VAWA, Part 26

[Sasacb 69]

11 hours ago, brownielove said:

Hi Family,

 

Finally after almost 3 years!!! Super grateful to be out of that toxic relationship with my abuser & now I finally have my green card approved!

 

October 2019 - Filed I-485 based on marriage
January 2020 - Interview was scheduled
February 2020 - Went to interview & requested my I-485 to be held in abeyance (already had EAD & AP card in January 2020)
March 30, 2020 - VAWA I-360 Receipt Date
April 2020 - Received Prima Facie Determination
August 2021 - Expedited Request to Renew EAD & AP got approved (my initial C09 EAD expired on July 2021)
March 21, 2022 - 2nd Prima Facie
May 31, 2022 - New Card Being Produced
June 1, 2022 - VAWA I-360 Case Was Approved
June 30, 2022 - Received i693 Deficiency Notice
Sept 2, 2022 - Congressperson placed an inquiry for my I-485 per my request
Sept 15, 2022 - Received RFE for i693
Sept 16, 2022 - Field Office received my medicals
Sept 23, 2022 - I-485 New Card is Being Produced

 

Praying everyone else will get their approvals soon!

Congratulations 

[TBoneTX 45,244]

13 hours ago, brownielove said:

I finally have my green card approved!

Yee-HAAAAA!   

[rayofhope 34]

Hi All ,

After long wait im ready to prepare document checklist for my naturalization … If anyone can let me know if I do not know my abusive husband address where he lives now what to write in that section also in the first part of ‘Other’ in the eligibility section should i write Vawa self petitioner.. im so confused any help for filing will be welcome..🙏🙏

[2020filer 74]

Hi guys.. I posted recently that my case has been approved on the website and that my card was being delivered by USPS. Well, now my card has been sent to the wrong address. It’s been rejected at that address too. It shows the wrong zip code too - I used to live in Miami but at different zip code. What do I do now? Where has it been sent? What are my next steps?

[2020filer 74]

Update: it got delivered to my lawyers old office… as a reminder my lawyer was pretty bad so I’m not surprised they didn’t notify neither me nor the govt they moved.

 

still don’t know what to do next. How detrimental is this? I have another work authorization document for 2 years. How long will it take them to reissue this at a good address? How do I change the lawyers address to mine? I already gave USCIS my regular address but they still sent it to lawyers.

[God’s Grace27 4]

On 9/22/2022 at 9:41 AM, Happy1982 said:

Hey Guys,

 

Thanks God my journey in the vawa process has come to end and I'm going to share with you all my timeline:

- 2017 - I got married.

- August 2018 - Sent I130,I485, I765, I131

- September 2019 - my ex-wife and I went to the interview

- November 2019 - I filed for Vawa while the interview decision was still pending

- December 2019 - Received a RFE for my good moral character, I sent the police record for all the places I lived in my entire life. I sent this information the same month.

- January 2020 - I filed for the divorce

- February 2020 - I got divorced 

- October 2020 - Sent the renewal for my I765 (pending I485)

- November 2021 - I360 card is being produced

- November 2021 - I765 (based on I360) approved - Card received same month

- December 2021 - I765 (based on pending I485) approved for two years - Card received same month

- February 2022 - I360 Approved 

- July 2022 - I485 RFE for medical exams

- September 2022 - I485 card is being produced ( no interview)

- September 2022 - Green card in hand valid for ten years

 

I wish you all the best. This forum helped me a lot and gave me support while I read t that I was not the only one in the same situation. I hope your cases will be approved soon. 

 

I will come back with a post again in three years when i file the application for my citizenship.

 

Thank you all and good luck.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations 

[TBoneTX 45,244]

It is Sunday -- time for our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke:

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A HOLY PARKING SPOT

 

A man drove to the local mall.  He drove around and around for 45 minutes, struggling to find a parking space.

 

"Lord," he prayed, "I can’t stand this.  If you open a space up for me, I swear I'll give up drinking and go to Mass every Sunday."

 

Suddenly, the clouds parted, and the sun shone on an empty parking spot.

 

Without hesitation, the man said, "Never mind -- found one!"

 

[2020filer 74]

On 9/24/2022 at 4:03 PM, 2020filer said:

Hi guys.. I posted recently that my case has been approved on the website and that my card was being delivered by USPS. Well, now my card has been sent to the wrong address. It’s been rejected at that address too. It shows the wrong zip code too - I used to live in Miami but at different zip code. What do I do now? Where has it been sent? What are my next steps?

