US embassy location for i360 vawa petitioner

[J2020 94]

please don’t close this topic till I get the proper help or at least I get a chance to respond 

referring to the old topic that was closed members replied that you cannot apply for vawa from abroad which is not correct. Actually you can submit i360 through the US embassy and go through consular processing. 
 

Some history, I’m married to an abusive USC and submitted a form of i360 with all required documents and have received a prima facie back in 2020. no i485
 

my attorney told me that I cannot get an advance parole till the i360 is approved so waiting till 2021 I had to leave the States and go back to home country to see my dying parents without an AP because it wasn’t easy just staying in the US knowing you might lose both your parents before seeing them forever. 
 

 

Many people leave the states and apply for vawa through consular processing at the US embassy, so if you don’t have the knowledge please to response with false information. 

my question is just about the legal residency being on a student\work visa Not really looking for help with vawa illegibility  because I am illegible and I have already applied 2 years ago and still pending. 

 

 

so again my question Regarding “legal residency” is:

 

 

Plz help if you have any info, it’s urgent,

 

I read that a petitioner can submit the vawa petition or do the interview and immigration visa through the U.S embassy in the home country or the U.S embassy in the country where the petitioner have a “legal residency” 

 

Is being on a visa (such as a student/work visa) in a third country that isn’t the home country considered a legal residencywhere I can do my interview at or receive my vawa based immigration visa?

 

if anyone can advise with any helpful info or knows who I can ask such questions or if there’s another thread to help me answer this question because I might need to move outta the original country

 

 Thanks in advance

Edited January 30, 2022 by Mubja

[J2020 94]

And yes the abuse happened in the US which is actually not related to the question that I need help with at all.

 

My question is very clear and simple, can someone continue to wait on the decision of their petition, go on the interview and receive the immigration visa at the US embassy in a country the petitioner is residing in on a vis (student\work visa)

 

 

 

and please be nice and mindful of people’s feelings. there’s no need for bashing people’s questions or need for help or if they missed to mention their history, if you don’t wanna be nice or help simple just ignore the topic you don’t have to vomit your negativity here. If people don’t need the advice and help they wouldn’t be asking in the first place.
 

thanks 

[JeanneAdil 6,510]

hard to answer this one

u filed I 360 in US

u may have recd a RFE to the US address for proof of the abuse

we have no way of knowing 

u may need a US lawyer as this sounds beyond DIY 

[J2020 94]

1 minute ago, JeanneAdil said:

hard to answer this one

u filed I 360 in US

u may have recd a RFE to the US address for proof of the abuse

we have no way of knowing 

u may need a US lawyer as this sounds beyond DIY 

I filed i360 in the US and submitted all proof and the attorney said my case is strong and straight forward and I’ve already received a prima facie. 
 

the address USCIS send my notice on is my attorney address because it is safer for me and more reliable address. 
 

 My question is just about the “legal residency” if being an a different country on a visa (student\work visa) can I continue my interview and process while residing in a different country on a visa? 

[Boiler 45,525]

I know I answered your question and was not alone.

 

Good that you have a lawyer

[J2020 94]

1 minute ago, Boiler said:

I know I answered your question and was not alone.

 

Good that you have a lawyer

Honesty you are the only one who understood my question and responded clearly and I really appreciate you for your kindness and understanding. We need more people like you in this community. 

I’m worried of depending so much on my attorney because they have the mistake of telling me that i cannot apply for an AP or a work permit while waiting which I just found isn’t true. So I’m just depending on her to receive my notice at her office address for now.

 

The attorney already told me that I can only do the consular processing in the home country, but the UCSIS website mentions that you can choose the embassy in the country where you have a “legal residency” so I was wondering if I can leave my home country and continue waiting on my petition and doing the interview in another country on a visa. I mean is that considered a legal residency or do they mean a permanent residency of that country. 

 

thank you i really appreciate you dear 

[Boiler 45,525]

A bad lawyer is worse than no lawyer

 

Sounds like you need to find a new Lawyer

 

As far as I know you can interview anywhere you have legal residency makes no sense to restrict it

 

You do have your home country as a back up 

[J2020 94]

1 minute ago, Boiler said:

A bad lawyer is worse than no lawyer

 

Sounds like you need to find a new Lawyer

 

As far as I know you can interview anywhere you have legal residency makes no sense to restrict it

 

You do have your home country as a back up 

That’s exactly what I thought it just doesn’t make any sense. What if I have to go somewhere else for work, very strange. 
 

And you are totally right about the bad lawyer, it has been a real struggle with them. I’m actually already looking for a new one. 
 

thank you again

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Edited January 31, 2022 by Ontarkie