VAWA, Part 26

[Koi1 19]

35 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

And who could blame you?

What's in the contract that you signed?  Verbal assurances mean nothing, when stuff is in writing.

 

I truly believe that some attorneys have kickback agreements with the pharmaceutical companies that manufacture blood-pressure medications.

My contract says for I-360 and AoS. I even have a welcome to the firm email sent to me from them that details the payment structure and what I’m paying for and it say’s attorney fees for I-360 and I-485 is $4,000 and you will pay $1,225 for I-485 when we get to submitting it. 
 

Now this paralegal is sending me this whole sheet of how they have done so much for my case including updates with the court and has broken all the fees down to show that I have used up $4,900 up to now. I’m not with the BS to be honest. I am so mad at their nerve. It’s not like my being in removal was a secret. I told her straight at the  consultation and my previous attorney who represented me and my husband called her to ask her to take my Vawa case. So updating the court goes without saying and shouldn’t be made into this whole thing of we did extra work for you blah blah BS 
 

I was not aware fees would change mid process and they would scrutinize everything and break fees down. 
 

I have asked her twice now to schedule a meeting with the attorney herself and she’s being hesitant on doing it. 
 

I’m sorry for the long rant and my language but I am just boiling inside.

[luminarc 218]

6 hours ago, HatingTheWaiting said:

You guys, I need thoughts on this. Based on things I've seen here, I thought this was a VAWA approval but now I'm not sure. My understanding is that "the card" is usually a C31 EAD card that is issued with VAWA approval and this is later converted to a C9 card. Because I filed I-485 before I-360, I have just been renewing the C9 card I got with the 485. My most recent C9 EAD came in March 2022 and is good until 2024.

 

What card is this? IF it is the C31, will it invalidate my C9? My I-485 status has not changed since my lawyer requested interview rescheduling. Here's my timeline if it's helpful. It's not very elaborate because I don't recall all the dates but it should give enough of an idea, I think. 

 

August 2019: Filed I-485 as spouse to US citizen. Did not submit medicals. 

Received C9 EAD I think Dec 2019.

Feb 2020: Interview scheduled 

March 2020: Interview rescheduled due to covid

Sept 2020: Interview scheduled 

Sept 2020: Filed I-360, requested interview to be rescheduled and I-485 to be held in abeyance. 

 

Have received multiple prima facies since filing, most recent one was literally two weeks ago. Lawyer is currently on PTO so I won't get an answer until Monday.

 

Any input would be so appreciated! I almost cried with excitement and now I'm not too sure what this means or how it will affect employment. 

Congrats your vawa is approved. Your status may change to approved, or it may not change and you’ll just receive approval notice in mail like me. Congrats and rejoice 

[TBoneTX 45,593]

3 hours ago, Koi1 said:

I am just boiling inside.

You're actually being rather restrained.  

Some of these contracts have "we will do ___ at the rate of $50 every 10 minutes" or similar.

When your retainer is exhausted, you have to keep paying more and more and more.

Their commitments to efficiency and proactivity are not included in these contracts.  

Will PM you with a couple of possible alternatives.

 

Edited September 30, 2022 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,593]

It is Sunday, and therefore time for our lucky Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke:

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A BLONDE CHANGES HER HAIR COLOR

 

A blonde was sick of all the blonde jokes that people always made.

 

One day, she decided to get a makeover, so she dyed her hair.  She then went driving down a country road and came across a flock of sheep.  She stopped and called the shepherd over.

 

"Tell you what -- I have a proposition for you," said the woman.  "If I can guess the exact number of sheep in your flock, can I take one home?"

 

"Sure," said the shepherd.

 

The blonde looked at the herd for a second and said, "382."

 

"Wow!" said the shepherd.  "That is exactly right.  Go ahead and pick out the sheep that you want to take home."

 

The blonde selected one and put it in her car.

 

Then, the herder said, "OK -- now I have a proposition for you."

 

"What is it?" asked the blonde.

 

"If I can guess the real color of your hair, can I have my dog back?"

 

[777_777 15]

On 9/29/2022 at 7:49 AM, 777_777 said:

OMG OMG! New card is being produced for my C31 … status has changed just now! 
 

