VAWA, Part 27

[Sandra G. 5,077]

On 2/2/2025 at 2:28 PM, Mahi Bansi said:

Hello family!

 

I saw this question on a FB group and I thought is asking here:

- I-360 and I-485 pending since 2022; hoping adjudication will come soon in the next couple of months

- No criminal record ever

- Was married to a USC

- Had 1 year unlawful presence before filing cases

- Has a combo card and done international travel before

 

With what’s going currently, can she still fly domestically by airplane in US from one US state to another US state?

Any insight @Sandra G. @Demise @Pinkrlion

 

Thanks!

There is no problem at all.

[Sandra G. 5,077]

On 2/6/2025 at 2:32 PM, JerryVawa said:

I have previously filed for I-130 and I-485 both of which are held in abeyance in my local field office. What should I do next now that my VAWA is approved? Do I write my local field office a letter to request them to restart my AOS process and provide them a copy of my VAWA approval ?

You should inform your local office that your I-360 has been approved and that your I-485 is being held in abeyance. Request that they forward your case to Vermont or Nebraska, where you originally mailed your I-360.

[Sandra G. 5,077]

On 2/3/2025 at 12:47 PM, Dee88 said:

Hello Family,

 

Can an applicant undergoing cancer treatment get I-360 adjudication expedited? 
Thank you for your response.

@Sandra G. @Demise

The person can ask to expedite, but they will likely deny the request. The person does not need an expedited I-360 to receive medical treatment and likely has prima facie eligibility to obtain free health care.

[Sandra G. 5,077]

On 2/4/2025 at 3:10 PM, lostwanderer said:

Hey everyone, I have a question. I have two misdemeanors petty theft and trespass. Will this affect my VAWA case approval? Has anyone been approved with a criminal record? i’d really appreciate any insight.

A conviction for petty theft may sometimes be classified as a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude (CIMT). Such a conviction can make a person ineligible for a green card.

[Sandra G. 5,077]

On 1/30/2025 at 9:09 PM, Justwaiting516 said:

Hi Sandra,

 

This is great advice. Thank you. For people who have a pending I485, based on a I360 that has not been approved yet, is it any indication if we renew our EAD and it comes back approved under the category C31 INSTEAD of the C09 (as we have always been getting when the I360 had not been approved yet) this means the I360 is approved ?  Thank you.

 

The person will receive a C31 work permit only after their VAWA application is approved.

 

 

 

Edited Thursday at 09:37 PM by Sandra G.

[charmander22 3]

Hey guys, just a heads-up for anyone wondering where to file their I-765 (EAD) renewal-
USCIS recently updated their website to include pending I-360 under the eligibility for C09 (previously only stated for approved I-360).

So now it's official, send the documents to Nebraska! 

 

[JerryVawa 9]

16 hours ago, Sandra G. said:

You should inform your local office that your I-360 has been approved and that your I-485 is being held in abeyance. Request that they forward your case to Vermont or Nebraska, where you originally mailed your I-360.

“Request that they forward your case to Vermont or Nebraska, where you originally mailed your I-360.”

is this necessary? I informed my local office to resume adjudicating my I-485 without telling them to forward the case to Vermont

[Dee88 0]

18 hours ago, charmander22 said:

Hey guys, just a heads-up for anyone wondering where to file their I-765 (EAD) renewal-
USCIS recently updated their website to include pending I-360 under the eligibility for C09 (previously only stated for approved I-360).

So now it's official, send the documents to Nebraska! 

 

Thank you so much.

I sent mine over a month ago and no receipt notice yet. 

[OldUser 7,862]

17 hours ago, Dee88 said:

Thank you so much.

I sent mine over a month ago and no receipt notice yet. 

This is normal. It can take 4-8 weeks to get receipt.

[TBoneTX 46,276]

Our Valentine's joke was so popular that we're now returning to our regularly scheduled Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke and a popular topic:

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THE BLONDE AT THE SALON

 

A blonde was rollerblading with her headphones on.

 

She stopped at a hair salon and asked for a haircut.  She said that the hair stylist could not take off her headphones.  The stylist refused to cut her hair, so she left.

 

She went to a different hair salon and said the same thing.  This time, the stylist agreed to cut her hair.

 

After a while, the blonde fell asleep in the chair.  To wake her, the stylist took off the headphones.

 

The blonde immediately fell to the floor, flopped around, and died.

 

Confused at what had happened, the stylist put on the headphones.  They were saying, "Breathe in, breathe out... breathe in, breathe out..."

[Deee Smith 49]

12 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Our Valentine's joke was so popular that we're now returning to our regularly scheduled Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke and a popular topic:

===========================================
THE BLONDE AT THE SALON

 

A blonde was rollerblading with her headphones on.

 

She stopped at a hair salon and asked for a haircut.  She said that the hair stylist could not take off her headphones.  The stylist refused to cut her hair, so she left.

 

She went to a different hair salon and said the same thing.  This time, the stylist agreed to cut her hair.

 

After a while, the blonde fell asleep in the chair.  To wake her, the stylist took off the headphones.

 

The blonde immediately fell to the floor, flopped around, and died.

 

Confused at what had happened, the stylist put on the headphones.  They were saying, "Breathe in, breathe out... breathe in, breathe out..."

*eyeroll*

[TBoneTX 46,276]

2 hours ago, Deee Smith said:

*eyeroll*

Well, had you upvoted the Valentine's joke, we wouldn't have been tempted to post another blonde joke!   

[lostwanderer 1]

On 2/13/2025 at 4:32 PM, Sandra G. said:

A conviction for petty theft may sometimes be classified as a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude (CIMT). Such a conviction can make a person ineligible for a green card.

Uscis has a petty exception rule where they forgive one cimt!

[God is a good God 238]

Hey family. Should I file a mandamus or not?

I485 denied and file i290b motion to reconsider April 2023. Received RFE for i601 waiver since 2023 and responded RFE July 2023. Inquired in November 2024 through a senator, USCIS responded to senator «  case pending, allow at least 180 days ». I want to remarry in September 2025, my concern is that if I  remarry that may affect my pending I601 waiver and subsequently my i i485

[Demise 1,352]

8 hours ago, God is a good God said:

Hey family. Should I file a mandamus or not?

I485 denied and file i290b motion to reconsider April 2023. Received RFE for i601 waiver since 2023 and responded RFE July 2023. Inquired in November 2024 through a senator, USCIS responded to senator «  case pending, allow at least 180 days ». I want to remarry in September 2025, my concern is that if I  remarry that may affect my pending I601 waiver and subsequently my i i485

 

I mean, it shouldn't. Generally the biggest concern is the I-360 but yours was already approved and once I-360 is approved you're free to marry someone else. You got slapped with a misrep right? It might actually make the case easier if you can claim extreme hardship on the I-601 for the waiver to yourself (as a VAWA self-petitioner) and the new spouse (assuming the spouse is a USC/LPR) by amending the I-601.

 

Like you've got a case that's somehow even more messy than mine was, but strictly speaking, nothing prevents you from remarrying at this point.

 

 

So you know, weight your options, if there's no hardship to squeeze out of the new spouse or you (or your lawyer) feel confident that it could be approved if anyone bothered to look at it then yeah give the mandamus a try. Otherwise maybe just sit on it and amend it later.

Edited 7 hours ago by Demise