Vawa part3

[needhope 0]

Thank you so much! you're great, thanks for your condolences

[Sandra G. 5,047]

hopeful12 there is no form for writing an affidavit, who will give the affidavit must state name, date of birth,place of birth, present address and phone number.The person should mention when and where she/he met you,if he/ she met your husband and where and when , describe what he/she witnessed or heard from you regarding the abuse.The affidavit must be notarized.

Edited May 4, 2013 by sandranj

[Cielo14 2]

Hi Sandra,

Could you please can send me too a psychological evaluation,sample i had many problems with my ex husband and his familia

I moved with my litter twins in oher city, now i have a new therapist and i am her first vawa case. Could you please can help me.

Thank you!

[Sandra G. 5,047]

Cielo I will send you a sample in a few hours.

[Cielo14 2]

Thank you! You are great person... Thank you so much

[Cielo14 2]

Sandra what do you think .

The therapist of my daugthers school can be my

therapist she offer me her services free o i nedd a therapist for domestic violence

My first therapist was violence domestic and she wrote a leterr (10 pages) with my diagnostic and my whole treatment.

my vawa case is for emocional a mental violence domestic. This therapist wiil be ok if imigration ask me for more evidence or I need find other.

[Cielo14 2]

Hi Sandra!

I was with my therapist for 6 months, one day a week for an hour also going to sections of support group, my lawyer sended to uscis my full record with my diagnosis and all my sections of every time that was going to check them out with her. Now I moved with my daughters to another city and a school of my girls counselor this stand to help with therapy free of charge. I would like to know if emigration asks me more evidence of my case which is psychological violence, this type of aid which gives me the school counselor ,can serve as evidence or I need to find another therapist

[MeEe 0]

Hi im planning on filling i360 in the end of the month, I have an apptment with a lawyer, but I can't wait that long, I have too many questions! I have ssn, but my visa expired 4 years ago, I'm married to citizen. How long will I have to wait until I can get work permit? Right now I have no money saved and staying at this place for homeless people... I'm going to dhs next week, can I apply for any benefits right now or will I have to wait till 360 gets approved? Thank you!

[Sandra G. 5,047]

cielo14 you can go to counseling/therapy with any psychologist you want,if she is psychologist/therapist you will be ok, just Couselors cannot provide psychological evaluation tho.

Edited May 5, 2013 by sandranj

[Sandra G. 5,047]

MeEe are you in a shelter for homeless people or for victims of domestic violence?.In order to get work permit you must file I-360 along with form I-485 and I-765.? Currently it is taking about 45/60 days for a work permit to be approved, to renew it takes less than 30 days. You cannot apply for any public benefit without receiving a prima facie, you will receive the prima facie after 25/35 days that you submitted your case.Were you battered or did you suffer mental abuse? if your Vawa is based just in mental abuse do not file Vawa without having a psychological evaluation and proof that you attended at least 5/9 therapy sessions ok.

Edited May 5, 2013 by sandranj

[MeEe 0]

It was mental, emotional, verbal... Right. Is I'm staying at the shelter for homeless, but the first place I went to after I left my husband was this organization for woman with domestic violence, they set the apt with lawyer for me and right now they are tying to find a place for me at there shelter, crossing my fingers that I will get in there next week. So I have to go to an actual therapist? This counselor from the shelter will not work? What about those crisis line places? They gave me a phone number and told me that I can go there and talk to someone in person. Thank you so much Sandra, you just made this waiting much easier for me!

[hopeful12 1]

Thank you, Sandra!

[hopeful12 1]

Sandra,

It seems like more people here started working with psychologists right away before filing for Vawa. What if a person didn't have a chance to do that because of lack of money and transportation issues. Would it be ok if a person gets those therapy sessions later?

Thanks

[Sandra G. 5,047]

MeEe as i said before Vawa unit requires a psychological evaluation for vawa cases based in mental abuse. Counselor,social workers can just give you a letter stating that you spent it some days/weeks in the shelter or had some couseling sessions, but they do not mention anything besides that, and to be honest with their letter won't help your case, you need a psychologist who states

history of the relationship

end of relationship

onset of problems

treatment recommended

treatment done

tests done (MDD,BDI,GAD

describe history of mental/physical and/or sexual abuse

Diagnostic using AXIS(manual mental disorders)

conclusion.

I handled several cases that the individuals had 5/10 sessions and many of them got RFE asking for the psychologist to inform if the individual is still doing therapy,evolution of the therapy, if the individual was referred to see a physician and numbers of sessions until present.

Edited May 6, 2013 by sandranj

[Sandra G. 5,047]

hopeful12 the person can submit anytime the psychological evaluation, many centers or shelters for victims of domestic violence can refer you to do some therapy without payment.The www.hotline.org can assist you in finding free domestic violence counseling services in your area