VAWA, Part 26

[J2020 94]

Hi everyone 

 

im currently waiting for my visa interview. 
 

so I have a question regarding the ib1 visa priority, I heard that the ib1 visa is treated exactly like other immediate family visa priority, such as the cr1 and ir1

 

the country I’m processing my visa in has a massive backlog in processing cr1 and ir1 visa, currently at 8 month delay to get the cr1/ir1 visa. But they almost have no one getting the ib1 visa (based on vawa) very rare 
 

so im wondering, does this mean I might get an earlier visa interview than the ir1/cr1 visa applicants since the they are different types within the family category, or will it be the exact same priority and wait as the ir1/cr1. There are a huge amount of people processing the cr1/ir1 at this embassy but no one at all processing ib1. 
 

anyone have an idea if it will be different in the queue since they are 2 different types of visa within the family category, or will they be the same because they still consider them all as immediate family category? 

[Mahi Bansi 8]

Hi everyone! I have a question for a friend who also filed VAWA. She has her first name as: Jane Elizabeth and last name as: Doe (I changed names here for explanation). She got her EAD/AP combo card last week but it says - First Name: Jane and Last name: Elizabeth Doe which is of course contradictory to what was filled in her application. Even the approval notice says the same. My question is: Can she still travel with that combo card? Can she still apply for job with that card? 
if this has to be changed, what would be the process now? Her attorney is ghosting her and she’s getting very anxious. 
 

Please let me know what you think. 

[Pinkrlion 2,710]

1 hour ago, J2020 said:

Hi everyone 

 

im currently waiting for my visa interview. 
 

so I have a question regarding the ib1 visa priority, I heard that the ib1 visa is treated exactly like other immediate family visa priority, such as the cr1 and ir1

 

the country I’m processing my visa in has a massive backlog in processing cr1 and ir1 visa, currently at 8 month delay to get the cr1/ir1 visa. But they almost have no one getting the ib1 visa (based on vawa) very rare 
 

so im wondering, does this mean I might get an earlier visa interview than the ir1/cr1 visa applicants since the they are different types within the family category, or will it be the exact same priority and wait as the ir1/cr1. There are a huge amount of people processing the cr1/ir1 at this embassy but no one at all processing ib1. 
 

anyone have an idea if it will be different in the queue since they are 2 different types of visa within the family category, or will they be the same because they still consider them all as immediate family category? 

email the embassy and ask the timeframe for the IB1 interview. 

[J2020 94]

25 minutes ago, Pinkrlion said:

email the embassy and ask the timeframe for the IB1 interview. 

Can they provide this information?

[Pinkrlion 2,710]

2 hours ago, J2020 said:

Can they provide this information?

 

yea

[Iowa65 23]

Hello   @Sandra G. 
I hope you’re doing great.

I’m about to file n400.

I’ve been cited twice- both are traffic tickets.

1- cellphone but lawyer reduced it to a parking ticket- paid

2- speeding- paid 

 

Should I write in - why were you cited - “Traffic ticket” for both citations or I need to be more specific about it?

1. “Cellphone use”

2. “Speeding”

 

Should I write in -outcome - “fine paid”  for both citations?

 

Thank you 

PS If anyone has any thoughts or experience on this, please let me know, thank y’all

 

Edited August 27, 2023 by Iowa65

[TBoneTX 45,031]

And you thought that we'd forgotten our hilarious Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke!  (Neh nehneh boo boo) Here it is:

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CALLING THE CEO

 

A man joined a big corporate empire as a trainee.  On his very first day of work, he dialed the food service and shouted into the phone, "Get me a coffee, quickly!"

 

It turned out that he hadn't dialed the kitchen after all.  The voice from the other side shouted, "You fool!  You've dialed the wrong extension!  Do you know who you're talking to, Dumbo?"

 

"No," replied the trainee.

 

"I'm the Chief Executive Officer of the company, you fool!"

 

The trainee paused for a moment to consider an appropriate response.  He shouted back, "And do you know who YOU are talking to, you fool?"

 

"No," said the CEO indignantly.

 

"Good!" said the trainee, and hung up the phone.

 

[Aarontx90 60]

Hello Family, I hope everyone is doing well. it's nice to see a lot of approvals.

