I-360 VAWA how long does it take to process

[GuangxiLee 0]

I want to thank everyone who responded to my past post marriage w/o a green card. Your info has been very helpful to my friend and his new up and coming wife to be.

We all our curious to see when his fiancee will get word from USCIS if she will be approved or not.

Does anyone know how long this petition takes to be approved? We have heard 6 months up to 18 months. Has anyone had any experience with this?

[N400-2011 24]

I want to thank everyone who responded to my past post marriage w/o a green card. Your info has been very helpful to my friend and his new up and coming wife to be.

We all our curious to see when his fiancee will get word from USCIS if she will be approved or not.

Does anyone know how long this petition takes to be approved? We have heard 6 months up to 18 months. Has anyone had any experience with this?

I applied for my VAWA self-petition in September 2006, it was approved in October 2007

[Lovetoteach 53]

I applied in Nov 2005 and it was finally approved in June 2007. Then add another year for The Green Card interview.- well in my case anyway.

[savannah 1]

I filed for vawa in may08. It was approved in july08. my interview is scheduled for sept08.

[biker4Eva 6]

I filed for vawa in may08. It was approved in july08. my interview is scheduled for sept08.

Wow! That's efficient! Are you sure you didn't make a typo? I'm impressed. I applied for mine on April 7th 08. I got my prima facie on April 14th. I haven't heard anything yet. I'm still waiting......

Could you tell me what kind of evidence you had? Did you use a lawyer? I didn't have a lot of evidence. Mine was filed in a hurry cuz my husband had threatened to call USCIS. I just wanted it on record. Was yours a straightforward approval or did you get an RFE. How long had you been married? Did you have any kids?

Thanks

[savannah 1]

I filed for vawa in may08. It was approved in july08. my interview is scheduled for sept08.

Wow! That's efficient! Are you sure you didn't make a typo? I'm impressed. I applied for mine on April 7th 08. I got my prima facie on April 14th. I haven't heard anything yet. I'm still waiting......

Could you tell me what kind of evidence you had? Did you use a lawyer? I didn't have a lot of evidence. Mine was filed in a hurry cuz my husband had threatened to call USCIS. I just wanted it on record. Was yours a straightforward approval or did you get an RFE. How long had you been married? Did you have any kids?

Thanks

I used a lawyer from catholic charities. We've been married for 6yrs but have been living together for 10years. Have no kids because he does not want me to lose my figure. At first not having kids hurt me alot (clock ticking and all) but now I'm glad i didn't bring an innocent child into this hell.I did not have any police reports (although police have been called to our house on several occassions by neighbours and I refused to press charges) or order of protection. We are still living together but I have been working for a while with social services to plan my escape. It's not as easy to leave as everyone thinks. He's threatened to kill my family membrs if I leave. It's not really fair for me to ask family members to uproot their spouses & kids from all they know and go into hiding because I want to be free.

The evidence I had was:

letters from neighbours from all three former apartments about abuse they've witnessed.

letter from our last landlord saying he had to ask us to leave cause neighbours were scared of him.

letters from my family members about abuse they've witnessed towards me and abuse he's subjected them to.

report from my therapist about me treatment. ..have been going for 2 years.

husbands criminal records. he'd been convicted of trying to kill his last wife. spent 15yrs in jail in total for those assaults. also tried to strangle a galpal but she didn't press charges. just left town.

letter from the exwife detailing her experience living with him

my detailed declaration explaining the abuse and our life together.

I was a little worried because i didn't have any police reports but i did explain that i was scared to call the police because of his threats. from living wih him i know that he does not make empty threats. everything he's threatened me he would do , he has done. he is not scared of going to jail and in fact the only thing he regrets about his 15yrs in jail is that his exwife is still alive.

I was also worried that they would question why i'm still living with him after all that but my lawyer and therapist have told me (what my gut told me) that abused women are more likey to be killed when they are leaving or shortly after leaving their abusers. the officers at the vawa unit know about that.

I did not get a rfe. my lawyer was also very impressed by the speed of the approval 2 months. Though she had told me that it would not take more than 6 months.

Hope this helps you. What evidence did you send with your appication? How long are you married?

[biker4Eva 6]

I filed for vawa in may08. It was approved in july08. my interview is scheduled for sept08.

Wow! That's efficient! Are you sure you didn't make a typo? I'm impressed. I applied for mine on April 7th 08. I got my prima facie on April 14th. I haven't heard anything yet. I'm still waiting......

Could you tell me what kind of evidence you had? Did you use a lawyer? I didn't have a lot of evidence. Mine was filed in a hurry cuz my husband had threatened to call USCIS. I just wanted it on record. Was yours a straightforward approval or did you get an RFE. How long had you been married? Did you have any kids?

Thanks

I used a lawyer from catholic charities. We've been married for 6yrs but have been living together for 10years. Have no kids because he does not want me to lose my figure. At first not having kids hurt me alot (clock ticking and all) but now I'm glad i didn't bring an innocent child into this hell.I did not have any police reports (although police have been called to our house on several occassions by neighbours and I refused to press charges) or order of protection. We are still living together but I have been working for a while with social services to plan my escape. It's not as easy to leave as everyone thinks. He's threatened to kill my family membrs if I leave. It's not really fair for me to ask family members to uproot their spouses & kids from all they know and go into hiding because I want to be free.

The evidence I had was:

letters from neighbours from all three former apartments about abuse they've witnessed.

letter from our last landlord saying he had to ask us to leave cause neighbours were scared of him.

letters from my family members about abuse they've witnessed towards me and abuse he's subjected them to.

report from my therapist about me treatment. ..have been going for 2 years.

husbands criminal records. he'd been convicted of trying to kill his last wife. spent 15yrs in jail in total for those assaults. also tried to strangle a galpal but she didn't press charges. just left town.

letter from the exwife detailing her experience living with him

my detailed declaration explaining the abuse and our life together.

