VAWA, Part 21

[Iceman1 106]

Hey guys, my online status for the 485 changed to "case is ready to be scheduled for an interview". I'm in Dallas. How long does it usually take for them to schedule you for an interview?

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Just now, Iceman1 said:

Hey guys, my online status for the 485 changed to "case is ready to be scheduled for an interview". I'm in Dallas. How long does it usually take for them to schedule you for an interview?

Wow congrats!😀🎊🎉 So get ready.. anytime from two weeks 6 months! No fixed time it just means get ready your interview is at hand!👍

[Stillwinning!!!😊 4,570]

6 minutes ago, FirstTimer said:

Long story in short. You are 100% safe. You will get ur GC very soon.

@Stillwinning!!!😊 it means i should wait for receipt notice.

You can choose to wait for receipt or provide other proof that you file for vawa!👍

[FirstTimer 93]

1 minute ago, Stillwinning!!!😊 said:

You can choose to wait for receipt or provide other proof that you file for vawa!👍

What kind of proof. 

Also how long does it take to receive receipts.

[FirstTimer 93]

14 minutes ago, Stillwinning!!!😊 said:

You can choose to wait for receipt or provide other proof that you file for vawa!👍

@Stillwinning!!!😊 @dreamer1 @sandranj Good news is that. I just received my receipt for I360. 

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3 minutes ago, FirstTimer said:

@Stillwinning!!!😊 @dreamer1 @sandranj Good news is that. I just received my receipt for I360. 

Great! Now I don't have to answer your previous question it just answered itself!😀🎊🎉 it really varies for everyone.

[FirstTimer 93]

Just now, Stillwinning!!!😊 said:

Great! Now I don't have to answer your previous question it just answered itself!😀🎊🎉 it really varies for everyone.

@Stillwinning!!!😊 So, now i will be sending my EAD renewal application to Vermont. Documents i will attach are given below

Copy of EAD, Copy of I-94, Copy of I-485 Receipt, Copy of I-360 Receipt, two photos, if i am missing any document please let me know.

 

 

[Iceman1 106]

2 minutes ago, Stillwinning!!!😊 said:

Great! Now I don't have to answer your previous question it just answered itself!😀🎊🎉 it really varies for everyone.

Thank you @Stillwinning!!!😊. Do you think I should get my medical done meanwhile or should I wait for that? 

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11 minutes ago, Iceman1 said:

Thank you @Stillwinning!!!😊. Do you think I should get my medical done meanwhile or should I wait for that? 

I always say wait till you get your interview notice! Or by any chance you happen to know the date...perhaps through your congressperson...then you can go ahead and do it bearing in mind the validity time frame!👍

[Demise 1,291]

6 hours ago, ponak98 said:

Dear friends - Merry  Christmas!

 

Called USCIS 1800 number but they cannot tell me on the status of my I-485 / green card. They say its confidential. Is it because of Vawa? They told me to reach out to Vermont office. When I called Vermont I believe voicemail said that line is only open for attorneys. Did anyone experienced this and what to do to find out on the status?

Yeah VAWA confidentially protections just make getting information about your case difficult. You have to basically write a letter to VSC.

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41 minutes ago, FirstTimer said:

@Stillwinning!!!😊 So, now i will be sending my EAD renewal application to Vermont. Documents i will attach are given below

Copy of EAD, Copy of I-94, Copy of I-485 Receipt, Copy of I-360 Receipt, two photos, if i am missing any document please let me know.

 

 

You're almost there..😊 throw in a copy of your government-issued ID card (driver's license) the completed i-765 form and you're good!👍

[Apolo 314]

Dear VJ Family thank you for your timely reply and for all the support that you gave me and so manny other people in this forum. 

Special thanks to ❤️ @sandranj @Stillwinning!!!😊 @FirstTimer @Pinkrlion ❤️❤️

[Hritik Rohail 103]

7 hours ago, Villanelle said:

Was the wording of 'most likely denied' in a letter sent by USCIS or the response from the congressman? I am assuming it was wording in the response given to you by the congressman because USCIS does not give official responses of 'most likely'- they would either say its denied or its pending. USCIS would never officially use the wording of 'most likely' when talking about whether something has been denied or not. 

