VAWA, Part 21

[lolaB998 128]

2 hours ago, MGJ_NY said:

Hi Fam!!! I would like to share a good news. MY CASE HAS BEEN FINALLY APPROVED, after almost 30 months!!!!

 

SEPT 2018- I360 filed

OCT 2018- RFE

NOV 2018- replied to RFE

 

MARCH 2021- CASE APPROVED 

 

Total silence from NOV 2018-MARCH 2021

NO PRIMA FACIE

 

I couldn’t count how many times I reached out to my Senator and Congressman (also asked help from Ombudsman)

If not for this group and its members I would’ve already lost my mind in the process. So thank you all so much @sandranj @TBoneTX @FeDaniela @Stillwinning!!!😊 @a1d1 @Gogetter18

 

Congratulations!!!! finalllyyy

[sheima 510]

2 hours ago, MGJ_NY said:

Hi Fam!!! I would like to share a good news. MY CASE HAS BEEN FINALLY APPROVED, after almost 30 months!!!!

 

SEPT 2018- I360 filed

OCT 2018- RFE

NOV 2018- replied to RFE

 

MARCH 2021- CASE APPROVED 

 

Total silence from NOV 2018-MARCH 2021

NO PRIMA FACIE

 

I couldn’t count how many times I reached out to my Senator and Congressman (also asked help from Ombudsman)

If not for this group and its members I would’ve already lost my mind in the process. So thank you all so much @sandranj @TBoneTX @FeDaniela @Stillwinning!!!😊 @a1d1 @Gogetter18

 

Congratulations 

[luminarc 218]

3 hours ago, MGJ_NY said:

Hi Fam!!! I would like to share a good news. MY CASE HAS BEEN FINALLY APPROVED, after almost 30 months!!!!

 

SEPT 2018- I360 filed

OCT 2018- RFE

NOV 2018- replied to RFE

 

MARCH 2021- CASE APPROVED 

 

Total silence from NOV 2018-MARCH 2021

NO PRIMA FACIE

 

I couldn’t count how many times I reached out to my Senator and Congressman (also asked help from Ombudsman)

If not for this group and its members I would’ve already lost my mind in the process. So thank you all so much @sandranj @TBoneTX @FeDaniela @Stillwinning!!!😊 @a1d1 @Gogetter18

 

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, 30 months is long time, I praise God for you, enjoy and celebrate it your patience has been rewarded, onto the next step.

[Stillwinning!!!😊 4,570]

29 minutes ago, Aadi135 said:

Thanks @Stillwinning!!!😊,  Either my congressmen is not helpful, or USCIS is really slacked right now, Its been 2 months, i asked them to verify my address with USCIS. they havent received any update. Even for RFE they havent received any update. I already followed up with them.

 

Do you think Infopass will able to get me copy of my RFE? Last time i was at there office, they said they are not able to update my address. Not even able to accept I-131. that was odd. 

I believe you can with infopass!👍

[i-need-help-pls 72]

3 hours ago, MGJ_NY said:

Hi Fam!!! I would like to share a good news. MY CASE HAS BEEN FINALLY APPROVED, after almost 30 months!!!!

 

SEPT 2018- I360 filed

OCT 2018- RFE

NOV 2018- replied to RFE

 

MARCH 2021- CASE APPROVED 

 

Total silence from NOV 2018-MARCH 2021

NO PRIMA FACIE

 

I couldn’t count how many times I reached out to my Senator and Congressman (also asked help from Ombudsman)

If not for this group and its members I would’ve already lost my mind in the process. So thank you all so much @sandranj @TBoneTX @FeDaniela @Stillwinning!!!😊 @a1d1 @Gogetter18

 

Congratulations.  God bless you more 

[Nina Galia 30]

On 3/2/2021 at 11:38 PM, Lola_lalo said:

Hellooooooo to you all. I have been away for a long from this amazing group. I want to get some information. My priority date is November 2017😳My case was approved on September 2019. I renewed my EAD C31 last month. I filed my I485 concurrently with I360 & I765. My I485 isn't moving. Not even a transfer. Do you have any idea?

Oh wow, I submitted mine August 2016 and my vawa was approved on Feb 24,2021🙄 my lawyer advised me to send a letter with the approval. I need my GC ASAP, need to go see my parents soon .

