VAWA, Part 25

[TBoneTX 45,580]

11 hours ago, eve1993 said:

I-360 approved July 2022

Yee-HAAAAA!   

 

[Note to T-B.'s self:  Joke worked again...]  

[RSPNH 6]

Hello everyone! Finally I have got approved and I should receive my green card soon!🤗🤗

I'm still married and question is how can I get divorce? Any experience like that?

Of course I cannot go to her and say "hey, let's get divorce"

We got married in 2015 and since January 2016 I didn't see her.

[Apple90 60]

5 hours ago, RSPNH said:

Hello everyone! Finally I have got approved and I should receive my green card soon!🤗🤗

I'm still married and question is how can I get divorce? Any experience like that?

Of course I cannot go to her and say "hey, let's get divorce"

We got married in 2015 and since January 2016 I didn't see her.

serve her the divorce papers if you did not get response from her you can use that as a ground in the court divorce without her consent.

[RSPNH 6]

1 hour ago, Apple90 said:

serve her the divorce papers if you did not get response from her you can use that as a ground in the court divorce without her consent.

But if she responses? 

[Apple90 60]

23 minutes ago, RSPNH said:

But if she responses? 

You only need her signature to finalize your divorce 

[Pinkrlion 2,724]

19 hours ago, steve_o said:

How could it delay the process tho? 
I heard sending medical makes to expedite the process. 

actually it doesnt.  You were supposed to submit the medicals when you filed your I-485 in the first place as it was a requirement, they could have rejected your I-485, but they didn't, so sending in something now that you should have already submitted does nothing.  

[Pinkrlion 2,724]

18 hours ago, LittlebyLittle said:

Ok, Thank you! One more question: I am planning to file for divorce in the very nearest future. Can it somehow affect the VAWA process?

Nope

[Zzz___1 141]

16 minutes ago, Pinkrlion said:

actually it doesnt.  You were supposed to submit the medicals when you filed your I-485 in the first place as it was a requirement, they could have rejected your I-485, but they didn't, so sending in something now that you should have already submitted does nothing.  

USCIS states :

 

You are not required to file the Form I-693 at the same time you file Form I-485. While some applicants intend to bring their completed Form I-693 to their interview, some applications may not require an interview.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-693

[dollardreamz 13]

On 7/18/2022 at 7:50 PM, God is a good God said:

My i360 got approved march 2022. My immigration proceedings terminated April 2022. My i485 was filed I court and a copy filed to USCIS irving Texas. Now I don’t know how my i485 will be transferred. My lawyer sent letter to uscis with the approval letter i360, a receipt of payment of i485 and a copy of i485 application and a letter of termination of proceedings to uscis since may 2022 but until now no response. Should I do an info pass or my lawyer?

I think you messed up. 

1.) If your case is terminated after Vawa approved and before 485 filing , then u have to file 485 with uscis with original application and supporting documents. 

2.)  If your case is still pending with court.  Just follow the preorder instructions eoir and post order instructions from uscis.

3.) if u already filed 485 copy with Texas before termination, you need to file 485 again with VSC.

Pre Order Instructions EOIR.pdf PostOrderInstructions.pdf

[nebula88 25]

Omg everyone! 

I'm exploding with anxiety right now.

 

On July 11th, my lawyer received an RFE for my I-693. I just dropped it off at his office. He personally has never seen an interview being waived but as far as I'm seeing here, that seems to be the case 😳

 

I'm trying not to get my hopes up but I'm so happy already that my case is being moved!! 

 

Anyone from Brooklyn, NY going/went through the same situation? How long did it take for you to have an update?

[Graceandmercy21 0]

 

Hi everyone,so I have been a silent observer on this thread and only posted once last year. I had criminal charges pending against since last year june me whereby my Us citizen spouse falsely accused me of something I didn't do and then called the police and his main aim was to get me deported.luckily for me God has been on my side I wasn't sent to immigration hold or anything.the case was eventually filed this year, I got a criminal defense lawyer who aggressively fought for me and requested the district attorney and prosecutors investigate and watch the body worn cameras of the officers that arrested me and they saw my husbands story does not match up and was inconsistent and he had been abusing me and he had a criminal record which I didn't know about.

my case is finally getting dismissed this week and am expected to go get my dismissal letter.The charges against me were aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

 

And also since my arrest after I bonded out the next day, my spouse had moved out and disappeared.havent seen him or heard from him till this day.I am about to start my vawa application and I wanted to ask for opinion on if I still needed to hire an immigration lawyer to help with the application considering I have an arrest record or am better off applying my self since I will be getting a dismissal letter for the charges against me

[God is a good God 238]

22 hours ago, dollardreamz said:

I think you messed up. 

1.) If your case is terminated after Vawa approved and before 485 filing , then u have to file 485 with uscis with original application and supporting documents. 

2.)  If your case is still pending with court.  Just follow the preorder instructions eoir and post order instructions from uscis.

3.) if u already filed 485 copy with Texas before termination, you need to file 485 again with VSC.

Pre Order Instructions EOIR.pdf 178.54 kB · 2 downloads PostOrderInstructions.pdf 235.78 kB · 3 downloads

-My termination happened after i360 approval.

- I filed i485 with Texas and another copy sent to court before termination. Now I don’t know when the court will transfer my i485 to uscis.

some folks told me I need to make an info pass , take the termination letter and i485 receipt to them and they’ll be able to pull up my application and schedule me for interview later?

[dollardreamz 13]

19 minutes ago, God is a good God said:

-My termination happened after i360 approval.

- I filed i485 with Texas and another copy sent to court before termination. Now I don’t know when the court will transfer my i485 to uscis.

some folks told me I need to make an info pass , take the termination letter and i485 receipt to them and they’ll be able to pull up my application and schedule me for interview later?

folks may be wrong, plz cross check with govt websites.

you should file original i-485 to VSC after your termination, not to Texas service center(which you sent was a copy).  please read pre order instructions clearly. It says send original 485 to court and one copy to uscis Texas and one copy to ice to adjust status in court when your  in removal proceedings.

 

If your case is terminated, that  means the jurisdiction is with uscis. you should file original application with VSC.

[Sandra G. 5,054]

On 7/13/2022 at 9:20 AM, Evasn said:

Hello Sandra, 

Do you know what cases they interview now like what year of approvals or whenever the case was filed. Also based on your experience how long background check takes now . I've been waiting for 2.5 years since i360. Queens office . Thank you 

Usually background check takes 60/180 days. VAWA is taking 20/26 months, but NYC offices are taking almost 2 years to schedule the interview.

[God is a good God 238]

4 hours ago, dollardreamz said:

folks may be wrong, plz cross check with govt websites.

you should file original i-485 to VSC after your termination, not to Texas service center(which you sent was a copy).  please read pre order instructions clearly. It says send original 485 to court and one copy to uscis Texas and one copy to ice to adjust status in court when your  in removal proceedings.

 

If your case is terminated, that  means the jurisdiction is with uscis. you should file original application with VSC.

Thank you for your clarification. I just checked my lawyer email. She sent the original to court with supporting documentation and a copy to uscis texas before proceedings were terminated. In this case should I still send a new i485? Or the court will transfer the old i485 to uscis? I’m trying to open your attachment on preorder instructions but it doesn’t open up