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Hello Family. Hopefully everything is going well.

I am waiting for my C09 card renewal and travel documents renewal since I filled in March 25, 2021. there hasn't been any updates.? Did someone get any approval on or after these dates.? any idea what cases are they processing ?

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1 hour ago, Aarontx90 said:

Hello Family. Hopefully everything is going well.

I am waiting for my C09 card renewal and travel documents renewal since I filled in March 25, 2021. there hasn't been any updates.? Did someone get any approval on or after these dates.? any idea what cases are they processing ?

Still waiting on mine as well, I submitted  3/1/21

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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Here, because it's Sunday, is our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke:

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DUAL RESPONSIBILITY

 

The chief constable of a small town was also the veterinary surgeon.  One night, the telephone rang, and his wife answered it.

 

"Is Mr. Thomas there?" asked an agitated voice.

 

"Do you want my husband as a veterinarian or as constable?"

 

"Both!" came the breathless reply.  "We can't get our bulldog to open his mouth, and there's a burglar in it!"

:P 

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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On 2/25/2022 at 11:25 AM, Vale1 said:

Hello all! Today I dropped off my medicals in federal Plaza NYC. Followed the lawyer's instructions but when home I recognized that I was supposed to attach on top of the envelope the notice I received. Feel stupid for not double-checking before blindly following what I was told to do. What am I supposed to do now? Can't believe I made my first mistake in the very last step. Please @sandranj let me know if you have tips for this issue. Will this turn into a huge issue? 

I'm going to re-post this for anyone that has insights 

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33 minutes ago, Vale1 said:

I'm going to re-post this for anyone that has insights 

I think that, if it's the proper field office responsible for your case, they will see the medical and joined it to your file. 

If not, go and see the medical doctor who did it, explain the situation, grab another one even if it is to pay a little money and then,  do the correct thing by attaching on it a copy of notice you received. So your mind will be a little bit at peace.

Because, if you don't do that, you will be very worrie in times of delays without knowing whether it was recognized or not. 

So better spend some money to save your peace than to be thinking everyday whether your  medical  has been joined to your file or not. Because they always asked us to always attach a copy of the uscis lette while sending back our response. 

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1 hour ago, Vale1 said:

I'm going to re-post this for anyone that has insights 

It may not be a problem but might cause a little delay in matching the document to your case..the notice apparently helps them locate it faster..I believe. What you can do now is if you have copies, you may return to them with the attachment to it and a nice explanation why you are back again.👍

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11 hours ago, Aarontx90 said:

Hello Family. Hopefully everything is going well.

I am waiting for my C09 card renewal and travel documents renewal since I filled in March 25, 2021. there hasn't been any updates.? Did someone get any approval on or after these dates.? any idea what cases are they processing ?

I knew personally someone from May 2021 got approved beginning of this month. 

And if you go back of this forum last 30 to 40 pages quite of few people got approved around that time.  So they are working on may and june right now. 

I would say reach out to your Congress person for inquiry.

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Bahamas
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On 2/25/2022 at 12:59 PM, gramercy said:

Hello Everyone,

 

I wanted to share my news with you. I had a very lousy citizenship interview on 2/15/2022  despite passing the test and answering all questions correctly the officer was VERY rude and unpleasant. She questioned my eligibility and insisted on changing my name back to before marriage  I explained that my SSN and all papers in USA have my name after marriage (just a short version of my name, i never took my husband's) and my marriage certificate was signed by a judge and even then she did it incorrectly and refused to even let me answer the question regarding my eligibility.

She gave me a letter stating that I passed and a decision cannot be made yet.

 

I left the interview very upset and frustrated by the whole situation, just to put it politely she was a despicable person (I hope she was just having a bad day and won't subject other immigrants to this again).

 

After a week of praying for the best outcome I received the notice of approval, followed by the oath ceremony instructions for next month. Thank God 

Now I have to deal with the problem of correcting my name which I hope someone will assist me with during the oath ceremony.

