VAWA, Part 25

[J2020 94]

Hi 

 

I’m trying to change the spelling of my father’s name on my passport. I just figured that the spelling was not right. 
 

if I change the spelling on my passport, can I request the name to be fixed after receiving my green card? And how?

 

thank you 🙏

Edited March 25, 2022 by J2020

[Sharig 18]

2 hours ago, shiva32 said:

congratulations!! I presume you already filed I485 along with I360? Also let us know your timeline please. If I485 is filed already then it will go from Vermont to eventually your local USCIS office. Processing time is anywhere from 6-12 months on average after VAWA approval, longer for some people.  

Thank you so much. Is there an interview? Medical I need to provide? Or will they just send me the green card? 

Timeline:

Jan 2020- Filed i360, i485, i765, i131

March 2020- Bio metrics

June 2020- Ead issued(1 yr)

June 2021- 2nd Ead issued(2yr)

March 2022- Vawa approved(new card on the way)

[shiva32 240]

1 minute ago, Sharig said:

Thank you so much. Is there an interview? Medical I need to provide? Or will they just send me the green card? 

Timeline:

Jan 2020- Filed i360, i485, i765, i131

March 2020- Bio metrics

June 2020- Ead issued(1 yr)

June 2021- 2nd Ead issued(2yr)

March 2022- Vawa approved(new card on the way)

VAWA approved people usually do not get interview for i-485. If there are major issues like entry without inspection, crimes etc they still might interview, but usually it's waived. Next step for you is to wait for the medical deficiency notice or RFE for medicals. Do not get medicals done until then, If you send medicals now they will just lose it. Once they ask for medicals and you then send medical, green card is approved within a few weeks to 2 months after that. I have seen people on this forum get their green card anywhere between 4 months to 3 years after I360 approval. Usual processing time is 6 to 12 months after i360 approval. Feel free to bug USCIS for updates through your senator or congressman once every 3 months. 

[Gi Gi 46]

2 hours ago, tashay said:

How long ago was your 360 approved? 

Feb 2020 for 360 

mans nov 2017 for 130 husband petition 

[J2020 94]

10 hours ago, PB7 said:

Any 2020 approvals yet?

January 2020, got c31 work permit card based on i360 but case status has not changed to approved or received the approval notice. 

Edited March 25, 2022 by J2020

[J2020 94]

Do we need to do another medical for the naturalization and citizenship process? 

[Sandra G. 5,043]

On 3/23/2022 at 12:09 PM, Blunt said:

@balo101 @sandranj @Family @Stillwinning!!!😊 @Demise Hello house I think the best thing for me to do now is to change the whole address to my own address so that I can receive all my documents at my own address ,I want to send the AR 11 to Vermont and write a note under it that I want all my receipt notices and Card should stop going to my lawyers address but my address and I will also tell my Congress person to help me Inquire about the change of address if it has been successfully updated ,most of all these lawyers dnt really care about someone’s life ,as long as is not their life they dnt care ,that is my next move now ,I want uscis to stop sending him anything as regards my case ,as a matter of fact I dnt want him to represent me again on the case cause he has been so useless from day one ,have been the one doing everything,he doesn’t do anything ..he dnt know nothing about vawa ,the only thing he does is to receive my letter from uscis..please you people should advise me on how I can let uscis stop sending him anything and sending all my receipt notices to my address ,I want that lawyer to stop representing me ,he is not putting his best on my job atall ,uscis sent receipt to him ,he has lost it ,he doesn’t know where the receipt is ,he doesn’t even suggest how we can get another receipt ,that’s a uselessss  lawyer to me ,he doesn’t know what he is doing ..if care is not taken this man could cost me when my green Card arrives ,he knows nothing about the vawa job ,I always be the one doing everything,the only thing I do is just using his address ..please house advise me on how I can stop using him and I want to be getting all my documents and letters in my own house mail box ..I dnt want anybody to use their own to affect my life 

Keep in mind that USCIS rarely update the address.I am tired to see hundreds of people complaining the USCIS didn't update the address.You should send a letter to your attorney stating that he no longer represents you and then send a copy of the letter to the Immigration as well.

