what a torture?!

CRAZY I KNOW RIGHT!! UGH ... I KNOW I'LL BE WAITING MUCH LONGER THAN U. THIS IS DEPRESSING ... WHAT DID U TRY LIKE REACHING OUT TO THEM OR WHAT?

[loveme 4]

Most of the Vawa I submitted were in California and some in New Jersey, and the girls got cash assistance ( between $1200 to $1400 montly)plus medicaid and food stamp, but I heard people in Boston having a hard time to get the public benefits as well,they never heard about prima facie. YOU have to go to the social service in your area and apply there, but if you are having problems to get the benefits I recommend you look for some organization who helps victim of domestic violence and probably they will be able to help you with that. What's the meaning to approve a prima facie if you can't get public benefits? Some employers in those agencies are not doing a good job,but prima facie is to obtain public benefits,period.

Thank you .. im telling you some people have it VERY hard. i could hardly fine the money to pay for my medical and i'm in dept way over my head !! I will try again and see how far i get this time around

[otterisme 0]

Most of the Vawa I submitted were in California and some in New Jersey, and the girls got cash assistance ( between $1200 to $1400 montly)plus medicaid and food stamp, but I heard people in Boston having a hard time to get the public benefits as well,they never heard about prima facie. YOU have to go to the social service in your area and apply there, but if you are having problems to get the benefits I recommend you look for some organization who helps victim of domestic violence and probably they will be able to help you with that. What's the meaning to approve a prima facie if you can't get public benefits? Some employers in those agencies are not doing a good job,but prima facie is to obtain public benefits,period.

God $1200 monthly is a lot of money! She has kids? I live in New York Queens borough, also got a prima facie now. Can you also tell me where should I go to apply for all of this?

Thank's a lot!

[Sandra G. 5,038]

Those girls that I helped with the Vawa didn't have kids. They went to the social service in their State, and got TANF, food stamp and medicaid.