Vawa timeline:
( in removal since July 2008 with a pending i589 submitted in October 2008)
August 2018 filed i360
October 2018 RFE : G28
JUNE 2021 RFE: bona-fide marriage 204g & GMC
December 2021: Denial for not meeting 204g
January 2022 : i290b motion to reopen & reconsider filed
March 2022 : 42b vawa filed ( hearing scheduled February 15 2023)
February 14 2023: I290b motion to reopen approval/ I360 granted
February 15 2023 :
Withdrew i589 that was pending for 15 years ( judge cannot rule on 42b while immigrant have a pending petition )
we decided to move ahead with 42b trial , since approval letter not yet received, and 42b vawa approved also.
Between 2017 & 2022 i was arrested 4 times and criminally charged for domestic violence after false allegations from my ex ( in all 4 cases went to trial and I was found NOT GUILTY )
And twice detained by immigration and bonded out
Moral of the story : hire a good attorney and fight like hell and never lose hope, God is great.
Note:
Lawyers fees between Immigration & criminal: +$135.000 ( over the span of 5 years)