VAWA, Part 25

[God’s Grace27 4]

Good day everyone, I would like to ask dose applying for government assistance affect one’s application?

And how long dose it take to receive first primafacie ?

[DatMotorcycleRide 3]

Hi all! So good to read about all the approvals here and in Part 24! Hope for swift approvals for everyone! 

 

I think I messed up those while filing for a renewal for my EAD (c 09) card. I was stressed out to file exactly 180 days before that I kept reading online where to file it and everywhere said "Chicago lockbox" so that's where I've filed. Instead of filing directly with Vermont Service center (they approved my previous EAD renewal) .  Vermont was so nice to me, they approved that renewal on point after 6 months of me sending it in...

 

I got a receipt for I-765 and I-131 from NBC service center... 2 months after filing those. 

 

I am freaking out because: 

1. My EAD+AP expires on April 19th
2. I am in the middle of huge interview process with Tesla for my dream job, and I fear that by the time it's done, assuming I would get the job, I won't be able to accept as my EAD will expire
3. My stepdad is going through cancer treatment and both he and mom are in a lot of stress. I've been going home to Sweden to see them recently and support, I'd like to be able to keep doing that. I wonder if him being my stepdad (and not my real dad. My real dad died, but I don't have any death certificate or anything) would not count as en emergency? I have a letter from his doctor in English though saying that he he is being treated for cancer. What else should I attach to an expedite request based on this? I fear that he might get worse and I won't be able to go. Do I need to show that my stepdad is married to my mom? 

Should I try to get the case transferred to Vermont? Should I just request to expedite with NBC? Alone or with senator (my senator in northern California is not great, her office keep forgetting to respond and are not on top of things) ? 

Sorry for such a long post! 🤕

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[RKE 18]

17 hours ago, tashay said:

No they didn't ask,I field 360 from 2018 and never gotten a rfe or anything.Contacted congressman and uscis said they were waiting on Bgc which they had never requested from me.

Please how did you do the background check on your own? did USCIS ask you to go for another biometrics or you went on your own . Please respond. 

[balo101 669]

On 3/22/2022 at 4:51 AM, DatMotorcycleRide said:

Hi all! So good to read about all the approvals here and in Part 24! Hope for swift approvals for everyone! 

 

I think I messed up those while filing for a renewal for my EAD (c 09) card. I was stressed out to file exactly 180 days before that I kept reading online where to file it and everywhere said "Chicago lockbox" so that's where I've filed. Instead of filing directly with Vermont Service center (they approved my previous EAD renewal) .  Vermont was so nice to me, they approved that renewal on point after 6 months of me sending it in...

 

I got a receipt for I-765 and I-131 from NBC service center... 2 months after filing those. 

 

I am freaking out because: 

1. My EAD+AP expires on April 19th
2. I am in the middle of huge interview process with Tesla for my dream job, and I fear that by the time it's done, assuming I would get the job, I won't be able to accept as my EAD will expire
3. My stepdad is going through cancer treatment and both he and mom are in a lot of stress. I've been going home to Sweden to see them recently and support, I'd like to be able to keep doing that. I wonder if him being my stepdad (and not my real dad. My real dad died, but I don't have any death certificate or anything) would not count as en emergency? I have a letter from his doctor in English though saying that he he is being treated for cancer. What else should I attach to an expedite request based on this? I fear that he might get worse and I won't be able to go. Do I need to show that my stepdad is married to my mom? 

Should I try to get the case transferred to Vermont? Should I just request to expedite with NBC? Alone or with senator (my senator in northern California is not great, her office keep forgetting to respond and are not on top of things) ? 

Sorry for such a long post! 🤕

you will have 6 month extension. If i understood correctly then your EAD expiring on april + 6 month extension. you should be good until October. 

Sorry to hear about your stepdad. 

You can expedite and yes they will ask you for proof of relationship. Just submit that. 

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[balo101 669]

6 hours ago, Omo9ja26 said:

Good day everyone, I would like to ask dose applying for government assistance affect one’s application?

And how long dose it take to receive first primafacie ?

Public assistance does not affect one's application. 

It is hard to predict when would you get first PF. Sone gets in 2 months, some gets in 6 months and some never get it. If you really need PF then i would say write to Vermont.

[shiva32 240]

10 hours ago, TxElixir said:

Really a fan of this thread! Can’t say enough of how much each one of your experiences has helped me with my journey.

Quick Question- I got my Vawa approved but also got a Supplemental notice of Deferred Action. Is this common?

Timeline:

I360 applied- August 2019

I360 Approved- May 2021

No update since then.

I got Deferred action notice too, never asked for one. And I am was not in removal proceedings or anything. My h1b visa expired in may 2020, so I have been out of status since then. VAWA approval in November 2021 along with grant of deferred action. 

