VAWA, Part 18

[Apolo 314]

9 hours ago, Aprilvawa said:

Hello everyone. I hope everyone is doing well. Please I need help on how  to apply for financial aid now that my Vawa has been approved. I plan on going back to school this fall. How do I apply with an approved Vawa? 

Try also this hope it will help;

 

 

[dreamer1 320]

27 minutes ago, a1d1 said:

Dear! I told her a honest answer not to make her feel guilt. She is truly gonna ask others answer too. I did not want to lie to her. My understanding is unemployment applies to those who have valid EAD /GC or citizens who have lost their job. I  know many citizens who work in other states never filed unemployment and people who have no valid work authorization never filed. i dont know what are te criterias they considered for the Approval.

 

Again and again, we are here to help people with our honest answers and opinion and for sure if others can correct their view and opinion , it would help him / her.

I know you mean well  of-course 😊   Just be a bit careful how you say it. “ you should have waited”, who knows what the consequences will be - things like that are scary to read, Even I got a bit scared/alarmed 😂

 

prima facia is to be used for public benefits. 
 

 I think she/he has a valid EAD now, she/he did not before. Besides, they would not have approved her if she was not eligible. 
 

 

Edited May 17, 2020 by dreamer1

[Fast & Furious 9]

1 minute ago, dreamer1 said:

I know you mean well  of-course 😊  

 

prima facia is to be used for public benefits. 
 

 I think she/he has a valid EAD now, she/he did not before. Besides, they would not have approved her if she was not eligible. 
 

 

Sounds great ! And happy to know that she has an EAD. We are struggling for a long time especially in this VAWA and until we GC we cannot confirm anything sure.

[dreamer1 320]

29 minutes ago, a1d1 said:

Sounds great ! And happy to know that she has an EAD. We are struggling for a long time especially in this VAWA and until we GC we cannot confirm anything sure.

I know, it’s so stressful plus the COVID on top of everything 🙏🏼

[vawa2020 84]

9 hours ago, a1d1 said:

Oh! Unemplyment is meant for permanent resident or citizens...But could be filed if you loose your job with a valid EAD. Since you dont have valid work authorization you are not advised to file for unemployment. Since you had done it, lets wait and see the consequences. Should have waited! Getting Approval is not a matter with SSN but you should be lucky if they never dig deep and see if you have valid EAD or not at that time. Lets hope for the best

Thank you so much. Yes I have a valid EAD and lost my job due to Covid lockdown. 

[vawa2020 84]

7 hours ago, dreamer1 said:

NO , you are NOT GOING TO FALL UNDER PUBLIC CHARGE. YOU ARE EXEMPT BECAUSE OF VAWA. 
 

sandranj, the lawyer on the forum confirmed it few days ago!!! 
 

please read previous posts, 99% of times your question has been answered already!!  YOU ARE FINE 👍🏼
 

No love, plz be careful of what you tell others. YOUR ANSWER IS NOT HELPFUL OR CORRECT, you probably freaked her/him out terribly 🙂

THANK YOU! 

I was just so worried and I dunno what my options were.

 

I have a valid EAD and lost my job and cant find anything else now.

[vawa2020 84]

sorry I wasn't clear... I haven't been working b.c I did not have an EAD and got it right before the pandemic. Started working a few days then lockdown happened I lost my job. I wasn't qualified for traditional unemployment but I was for the pandemic assistance my state offers

 

This forum helps me tremendously during this journey and I am truly grateful.

 

THANKS.

[Sandra G. 5,048]

18 hours ago, Naguto7659 said:

Thank you thank you.

 

i will be finalizing the divorce soon. Is an officer at interview asking for details of divorce? Does uscis check divorce records like discovery, petitions and etc or they just look at divorce agreement? Do they they check family court records? My divorce is very nasty and my soon to be ex husband is threatening me and wanted to annul the marriage first blaming that I frauded him since he does not want to accept that he was abusive. He even blames me I abused him and cheated on him. 

Uscis will not check court record regarding family matters.

[Sandra G. 5,048]

17 hours ago, vawa2020 said:

Guys... how are you? I hope everyone is safe during this trying time..

 

I have my Prima Facia already and is still valid. I applied the pandemic unemployment assistance at my state and it just got approved. Now I am worried it's gonna backfire on me later.. But I have no way of finding jobs with this lockdown and I havent been working b.c I did not have my EAD. Will this count as public charge? 

 

Thank you and stay safe. 

It will not be a problem at all. Vawa petitioners are  exempt from the public charge.

 

 

[Engineering-rocks 212]

On 5/16/2020 at 1:28 AM, Modu said:

@Engineering-rocks A little patience dear, if they are asking you to send ur medical s pls go get it done and send to them, because of the coronavirus pandemic these days they send you green card without interviews so maybe when u send ur medicals and they receive it they may approve ur i485 without interview which is even better for you.. NBC can send u ur green card if they choose to, it’s a National benefit Center it is their job

Unfortunately, the note says I shouldn't send anything, unless I get an RFE/interview notice later on.

20 hours ago, Naguto7659 said:

Thank you thank you.

 

i will be finalizing the divorce soon. Is an officer at interview asking for details of divorce? Does uscis check divorce records like discovery, petitions and etc or they just look at divorce agreement? Do they they check family court records? My divorce is very nasty and my soon to be ex husband is threatening me and wanted to annul the marriage first blaming that I frauded him since he does not want to accept that he was abusive. He even blames me I abused him and cheated on him. 

95% chance they will not need any of these details, they most you can expect if for them to ask if you're divorced and if not to explain why not - tell them about your spouse being uncooperative, threatening you etc.

[Fast & Furious 9]

3 hours ago, sandranj said:

It will not be a problem at all. Vawa petitioners are  exempt from the public charge.

 

 

Sandranj,

My EAD got expired last year and I had not been working since then. Can I apply for the unemployment just because I am a VAWA applicant? I used to get the simulus because of having paid the tax last year. Please can you provide me any evidence that its not gonna be a problem with my approvals being a VAWA applicant. Thx

[Aprilvawa 61]

17 hours ago, a1d1 said:

Oh! Though it was unfortunate for them to sent the RFE so late like on 18th month, but they made it approved on 25th month which is like 2 years and one month. I believe in the worst case they are gonna approve it lately within 2 years....Thanks God!.......In my case, RFE requested was on 2nd month after my filing and submitted those requirements and its been 19th month running as on date. Hope I will have to wait any day from now until 5 months

I pray you get approve soon. Don’t give up hope, everything will work out for you. I understand your frustration, it was hard for me but in the end it all worked out

[Aprilvawa 61]

16 hours ago, Apolo said:

Try also this hope it will help;

 

 

Thank you so much! I will try it 

[Fast & Furious 9]

1 minute ago, Aprilvawa said:

I pray you get approve soon. Don’t give up hope, everything will work out for you. I understand your frustration, it was hard for me but in the end it all worked out

Thank you so much.

[Aarontx90 60]

On 5/16/2020 at 10:41 AM, Irynalucky said:

You can send the letter to Vermont with your signature asking to extend Prima Facie and enclose the copy of your original one. It will speed up the process. 
I’ve had 3 extensions in my case never on time, only after reminders. Good luck !

Thank you for the advice, that sounds like a good idea. 
once they open back up, I’ll perhaps do that, I do hope you get your approval and green card soon.