VAWA, Part 12

[Allrounder 57]

30 minutes ago, Kly said:

I'm receiving THAT EMAIL FROM NOV. FEB 27 WAS THE FITH time,l I'm receiving it, im I-360 nov 2017 filer 

Thank @ Kly have u been approved already? 

[TBoneTX 45,312]

9 hours ago, AfroUSA said:

Thanks to going to the old pages of this forum and particularly reading all of @sandranj  advice, I felt confident enough to send back the RFE on January 10, 2019. On March 9th, 2019 I got an alert saying I GOT APPROVED FOR FORM I-360.

You used this forum and website exactly as they were intended -- research, read, study, act.  Congratulations to you, and thank you for your educational, inspirational post.

[Kly 36]

2 hours ago, Allrounder said:

Thank @ Kly have u been approved already? 

No, I'm still waiting desperately 😑

[Aburi2018 13]

6 hours ago, namastenyc said:

Hello all,

                        Did any of you deal with an ex using your legal status against you during child custody? My ex has a GC and my daughter is a US citizen. My ex has told the judge that since only have my EAD card which is only valid for 12-18 months at a time after which I have to renew it, I am only here "temporarily". How do judges/courts usually deal with/handle this type of situation? Can he use my immigration status against me in court? I would appreciate any information that you can share with me regarding this issue. Thank you! 

@namastenyc I experienced a similar situation during my divorce/custody. My ex told the judge that my work permit was expired and I didn’t have a job and might also be deported.The judge told him that was the reason he needs to pay child and spousal support. He also said the judge should send a notice to social services not to give me food stamps should I apply and then judge said she was not social service. Long story short I ended up with full custody . Be strong. That won’t be any problem as family court doesn’t deal or want to know about immigration statuses.

[DmytriiD 186]

Hey guys,

Got a question...my wife is pregnant from another man (most likely, not 100% sure yet). How does it affect the situation with my status because we are divorcing already soon and I am planning to apply for VAWA due to abuse in a relationship.

 

Thank you!

 

[Iceman1 106]

3 hours ago, DmytriiD said:

Hey guys,

Got a question...my wife is pregnant from another man (most likely, not 100% sure yet). How does it affect the situation with my status because we are divorcing already soon and I am planning to apply for VAWA due to abuse in a relationship.

 

Thank you!

 

That will not have any impact in my opinion. However, just an FYI @sandranj has always said USCIS does not consider cheating to be a ground for VAWA. 

[FeDaniela 673]

14 hours ago, namastenyc said:

Hello all,

                        Did any of you deal with an ex using your legal status against you during child custody? My ex has a GC and my daughter is a US citizen. My ex has told the judge that since only have my EAD card which is only valid for 12-18 months at a time after which I have to renew it, I am only here "temporarily". How do judges/courts usually deal with/handle this type of situation? Can he use my immigration status against me in court? I would appreciate any information that you can share with me regarding this issue. Thank you! 

I deal with custody with my ex as well, you tell the judge your immigration status has nothing to do with your child custody, you are legal at the moment and you case is pending,  and i recommend you to get a court lawyer it is free, so the process can be smoother.... my case was easy since I had an order of protection in place  at the moment of fighting for custody he did fight for to have Joint custody and he got it, and we can only have limited communication just about our children nothing else. Family court seek the best interest of the child. Good Luck and don't be afraid.

[FeDaniela 673]

12 hours ago, NICOLA2017 said:

Yes I did today. Third one from January 

I'm receiving this alert since I apply on June 2018. I received them Every week, sometimes twice a week. This inactivity alerts you can turn them off at your My uscis account. I think is not important.

[FridayGirl@69 318]

I have been waiting since October 29 2018

to get my I485 adjucated, all silent...almost 5 months not sure why Chicago has a long wait 13 - 33 months but I read others timelines so it seems that it takes 4-8 months after I360 approval to get adjusted.

I got my I765/EAD approved on February 22 2019 from the original Application’s Packet giles on May 2017, not sure why getting to EAD’s Cards 1st one from my I360 approval on Oct 29 2018 and blew this last one. Confusing...

Anyone knows if I should renew my EAD from Vawa or just renew when time comes the I765 instead?...

Thanks in advanced.

Congratilations to all approvals 💫🇺🇸

[MelTex30 45]

54 minutes ago, FridayGirl@69 said:

I have been waiting since October 29 2018

to get my I485 adjucated, all silent...almost 5 months not sure why Chicago has a long wait 13 - 33 months but I read others timelines so it seems that it takes 4-8 months after I360 approval to get adjusted.

I got my I765/EAD approved on February 22 2019 from the original Application’s Packet giles on May 2017, not sure why getting to EAD’s Cards 1st one from my I360 approval on Oct 29 2018 and blew this last one. Confusing...

Anyone knows if I should renew my EAD from Vawa or just renew when time comes the I765 instead?...

Thanks in advanced.

Congratilations to all approvals 💫🇺🇸

Ive been waiting since August 2018. Complete radio silence! 

