VAWA, Part 24

[Nick2020 47]

12 hours ago, Victorycoming said:

Hi my VJ family. I am so confused with processing time pls. I don't even know if I'm within processing time anymore, so confusing. Pls make me understand. I filed my I485 since Dec 2019. The last update was when my case transferred in 2020. 

Since your spouse s green car holder you will have to wait for VISA date to be available for your home country before they start processing your I-485. So it depends on what country are your from, like if you are from India wait time is the longest. In this case processing dates on USCIS website will no use for you.

[sun0623 0]

Is this the normal case before approval of I-360 form , I-485 transfer to Case Transferred To Another Office? 

 

 

[Pinkrlion 2,619]

31 minutes ago, Nick2020 said:

Since your spouse s green car holder you will have to wait for VISA date to be available for your home country before they start processing your I-485. So it depends on what country are your from, like if you are from India wait time is the longest. In this case processing dates on USCIS website will no use for you.

That is not soooo, it has nothing to do with home country.  It has to do with visa category being current for GC spouse to process I-485.  

24 minutes ago, sun0623 said:

Is this the normal case before approval of I-360 form , I-485 transfer to Case Transferred To Another Office? 

 

 

That means that your I-485 was transferred to Vermont

[sun0623 0]

13 minutes ago, Pinkrlion said:

That is not soooo, it has nothing to do with home country.  It has to do with visa category being current for GC spouse to process I-485.  

That means that your I-485 was transferred to Vermont

Thank you for the reply. Will there be any processing delay for this or its normal ?

Edited November 3, 2021 by sun0623
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[Pinkrlion 2,619]

16 minutes ago, sun0623 said:

Thank you for the reply. Will there be any processing delay for this or its normal ?

This is normal.  I am not good at reading visa category bulletin, but for a while it has been current.  

[Nick2020 47]

51 minutes ago, Pinkrlion said:

That is not soooo, it has nothing to do with home country.  It has to do with visa category being current for GC spouse to process I-485.  

That means that your I-485 was transferred to Vermont

I thought different country has different current date.

https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/visa-availability-priority-dates/when-to-file-your-adjustment-of-status-application-for-family-sponsored-or-employment-based-69

[Victorycoming 11]

1 hour ago, Pinkrlion said:

Your count does not start until the date your file was transferred - not 2019

Thank you. So does it mean I'm still within processing time?

[Demise 1,151]

1 hour ago, Nick2020 said:

I thought different country has different current date.

https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/visa-availability-priority-dates/when-to-file-your-adjustment-of-status-application-for-family-sponsored-or-employment-based-69

Yes but no.

VAWA either falls under:

If spouse is a US Citizen: IR, which is not subject to any numerical limitations meaning there's no backlogs.

If spouse is an LPR: F2A, which is presently current, has been current for years, and will likely remain so. Moreover F2A is kinda weird in that like 75% of its quota is exempt from per-country quotas, which back when F2A was backlogged about 2 years lead to the priority date for Mexico being like 2 weeks behind the rest of the world despite Mexico being severely backlogged in all other family based categories.

Edited November 3, 2021 by Demise

[MariaX 28]

Hello. Is it possible to  transfer 485 case to NBC then local office for jurisdiction without 360 approval? If so, for what reason ? 

[shiva32 240]

1 hour ago, MariaX said:

Hello. Is it possible to  transfer 485 case to NBC then local office for jurisdiction without 360 approval? If so, for what reason ? 

My I485 was transferred last year by USCIS to NBC (October 2020). I received a notice from USCIS at that time that this was done to 'speed up processing', whatever the hell that means. My C31 card approval update happened two days ago. According to a lawyer on YouTube (Jim Hacking), apparently they do this i485 transfer a lot, even before approval of the underlying petitions (i130/i360 etc) 

[MariaX 28]

2 minutes ago, shiva32 said:

My I485 was transferred last year by USCIS to NBC (October 2020). I received a notice from USCIS at that time that this was done to 'speed up processing', whatever the hell that means. My C31 card approval update happened two days ago. According to a lawyer on YouTube (Jim Hacking), apparently they do this i485 transfer a lot, even before approval of the underlying petitions (i130/i360 etc) 

Thanks for replying. Can I text you Inbox?

[shiva32 240]

Just now, MariaX said:

Thanks for replying. Can I text you Inbox?

I charge two KitKats per message. No exceptions. 

[HopeHope__ 72]

Hi folks! I’m so grateful for my journey. I filed my I-360 + I-485 on August 2019 and today I got my green card on hands. No RFE and no interview. Before filing my case I gathered all evidence that I could a year before and I read everything about Vawa. I prepared my case and was very pro active but I was also so lucky to have my attorney with me. She was patient and very understanding about domestic violence. Please folks never pay to much for Vawa case. It’s a humanitarian matter and if your attorney doesn’t care about it honestly he won’t care about you and your case. I did my case with Catholic legal Services and they were awesome ( I have payed $500 + immigration fees). My case was complicated and I explained every detail on my affidavit. I was worried mostly because he lived most part of the time out of state. He also would give us ( our daughter and me ) a very high end lifestyle and explain the dynamic of domestic violence in this context is very complicated. I still live in a toxic relationship with my abuser and I’m struggling to get out. Right now I’m in process of getting a job and I  hope very soon make my path to my freedom. I also would like you guys know that is SO IMPORTANT develop a relationship with God. Actually I would say it’s necessary to not go crazy. Thank you Lord for holding my hand in every step. Thank You for don’t give up on me even when I did not believe on You. I would be nothing without You.

Edited November 4, 2021 by HopeHope__

[Sparkle✨ 372]

3 hours ago, HopeHope__ said:

Hi folks! I’m so grateful for my journey. I filed my I-360 + I-485 on August 2019 and today I got my green card on hands. No RFE and no interview. Before filing my case I gathered all evidence that I could a year before and I read everything about Vawa. I prepared my case and was very pro active but I was also so lucky to have my attorney with me. She was patient and very understanding about domestic violence. Please folks never pay to much for Vawa case. It’s a humanitarian matter and if your attorney doesn’t care about it honestly he won’t care about you and your case. I did my case with Catholic legal Services and they were awesome ( I have payed $500 + immigration fees). My case was complicated and I explained every detail on my affidavit. I was worried mostly because he lived most part of the time out of state. He also would give us ( our daughter and me ) a very high end lifestyle and explain the dynamic of domestic violence in this context is very complicated. I still live in a toxic relationship with my abuser and I’m struggling to get out. Right now I’m in process of getting a job and I  hope very soon make my path to my freedom. I also would like you guys know that is SO IMPORTANT develop a relationship with God. Actually I would say it’s necessary to not go crazy. Thank you Lord for holding my hand in every step. Thank You for don’t give up on me even when I did not believe on You. I would be nothing without You.

To God be the glory!

Congratulations my dear! 
Catholic charities are cool, but unfortunately their attorney at my branch didn’t seem to care about my case. 

 

Edited November 4, 2021 by Sparkle✨

[Pinkrlion 2,619]

7 hours ago, MariaX said:

Hello. Is it possible to  transfer 485 case to NBC then local office for jurisdiction without 360 approval? If so, for what reason ? 

No