[God’s Grace27 4]

1 hour ago, balo101 said:

Public assistance does not affect one's application. 

It is hard to predict when would you get first PF. Sone gets in 2 months, some gets in 6 months and some never get it. If you really need PF then i would say write to Vermont.

Thank you for your response. 

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[honeybadger3 16]

Hello everyone!

 

I wanted to ask what the "new card being produced" meant on my I360 update.

I've already received my EAD just recently (December 2021), so I'm not quite sure what this is for.. for reference, my case history is below. Any leads for what this may be would really be helpful for me ❤️

 

Quote

 

I-765

December 9, 2021 Card Was Delivered To Me By The Post Office

December 10, 2021 The Post Office picked up mail containing your new card.

December 9, 2021 We mailed your new card your Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, directly to the address you gave us.

December 7, 2021 We approved your Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization.

December 6, 2021 We ordered your new card.

January 19, 2021 We received your case and waived the filing fee for your Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization.

 

I-360

March 7, 2022 New Card Is Being Produced

December 3, 2021 The Post Office returned a notice we sent you for your Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, because they could not deliver it.

June 5, 2020 We received your response for Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant.

March 18, 2020 We sent a request for additional evidence for your Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant.

January 31, 2020 We received your case and waived the filing fee for your Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant.

 

I-485

March 17, 2020 Case Was Reopened

March 17, 2020 We reopened your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and are reconsidering our earlier decision.

September 6, 2019 We scheduled an interview for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.

December 13, 2018 We accepted the fingerprint fee for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. Our National Benefits Center location is working on your case.

 

 

[balo101 669]

4 minutes ago, honeybadger3 said:

Hello everyone!

 

I wanted to ask what the "new card being produced" meant on my I360 update.

I've already received my EAD just recently (December 2021), so I'm not quite sure what this is for.. for reference, my case history is below. Any leads for what this may be would really be helpful for me ❤️

 

 

That means your VAWA is approved. Have you received a new EAD based on C31 after March 7th? 

[Liam T 20]

Is there any Vawa case get waive for Green Card interview other than New York?

[Bshine 24]

On 3/21/2022 at 1:21 PM, HatingTheWaiting said:

Hi guys, 

 

Really hoping to get some advice on how to proceed with this. Apologies in advance for my ignorance on this topic!

 

USCIS received my paperwork for EAD renewal on 2/19, sent me the receipts on 2/22. I want to expedite the processing based on being a healthcare worker in a Covid-19 team so I reached out to the USCIS contact center and obviously, they were unable to help because the VAWA status makes this unaccessible (I totally forgot about that). The person on the phone recommended writing a letter myself to the Vermont center to ask for expediting. 

 

Does this sound correct? Has anyone done this? Do you have a template or something you used? Or is there a different way to request expediting? I want to do this asap in case USCIS takes away the healthcare worker expediting clause so I'm very very anxious. 

 

Would really appreciate any feedback on this. Thank you! 

Hi, My lawyer did the expedite request based on healthcare worker and I got my EAD in 12 days later. I don’t know in details what she sent but I sent her my license, and my I’d badge my old EAD and she wrote a letter attaching law documents that said healthcare workers EAD should be expedited.she also added my receipt.

[Demise 1,301]

On 3/20/2022 at 6:55 PM, kodicsv said:

How do I know if they charged marriage fraud ? 
please check attachments for my case denied letter

I see no reference to 204(c) on this thing, so most likely no, your spouse claimed that you married for papers but USCIS dismisses most of those claims as basically "sinking the ship to kill the captain".

 

On 3/20/2022 at 6:29 PM, kodicsv said:

1. What will be next option if Appel is denied aswell ? Eb5? H1 ? I’m out of status already 
2. I talked to lawyer Edward orendain  recently he suggested it’s no where written that 360 is denied if I get married while pending. It’s all fake news . I Dnt know if I can trust him 

4. if I do congressman will uscis agent will get angry ? Last time when I did I got 2nd strokes interview. 
this time my rfe was like warning too. 
A. In good terms if my 360 is approve . How will be my 485 interview approval chances? Will that be so tuff and I will have limited chances being of getting approved ? 
 

B. If 360 is approved is that safe to marry citizen only ? If somethings goes wrong in my 485 I have backup plan from her ? 
 

please help @Demise

1. VAWA cancellation of removal or marry and hope the next one goes better.

2. Policy manual, chapter 3(B)(2)

4. No, they get thousands of these requests every week.

A. I-485 if I-360 is approved is just pro forma they will go over the inadmissibility yes/no questions, if nothing gets flagged they'll approved.

B. If I-360 gets approved you're free to marry whoever.

[Demise 1,301]

On 3/22/2022 at 4:51 AM, DatMotorcycleRide said:

Hi all! So good to read about all the approvals here and in Part 24! Hope for swift approvals for everyone! 