🙈🙊

I am confused… just got my approval for I-765 by mail with the receipt number linked to my c31… the approval notice contains C31 receipt number with c 09 category 😕 

is it a mistake or do they really use same receipt number for both  of my categories? 
 

i have never received receipt notices for c09 
 

 

[balo101 669]

11 minutes ago, 777_777 said:

I am confused… just got my approval for I-765 by mail with the receipt number linked to my c31… the approval notice contains C31 receipt number with c 09 category 😕 

is it a mistake or do they really use same receipt number for both  of my categories? 
 

i have never received receipt notices for c09 
 

 

What does uscis  website shows when you enter receipt number for from i-360?

I think your form i-765 got approved not form i-360. 

[777_777 15]

4 minutes ago, balo101 said:

What does uscis  website shows when you enter receipt number for from i-360?

I think your form i-765 got approved not form i-360. 

Yes i-765 but the receipt number is c31 as i applied two different forms c31 and c09. 
so the approval shows receipt # from my c31 case with c09 category  and the receipt date is also from c31 

i submitted c31 in feb 2022 and c09 in sep 2022 

 

Edited October 4, 2022 by 777_777

[balo101 669]

6 minutes ago, 777_777 said:

Yes i-765 but the receipt number is c31 as i applied two different forms c31 and c09. 
so the approval shows receipt # from my c31 case with c09 category  and the receipt date is also from c31 

i submitted c31 in feb 2022 and c09 in sep 2022 

 

I am not sure what you mean by receipt number c31? usually there are catagories c31 or c09.

[777_777 15]

2 minutes ago, balo101 said:

I am not sure what you mean by receipt number c31? usually there are catagories c31 or c09.

Let’s say my receipt number for c31 is EADXYZ dated 02/2022 

and i never got receipts for c09 submitted in sep 2022 

 

so approval notice i got says we approved your i-765 with receipt #EADXYZ dated 02/2022 but category is c09 

 

so i am now confused 😕 

[balo101 669]

1 minute ago, 777_777 said:

Let’s say my receipt number for c31 is EADXYZ dated 02/2022 

and i never got receipts for c09 submitted in sep 2022 

 

so approval notice i got says we approved your i-765 with receipt #EADXYZ dated 02/2022 but category is c09 

 

so i am now confused 😕 

oh i see what you mean. Who fill out those forms? did you do it? if yes then check it it again what did you put there on page 3 of form i-765. did you put c31 or c09. 

[777_777 15]

5 minutes ago, balo101 said:

oh i see what you mean. Who fill out those forms? did you do it? if yes then check it it again what did you put there on page 3 of form i-765. did you put c31 or c09. 

I did. I put c31 in that feb one and put c09 in sep one 

 

but i do not understand why they use receipt # from my c31 and never sent noa1 for c09

or is it what they normally do just merge the receipts ##? 🤷🏻‍♀️

 

Edited October 4, 2022 by 777_777

[balo101 669]

1 minute ago, 777_777 said:

I did. I put c31 in that feb one and put c09 in sep one 

 

but i do not understand why they use receipt # from my c31 and never sent noa1 for c09

you just sent in September so lately it is taking over a month to get the receipts. 

 

[777_777 15]

Just now, balo101 said:

you just sent in September so lately it is taking over a month to get the receipts. 

 

Yes but how can they send approval for c09 with receipt # from c31 from feb if receipt for c09 was never gotten haha 

 

idk what they are doing there… maybe they just got so exhausted from my letters that they decided to shut me up for a while and let me work even if the receipt # is wrong lmao   

[777_777 15]

9 minutes ago, 777_777 said:

Yes but how can they send approval for c09 with receipt # from c31 from feb if receipt for c09 was never gotten haha 

 

idk what they are doing there… maybe they just got so exhausted from my letters that they decided to shut me up for a while and let me work even if the receipt # is wrong lmao   

I have read on other forums it happened to many people too. Their C31 got approved but it says C09 in paper approval with the receipt number from c31 🤷🏻‍♀️ 

[balo101 669]

13 minutes ago, 777_777 said:

Yes but how can they send approval for c09 with receipt # from c31 from feb if receipt for c09 was never gotten haha 

 

idk what they are doing there… maybe they just got so exhausted from my letters that they decided to shut me up for a while and let me work even if the receipt # is wrong lmao   

That is strange but take it at least you got your EAD.

Is it valid for 1 year or 2?