VAWA, Part 26

[Sandra G. 5,043]

On 9/6/2023 at 11:39 AM, Sanjayt said:

Pls friend of mine need help about the vawa work authorization renewal... Pls what USCIS address can he send the form ??? and can he apply 4 months to expire of current card ???

He should send the form to  Vermont, if he filed the vawa/AOS with them, but if he got a letter about transferring the case then he has to submit to the place that Uscis transferred  the case .

[Sandra G. 5,043]

On 9/19/2022 at 3:44 PM, Aadi135 said:

Asking for the friend. 

 

VAWA approved recently, planning to travel abroad, might can expect fingerprints again, or Medical RFE or even interview request along with Medical. What to do when he will be out of states? Anyone been through same before? He might not able to travel back immediately for any USCIS request. Not sure how much more GC will take time. 

 

Vermont is sleeping again i guess  

If he misses the fingerprints appointment  his case will be considered abandoned , if they set up interview and he is not here then he can ask Uscis to reschedule the interview.

[Sandra G. 5,043]

On 8/30/2023 at 2:09 PM, Braveheart123 said:

Dear freinds can some one refer me to really nice attorney who specialize in VAWA case in New York City 

You can contact me through private message.I am an attorney .

[Sandra G. 5,043]

On 8/28/2023 at 2:05 PM, asimove said:

correct, but i was not expecting anything like that, so i was not ready to ask those options

thanks again !!!!!! 

because my asylum case was not successful

They won’t ask a waiver because your asylum case was denied. For sure they told you the reason, most likely is misrepresentation, but you must know the reason why they asked the waiver in order to file the correct waiver .

[Sandra G. 5,043]

On 8/26/2023 at 8:48 PM, 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? 

You will come to the U.S with lB1 visa, if your vawa was approved.

[Sandra G. 5,043]

On 8/26/2023 at 9:09 PM, Mahi Bansi said:

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. 

Usually when the person has two first names like her, they write the first name like they wrote ok.She will be fine.

[Sandra G. 5,043]

On 8/25/2023 at 11:52 AM, Priya25 said:

I am confused as all my prior documents now including C31 card and C09 Combo EAD has my first name as "No first name" and now they have updated it with my last name as my first name I am confused if I should renew my EAD (which is nearing expiry) with which name ? Shall I go with "no first name" as it holds in current EAD or I should go with the updated name? In my prior experience they need to match the name with the receipt number in order to look up the application. I don't know what should I do. If I should ask them to update it or leave it as is. Have anyone been through this scenario.

 

I think I know what has happened, when I was submitting the enquiry with the congress person they asked me to use my only name in both first and last name and after that enquiry USCIS have updated my name. I am so confused now.

File with your correct name and send a letter explaining their mistake. You have to ask them to fix your name because they messed up big time .

[Sandra G. 5,043]

On 8/23/2023 at 8:51 PM, Hope21 said:

Hello folks I just got another update for my I-485 

I submitted my 485 after got approved by 360 so please give me some info about my last update . 
Case was received mar (06 2023)

case transferred to another office (April 28 2023)

Case was transferred and a new office has jurisdiction  ( May 01 2023) 

Case was updated to show fingerprints were taken ( Jun 20 2023) 

case transferred to another office ( aug 23 2023) 

 Also I have I-765 

113 days after last update still says 

case was transferred and a new office has jurisdiction 

 

what should I expect ? Thankyou much 

 

They are taking 6/8 months to issue the work permit.Now you just wait for your work permit and Aos interview, in some cases they waive the interview.

[Aadi135 68]

12 minutes ago, Sandra G. said:

They won’t ask a waiver because your asylum case was denied. For sure they told you the reason, most likely is misrepresentation, but you must know the reason why they asked the waiver in order to file the correct waiver .

I received a RFE for misrepresentation, honestly, it is not my mistake, I had some address issues and i received an RFE for the same during my VAWA. I explained it to them and VAWA was approved. Now for 485 they issued 601 RFE. Shall i be apologetic and reply or explain them about misunderstanding? 

19 minutes ago, Sandra G. said:

He should send the form to  Vermont, if he filed the vawa/AOS with them, but if he got a letter about transferring the case then he has to submit to the place that Uscis transferred  the case .

My 485/vawa is with local. in that case where i need to send my EAD/AP renewal? I am in process to reply to 601 RFE which will go to Vermont then NBC and then to local. In my case where shall i send my renewal? 