I have a delima, I had Vawa  based I-485 interview on May 17 2023, the issued a medical RFE, which I submitted and they received it on May 31st, 2023, since then it has been radio silence, nothing is updated on their website and I have not received any letters regarding it.

I did go in for an infoPass on August 1st, but they couldn't tell me anything about the case, either they received the case or not. the lady just read the online update and said it's pending a review with officer.

I fixing to get an other info pass appoint since it's been over 60 business days and almost 3 months now, since they received the medical.

can I talk to someone at local office to verify if they have the medical rfe mail in hand or not.?

any suggestion will be really helpful, it's been a painful waiting period. 

[Pinkrlion 2,710]

4 hours ago, Aarontx90 said:

Hello Family, I hope everyone is doing well. it's nice to see a lot of approvals.

I have a delima, I had Vawa  based I-485 interview on May 17 2023, the issued a medical RFE, which I submitted and they received it on May 31st, 2023, since then it has been radio silence, nothing is updated on their website and I have not received any letters regarding it.

I did go in for an infoPass on August 1st, but they couldn't tell me anything about the case, either they received the case or not. the lady just read the online update and said it's pending a review with officer.

I fixing to get an other info pass appoint since it's been over 60 business days and almost 3 months now, since they received the medical.

can I talk to someone at local office to verify if they have the medical rfe mail in hand or not.?

any suggestion will be really helpful, it's been a painful waiting period. 

It is 90-120 days to process a RFE

 

[Braveheart123 146]

16 hours ago, Iowa65 said:

Hello   @Sandra G. 
I hope you’re doing great.

I’m about to file n400.

I’ve been cited twice- both are traffic tickets.

1- cellphone but lawyer reduced it to a parking ticket- paid

2- speeding- paid 

 

Should I write in - why were you cited - “Traffic ticket” for both citations or I need to be more specific about it?

1. “Cellphone use”

2. “Speeding”

 

Should I write in -outcome - “fine paid”  for both citations?

 

Thank you 

PS If anyone has any thoughts or experience on this, please let me know, thank y’all

 

Please check inbox 

[balo101 666]

10 hours ago, Aarontx90 said:

Hello Family, I hope everyone is doing well. it's nice to see a lot of approvals.

I have a delima, I had Vawa  based I-485 interview on May 17 2023, the issued a medical RFE, which I submitted and they received it on May 31st, 2023, since then it has been radio silence, nothing is updated on their website and I have not received any letters regarding it.

I did go in for an infoPass on August 1st, but they couldn't tell me anything about the case, either they received the case or not. the lady just read the online update and said it's pending a review with officer.

I fixing to get an other info pass appoint since it's been over 60 business days and almost 3 months now, since they received the medical.

can I talk to someone at local office to verify if they have the medical rfe mail in hand or not.?

any suggestion will be really helpful, it's been a painful waiting period. 

There are few things i would do.

1- I would reach out to congress person for help at this point.

2- I would make an info pass again and this time i would ask for a supervisor if i would not get satisfactory answer. 

3- I would get another copy of my medical from the doctor (this does not cost over $ 70 and if you can afford) and take that with me at the info pass appointment. I would hand that to a supervisor.  

[asimove 23]

Hi Everyone

i did my I485 interview

( it was 10 min long, just basic information, nothing complicated ) 

just because my asylum case was not approve, they ask my to file the I-601 waiver

any body have any idea, how long that will take, and how hard is to get this waiver

please reply

thanks

[TBoneTX 45,031]

15 minutes ago, asimove said:

because my asylum case was not approve, they ask my to file the I-601 waiver

Did the officer who interviewed you tell you where to file the waiver?

Will the officer's USCIS office take it and process it?

Or, do you mail the waiver to some other USCIS address?

[asimove 23]

16 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Did the officer who interviewed you tell you where to file the waiver?

Will the officer's USCIS office take it and process it?

Or, do you mail the waiver to some other USCIS address?

thanks for reply

i guess to mail it

i dint know this option, that the same officer will take the waiver

( is there a such thing, that we can submit to the same officer, LMK thanks again!!! )

 

[TBoneTX 45,031]

3 minutes ago, asimove said:

is there a such thing, that we can submit to the same officer

I don't know, but it's certainly worth asking about.  It may save a lot of time.

It's strange that you weren't given exact instructions about what to do.

Edited August 28, 2023 by TBoneTX