VAWA, Part 9

[Desert Storm 10]

On 12/23/2017 at 10:51 AM, miloy001 said:

Have you tried this:

https://cisomb.dhs.gov/oca/form7001.aspx

 

I did already, even before infopass and I was told that they will not a caseworker at this time. As they have so many to look into

[sunkissed1 6]

On 12/22/2017 at 10:48 PM, sandranj said:

 I am helping this woman with her U visa. She is from Brazil, she came to visit the U.S and soon after arriving she met a friendly guy with whom she started dating and he is Brazilian as well, they fell in love and they became engaged, well she believed he was in love, she couldn't be more wrong. She got pregnant and the abuse started, she was severely abused physically, sexually and psychologically, from the very beginning of her pregnancy. He threw her phone in the toilet and keeping her from reaching out for help.Her passport disappeared. She was assaulted several times, the baby was born, and the physical abused continued, one day she managed to call 911 to get help. The police officer went to the house and took a statement from the paternal grandmother and baby’s father and they accused her to be the abuser, since she doesn’t speak English she couldn’t give her side of the story, as a result, she was arrested when her baby was a newborn 30 days old. He is a former army personnel and knows how to beat up without leaving bruises, but twice he left bruises, but  not the time she was an arrested, then she lost temporary custody of her daughter, who was 1 month old,  he  went to the Family Court in NY and showed them the police report that he got against her alleging that he was a victim of domestic violence and that she had mental problem and he was afraid to leave the baby with her. She was breastfeeding the child when the Family Court took the child away from her. She left jail after 20hours and she did not know one single person in the U.S. She had to beg for money on the streets. Shelters for victims of domestic violence did not accept her because she was arrested.So many injustices happened with this young woman, but the Criminal Court dismissed her case, found her to be the victim but ruined her life!

 

She went to jail twice because he twisted around the truth again. After many false allegations, part of the Justice prevailed and her ex from “victim” became the perpetrator and he  was arrested, twice, and had 3 restraining order  granted against him and the charges against her were dismissed, but the family Court gave  supervised visits in a clinic in which she was told in the Order that she could not feed or give anything to drink , she could not change the baby’s diapers, and to make things worse at the last order, she was forbidden to bring toys, take pictures, and change the baby’s clothes. Her Judge is terrible, to say the least. She was able to see her daughter when she was 20 months old, after 15months fighting in the Justice, and she can see for 1 hour, once a week and she has to pay each supervised visit $120, and she was able to see her child 3/4 times in 2 years, because the Family Court just recently allowed her to see the child, but her Judge  is terrible.

 

When she was arrested all pro bono attorneys refused to help her with the custody then she borrowed $10k for many people in Brazil, she got a job and her boss gave part of the money to pay the attorney who promised to give her child back, 5 months went by and he didn’t file one single petition with the Court, we will represent him soon with the Bar Association, she needs at least to be suspended  to work as an attorney. She had to hire a new attorney and she works 16hours per day.She was an attorney in Brazil and now she is cleaning offices late night after work time,  she is cooking  and delivering food, making cakes, but it’s not enough to pay the Family Attorney fees, plus she will need to hire forensic psychologists, a good one costs around $10k to be heard in Court . The father is denying her to see her daughter and it seems the new attorney is a bad one as well because until now the attorney did not ask his arrest for contempt of Court order, and we might have to find a new one. 

 

She has not seen her baby in over 2 months. She will never give up on her child and will fight for her daughter every day of her life but she cannot do it alone anymore,  to keep the fight she needs our help to pay for legal fees(Family Attorney) and to hire forensic psychologists.A gofund page was created if anyone is interested to donate contact me please and I will send you a pm. I tried in the past 5 days to find a Family pro bono attorney and no one accepted her case because she started the Custody case already with a private attorney, but she had to hire a private one, she did not have any other choice. The pain of not having her daughter is worse than any abuse that she endured. He beat up his former wife, she did not know about it, because like all abusers he was charming when he met her.He broke his ex-wife's teeth,  and guess what? He is dropping the child with his former wife for her to take care of the child. He has zero love for his child. He just wants to keep the child away from her, because he is a despicable human being, he is a man with his moral compass broken. I want to believe even when human fails the Truth and the Justice will prevail, someday…somehow. I need to have faith in the system that I work even when we find bad cops, bad attorneys, and a bad Judge.I will give my best to have her immigration case approved.  I will contact the District Attorney Office next week. 