 

I am thankful for this forum where I found a lot of helpful tips and support during this journey,  I added my timeline as my signature and hope it will be a useful reference to you.

Best of luck to all.

Congratulations on approval, am due to apply for citizenship come May, would you please tell me what documents you attached?

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9 hours ago, Aarontx90 said:

so we are pretty much in the same boat, Hopefully we'll hear something soon.

 

I submitted C9 renewal in Feb 2021. Still waiting. I did get C31 EAD and VAWA approval in November 2021, but past forum posts indicate people still get their C9 EAD / AP after C31 approval if they have applied for C9 renewal. I may be wrong though. 

Divorced US citizen spouse in December 2017. 

Filed I-360 on Nov 12, 2019

Filed I485/ C31 EAD / AP in Feb 2020 (Stupid lawyer filed C31 instead of C9, and I didnt know EAD codes, didnt know about this VJ forum either)

On H1b status since 2014, H1b 6 years expired in May 2020. Out of status / Period of authorized stay since then. 

Amended EAD petition to C9 and filed expedite request for same in mid-may 2020. 

C9 EAD approved June 4, 2020. 

Biometrics done in Oct 2020. 

I485 case transferred to NBC for "faster processing" on September 30, 2020

Filed C9 EAD / AP Renewal petition in February 2021. 

Initial Advance Parole (from Feb 2020 application) approved in June 2021. 

C31 EAD production update - Nov 1st, 2021. 

C31 card delivered to attorney's office on Nov 8, 2021. 

I-360 case approved status update - Nov 22, 2021. 

No RFE throughout.  

Senator's office confirmed via congressional inquiry that the St. Louis office has received the I485 file and is currently awaiting interview scheduling - March 7, 2022

C9 EAD renewal card production case update - July 20, 2022 (took them just 17 months to process)

C9 EAD / AP renewal approval case update on both cases on July 21, 2022.

Combo card delivered to attorney's office on July 27, 2022

Medical exam RFE Drama: Second congressional inquiry sent in early July 2022 for I485. USCIS responded on 8/12/22 to this congressional inquiry that they issued an RFE on 5/24/22 and were waiting for my response. My lawyer denied receiving RFE and there was no such update on online USCIS portal. Lawyer's old firm was safe mailing address on my case. Lawyer changed firms a year after I hired her but did not change mailing address for my case with USCIS, she said she had a deal with her old firm to forward all her clients' mail to her new firm. Old firm denied receiving RFE. Sent another congressional inquiry requesting copy of RFE on 8/17/22. I also got medical exam done on 8/17/22 as I assumed RFE was for medical exam (thanks for this forum's insights.) Yelled at lawyer and threatened her with dire consequences. On 8/18/22 my lawyer's old firm finally found scanned copy of RFE in their "archived scans" (whatever the duck that is) and emailed it to me. It was indeed RFE requesting medical exam. On 8/20/22 I mailed medicals sealed packet with copy of RFE to St. Louis field office. Also sent a notarized letter with the packet - updating safe mailing address to my home address and informing St. Louis field office that I fired my lawyer. Sent similar letter to Vermont Service Center on the same date. 

8/23/22 - Fedex confirmed delivery of medicals packet to St. Louis Field Office. 

8/26/22: Case update on I485: New Card Is Being Produced

8/29/22:  On August 29, 2022, we approved your Form I485, APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR ADJUST STATUS

9/3/22 green card delivered to attorney's office (they didn't change safe mailing address despite my written requests to FO AND VSC.) 

9/6/22 VSC returned AR11 and my letter requesting safe mailing address change. In their letter they said something to the effect of "you can do this online, we wont do it via snail mail request etc." Just posting as an FYI, its weird. Also received I485 approval notice on the same date. 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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7 minutes ago, Ziongirl said:

Congratulations on approval, am due to apply for citizenship come May, would you please tell me what documents you attached?

