VAWA, Part 19

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2 hours ago, Kely said:

I have a question for you all, please. So i concurently filed for i485 and i360 since sept 2018 and i also received a EAD card 4 months later. In may 2020 I received an RFE which i responded to. They received it on july 1st. Now i checked my i360 receipt number online amd it says that "new card receipt number EAC.... is being produced". I am confused as to what that can be,since i already have a EAD card and it was even renewed in march of this year. The category of the card that i have is c9. 

 Do you have any idea why they are sending me a new card knowing that i havent even been approved yet?

And @sandranj your inbox is full.

Thank you

Your i360 is approved dear! Congratulations!😀🙌🌟✨💫🌟✨

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Just now, Vawa&U said:

I’m in same situation as you were. I have question that how Long this court process take to terminate the removal proceeding . And how much was lawyer charge? Please help

At this point, with all the USCIS delays, possible furlough, and what have you, I wonder if it might be faster to do it via court.

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Just now, Demise said:

At this point, with all the USCIS delays, possible furlough, and what have you, I wonder if it might be faster to do it via court.

It’s been almost two yrs since I file vawa and no response, not even RFE.  Well did you mean faster with court to get GC ?

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5 hours ago, Risen said:

Please can somebody help me, am shaking right now, my Abuser husband sent letter to remove his petition two weeks ago and I also submitted my vawa a week ago. I just got a notification from USCIS about my case decision, I was scheduled for interview but I reschedule it so that I will have time to submit vawa. Am scare right now and shaking, I dont want to be put in removal proceedings.

OMG! Just seen your inbox and now this..don't know if I've told you in our previous exchanges that it's not a problem at all...you can still get your Greencard without that leprechaun monster!👽💀 Even if it's withdrawn..you can file a new one citing your i360 as basis for it! Also Sandra will input and give her opinion from a legal angle..be rest assured you will be okay!✊

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6 minutes ago, Vawa&U said:

It’s been almost two yrs since I file vawa and no response, not even RFE.  Well did you mean faster with court to get GC ?

While in removal proceedings you basically have two options:

1. File I-485 with the court (have to reopen proceedings if you have a final order)

2. Terminate the proceedings and file I-485 with USCIS

 

If you file with the court the judge can adjudicate the I-485 and grant you AOS. If wait time to get a hearing in Immigration Court is shorter than wait time to get an interview with USCIS, you could in theory get your AOS done faster that way.

[MarSam701 175]

Hey guys , can someone tell me what I have done wrong I have created an account on USCIS to receive notification by email and text message...but never receive anything even when I file for renewal with Ead. ..please can you tell me what I have done wrong....Thanks ❤

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[Vawa&U 70]

1 minute ago, Demise said:

While in removal proceedings you basically have two options:

1. File I-485 with the court (have to reopen proceedings if you have a final order)

2. Terminate the proceedings and file I-485 with USCIS

 

If you file with the court the judge can adjudicate the I-485 and grant you AOS. If wait time to get a hearing in Immigration Court is shorter than wait time to get an interview with USCIS, you could in theory get your AOS done faster that way.

I’m from Chicago , immigration court must be very busy .

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11 minutes ago, Vawa&U said:

I’m in same situation as you were. I have question that how Long this court process take to terminate the removal proceeding . And how much was lawyer charge? Please help

For me it took about 3 months to terminate the hearing from the time we sent the motion to terminate. In my opinion, the only reason it was granted is becuase of Covid. 

The price will vary, I hired my attorney for the whole process. VAWA and our back up plan was to file for VAWA cancellation of removal with the court. All together I paid $16k. 

If you're only filing for termination of removal proceeding it should be much more cheaper. 

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3 minutes ago, Iceman1 said:

For me it took about 3 months to terminate the hearing from the time we sent the motion to terminate. In my opinion, the only reason it was granted is becuase of Covid. 

The price will vary, I hired my attorney for the whole process. VAWA and our back up plan was to file for VAWA cancellation of removal with the court. All together I paid $16k. 

If you're only filing for termination of removal proceeding it should be much more cheaper. 

How long it takes to do vawa cancellation of removal?

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Just now, Vawa&U said:

How long it takes to do vawa cancellation of removal?

If you're doing Vawa cancellation, that depends on immigration court and the back log. Obviously these days Immigration Court are wayyyy behind. It can take at least a year if not much longer. When is you next court hearing ?

@sandranj can probably give you more information on this question. 

[Mira20 46]

 Please guys, kindly look into the RFE one of my friends received. I have explained to the best of my knowledge  but he wants to hear from the house

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41 minutes ago, Vawa&U said:

How long it takes to do vawa cancellation of removal?

Long and I wouldn't recommend it unless you're subject to a permanent bar of some sort that prevents ordinary AOS, for example the permanent bar for unlawful re-entry is not a bar for COR. Current wait times are about 4 years and you have to go to court every year to basically re-litigate your case until a visa number pops up, and it's not fun to air your dirty laundry in court, and standard of evidence is higher for COR than for AOS (for example COR requires you to prove that you or your child would suffer "extreme hardship" if you were removed). Non-LPR COR cases are limited only to 4000 grants per year unlike VAWA self-petitions which are either not subject to any quota (if abuser was a USC) or fall under F2A (if abuser was an LPR). The 4000 COR quota is shared with non-VAWA cases.

 

Like if you are on the verge of being deported do file a VAWA COR application with the court, also file I-360 with USCIS, it will probably be approved before a number for COR becomes available, then you can withdraw the COR and just do AOS instead.

 

27 minutes ago, Mira20 said:

 Please guys, kindly look into the RFE one of my friends received. I have explained to the best of my knowledge  but he wants to hear from the house

For first part they want a divorce decree regarding the first marriage. For the second part they want an affidavit that he has a clean record and ideally police clearance from wherever he resided previously.

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38 minutes ago, Iceman1 said:

If you're doing Vawa cancellation, that depends on immigration court and the back log. Obviously these days Immigration Court are wayyyy behind. It can take at least a year if not much longer. When is you next court hearing ?

@sandranj can probably give you more information on this question. 

I had court hearing in 2004 and I never show up , I didn’t know about it . 

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9 minutes ago, Vawa&U said:

I had court hearing in 2004 and I never show up , I didn’t know about it . 

https://portal.eoir.justice.gov/InfoSystem/Form?Language=EN

Type in your A-number here and see what it says.

 

Since you didn't show up there's a 99% chance that the judge ordered you removed in absentia. There is also 1% chance that the judge threw the rulebook out and terminated or admin closed the proceedings.

 

If nothing pops up or you don't know what A-number your proceedings were conducted under then you'll need to do a FOIA with EOIR to see what they have and what ultimately happened.

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32 minutes ago, Mira20 said:

 Please guys, kindly look into the RFE one of my friends received. I have explained to the best of my knowledge  but he wants to hear from the house

Hi Mira, Your friend needs to prove that his marriage is legal as it would be deemed invalid if the previous union wasn't legally terminated! Therefore the i360 is missing the qualifying relationship requirement. The RFE states clearly what needs to be provided..Divorce nissi, and divorce absolute that's what makes it final! Secondly proof of good moral character from Nigeria as the one from the U.S. is satisfactory! He should write an affidavit that he's a person of repute with no criminal record etc or get police clearance from Nigeria. He can also add a few statements from family and friends affirming his pristine character. It's pretty much explanatory..wishing him all the best!😊✊