 

 I handled thousands of cases but her case is so far the worst case of abuse. Just a monster is capable to assault a pregnant woman many times and take her child away. She would leave the U.S in a heartbeat with her daughter if she could. She was an attorney in Brazil with a good career and here she became a mere shadow of her old self. I watched her interview twice and twice I could not stop crying, then I can't even imagine her pain. Seeing her begging for us to help her to have her child back is heartbreaking. She cried a lot during her interview and so do I. Compassion is the ability to literally feel the pain of others. Hug your children today, feel blessed! .

 

“Compassion is the sometimes fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It's the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there are peace and joy finally for you too. ” 
(Frederick Buechner).

Thanks Sandra. Merry Christmas to you and a healthy new year🎄🥂

[Military 78]

Merry Christmas fellow VJers. I hope for those of us that are still waiting we will have some wonderful news for the last few days of 2017 and in the new year. 

[NICOLA2017 82]

Merry Christmas to all my family on visa journey...no matter our situation I pray we all can be happy and enjoy the festive season...Happy New Year when it comes and lots of approval...God bless us all ....#Love#😙

[bold 54]

Merry Xmas to y'all and hopefully the new year ushers in approved cases and a gr8 new chapters in all our lives

[bold 54]

Quick question folks; my I-485 was transferred to a NBC in Lee Summit, MO. Does anyone know how I can check for the processing time for that particular NBC or do I have to check the processing time at Vermont?

[sunkissed1 6]

Hello family, trust you’re all hanging in there as we wait it out. Are any of you in New York, who will like to hang out sometime? It’s my first Christmas holiday away from my children 😏 

I’m new here and don’t have any friends to keep my mind off this waiting....

[klsbrn 2]

I filed sept 2016, 

no rfe 

approved 12/20

 

it was a long journey  

wishing the same happiness to all of you  

[Hope953 37]

18 minutes ago, klsbrn said:

I filed sept 2016, 

no rfe 

approved 12/20

 

it was a long journey  

wishing the same happiness to all of you  

Congratulations on your approval 

[Noreeh1 7]

3 hours ago, bold said:

Quick question folks; my I-485 was transferred to a NBC in Lee Summit, MO. Does anyone know how I can check for the processing time for that particular NBC or do I have to check the processing time at Vermont?

I485 is processed in your local field office, so based on your profile in Chicago IL they are processing cases from December 2016 as of September 2016.

 

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do

[bold 54]

My notice states it was sent to NBC office at Lee Summit, MO. So if its at Chicago as u stated why did they say it was at MO? 

[miloy001 26]

14 minutes ago, bold said:

My notice states it was sent to NBC office at Lee Summit, MO. So if its at Chicago as u stated why did they say it was at MO? 

I-485 is first transferred from VSC to NBC for processing, such as background check, issue RFEs if needed, or notice to inform you missing I-693, etc. I-485 will then be transferred to your field office for interview and final decision.

[NICOLA2017 82]

Hi everyone did anyone on here change their number after moving from their ex? 

My ex husband just got a new number texting me asking for my address because he wants to serve divorce papers and treating me not to let this get any harder or any problems...aslo staying he has my social I don't know how he got it at all 

Edited December 26, 2017 by NICOLA2017

[Sujata 0]

Hi Sandranj,

I would like to give the context of my situation here. We are from India and live in the United States from past 11 years. My husband is on H1 B Visa and his I-140 is approved and I am on dependent Visa H4 EAD. I am married to my husband from past 16 years, we are parents of 2 kids 1 son (14 years) dependent visa and daughter (4 years) US citizen, my husband now and then he physically abuses me and hit me I have all the evidences of abuse. This time I gathered a courage and called 911 and  I denied about his physical abuse when police came to house however police noticed it and came back with 6 more policemen and arrested him and court warned him and released because I did not agreed that he did it. However he threatens me for cancelling my VISA and also my son as well. So I am seeking help and  looking for options whether I am eligible to apply for VISA as per VAWA.

 

Please advise as your advise will help relieve from anxiety.

 

[Roms2017 115]

54 minutes ago, Sujata said:

Hi Sandranj,

I would like to give the context of my situation here. We are from India and live in the United States from past 11 years. My husband is on H1 B Visa and his I-140 is approved and I am on dependent Visa H4 EAD. I am married to my husband from past 16 years, we are parents of 2 kids 1 son (14 years) dependent visa and daughter (4 years) US citizen, my husband now and then he physically abuses me and hit me I have all the evidences of abuse. This time I gathered a courage and called 911 and  I denied about his physical abuse when police came to house however police noticed it and came back with 6 more policemen and arrested him and court warned him and released because I did not agreed that he did it. However he threatens me for cancelling my VISA and also my son as well. So I am seeking help and  looking for options whether I am eligible to apply for VISA as per VAWA.

 

Please advise as your advise will help relieve from anxiety.

 

I think U visa might helped you