VAWA, Part 9

[Hopeful diva 99]

11 minutes ago, Godblessme said:

I don't think this is the case. I was told by the attorney that you can only transfer your I-130 priority date to I-360 when your VAWA is approved. This only applies to the situation when your spouse is a LPR. For example, your priority date for I-130 (approved) is March, 2016 and your VAWA is approved on September, 2017. Instead of using September, 2017 as  your priority date, you can use your I-130 date to wait for the available visa which leads to the shortened waiting time.

 

For most of you, your spouse is a citizen, so you can get work permit before your Vawa is adjudicated. You don't have a priority date because the visa is always current. But for spouses of LPR, they can't get work permit until vawa is approved. 

 

@Hopeful diva, you are very lucky. Perhaps the officer who worked on your case is very efficient. 

 

But on my vawa approval letter, it had my priority date as the same date on my I-130. So what does that mean? My ex spouse is a US citizen 

Edited September 19, 2017 by Hopeful diva

[Kool76 1]

Hello Sandra

A quick question please

I need to renew my i-765

Expiry is in feb 2018

Q1: Is there a filing fee for the renewal?

Q2: Which category i have to use to file i-765 as i have approved vawa and pending i-485

 

Kindly reply

Thank you in advance 

 

[Godblessme 26]

43 minutes ago, Hopeful diva said:

But on my vawa approval letter, it had my priority date as the same date on my I-130. So what does that mean? My ex spouse is a US citizen 

Maybe I am wrong with the priority date. No matter whether you are a spouse of a citizen or a LPR, you will have a priority date. Perhaps spouses of citizens don't need this priority date since they don't need to wait to submit I-485. 

[lkh 1]

17 hours ago, rose michigan said:

She sent a letter to USCIS last May, but nothing happened so she made an infopass appointment and told the I.O about it, he told her the NBC did not forward her letter, but it is good she came to them before the green card interview, he told her to go and protect her Self and child .. yes she filed for divorce while he was living in her house, and He stayed for 3 Days and she thinks that his lawyer told him not to go back , because he left all his stuff at home and sent someone to call her next day and say that he is not coming back because his life is in danger and he is scared and filed for VAWA and he will never give her divorce.. Thier divorce court was last week, but he didn't show up, and his lawyer said he can'T Reach him ,because his phone is broken abd he is out of town, so they postpond it and rescheduled it one month later..

Wow  that's insane. I think my husband is trying to play the victim card purposely like that to say his life is so hard and he's going through so much turmoil by turning everything around on me and starting arguments when he is wrong for his behaviour as a husband and father. I filed a fraud complaint and will go from there. Hopefully they help and investigate. 

[azalea3 28]

On 9/18/2017 at 10:27 AM, rayofhope said:

Someone please guide if i get therapy sessions with licensed family therapist would it be valid or i have to go for specific psychologist

 

thank yoy all for help..

I think that will be fine. Make sure that the person is licensed. My letter was from a licensed marriage and family therapist, and my VAWA was approved. As long as the licensed professional has met with you long enough to have a sense of the abuse and is able to write about the psychological impact this has had upon you, it should be okay.

[azalea3 28]

5 hours ago, sandranj said:

I said before counselors cannot perform a psychological  evaluation. I would say 90% of the time they are not qualified  or have the experience working as a mental health  counselors or with victims of domedtic violence, but if you find a psychologist with specialization in domestic violence and mental health then the professional will be be able to perform a psychological evaluation.

Oops - I just posted a message slightly contradicting what you said here sandranj. I will defer to you since you have seen thousands of these cases.

 

There are far too many people who style themselves as "counselors" and are not qualified. However, if the mental health professional has a Masters in a mental health field, and is licensed by their State board, then that means that they should be qualified to write these letters. A masters level counselor will not perform psychological testing. Only a psychologist can do that. However, they will be able to provide a diagnosis as long as they have met with the person a few times. Also, many therapists who don't have experience in this area just won't do a thorough job. So, whatever you do, please only see a licensed mental health professional. Also, please ask the therapist or psychologist in advance if they can provide you with an in-depth letter providing substantial evidence that you are psychologically impacted by the abuse. It is best to describe to the therapist what it is you want, how in depth it should be, ask to include diagnosis, include descriptions of the abuse and in detail the psychological impact the abuse has had on you, etc. If they can't do that, then find someone else. Please don't go to a counselor and say, "I want an evaluation" and then be surprised at a short or inadequate letter.