 

If you are able to black out your personal info and post a picture of this letter you are referring to it would be helpful. If it is in fact part of the congressmans response to you then it means your congressman did a poor job of communicating with USCIS. You have to understand that USCIS has a very frustrating way of operating- they are unable to give legal advice, which means they can not and will not suggest things to you on what to do or how to do it. Its like dealing with an automated phone system. Have you ever gotten stuck in one of those? The robotic voice will say for help with something else please say 'help me with something else' so you say 'help with something else' and it responds 'I didnt understand that, please say help ME with something else'. If you dont ask the right questions you will not get the correct response back even if they know what you are trying to ask. 

 

So it seems whats going on here is poor communication between you- the congressman-and the USCIS liaison they reached out to. With out seeing the request your congressman sent or the response back I can only guess that you went to the congressman and asked for help inquiring on whats going on with your case overall at USCIS. The congressman asked for info on the 130/485 package you previously submitted and were told the 130 was denied. So the congressman relayed that you and seemingly added on their own that since the 130 was denied the 485 was also most likely denied. Again I would love to see the letter you are referring to because it would be very unusual for an official USCIS response to what is the status of my 485 be 'most likely denied'! 

 

Some other general information for you: Do you have the case number for the 485? Have you checked it online? What does it say? You also mentioned getting a renewal EAD recently. You can also check that the EAD is valid by using e-verify. If your EAD is c09 and is active then your 485 is also in an 'active' status.  It can be confusing when you have a pending 485 that you filed as part of a 130/485 AOS package with your previous spouse and switch over to the VAWA process. For simplicity purposes - USCIS has an obligation to adjudicate everything sent to them. That means everything must be either approved or denied at the end. So if your spouse withdrew the 130 (or it was denied for some other reason) they can hold the 485 to be attached to your 360 instead of denying the 485-sending you to removal-having you refile the 485 etc etc. Its a courtesy that benefits you and them as to not increase their workload unnecessarily. 

 

So if your 130 was denied and the 485 attached to it should technically be denied as well- UNLESS its being held in abeyance waiting to be attached to your 360 once the 360 is approved. That is the question that should have been asked. What is the status of the previously filed 485? Can I get confirmation its being held in abeyance until the 360 is approved? Although if the online system shows its pending and the EAD shows as valid then theres no reason to think its not being held. 

 

 

Thank you very much for the detailed answer, and after having read it thoroughly I stand educated. I’m attaching the copy of the USCIS letter as well.

I filed jointly I-130/485  and the uscis in response thereto called us for an interview in 2018. But due to spousal differences,I requested my attorney to file I-360 instead. Due to a black eye and bruises on my face,I wasn’t able to attend the interview, but my attorney wrote a detailed letter requesting the uscis to hold I-360 in abeyance till the decision of Petition I-360. Thereafter, the online status of I-485 changed to , ``no one appeared for an interview……”. In the meantime.my spouse withdrew petition I-130 and my attorney received the decision to this extent.

After that I renewed my EAD Cat (09)  twice  on the basis of pending I-485 and till the decision of I-360, and the EAD got verified by my employers too without any issue.

In the meantime I noticed that the online status of petition I-485 went back to, “ interview is being scheduled…….”  from , “  No one appear for interview……” as stated earlier

Now after the approval of I-369,I requested the congressman to enquire about the local USCIS office as to the interview scheduling after and got this letter in response which instead of solving, made the matter more complex.  Please help me with my next step.  Thanks

[quistarrok 51]

7 hours ago, Villanelle said:

I read through your post history quickly but I just want to make sure I understand it all. You filed for VAWA and while Im unclear if you had an interview or not your case status for the 485 says 'approved' and it seems you got a paper approval notice of the approval in the mail but there hasnt been any update on the card being produced or shipped correct? And its been apx 2 months now you have been waiting for the card to be mailed right?