Thank you.

I submitted  the N-400 online and attached:

1-Greencard

2-Marriage certificate

3-Husband's  birth certificate

4-Office memorandum regarding VAWA eligibility 

5- Employment verification  letter

Timeline: 

May 2016 retained an attorney and started to prepare my VAWA petition. 

11/08/2016 mailed my packet

11/28/2016 USCIS rejected my packet (expired forms) :(((  

11/29/2016 Mailed my packet again Via ExpressMail (I-360, I-485, I-864w, I-765, I-912, G-325A) with previous rejection notice on top & a request to expedite EAD

12/14/2016 Date on the NOA  

12/31/2016 Attorney emailed my Prima Facie (Notice date 12/19/2018)   (180 days)

01/14/2017 Mailed my husband’s birth certificate with the blue receipt that came with my Prima Facie

01/17/2018 I-360 online Update (correspondence received)

12/25/2016 Notice for Biometrics

01/12/2017 Biometrics completed

01/31/2017 EAD update (Ordered my new card)

02/04/2017 My first EAD delivered.

02/06/2017 Picked my EAD & applied for SSN

02/14/2017 Applied for state ID

02/15/2017 Applied for Medicaid

06/03/2017 Received my Prima Facie (180 days)

10/22/2017 Mailed EAD Renewal  & AP & Waiver (I-765. I-131, I-912) and request to extend PF

11/21/2017 Received my Prima Facie (60 days)

12/13/2017 Received my New EAD/AP combo card

03/08/2018 Received my Prima Facie (60 days)

05/03/2018 Received my 5th Prima Facie (180 days)

05/08/2018   VAWA approved (online Update)

05/14/2018  Case moved to NBC 

05/15/2018 Approval notice & Deferred Action delivered 

07/26/2018 Mailed EAD Renewal  & AP & Waiver (I-765. I-131, I-912)

09/05/2018 update (ِِAfter responding to the senator's inquiry USCIS stated my file was mailed 08/14/2018 and received by NYC field office 08/23/2018) 

9/22/2018 Received my New EAD/AP combo card

10/24/2018  Attorney emailed my interview notice

11/05/2018 Completed the medical (I-693)

11/08/2018  interview for I-485    (took I-693, W2 & Employment verification letter)     Details in this link https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/679733-vawa-part-11/?page=173&tab=comments#comment-9464423

11/16/2018 Received my GC

 

08/10/2021 Submitted form N-400 Online and received the receipt notice

08/18/2021 Received notice for biometric reuse

01/18/2022 Notice of interview

02/15/2022 Interview for N-400 and test 

02/22/2022 N-400 approved

02/23/2022 Oath Ceremony Scheduled 

03/17/2022 Oath Ceremony

Posted
33 minutes ago, balo101 said:

I knew personally someone from May 2021 got approved beginning of this month. 

And if you go back of this forum last 30 to 40 pages quite of few people got approved around that time.  So they are working on may and june right now. 

I would say reach out to your Congress person for inquiry.

Thank you, I have reached out to them and in USCIS'S response, they said case is in the process. I hope it comes along, I'll give them a call tomorrow.

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7 minutes ago, shiva32 said:

I submitted C9 renewal in Feb 2021. Still waiting. I did get C31 EAD and VAWA approval in November 2021, but past forum posts indicate people still get their C9 EAD / AP after C31 approval if they have applied for C9 renewal. I may be wrong though. 

That's good, new mine c9 combo card renewal, and I am still waiting on VAWA to be approved, May 2019 filler. C31 or c9 approval either one will work,

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7 minutes ago, gramercy said:

Thank you.

I submitted  the N-400 online and attached:

1-Greencard

2-Marriage certificate

3-Husband's  birth certificate

4-Office memorandum regarding VAWA eligibility 

5- Employment verification  letter

What if I do not have my ex cert, and have divorce cert?

 
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