VAWA, Part 8

[NICOLA2017 82]

21 minutes ago, Hopeful diva said:

No you don't need biometrics again. They will use the one you got done during your marriage filing. 

 

@Roms2017 my EAD card was approved today... my current status says my card is being produced. Thank God! Since dec it was pending. Long wait! Has yours been approved? 

@Hopeful diva can you say whatwhat's next ? 

[Hopeful diva 99]

7 minutes ago, NICOLA2017 said:

@Hopeful diva can you say whatwhat's next ? 

Most likely, next thing you would get may be a prima facie..if they look through your file and see that you have established a prima facie case. Sometimes pple get RFE before they get prima facie... it's a bit unpredictable to say for sure what you may get next.

And sometimes pple don't get prima facie. 

 

In my case, I submitted, then receipts came and then I got prima facie. Everything came within 6 weeks 

 

Edited May 22, 2017 by Hopeful diva

[NICOLA2017 82]

1 minute ago, Hopeful diva said:

Most likely, next thing you would get may be a prima facie..if they look through your file and see that you have established a prima facie case. Sometimes pple get RFE before they get prima facie... it's a bit unpredictable to say for sure what you may get next.

And sometimes pple don't get prima facie. 

 

In my case, I submitted, then receipts came and then I got prima facie. Everything came within 6 weeks 

 

@Hopeful diva thanks much...much...whats prima facie?

[Hopeful diva 99]

1 minute ago, NICOLA2017 said:

@Hopeful diva thanks much...much...whats prima facie?

It's just a notice saying that you can receive government benefits while waiting for your vawa to be approved. You can get food stamps, health care coverage and financial aid to go to school with a prima facie. 

[Mnmnm 11]

13 minutes ago, Hopeful diva said:

No you don't need to apply for a new i765. Your pending one will be transferred to Vermont. My ead filed during marriage was just approved today. They moved my i485 and i765 filed during marriage to Vermont 5 weeks ago. 

Im not sure if they will discover by themselves that you filed for VAWA, you may have to write them. I wrote them with a copy of my i360 notice telling them to put my i485 on hold pending my vawa approval and that was how they got to know and transferred my case to Vermont. 

Thank you! And congratulations on your EAD approval. 

I thought I'll just have to wait for my interview. We can write to them about holding the I-485 too? If that's so then I'll write to them today. 

[NICOLA2017 82]

1 minute ago, Hopeful diva said:

It's just a notice saying that you can receive government benefits while waiting for your vawa to be approved. You can get food stamps, health care coverage and financial aid to go to school with a prima facie. 

Thought once u have EAD u can't apply for benefits...i heard it is a bad for your vawa....i already have Medicaid...so maybe I won't get prima? 

[Hopeful diva 99]

Just now, Mnmnm said:

Thank you! And congratulations on your EAD approval. 

I thought I'll just have to wait for my interview. We can write to them about holding the I-485 too? If that's so then I'll write to them today. 

If your interview is already scheduled, then just go to your interview and tell them to put it on hold pending your vawa approval. No need to write them. 

 

The major reason why I wrote was because they issued me an i485 RFE for my husband to submit his tax documents for his affidavit of support but because we were no longer together I couldn't fulfill it. Had to write them with a copy of my vawa receipt explaining why I couldn't fulfill the RFE and pleaded with them to put my i485 on hold. So that was how they waived the rfe, put it on hold and transferred my file to Vermont. 

 

[Roms2017 115]

39 minutes ago, Hopeful diva said:

No you don't need biometrics again. They will use the one you got done during your marriage filing. 

 

@Roms2017 my EAD card was approved today... my current status says my card is being produced. Thank God! Since dec it was pending. Long wait! Has yours been approved? 

Same here too it was approved today thanks God

[Hopeful diva 99]

2 minutes ago, NICOLA2017 said:

Thought once u have EAD u can't apply for benefits...i heard it is a bad for your vawa....i already have Medicaid...so maybe I won't get prima? 

Sandra said it doesn't matter. They waive that situation for vawa applicants 

[NICOLA2017 82]

2 minutes ago, Hopeful diva said:

Sandra said it doesn't matter. They waive that situation for vawa applicants 

Ok thank you guess I have to keep reading here and praying ...Back to the waiting line ...thanks much @Hopeful diva

[Roms2017 115]

1 minute ago, Roms2017 said:

Same here too it was approved today thanks God

I got a biometric durant my marriage 2015, but now they sent me a new biometric appointment from the vawa 2 days ago

[Hopeful diva 99]

Just now, Roms2017 said:

I got a biometric durant my marriage 2015, but now they sent me a new biometric appointment from the vawa 2 days ago

Not sure but I heard biometrics is good for a year. Maybe yours expired and that's the reason why they want you to re-do it 

[Roms2017 115]

45 minutes ago, Hopeful diva said:

No you don't need biometrics again. They will use the one you got done during your marriage filing. 

 

@Roms2017 my EAD card was approved today... my current status says my card is being produced. Thank God! Since dec it was pending. Long wait! Has yours been approved? 

Yes mine it has been approved today 

[Hopeful diva 99]

8 minutes ago, Roms2017 said:

Same here too it was approved today thanks God

Thank God 😊

[laughingcow1 2]

My I-360 just got approved today. I have a very good lawyer and loads of evidence of abuse. Nonetheless, this forum has been a great help to me. Below is my timeline.

Jun 3 2016: I-360 application received by USCIS

Jun 15 2016: Prima Facie 

Jan 20 2017: Renewed EAD received by me (I had EAD based on previous I-485)

May 22 2017: I-360 approved with no RFE

 

Edited May 22, 2017 by laughingcow1