VAWA, Part 8

[Sandra G. 5,057]

2 hours ago, mariposa2 said:

Thanks Sandra,

 

My receipt date is October 2016. So after my vawa is approved how long do you think it will take for my i-485 to be ready for an interview? I am in NYC.

 

 

It's taking a long time, most local offices are taking 6/9 months to set up the interview.

[Sandra G. 5,057]

On 6/18/2017 at 5:49 PM, Niniadara said:

Hello everybody 

please help me

i have a pending i360.

i have also pending i485 I 130 from my abuseive husband.i need to renew EAD. Where should I mail this application? Do I need filing fee? And what category do I put (c)9?

 

There is no fee to renew the EAD. You  have to send the application to Vermont.

[Sandra G. 5,057]

On 6/17/2017 at 7:36 PM, SUicidaL-3876 said:

@sandranj

Can someone advice me on what else i should do regarding i-360. It has been pending for 27 months @ Vermont service center

 

-i have sent a letter.

-2 service requests.

-Online case inquiry

-Congressional inquiry (I had faith in this one but it been 30 days without a response). 

-The ombudsman. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ask the Congress person to inquire on your behalf again and contact the USCIS Ombudsman again as well.

[Sandra G. 5,057]

20 hours ago, AtariBaby said:

Hi

Is this the thread to post VAWA questions in, as opposed to a new topic?

 

I have a friend (this is in San Francisco, California) who was in the process of immigration through marriage, and the husband became extremely abusive. She got out safely and is in a shelter, because it was really bad.

 

She is now in VAWA. She has an attorney helping via a nonprofit service. But in a recent conversation with the husband, he threatened to file an annulment, intending to ruin the immigration process. She heard that this can be expensive to fight. She heard of a case where a woman in similar shoes had to spend $20K on a private attorney to fight this.

 

Does anyone know anything about an annulment tactic, and the consequences? I should also point out that according to her, he's penniless, so if annulments are costly, he won't be making good on the threat.

 

Thanks for reading.

 

She should file for divorce NOW. She should not wait to see what he will do with her. 

 

If she doesn't have kids or assets to share she should go to the Court and ask a  PRO SE DIVORCE KIT, and she doesn't need an attorney to file for divorce,the package comes with instructions.

[Sandra G. 5,057]

15 hours ago, Godservant said:

Hi Sandra 

..l got my green card back in 2014 through vawa..should l get s divorce before filing for citizenship?

 

It's not mandatory to file for divorce, but you should file for divorce as soon as possible.

[Sandra G. 5,057]

5 hours ago, mariposa2 said:

Hello everyone! This question is for Sandra or for whoever knows the answer for it.

 

When you send your package complete for vawa and I-485, what date is taking into consideration as the priority date for your I-485? The date you sent your whole package or the date your vawa is approved?

 

Thanks

 

There is no priority date for spouses of U.S Citizens, just for spouses of green card holders.  The priority date is when the form I-360 was received by USCIS. 

On 6/16/2017 at 1:00 PM, vawaprotectant said:

Thanks. Do you still have some August 2016 people waiting?

Yes I still have some cases from August 2016 pending.

[AtariBaby 17]

1 hour ago, sandranj said:

She should file for divorce NOW. She should not wait to see what he will do with her. 

 

If she doesn't have kids or assets to share she should go to the Court and ask a  PRO SE DIVORCE KIT, and she doesn't need an attorney to file for divorce,the package comes with instructions.

Thanks my understanding is that was filed this morning, and she's going to try and get him served tomorrow.

[SUicidaL-3876 48]

9 hours ago, sandranj said:

Ask the Congress person to inquire on your behalf again and contact the USCIS Ombudsman again as well.

I did hear back from my congressman after i told them to inquire again. Vermont told them that my case is pending "security clearances" and they don't know how long it is going to  take. I think they just don't want to be bothered with my case. 

I contacted the ombudsman again waiting to hear if i will get the same response. 

[Never_Give_Up 6]

1 hour ago, SUicidaL-3876 said:

I did hear back from my congressman after i told them to inquire again. Vermont told them that my case is pending "security clearances" and they don't know how long it is going to  take. I think they just don't want to be bothered with my case. 

I contacted the ombudsman again waiting to hear if i will get the same response. 

You could also consider scheduling an infopass appointment if all else fails

[SUicidaL-3876 48]

5 minutes ago, Never_Give_Up said:

You could also consider scheduling an infopass appointment if all else fails

i wish i could. I live in a different state.

[iwillsurvive 254]

1 minute ago, SUicidaL-3876 said:

i wish i could. I live in a different state.

You can go to an InfoPass appointment at any local office. 

[Never_Give_Up 6]

5 minutes ago, SUicidaL-3876 said:

i wish i could. I live in a different state.

You could schedule one for your local office, explain the situation, then hopefully the agent will contact VSC directly. Doing that combined with Congress and Ombudsman will ensure a 3-fold approach that should hopefully yield results.

[SUicidaL-3876 48]

4 minutes ago, Never_Give_Up said:

You could schedule one for your local office, explain the situation, then hopefully the agent will contact VSC directly. Doing that combined with Congress and Ombudsman will ensure a 3-fold approach that should hopefully yield results.

 

9 minutes ago, iwillsurvive said:

You can go to an InfoPass appointment at any local office. 

Ok. Thanks for the info. i didn't know this. I will give it a shot.

[Behuman 0]

I am trying to get infopass appointment here in Dallas but none available, infact none through out Texas. Does anyone know why? It says please check back later. 

[iwillsurvive 254]

3 minutes ago, Behuman said:

I am trying to get infopass appointment here in Dallas but none available, infact none through out Texas. Does anyone know why? It says please check back later. 

Appointment schedule is always available for the following 14 days only. If you check back the next day, appointments should be available. You might just have to get lucky and go on the site early. 

This just means that all appointments are booked for the next 14 days, so don't worry.