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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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It is already Sunday and therefore time for our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke:

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HEDGING A BET

 

A man was lying on his deathbed, waiting for his final moment to come.  He was totally calm, especially because a priest was there to administer the last rites and prepare him for his journey into the next life.

 

Wanting to ensure that the entire process was complete, the priest commanded the man, "Denounce the Devil!  You must let him know that you are opposed to his evil ways and show him that you think very, very little of it."

 

Unmoved by the priest's ardor, the man simply lay on his bed, stared into space, and said nothing.

 

The priest repeated, "Denounce the Devil now!  You don't have much time left, and you need to show him whose side you're on."

 

Once again, the man didn't react; it was as though the priest had said nothing at all.

 

The priest, now puzzled by the man's completely nonchalant attitude toward what he was saying, asked, "Why do you refuse to denounce the Devil and his evil?"

 

The dying man replied, "To be honest, Father, after the life that I've led, I'm not really sure where I'm going.  With that in mind, I don't think that I ought to be aggravating anybody, huh?"

: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01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.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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Filed: Country: Jamaica
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12 hours ago, ridimic1 said:

i already have my greencard .. can i file for my mom whom is in another country or do i have to wait to be a citizen first

You should post your question in this thread.

 

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/112-bringing-family-members-of-permanent-residents-to-america/

 

Phase I - IV - Completed the Immigration Journey 

 

 

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18 hours ago, Liam T said:

You have to be USC to do that

So, the green card under vawa is very restricted.

You can't even file for your mom !?

Meanwhile someone who got his green card through a lottery can do all that. 

Really sad 😔😔😔😔😔

But I hope you can at least sponsored a close relative for a visit !?

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Bahamas
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30 minutes ago, Rhema1 said:

So, the green card under vawa is very restricted.

You can't even file for your mom !?

Meanwhile someone who got his green card through a lottery can do all that. 

Really sad 😔😔😔😔😔

But I hope you can at least sponsored a close relative for a visit !?

You can never sponsor your parents with any greencard, you must be a citizen to sponsor them. 

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: India
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31 minutes ago, Rhema1 said:

So, the green card under vawa is very restricted.

You can't even file for your mom !?

Meanwhile someone who got his green card through a lottery can do all that. 

Really sad 😔😔😔😔😔

But I hope you can at least sponsored a close relative for a visit !?

To petition for your parents (mother or father) to live in the United States as Green Card holders, you must be a U.S. citizen and at least 21 years old. Green Card holders (permanent residents) may not petition to bring parents to live permanently in the United States. thsi applies to all green card holders, not just VAWA based ones. 

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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On 12/9/2021 at 5:36 PM, shiva32 said:

So I received my I360 approval notice today. My I485 was filed in Feb 2020, and it was transferred to NBC in Oct 2020 for "faster processing." . @Demise and others, do I need to do anything else to get I485 processing rolling at this point? Do I need to send NBC a copy of the I360 approval notice or something? 

You don't have to do anything to have your I-485 adjudicated.

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Nigeria
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Good day everyone,

 

Please could there be more delays in making a decision on a pending I-360 ( outside normal processing time) when one apply for parole document ?  Thanks for your responses in advance. 

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