VAWA, Part 24

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On 10/20/2021 at 1:40 AM, Sparkle✨ said:

Epic 🤣

Looks like I'll have to find more divorce jokes.  

19 hours ago, JuliaNE said:

But I forgive them. 

This indicates personal strength, an asset that you can rely on.

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4 hours ago, Koi1 said:

Hey guys i have a question, i just applied for VAWA in Aug 2021 and my lawyer and I didn’t send all necessary documents because i had some stuff to wait on. For one, i had a pending case that was to be dismissed in October 2021 against my husband when he accused me of being abusive to him even though he was the one abusing me. I got a plea in abeyance of disorderly conduct and case to be dismissed after compliance with terms names in the plea which i did and now case dismissed. I also had to do psychological evaluation for almost 3 months.

so back to my point, we sent my approved i130 to show bona fide marriage, abuse proof such as texts, photos of bruises, transcripts of very bad audio messages from him to me, a police report from 2yrs back when he hit me and i called police but didn’t actually report when they got there because he threatened me with deportation if i told and I believed him, two friends wrote for me about how they witnessed our marriage and the consequent abuse from him how it broke me down, my pastor also wrote for me about the abuse since i told him and to vouch for my gmc and also one acquaintance wrote about my gmc. My husband and i had also been to a therapist to try to save our marriage and i went to her alone too after the marriage broke down and she told me and him that he is subjecting me to DV. So my therapist also wrote a letter for me and i included that as well as the danger assessment she did for me which i was in severe danger according to it. I haven’t sent in yet the police clearance as i was waiting for the case to be dismissed this month and i also just completed my psych evaluation. She diagnosed me with sever ptsd and sever depression and got me on antidepressants which I’m due for a refill, they’ve really helped me abunch. 
 

I asked my lawyer to send these two crucial pieces of information to vermont as we already have my receipt but she says that’s not necessary and we can send when they later ask us to. If they ask. I just want to not wait as I didn’t get a PF yet. She says the therapist letter

may suffice but my psychologist one has more details. 

 

I really don’t want to make her mad but i am thinking of just sending these information to Vermont myself. What should i do? Also if i were to send, should i send original copies or photocopy. My psychologist has done these types of evaluations and she said send in the original copy.

 

thanks for reading this long text and for your help in advance.

ps: I’m so afraid they might deny me for the false accusations even though on the police report it says he pushed me first and I scratched him accidentally as i was falling down and trying to hold onto something.  

In regard to immigration, you have to submit and report the entire criminal case.  If you do not, it is a misrep of your gmc.  There is no such thing as a dismissed case, they want the entire case.  

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Hi Fam! 
 

i just have a quick question, i filling up form AR11,

what address should I put on the previous address? My lawyer’s office address (I360 address), the old address which was on my I485 (it was filed before I360) or my own previous address ? What other requirements do I have to submit for change of address? I’m sending them a mail and not doing it online. Thank you

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11 hours ago, Demise said:

Yes. Your I-485 can be filed together with the I-360, while the I-360 is pending, or after I-360 is approved. Same applies to the children, only limitation is that the children cannot file before you, so they can file with you or after you.

Thanks for your reply. Just to confirm so I can go ahead now to file I 485 for myself and my kids with a pending I 360?
also, I don’t want to use my lawyer because I don’t have the money for that. So do I have to inform my lawyer before filing it or I can just go ahead?

@sandraj your reply also will be highly appreciated.

God bless you all.

[God is a good God 238]

Hey vj family. My ead expired two weeks ago and applied for an extension since June 2021. I went to DMV to get a temporary driving privilege but they took all my paper work and sent them to immigration for verification before issuing me a driving privilege document to drive with. But it has been two weeks USCIS hasn't responded to them, I'm stuck and i cannot drive to go work (im working with an extension 180 days on the receipt notice). What should I do? My ead is based on pending asylum and i have i360 pending

Edited October 21, 2021 by God is a good God

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1 hour ago, Fathada said:

Thanks for your reply. Just to confirm so I can go ahead now to file I 485 for myself and my kids with a pending I 360?
also, I don’t want to use my lawyer because I don’t have the money for that. So do I have to inform my lawyer before filing it or I can just go ahead?

@sandraj your reply also will be highly appreciated.

God bless you all.

Yes you can go ahead and file i485 for yourself and your children. Please file i765 as well if you would like to obtain work authorization, and i131 if you would like to obtain advance parole to travel internationally. As long as your attorney has not listed their address as safe mailing address in previous forms, they don't need to know about what you are filing now. Please sign up for myuscis account, add all your cases when you have receipt numbers and select to receive case notifications by email or text. By the way,  will likely take a few days for Sandranj to answer based on her past response frequency.

