VAWA, Part 17

[Sandra G. 5,048]

On 1/29/2020 at 1:29 PM, Nadyaa said:

Hi everyone  I have a question 

My friend had vawa case and she got green card 2017. 
 After , 2018 she married another country, her husband’s has tourists visa B1B2 category. They arrived in USA together after married and they live in NY. They sent all documents and paid 1225$ . He has his receipt number. He got fingerprint in September. Her question is 
will they have interview? Because she is a green card holder she is not citizen yet, she also sent papers for citizen and she got fingerprint in November and it’s processing. 

Any advice is important 🙏sorry for my English, I work hard for that 🥰

If he is here without status  then his AOS will be denied because his wife is just a green car holder. I know about  two cases that the spouses were arrested  at  the interview, they were illegal here. They were not my clients, but their spouses  contacted  me after they were arrested.

Edited January 30, 2020 by sandranj

[mazi 49]

14 minutes ago, sandranj said:

1-YES

2- a) YES, b) they just need to be legal here, c) Yes

3)Submit a police clearance from your home Country. Use affidavits of good moral character just if you prove that you can't get   a police clearance  from your home country.

4) Write again your affidavit stating the Courtship in detail. Get affidavits from your family mentioned you had a bonafide marriage(2 to 3 pages).Affidavits written in the U.S must be notarized,affidavits from your family living abroad don't need to be notarized.

Please read VAWA threads (10/17),  there are a lot of information how to to prove bonafide marriage.

Thank you @sandranj

[Sandra G. 5,048]

On 1/28/2020 at 11:15 PM, BlueTiger92 said:

Let's hope they do !

@sandranj can u help with the 2nd question here? 

2. Can H1b holder take on another job with C09 EAD but still maintain H1b status with primary job?

I  answered before about this, but please do not consider that information. Today spoke with my colleague, who is a business immigration attorney, and he said using the EAD will terminate  your H1B status.

[Nadyaa 1]

7 minutes ago, sandranj said:

If he is here without status  then his AOS will be denied because his wife is just a green car holder.

 Yes he is without status. They sent all documents in usa, she also sent documents for citizen and waiting her interview. 

If will be first I 485 an  interview it Will be denied and if get first citizen interview how will it be? Thanks for answering 

[Shroy123 749]

53 minutes ago, SamIAm876 said:

Hi guys I hope everyone is having a wonderful day.

 

so remember last week I was panicking about the RFE update that I saw. Well today my lawyer contacted me and the RFE is for police clearance from my home country I am relief because I could have been proof of abuse or something like that. So now I’m trying to get everything in order to have my cousin get the clearance and send it to me. 🙌🏾 God has been good. 

 

That's awesome .. 

[DmytriiD 186]

1 hour ago, sandranj said:

Local offices adjudicate the cases in the order they receive the cases at the local office.

So if my case was transferred to new USCIS local office because I moved then it has a new date, correct?

[MarSam701 175]

1 hour ago, SssMay said:

Thank you for all your kindness response. I just received this email two hours ago. I believe that my journey is done. Thank you for all your help! 

 

Congrats@SssMay 

[nap_o 169]

Guys,  

 

I just checked my passport expires today. Can I bring an expired passport as a form of ID? or can my EAD count as governemn issued ID for the interview?

 

I will try to go to my consulate and get it renewed next week. 

 

Thanks in advance.

[Pinkrlion 2,724]

51 minutes ago, DmytriiD said:

So if my case was transferred to new USCIS local office because I moved then it has a new date, correct?

If you are adjusting status from K-1, and your filed your I-485, if your spouse has not pulled the I-864, then there is a possibility that your GC interview will be scheduled and adjudicated.  If you ask for your GC to be placed on hold, pending I-360 

 

THEN:

 

The clock to process your I-485 does not begin until your I-360 has been approved, afterward your I-485 will be sent to be processed at NVC and then to the local office to schedule an interview.  Your interview schedule will be based upon the local office's timeframe. 

 

When you filed I-485 prior to I-360 is irrelevant.  You currently do not have a valid status for GC to be adjudicated.

Edited January 30, 2020 by Pinkrlion

[Sharig 18]

On 1/3/2020 at 9:05 PM, Shroy123 said:

Finally yayyy 🥳🥳

status changed today. I received my c31 Ead on November 2019

This is so awesome! When did you send in your case? How long after you sent in your case did you receive your EAD? 

[Sharig 18]

Hi everyone! I have recently sent in my application to Vermont for Vawa, adjustment of status, work authorization and travel docs, along with the waived fees. Uscis has sent me a receipt that they have received my application. I believe that I will need to wait for my prima facia. Can anyone tell me how long it will take to get my work authorization and what are the next steps at this point? I have an attorney on the case, but she doesn't seem too helpful as I have a lot of questions and she doesn't really answer them! I am staying positive and I love this community so I don't feel alone! Any information that you can give will be great! Thank you!

[Stillwinning!!!😊 4,570]

1 hour ago, nap_o said:

Guys,  

 

I just checked my passport expires today. Can I bring an expired passport as a form of ID? or can my EAD count as governemn issued ID for the interview?

 

I will try to go to my consulate and get it renewed next week. 

 

Thanks in advance.

Some people here went with expired passports..I believe it don't matter..just go with both.👍

[Optimistic1986 146]

22 hours ago, Stillwinning!!!😊 said:

Looking at my VAWA approval notice right now it says CASE TYPE: Form I360 petition for Amerasian, Widow(er) or Special Immigrant.

SELF PETITIONER: Still Winning!😉

Dear did you have your interview date already? When did you file again?

[natalysmile 75]

4 hours ago, sandranj said:

I  answered before about this, but please do not consider that information. Today spoke with my colleague, who is a business immigration attorney, and he said using the EAD will terminate  your H1B status.

Hello.

I apologize for this, which I will write.
I am not a lawyer, but I study a lot and think a lot.
I know that you are very helping people here.
BUT
What you wrote is natural ... natural and real, that if a person works by invitation at work, then what does this have to do with another issue? Or one or the other, these are laws everywhere.

[Stillwinning!!!😊 4,570]

1 hour ago, Optimistic1986 said:

Dear did you have your interview date already? When did you file again?

N.Y. is moving at snail's pace. Will keep you posted.🙏😊