 

There was recently delays with printing cards and I suspect you got caught up in that. You should keep an eye on the online system for updates of the card being produced and mailed and use informed delivery from the post office to keep an eye on what to expect in your mail box. You can go to infopass and they will be able to see your approval and give you a stamp. The 551 stamp is for all intents and purposes a greencard. You can use it to work and travel. They can give you a stamp for however long they want- typically its 1 year but they can stamp for 6 months if they want. The stamp will be fine for DMV or banks or anything else you may need to present a GC for. Since your EAD is expiring and you urgently need proof of your status as a GC holder you need to get a stamp asap and then focus on trying to find out what the delay is on printing and mailing your card. Your congressman should be able to help you with that but since its unlikely they will be able to resolve it for you and get your card printed and shipped in the next few days you want to focus on getting the stamp right now. Once you have the stamp you will have proof of your status for the next 6 months to a year (or however long they choose to stamp it for) and that should be more then enough time to resolve the delay in printing issue your are experiencing. You can also ask for help at infopass about the delay in printing of your GC. They should be able to put in a service request about it however the downside to using infopass to do such is they wont follow up with you about it where the congressman would. 

 

 

Thank you, @Villanelle. You are awesome.

 

You are right - it has been 2 months since approval. The approval was done without the interview. I got an RFE to mail my medicals which I did. In a week - the online status changed to "approved" and 2 weeks after I got the approval notice. Silence on the actual card since then.

 

I have been trying to set infopass appointment since Dec ~12th. I call them every other day and they keep saying I am still in the queue and that I should get a call back so that Tier 2 officer can finally set up an infopass appointment. They put me in non emergency queue though I told them that I need work authorization renewed asap.  

 

I did reach out to both senator and congressman on delayed green card. Senator submitted an inquiry and I am awaiting to see the response. He emailed me saying that the reply to me will be in oil school mail form. Congressman is slow in responding and I have never her back from them on any kind of action. My attorney seems to have also emailed to VSC as there is a special line for attorneys to reach out to VSC (as understood).

 

I hope to get the infopass appointment eventually. Do you fee that "attacking" the delay of green card from different angles as you see above is okay?

 

Separately - does employer have to notify me to present valid work authorization document or I have to present it by the time my current EAD expires in few weeks?

 

I am keeping an eye on online status. What is "use informed delivery from the post office to keep an eye on what to expect in your mail box" and how to set it up if you happen to know? All correspondence comes to my attorney's address.

 

  

[Faith2020 55]

6 minutes ago, Hritik Rohail said:

Thank you very much for the detailed answer, and after having read it thoroughly I stand educated. I’m attaching the copy of the USCIS letter as well.

I filed jointly I-130/485  and the uscis in response thereto called us for an interview in 2018. But due to spousal differences,I requested my attorney to file I-360 instead. Due to a black eye and bruises on my face,I wasn’t able to attend the interview, but my attorney wrote a detailed letter requesting the uscis to hold I-360 in abeyance till the decision of Petition I-360. Thereafter, the online status of I-485 changed to , ``no one appeared for an interview……”. In the meantime.my spouse withdrew petition I-130 and my attorney received the decision to this extent.

After that I renewed my EAD Cat (09)  twice  on the basis of pending I-485 and till the decision of I-360, and the EAD got verified by my employers too without any issue.

In the meantime I noticed that the online status of petition I-485 went back to, “ interview is being scheduled…….”  from , “  No one appear for interview……” as stated earlier

Now after the approval of I-369,I requested the congressman to enquire about the local USCIS office as to the interview scheduling after and got this letter in response which instead of solving, made the matter more complex.  Please help me with my next step.  Thanks

Hi dear, 

 

im not an expert. But from reading your letter my understanding is that you filled i-130 along with i-485. Your I-130 have been denied in 2018 therefore since your I-485 was based on I-130 approval your I-485 have been automatically denied. 
 

now since you have your I-360 approved you will need to file a new I-485. That’s just my understanding of your letter.