 

[Sandra G. 5,057]

6 hours ago, sandranj said:

I said before counselors cannot perform a psychological  evaluation. I would say 90% of the time they are not qualified  or have the experience working as a mental health  counselors or with victims of domedtic violence, but if you find a psychologist with specialization in domestic violence and mental health then the professional will be be able to perform a psychological evaluation.

 

 

Adding something more here.IF the counselor has  experience working with  mental health counseling or with therapy for victims of domestic violence then he/she will be able to perform an evaluation,but you should discuss this before you startthe  therapy because many of them decline to perform a psychological evaluation, and some of them draft just 2/3 pages,and of course  a professional cannt describe everything in 2/3 pages.

Edited September 19, 2017 by sandranj

[Sandra G. 5,057]

4 hours ago, Bronzegoddess said:

Please how do you do the transfer from i130 to i360?thanks

Priority dates is just  for spouses of green card holders, spouse of  a U.S Citizens has always a visa number available.

[Sandra G. 5,057]

3 hours ago, Kool76 said:

Hello Sandra

A quick question please

I need to renew my i-765

Expiry is in feb 2018

Q1: Is there a filing fee for the renewal?

Q2: Which category i have to use to file i-765 as i have approved vawa and pending i-485

 

Kindly reply

Thank you in advance 

 

 

There is no fee to renew.The category Is C9.

[Kool76 1]

4 minutes ago, sandranj said:

There is no fee to renew.The category Is C9.

Thanks a lot Sandra

Much appreciated

[miloy001 26]

@sandranj

Just want to post a message to thank Sandranj for her help in filing VAWA I-360. I filed VAWA I-360 for a lady at the end of Jun 2016, and PM Sandranj for many questions, which were promptly answered so that I filed her case correctly, even without a RFE. Now that her VAWA I-360 is approved,  I would like to post her timeline as well as a thank you message for Sandranj.

 

Timeline:

6/27/2016: VAWA I-360 filed

7/7/2016: I-360 receipt received

7/11/2016: Prima Facie received

1/5/2017: I-485 and I-765 filed

2/17-2/21/2017: I-485, I-765 receipt received

3/22/2017: Biometrics appointment

3/27/2017 EAD approved (received about 10 days later)

May 2017: Contacted Senator for case assistance

Jun 2017: VSC informed Senator that her background checking caused her case out of normal processing time

Aug 2017: VSC informd Senator that her background checking complete and sent to final adjuducation

9/18/2017: Case (VAWA I-360) is approved!

 

Cheers and thank you again Sandranj!

 

 

 

[Hope953 37]

9 minutes ago, miloy001 said:

@sandranj

Just want to post a message to thank Sandranj for her help in filing VAWA I-360. I filed VAWA I-360 for a lady at the end of Jun 2016, and PM Sandranj for many questions, which were promptly answered so that I filed her case correctly, even without a RFE. Now that her VAWA I-360 is approved,  I would like to post her timeline as well as a thank you message for Sandranj.

 

Timeline:

6/27/2016: VAWA I-360 filed

7/7/2016: I-360 receipt received

7/11/2016: Prima Facie received

1/5/2017: I-485 and I-765 filed

2/17-2/21/2017: I-485, I-765 receipt received

3/22/2017: Biometrics appointment

3/27/2017 EAD approved (received about 10 days later)

May 2017: Contacted Senator for case assistance

Jun 2017: VSC informed Senator that her background checking caused her case out of normal processing time

Aug 2017: VSC informd Senator that her background checking complete and sent to final adjuducation

9/18/2017: Case (VAWA I-360) is approved!

 

Cheers and thank you again Sandranj!

 

 

 

Congratulations on your approval 

[miloy001 26]

3 minutes ago, Hope953 said:

Congratulations on your approval 

Not me, I filed VAWA I-360 for a lady, who really needed help at that time

[Hope953 37]

2 minutes ago, miloy001 said:

Not me, I filed VAWA I-360 for a lady, who really needed help at that time

Lol well congratulations to the lady

[rayofhope 34]

Thanks Sandranj and Azela for guidance im seeing few tom in which one is Family therapist but not too that old in dealing cases others are psychologist but all have sliding scale eith price from $80-120 per session may be for evaluation separate fon't know... im worried i will update whatever happens... pray for me.. thx