[namastenyc 69]

2 hours ago, FeDaniela said:

I deal with custody with my ex as well, you tell the judge your immigration status has nothing to do with your child custody, you are legal at the moment and you case is pending,  and i recommend you to get a court lawyer it is free, so the process can be smoother.... my case was easy since I had an order of protection in place  at the moment of fighting for custody he did fight for to have Joint custody and he got it, and we can only have limited communication just about our children nothing else. Family court seek the best interest of the child. Good Luck and don't be afraid.

Thank you, dear! 

[namastenyc 69]

20 hours ago, AfroUSA said:

Hello everyone! I am a long time reader but a first-time poster on this forum. I want to, first of all, thank everyone who has contributed to this because it really does help a lot of people myself included. I was deeply depressed, had no money, no lawyer or even a place to live, due to various abuses from my wife, but got encouragement from this forum via various peoples stories. I was also in removal proceedings due to overstaying a visa. However, after being greatly inspired by this wonderful forum, I gathered all the evidence I could and sent it in July 2017. After I got my receipt number I heard nothing until October 2018, when they sent me an RFE for Good Moral Character,  Termination of Prior Marriages (I was married and divorced before) and Section 204(g) (because I was removal proceedings). The GMC and Termination of prior marriages were easy but Section 204(g) was intimidating. Every lawyer I consulted told me that it was going to be next to impossible to get approved because the burden of proof is much higher when you are in removal proceedings. However, I believe only God knows my destiny, so I did not get discouraged. I started to research in this forum of how on what I could send to reply to Section 204(g) which basically wanted more evidence to prove the marriage was real. Thanks to going to the old pages of this forum and particularly reading all of @sandranj  advice, I felt confident enough to send back the RFE on January 10, 2019. On March 9th, 2019 I got an alert saying I GOT APPROVED FOR FORM I-360. I really want to thank everyone who contributed to this forum and I will pray for all of those who are waiting for their results and who are thinking about filling.

MY TIMELINE I-360

-- JUNE 30 PACKAGE SENT (TAX RETURNS, LEASE CONTRACT, RENT & UTLITIES RECEIPTS [20 MONTHS], MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE, ID'S SHOWING SAME ADDRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION, JOINT BANK ACCOUNT [10 MONTHS ACTIVITY], PERSONAL STATEMENT [15 PAGES], 5 WITNESS STATEMENTS, PICTURES OF INJURIES SUFFERED) 

-- JULY 7 2017 RECEIPT RECEIVED. NO PRIMA FACIE 

-- OCTOBER 7 RFE: GOOD MORAL CHARACTER, TERMINATION OF PRIOR MARRIAGE, SECTION 204(g)

-- JANUARY 10 RETURNED RFE: GOOD MORAL CHARACTER (STATE BACKGROUND CHECKS), TERMINATION OF PRIOR MARRIAGE (DIVORCE DECREE), SECTION 204(g)[ BONAFIDE MARRIAGE WAIVER, JOINT BANK ACCOUNT (18 MONTHS ACTIVITY), 3 WITNESS STATEMENTS, JOINT CREDIT CARDS]

-- MARCH 9 APPROVAL NOTIFICATION

Congrats! So happy for you. Thanks for sharing your story and inspiring me with your positive and resilient attitude! 

[FridayGirl@69 318]

29 minutes ago, MelTex30 said:

Ive been waiting since August 2018. Complete radio silence! 

@MelTex30 Ok, it makes feel an ease. Hoping we get the I485 adjucated soon. Thank for responding my post. 

 

Edited March 13, 2019 by FridayGirl@69

[namastenyc 69]

10 hours ago, Aburi2018 said:

@namastenyc I experienced a similar situation during my divorce/custody. My ex told the judge that my work permit was expired and I didn’t have a job and might also be deported.The judge told him that was the reason he needs to pay child and spousal support. He also said the judge should send a notice to social services not to give me food stamps should I apply and then judge said she was not social service. Long story short I ended up with full custody . Be strong. That won’t be any problem as family court doesn’t deal or want to know about immigration statuses.

Thanks a lot, dear. I hope the judge is well-informed and questions my ex about his motives for taking advantage of my immigration status in court. 

Edited March 13, 2019 by namastenyc

[FridayGirl@69 318]

16 hours ago, Kleenex12 said:

my loca

 

thanks dear 

here is my timeline:

1-360; April 13th 2017

1-360 approved July 31st 2018

file for 1-765 category C14 till date the only status is case was received on August 31st 2018

File 1-485, 1-765, 131 on October 25th 2018

January 9th 2019 case was transferred 

January 29th received notice for Medicals 

February 6th card in production 

February 18th card in hand

February 28th social security in hand

March 6th Interview notice for March 15th and my Lawyer only got it today in Mail!

still very grateful but Nervous because i don’t have everything in especially my medicals praying for a miracle that i get it before friday!!Guys please pray for me!!

 

 

@Kleenex12 Congratulations! All

will be fine. 🎉🇺🇸👏🏼