[Sandra G. 5,043]

7 hours ago, shiva32 said:

VAWA approved people usually do not get interview for i-485. If there are major issues like entry without inspection, crimes etc they still might interview, but usually it's waived. Next step for you is to wait for the medical deficiency notice or RFE for medicals. Do not get medicals done until then, If you send medicals now they will just lose it. Once they ask for medicals and you then send medical, green card is approved within a few weeks to 2 months after that. I have seen people on this forum get their green card anywhere between 4 months to 3 years after I360 approval. Usual processing time is 6 to 12 months after i360 approval. Feel free to bug USCIS for updates through your senator or congressman once every 3 months. 

Where did you get this information that people usually don't have to attend interview for I-485? 90% of the VAWA petitioners  have I-485 interview.

Edited March 25, 2022 by sandranj

[shiva32 240]

6 minutes ago, sandranj said:

Where did you get this information that people usually don't have to attend interview for I-485? 90% of the VAWA petitioners  have I-485 interview.

Another attorney. Alena Shautsova. When I spoke to her earlier this week. 

[Sandra G. 5,043]

19 hours ago, Pens said:

My removal proceedings have been terminated since last August...

If the IJ terminated your removal without adjudication the AOS then USCIS will adjudicate at the request of ICE or the applicant, but if USCIS denied your I-485 and placed you in removal and the proceeding was terminated then you have to refile a new I-485 with the USCIS.

 

 

 

[Sandra G. 5,043]

On 3/23/2022 at 12:42 AM, Chicago_315 said:

@sandranj I'm currently a green card holder under VAWA and I'm planning to get married again this October to non-citizen and not green card holder, and she lives in a different country. If I'm gonna marry her my 3 years of filing citizenship under VAWA will be revoked?

You can get married, but you can't sponsor her now.You will be able to sponsor her after 5 years of your I-485 approval or when you become a U.S Citizen.  The 3 years rule won't be revoked because you will get married.

Edited March 25, 2022 by sandranj

[Sandra G. 5,043]

On 3/22/2022 at 12:02 PM, 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 ❤️

 

 

It means your VAWA was approved.Congrats.

[Blunt 167]

1 hour ago, sandranj said:

Keep in mind that USCIS rarely update the address.I am tired to see hundreds of people complaining the USCIS didn't update the address.You should send a letter to your attorney stating that he no longer represents you and then send a copy of the letter to the Immigration as well.

Thanks you so much @sandranjfor replying me ,I will prepare a letter and send to the immigration to let them know that my lawyer is not representing me anymore and I already informed my Congress woman about how he kept missing my receipt ,so the Congress woman said she will help me make sure you keep checking with the uscis to see if the address has been changed to my house address so they can be communicating with me directly instead of my lawyer !! My Congress woman is very helpful so she said she will keep asking the uscis whether they have updated the address ..thanks so much 

[Gi Gi 46]

2 hours ago, sandranj said:

Keep in mind that USCIS rarely update the address.I am tired to see hundreds of people complaining the USCIS didn't update the address.You should send a letter to your attorney stating that he no longer represents you and then send a copy of the letter to the Immigration as well.

@Stillwinning!!!😊 does this mean they are not sending it anymore? 

[nebula88 25]

Hello family!

 

A couple months ago I wrote about my case.I had an update two weeks ago and was wondering if anyone could help me.

 

I’ve applied for VAWA in March 2019 and my I-360 was approved in August 2021. Last December my I-485 was transferred from NBC to Vermont to "speed up processing", this week however I receive another notice saying my case was transferred from Vermont back to NBC again, to "speed up processing".

 

I don't understand why my case is being sent back and forth like that, any ideas? Do you guys think they still need to send it to a local office after NBC? 

 

Many thanks!