I was a little worried because i didn't have any police reports but i did explain that i was scared to call the police because of his threats. from living wih him i know that he does not make empty threats. everything he's threatened me he would do , he has done. he is not scared of going to jail and in fact the only thing he regrets about his 15yrs in jail is that his exwife is still alive.

I was also worried that they would question why i'm still living with him after all that but my lawyer and therapist have told me (what my gut told me) that abused women are more likey to be killed when they are leaving or shortly after leaving their abusers. the officers at the vawa unit know about that.

I did not get a rfe. my lawyer was also very impressed by the speed of the approval 2 months. Though she had told me that it would not take more than 6 months.

Hope this helps you. What evidence did you send with your appication? How long are you married?

Thanks for your reply. And sorry about what you're going through. I met my husband in January '07 and we started dating shortly afterwards. He was really nice at the beginning. We got married in November '07. He had been sexually abusing me while we were still dating but I was too ashamed to leave him. I just couldn't imagine life without him. I loved him so much. I was so dumb. I couldn't talk to anyone. I was so ashamed. I didn't want people to judge me. Anyway, the abuse got worse in December. I should have left immediately. He practically raped me one night. I was on my period and I didn't want to have sex but he kept on insisting until finally I gave in. But in the middle of it, he turns me around and with no warning whatsoever, penetrates me anally. It was the most painful thing I have ever felt. I kept saying stop! but he didn't care. I hated him so much. I was so ashamed. It only got worse after that. I'm crying just relieving what I went through. The last straw came the week before valentines '08. He was gone for 3 days after that incident and when he came back, I had all his clothes packed in a bag and a note telling him that I didn't want to find him at home when I came back from work. I just didn't think I would be strong enough to go through with it if I confronted him face to face so I slept in my car that night and hoped he would leave. He was gone when I came home the next night. Along with my passport and some important documents.

Anyway, my evidence included a 15 page affidavit detailing what he had done to me. and of course the usual documents proving bona fide marriage, our life together etc. I did not have any affidavits from witnesses. the neighbors who witness the verbal abuse are latino illegal immigrants and I don't know if they would agree to write one for me. I should see a counselor. But I just don't seem to have the energy or the willpower to do anything. I feel so weak and so down all the time. I don't even have friends. I eat a lot. I have gained 20lbs. I just feel like I am letting myself go but I don't seem to have the will to do anything.

I don't know if I presented sufficient evidence to prove abuse. If I get an RFE, I will have to find a lawyer to handle it.

[musafir 0]

I filed for vawa in may08. It was approved in july08. my interview is scheduled for sept08.

Wow! That's efficient! Are you sure you didn't make a typo? I'm impressed. I applied for mine on April 7th 08. I got my prima facie on April 14th. I haven't heard anything yet. I'm still waiting......

Could you tell me what kind of evidence you had? Did you use a lawyer? I didn't have a lot of evidence. Mine was filed in a hurry cuz my husband had threatened to call USCIS. I just wanted it on record. Was yours a straightforward approval or did you get an RFE. How long had you been married? Did you have any kids?

Thanks

I used a lawyer from catholic charities. We've been married for 6yrs but have been living together for 10years. Have no kids because he does not want me to lose my figure. At first not having kids hurt me alot (clock ticking and all) but now I'm glad i didn't bring an innocent child into this hell.I did not have any police reports (although police have been called to our house on several occassions by neighbours and I refused to press charges) or order of protection. We are still living together but I have been working for a while with social services to plan my escape. It's not as easy to leave as everyone thinks. He's threatened to kill my family membrs if I leave. It's not really fair for me to ask family members to uproot their spouses & kids from all they know and go into hiding because I want to be free.

The evidence I had was:

letters from neighbours from all three former apartments about abuse they've witnessed.

letter from our last landlord saying he had to ask us to leave cause neighbours were scared of him.

letters from my family members about abuse they've witnessed towards me and abuse he's subjected them to.

report from my therapist about me treatment. ..have been going for 2 years.

husbands criminal records. he'd been convicted of trying to kill his last wife. spent 15yrs in jail in total for those assaults. also tried to strangle a galpal but she didn't press charges. just left town.

letter from the exwife detailing her experience living with him

my detailed declaration explaining the abuse and our life together.

I was a little worried because i didn't have any police reports but i did explain that i was scared to call the police because of his threats. from living wih him i know that he does not make empty threats. everything he's threatened me he would do , he has done. he is not scared of going to jail and in fact the only thing he regrets about his 15yrs in jail is that his exwife is still alive.

I was also worried that they would question why i'm still living with him after all that but my lawyer and therapist have told me (what my gut told me) that abused women are more likey to be killed when they are leaving or shortly after leaving their abusers. the officers at the vawa unit know about that.

I did not get a rfe. my lawyer was also very impressed by the speed of the approval 2 months. Though she had told me that it would not take more than 6 months.

Hope this helps you. What evidence did you send with your appication? How long are you married?

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WOW I am so impressed! Could you please tell me when did you file for I485? Did you file it with I-360? Thank you,

[NutMagnet 2]

I want to thank everyone who responded to my past post marriage w/o a green card. Your info has been very helpful to my friend and his new up and coming wife to be.

We all our curious to see when his fiancee will get word from USCIS if she will be approved or not.

Does anyone know how long this petition takes to be approved? We have heard 6 months up to 18 months. Has anyone had any experience with this?

Time lines listed here are reasonably accurate:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...&page=times

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