Just following up on the question above ^ did anyone have a similar situation? Thanks

[BlueTiger92 123]

I returned to USA with my new GC first time!!

Went to home country. Immigration officer asked me how long I was there and what I did (to see family). And then, he noticed my GC category and wondered about it. He asked "out of curiosity, how did you get your green card?" or something like that. I told him it was based on violence against women act. I was thinking.. are they going to start asking me about the abuse?

He said okay and said that he didn't see that category very often.

I think he was genuinely wanting to know about the category because he hadn't seen it before. this is interesting because I'm thinking they would know from training...

anyone have such experience?

Edited September 25, 2022 by BlueTiger92

[TBoneTX 45,244]

1 hour ago, BlueTiger92 said:

I returned to USA with my new GC first time!!

Wonderful!

1 hour ago, BlueTiger92 said:

are they going to start asking me about the abuse?

In the exceptionally unlikely event that they ask, smile and say something like, "I'm so happy that all that is in the past and that I'm now a legal permanent resident.  In time, I hope to present you with a U.S. passport instead of a green card!"

1 hour ago, BlueTiger92 said:

He [...] said that he didn't see that category very often.

Take him literally.  CBP agents can get bored with what they do, too.

I'm reminded of the almost-comical happenings when I brought Mrs. T-B. back across a land border with first use of her Advance Parole.  

[balo101 669]

Guys it's been 7 months my VAWA has been approved. However, i have not heard anything regrading my i-485. Field office is NYC. 

 

What should i do?

[Pinkrlion 2,715]

15 hours ago, 2020filer said:

Just following up on the question above ^ did anyone have a similar situation? Thanks

It has been returned to USCIS and if you do not request the card be forwarded to the new address, it will be destroyed and you will have to request another card.  

 

Contact Congressman and ask for assistance.  FYI - only your attorney can change you address, they have to submit another G28 in order to do so.  

[2020filer 74]

1 hour ago, Pinkrlion said:

It has been returned to USCIS and if you do not request the card be forwarded to the new address, it will be destroyed and you will have to request another card.  

 

Contact Congressman and ask for assistance.  FYI - only your attorney can change you address, they have to submit another G28 in order to do so.  

Thank you for your response, very helpful! And how to I request for the card to be forwarded to me? Or is that done through attorney? 

[Demise 1,277]

21 hours ago, BlueTiger92 said:

I returned to USA with my new GC first time!!

Went to home country. Immigration officer asked me how long I was there and what I did (to see family). And then, he noticed my GC category and wondered about it. He asked "out of curiosity, how did you get your green card?" or something like that. I told him it was based on violence against women act. I was thinking.. are they going to start asking me about the abuse?

He said okay and said that he didn't see that category very often.

I think he was genuinely wanting to know about the category because he hadn't seen it before. this is interesting because I'm thinking they would know from training...

anyone have such experience?

This is a partial list of codes, meaning these are the codes that are currently issued (or at least technically can be issued pursuant to litigation).

https://redbus2us.com/visas/usa/green-card/green-card-category-codes/
Yeah it's pretty massive, don't expect anyone to memorize it all. He probably looked at it, saw IB6, definitely saw a bunch of IR6, but why the hell is it a B rather than R?

 

Strangest category code I've seen was "W4", which is apparently the ancient equivalent of what's considered F43 these days (child of sibling of US citizen, entered with immigrant visa). Dude was an LPR since 1965 and just never naturalized. Had to go digging through some really old stuff on USCIS.gov that probably is no longer there to figure that one out.

Here's the full list of current and past admission codes, if LPR that's the category that'd end up on their green card:

http://niemwayfarer.org/showcodetable.php?type=im:ImmigrationClassOfAdmissionCategoryCodeSimpleType

Edited September 26, 2022 by Demise

[Sandra G. 5,047]

On 9/20/2022 at 1:19 PM, Priya25 said:

I have filed my Vawa in 2020 from NJ. I have to move due to work to another state. I have sent the application to update the address but never received a response from USCIS and address is not changed as i received my prima facie at the old address even after requesting the address change. What should I do. pleas suggest.

 

USCIS rarely updates the address.Contact your congressperson and ask him/her to inquire on your behalf and to confirm your address.