VAWA, Part 7

[justiceseeker 1]

Justiceseeker it's not considerate public charge to receive unemployment.

Being unemployed is not a reason to to deny Citizenshipm

Sandra,

Thanks for your help.But i read on USCIS site this statement

"Public charge has been part of U.S. immigration law for more than 100 years as a ground of inadmissibility and deportation. An individual who is likely at any time to become a public charge is inadmissible to the United States and ineligible to become a legal permanent resident. "

"Under Section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), an individual seeking admission to the United States or seeking to adjust status to permanent resident (obtaining a green card) is inadmissible if the individual "at the time of application for admission or adjustment of status, is likely at any time to become a public charge." If an individual is inadmissible, admission to the United States or adjustment of status will not be granted."

And unemployment is public benefit so will this affect me negatively when i apply for citizenship?How you understand the above statements?

[Sandra G. 5,047]

Unemployment is not a means-tested public benefit.

Read thIs article bellow please,it explains what publicly funded benefits may be considered for public charge purposes.

https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/public-charge

Edited July 20, 2016 by sandranj

[houston8 3]

Justiceseeker.

As mentioned by Sandra, unemployment benefits are not considered public charge. In the excerpts you posted, citizenship application was not mentioned; only permanent resident application or admission to the United States. Don’t you plan to get a job by March 2017 when you will apply for citizenship? March 2017 is 8 months away.

Edited July 20, 2016 by houston8

[EM_Vandaveer 2,408]

Justiceseeker,

From the USCIS link sandranj posted: "Public charge does not apply in naturalization proceedings."

[Motherof3 3]

Hey VJ members....just wanna give a big shout out to Sandraj and all the members that render their thoughts and much needed help. I have a friend who got married In his home country to a US Citizen 10 years ago. Him and his wife had a great relationship given the distance between them. However, 3 years after being married he got another woman pregnant, and It put a damp In their marriage. They still remained married and worked on their relationship.

On numerous occasions she would ask him to send her money through Western Union to support her.

She would take trips to see him and they'd spend time together.

After a while she stopped calling. He was unable to reach her no matter what he did. She totally distanced herself from him. Is there any possibility of him self-petitioning from his country. I need your Input on this one.

Thank you.

[Merrytooth 5,748]

Hey VJ members....just wanna give a big shout out to Sandraj and all the members that render their thoughts and much needed help. I have a friend who got married In his home country to a US Citizen 10 years ago. Him and his wife had a great relationship given the distance between them. However, 3 years after being married he got another woman pregnant, and It put a damp In their marriage. They still remained married and worked on their relationship.

On numerous occasions she would ask him to send her money through Western Union to support her.

She would take trips to see him and they'd spend time together.

After a while she stopped calling. He was unable to reach her no matter what he did. She totally distanced herself from him. Is there any possibility of him self-petitioning from his country. I need your Input on this one.

Thank you.

There is no self-petition for him to come to US. He needs the USC spouse to petition for him.

Since you said the USC stopped calling and totally uncontactable, there is a high chance she could have filed for divorce in US already.

Your friend could try to apply for tourist visa though.

[coolbeans 2]

EAD/AP card

Hello VJ members my Vawa app was approved in Jan and file transfered to the NBC or local office in Feb, I am still waiting for my I-485 interview in Dallas. I need to renew my EAD but would like to apply for advance parole travel document at the same time. Do I need to file 2 separate applicaitons and pay each fee and does a Vawa applicant pay for the EAD renewal? any advice or help will be appreciated.

thanks

Sarah

[Hopeful2015 0]

Hi Coolbeans. Like you I'm still waiting for my I-485 interview after my file was transferred in May. I just submitted an application for an EAD renewal and I included the $380 fee. Despite having an adjustment of status application pending, my EAD was issued under an approved VAWA application, thus it has to be renewed under the same category. I included a copy of filed I-485 with my work permit renewal application so the adjudicators can decide to refund the fees.

[Hopeful2015 0]

Coolbeans, I have no info re advance parole travel document. BEST WISHES FOR 2016.

[coolbeans 2]

Thank you Hopeful 2015, best wishes for you as well

[Sandra G. 5,047]

To receive AP and EAD you must file I-131 and I-765. Online filings require renewal fees,but paper filing applications do not have fees to renew.

[coolbeans 2]

Thanks Sandra, so to renew my EAD via mail theres no renewal fee, first time AP there will be a fee via mail or online?

[Hopeful2015 0]

Thanks Coolbeans.

Thanks for clarification Sandra.

[waiting4freedom 2]

Hi VJ members Happy new year.

Need a shed of light My VAWA was approved dec 19. And I did submit my adjustment of status together with it.

Today check my the status of my form i485 on linethis is what it says,

"Case was transferred and a new office has a jurisdiction, we sent you a notice that explains why we moved your case"

Can someone please explain to me what it meant ?? am soo worried!!!

Hi I have applied for I 360 on april 12 and may 9th I have received prima facie. its been 3 months and I am waiting to get it asap. can you please tell me how long did it take for your application ?

[Sandra G. 5,047]

Mother of 3 your friend cannot submit a self petition for himself, just victims of domestic violence can submit a self petition if the abuse happened in the USA

or the abuser is an employee of the U.S. government abroad, or a member of the uniformed services abroad.

Edited July 31, 2016 by sandranj