[Lola_lalo 211]

1 minute ago, Nina Galia said:

Oh wow, I submitted mine August 2016 and my vawa was approved on Feb 24,2021🙄 my lawyer advised me to send a letter with the approval. I need my GC ASAP, need to go see my parents soon .

I don't know how long it is going to take for the GC. Do you have a travel document? If not better to apply and wait for the GC at the same time. God be with all of us. It is a very hard and long wait but we are almost there. 

 

[shayona 83]

5 hours ago, Demise said:

INA 204(a)(2)(A). AFM Chapter 21.3(a)(2)(M): https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-afm/afm21-external.pdf (As far as I can tell the policy manual hasn't superseded this guidance so adjudicator field manual remains controlling in this regard.) and finally I-130 instructions have the simplest set of guidelines: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-130instr.pdf

 

Anyways, to give you the run-down, you cannot petition for a new spouse unless (any of the following):

1. You've been an LPR for at least 5 years

2. You've naturalized and are now a USC

3. Your prior marriage was terminated by death

4. You prove by "clear and convincing evidence" (>75% threshold of evidence) that you entered the prior marriage in good faith.

 

So you've got 3 options:

1. You could file as soon as you're an LPR and include any and all evidence that your last marriage was legit (this might be more than what you needed for your VAWA since that generally only requires "preponderance of evidence" (>50% threshold of evidence)).

2. You wait 5 years

3. You naturalize

 

tl;dr: Yes you can naturalize instead of waiting 5 years and cut 2 years out of the waiting time.

 

Hi Demise, thank you so  much for clearing my confusion, it's so much helpful to understand this complicated situation now.

 

So based on the information you provided, after getting naturalize after next three years (~Feb-2024 for me as my GC approved in Feb-2021) and becoming US citizen we can sponsor new spouse, is that correct? In that situation it's only three years of wait time.  

 

Again thanks a lot. 

[MarSam701 175]

4 hours ago, MGJ_NY said:

Hi Fam!!! I would like to share a good news. MY CASE HAS BEEN FINALLY APPROVED, after almost 30 months!!!!

 

SEPT 2018- I360 filed

OCT 2018- RFE

NOV 2018- replied to RFE

 

MARCH 2021- CASE APPROVED 

 

Total silence from NOV 2018-MARCH 2021

NO PRIMA FACIE

 

I couldn’t count how many times I reached out to my Senator and Congressman (also asked help from Ombudsman)

If not for this group and its members I would’ve already lost my mind in the process. So thank you all so much @sandranj @TBoneTX @FeDaniela @Stillwinning!!!😊 @a1d1 @Gogetter18

 

Congrats 🇺🇸

[Nina Galia 30]

1 hour ago, Lola_lalo said:

I don't know how long it is going to take for the GC. Do you have a travel document? If not better to apply and wait for the GC at the same time. God be with all of us. It is a very hard and long wait but we are almost there. 

 

I sent renewal for c9 a week before vawa approval. I am scared to travel lol. Should I apply for travel document? How much that cost?

[balo101 669]

Guys weird thing happened just now.

I received a notification on USCIS APP that my case is updated. However, when i checked the case on app nothing is there. And its my VAWA case. 

 

not sure what happened there.

 

[balo101 669]

1 minute ago, Nina Galia said:

I sent renewal for c9 a week before vawa approval. I am scared to travel lol. Should I apply for travel document? How much that cost?

you should apply for travel document. It cost around 595 if i am not mistaken. I recently traveled on AP while VAWA is pending. 

[西苑二楼 125]

2 minutes ago, balo101 said:

Guys weird thing happened just now.

I received a notification on USCIS APP that my case is updated. However, when i checked the case on app nothing is there. And its my VAWA case. 

 

not sure what happened there.

 

Did you check your case number on their website? 

[balo101 669]

Just now, 西苑二楼 said:

Did you check your case number on their website? 

yeah i did and nothing changes their either. it stuck there with fee waiver thing. 

[Nina Galia 30]

9 minutes ago, balo101 said:

you should apply for travel document. It cost around 595 if i am not mistaken. I recently traveled on AP while VAWA is pending. 

I already paid $410 for Work authorization,  $595 is extra ? And how long does it take to received it? Thank you