 

I think I messed up those while filing for a renewal for my EAD (c 09) card. I was stressed out to file exactly 180 days before that I kept reading online where to file it and everywhere said "Chicago lockbox" so that's where I've filed. Instead of filing directly with Vermont Service center (they approved my previous EAD renewal) .  Vermont was so nice to me, they approved that renewal on point after 6 months of me sending it in...

 

I got a receipt for I-765 and I-131 from NBC service center... 2 months after filing those. 

 

I am freaking out because: 

1. My EAD+AP expires on April 19th
2. I am in the middle of huge interview process with Tesla for my dream job, and I fear that by the time it's done, assuming I would get the job, I won't be able to accept as my EAD will expire
3. My stepdad is going through cancer treatment and both he and mom are in a lot of stress. I've been going home to Sweden to see them recently and support, I'd like to be able to keep doing that. I wonder if him being my stepdad (and not my real dad. My real dad died, but I don't have any death certificate or anything) would not count as en emergency? I have a letter from his doctor in English though saying that he he is being treated for cancer. What else should I attach to an expedite request based on this? I fear that he might get worse and I won't be able to go. Do I need to show that my stepdad is married to my mom? 

Should I try to get the case transferred to Vermont? Should I just request to expedite with NBC? Alone or with senator (my senator in northern California is not great, her office keep forgetting to respond and are not on top of things) ? 

Sorry for such a long post! 🤕

Ask the other senator, you've got two, and ask them to straighten it out by basically forwarding it to VSC with a request to expedite because you don't want to lose your job.

On 3/22/2022 at 8:41 AM, shiva32 said:

I got Deferred action notice too, never asked for one. And I am was not in removal proceedings or anything. My h1b visa expired in may 2020, so I have been out of status since then. VAWA approval in November 2021 along with grant of deferred action. 

They give that to everyone. It's a remnant of a bygone era when C31 EADs didn't exist, so they would give you deferred action which would let you get a C14 EAD if you were not able to get a C09. Deferred action is basically used to plug holes in the law with something, like for instance wait times on U-visas, they give deferred action so you can legally work while your case waits in the queue.

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[BlueTiger92 123]

On 3/21/2022 at 10:53 AM, dreamer1 said:

 

Congratulations you two 🎉🎉

 

Your VAWA has been approved!! Now wait for the C31 cards, then the approval notices. 

assuming your had already filed 485, 

 

A) in about next 1-2 months, your file will be transferred to your local offices. Not everyone gets an update on that. SUGGESTION: contact your congressman/women in 2.5 months, ask them to check the location of the I485.

1. if 485 is not yet at local office, let your lawyer (if you have one) know and also ask congressman to help from Vermont and ask them to send the file to local office 

2. if 485  is at local office:

a. see the processing time at you local office and sit tight for USCIS to ask you for Medical/ schedule interview 

b. If you are already or at whatever point  out of processing time and your file is at local, start an ‘out of processing time Inquiry’ and wait for answer and processing 

 

remember , just because your status was not updated on the portal, it means nothing, not everyone and not every action gets an update on there, it’s just strange 🤷🏻‍♀️

 

and also, hustle, relax, breathe… you are halfway there 🤗
 

 

oh and plz do not do drugs, not even marijuana… that will make u inadmissible on the medical. someone here has this issue just a few days ago. Drink soju (responsibly), it’s great, chills you out lol 😂 

I know marijuana is legal in some states but it is still illegal at federal level!! 

how do you know for sure if 485 has moved to local office?

[Blunt 167]

Hello house @balo101 @Stillwinning!!!😊 @sandranj @Demise I got a message from my Congress person ..she told me that they have sent my i765 receipt but and this is what they uscis told her On December 21, 2021, a receipt notice was mailed to the address on file-at that time (LAW FIRM OF xxxxxxx); the notice has not been returned to this office as “undeliverable” by the U.S. Postal Service.

 

Thank you for sending our office your inquiry for constituent my name  regarding a request for a duplicate receipt notice for Form I-765 (EACxxxxxx). Also, thank you for providing our office with the attached, signed Privacy Release form for your constituent; My name  signature has been verified.

 

Your constituent’s Form I-765 (C09), based on a pending I-485 adjustment application, was received with the Vermont Service Center (VSC) on December 03, 2021.  Currently, the VSC is processing your constituent’s form type (Form I-765) for petitions or applications received on or before March 16, 2021.

 

December 21, 2021, a receipt notice was mailed to the address on file-at that time (LAW FIRM OF xxxxxxx); the notice has not been returned to this office as “undeliverable” by the U.S. Postal Service.

 

 

please how can I get another receipt back from uscis ..my lawyer told me that he hasn’t received any receipt from them and uscis already said they sent out the receipt and they even gave my Congress person my case tracking number to know when my i765 is approved ..I wanna ask what could be done to get the receipt