 

@Sandra G. thank you so much for your help and guidance. God bless you. 

[Sorrowhope 71]

4 hours ago, Sandra G. said:

They are taking 6/8 months to issue the work permit.Now you just wait for your work permit and Aos interview, in some cases they waive the interview.

I have not sent any medical exam .are they gonna waive the interview without asking medical in some cases still? I have work permit under Vawa expire till 10/24/2024 . It’s c31 . I have also removal proceeding which is administratively closed . I really want my journey done with successfully but waiting makes me so tired and anxieties.

[OldUser 6,478]

4 hours ago, Aadi135 said:

I received a RFE for misrepresentation, honestly, it is not my mistake, I had some address issues and i received an RFE for the same during my VAWA. I explained it to them and VAWA was approved. Now for 485 they issued 601 RFE. Shall i be apologetic and reply or explain them about misunderstanding?

I think you need a lawyer. Misrepresentation and I-601 is not a walk in the park. One wrong move and you'll get denied and put in removal. One wrong move and you'll never be eligible for any immigration benefit in the US.

[Hope4me 55]

On 9/11/2023 at 4:10 PM, Ozy7 said:

I’m loosing my hope. It’s been 33 months and still I haven’t heard anything except 5 prima facie. There is no rfe there is no approval and my green card application still says “interview scheduled Oct 2020” . My lawyer went and asked them to hold my case because we were opening vawa case. Everytime I check processing time is going up. Now 35 months for vawa and it says “80% of the cases got answer within 35 months. Even if I get approval god knows how long I will have to wait for gc interview after vawa approval. I have a fiancé and she is from states, she is sad and I feel it. Apparently I can’t get married before I get gc through vawa. I’m just so tired and stressed….. please share your opinions family…

Hi fam, I am 41 months in (Feb 2020) and had to reach out to my Senator's office and a response came last month that it is at background check. I will encourage you to reach out to your Congress person/Senator as well. After waiting this long, I will encourage you to hold on to hope. Let's look at it this way - when your VAWA is approved, you get a 10 year green card whereas if you started the process afresh, you first get a conditional green card (2 years) and also back to relying on someone for your status. By filing for VAWA, you took your destiny in your hands which I believe is a brave thing to do. Do not despair fam, your day is coming soon.

[Pepe3 19]

Ladies and gentlemen. I can’t believe that I’m finally able to share and post good news with you on this forum. Today, my I-360 has been approved!

 

PF 9/21/2020

12/21/2020 RFE for good moral character 

1/26/21 responded to RFE

9/12/23 new card is being produced 

 

Knowing that processing time increase, I didn’t expect my case to be moving forward sooner but when I saw my case today, I was thrilled. It feels like yesterday when I found about and join this forum when I was lost n desperate but this community supported each other able to look bright future. 
this means a lot for all of us, and thank you for making this forum.

 

I will keep update for my I-485 but wanted to let you know for who those are waiting, please please don’t give your hopes up. I know that this is what people tell you but wait isn’t easy.  You might be desperate and stressed but you won’t know how much happiness is waiting for you when I-360 approved. Everybody has different story and struggle when it comes to VAWA but when you see case approved, not only you overcome your past but only happiness, freedom and confidence is waiting for you ahead. This isn’t easy journey compared to another but we are all here for you. Everyone of you deserves to be happy. 

[Demise 1,263]

11 hours ago, Hope21 said:

I have not sent any medical exam .are they gonna waive the interview without asking medical in some cases still? I have work permit under Vawa expire till 10/24/2024 . It’s c31 . I have also removal proceeding which is administratively closed . I really want my journey done with successfully but waiting makes me so tired and anxieties.

Get those proceedings terminated, USCIS technically doesn't have jurisdiction over the I-485 while you're in removal proceedings. Best that you could get from them right now is USCIS admin closing the I-485 until you get a termination or until you file with the court instead.

 

Anyways - the way that it works for missing medicals is this:

If USCIS chooses to waive the interview they will RFE you for it.

If USCIS chooses to interview you, you bring the medical with you to the interview.

 

 

Anyways, while we're here, has anyone gotten an interview waived after an EWI?

[2020filer 74]

On 9/11/2023 at 4:18 PM, balo101 said:

Just hang in there. You almost there. Once VAWA approve then in 6 months you should get your green card depending on how busy is your field office is. 

 

Been two years since my VAWA approval.. no green card