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35 minutes ago, shiva32 said:

Yes you can go ahead and file i485 for yourself and your children. Please file i765 as well if you would like to obtain work authorization, and i131 if you would like to obtain advance parole to travel internationally. As long as your attorney has not listed their address as safe mailing address in previous forms, they don't need to know about what you are filing now. Please sign up for myuscis account, add all your cases when you have receipt numbers and select to receive case notifications by email or text. By the way,  will likely take a few days for Sandranj to answer based on her past response frequency.

Thank you. Pls don’t get tired of my questions. I was already divorced before filing the Vawa. I’ll like to know if that doesn’t stop me from filing concurrently. 

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1 hour ago, Fathada said:

Thank you. Pls don’t get tired of my questions. I was already divorced before filing the Vawa. I’ll like to know if that doesn’t stop me from filing concurrently. 

Not a problem, Happy to contribute what I can. Filing concurrently means that you file i-360 and i-485 together. That is no longer possible since you already filed the i-360. As stated before, you can still file i-485 for yourself and your children, since you have a pending i-360. As long as you filed i-360 within 2 years of divorce, there should be no problem. I assume you got a receipt notice for the i360 which means it was accepted, so I again assume that you filed the i360 within 2 years of divorce, or before divorce. Hence a pending I 360 and the fact that your ex-spouse was a US citizen entitles you to be able to file i-485. 

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6 minutes ago, shiva32 said:

Not a problem, Happy to contribute what I can. Filing concurrently means that you file i-360 and i-485 together. That is no longer possible since you already filed the i-360. As stated before, you can still file i-485 for yourself and your children, since you have a pending i-360. As long as you filed i-360 within 2 years of divorce, there should be no problem. I assume you got a receipt notice for the i360 which means it was accepted, so I again assume that you filed the i360 within 2 years of divorce, or before divorce. Hence a pending I 360 and the fact that your ex-spouse was a US citizen entitles you to be able to file i-485. 

God bless you for breaking it down. Yes I filed a year plus after divorce and I have the receipt notice. Thank you so much.

[Lulu oz 42]

Hi All, 

please what is the typical expected time for VAWA “case to be approved” after receiving the VAWA EAD card? 
 

also, please when do you expect for the approved VAWA case to be moved to your local field office.

Thanks in advance 

[Fathada 0]

1 hour ago, shiva32 said:

Not a problem, Happy to contribute what I can. Filing concurrently means that you file i-360 and i-485 together. That is no longer possible since you already filed the i-360. As stated before, you can still file i-485 for yourself and your children, since you have a pending i-360. As long as you filed i-360 within 2 years of divorce, there should be no problem. I assume you got a receipt notice for the i360 which means it was accepted, so I again assume that you filed the i360 within 2 years of divorce, or before divorce. Hence a pending I 360 and the fact that your ex-spouse was a US citizen entitles you to be able to file i-485. 

Pls another question. What documents do I send with the application?

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4 hours ago, God is a good God said:

Hey vj family. My ead expired two weeks ago and applied for an extension since June 2021. I went to DMV to get a temporary driving privilege but they took all my paper work and sent them to immigration for verification before issuing me a driving privilege document to drive with. But it has been two weeks USCIS hasn't responded to them, I'm stuck and i cannot drive to go work (im working with an extension 180 days on the receipt notice). What should I do? My ead is based on pending asylum and i have i360 pending

You can check your case on the Save System online to see if they returned your file to the DMV yourself too . They usually take up to 20 days to confirm , When it comes to EAD you can try to request an expedite based on financial hardship if extension is coming to a close . 

[Reister 56]

1 hour ago, Lulu oz said:

Hi All, 

please what is the typical expected time for VAWA “case to be approved” after receiving the VAWA EAD card? 
 

also, please when do you expect for the approved VAWA case to be moved to your local field office.

Thanks in advance 

Mine has been 135 days since I got my EAD. Still hasn’t been updated to case approved online. . Some people got theirs in 2-3 month. Inquire through your congressman . If you got your EAD on I 360  it’s an approved case . 

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36 minutes ago, Fathada said:

Pls another question. What documents do I send with the application?

https://www.uscis.gov/i-485Checklist

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Anyone with experience of annulment thoughts will be highly appreciated ,

I had my first hearing today, My husband face was full of guilt he could not answer basic questions from the referee his lawyer had to tell him to answer about what he does and yearly income. The referee said to resolve it between us but he wants to annul the marriage under trial grounds. However, the referee also asked for RO and i gave the docket number and she asked me when i came to USA and all. The next hearing will be with the judge, both attorney picked it on December. I just want to know what can the judge do? I just do not want my case to go to trial since we do not have kids or any properties or any assets together. His lawyer also tried to trick the marriage of saying it was less than 6 months but they argued to make it exact 6 months which it is actually 6 months and if i count civil marriage it is more, not sure what was that for. Any thoughts will be highly appreciated 

 

@Demise  @FeDaniela 

Edited October 21, 2021 by Sk N