VAWA, Part 27

[Deee Smith 54]

18 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

It is Sunday, and time for our hilarious, tension-relieving, progress-prompting (that is, if correlation = causation) Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke:

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WHAT'S IN A NAME?

 

ME:     The bathroom is cleaned.

WIFE:  Thank you.

ME:     Why do we keep the toilet brush in the shower?

WIFE:  What?

ME:     Why is the toilet brush in the shower?

WIFE:  What are you talking about?

ME:     The puffy thing with the handle.

WIFE:  MY LOOFAH?!

ME:     You named the toilet brush?!

 

Sacrilege!

[TBoneTX 47,485]

6 hours ago, Deee Smith said:

Sacrilege!

The bigger sacrilege is no upvote from you, D ma'am.   

[Deee Smith 54]

17 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

The bigger sacrilege is no upvote from you, D ma'am.   

You're in the naughty corner, no upvote for this joke sir!

[TBoneTX 47,485]

2 hours ago, Deee Smith said:

You're in the naughty corner, no upvote for this joke sir!

"Yes, Dear; whatever you say, Dear," he replied compliantly.

[Sandra G. 5,101]

On 7/2/2025 at 10:37 PM, Mahi Bansi said:

Hey, hi! That question was not for me but for someone I saw on a Fb group. For me, I filed in March-2022 and has not received any RFE yet. Hopefully my I-360 gets approved soon without a RFE.
 

I do have one question: I had 7 months unlawful presence before I filed my original application. But my I-360 and I-485 are still pending (and I have I-765 & I-131 approved for 5 years, about to expire in 2029). I am aware of the current situation in the country. If ICE encounters me, can they still detain me even if my I-360 & I-485 are pending but because I had 8 months unlawful presence before filing the application? 
 

What do you think, family? @Demise @balo101 @Rhema1 @Pinkrlion @Sandra G. @TBoneTX

 

Thanks!

Keep a copy of your receipt. Your case is still pending, and there is no cause for concern.

[Sandra G. 5,101]

On 7/3/2025 at 1:31 PM, Crazy Cat said:

I have seen no examples of people with authorized stay being detained. 

I witnessed several individuals with pending asylum cases being detained, some before even entering the court for their master hearing, and others immediately after leaving, and they had "authorized stay."

[Sandra G. 5,101]

On 6/20/2025 at 1:47 PM, Milka10 said:

Hi everyone , I’m a 2018 vawa filer , i360 got approved in 2020, and I just got notification my I 485 interview is ready to be scheduled ( no dates nothing yet) NYC office 

1) do you know how long it takes to schedule in interview after such notice in NyC 

2) how to proper change the address for vawa applicant as I sent them multiple times ar11 and then through congress - still nothing has been changed 

3) I never received any medical request - I sent them medical back in 2018 so I assume it’s expired at this point 

4) anyone recently had an interview in nyc ? What questions they usually ? even if it says “ready for an interview “ can they still approve without interview or now interview is mandatory for i485.  ( I remember they used to approve without interview ) 

5) I see over the news lots of arrests at the immigrations hearings , can they arrest and deport right at the interview? I mean I have no criminal records or anything like that , just watching the news and see what’s happening lately , so have no idea what to expect 

thank you everyone 

Sandra , may I schedule a consultation with you ? If yes , how may I contact you ? 

@Sandra G.

In New York City, it typically takes at least 12 months to schedule an interview, but in Brooklyn  it could take up to 18 months. If you need to update your address, send a certified letter and also call USCIS to request the change. Ask to speak with a Tier 2 officer for assistance. While ICE can  make arrests at USCIS offices, it’s uncommon. As long as you don’t have a criminal record or a final order of removal, you should be fine.

[Rhema1 377]

2 hours ago, Sandra G. said:

I witnessed several individuals with pending asylum cases being detained, some before even entering the court for their master hearing, and others immediately after leaving, and they had "authorized stay."

That's why many immigrants under C08 (Asylum working permit) have a lot of difficulties while returning from any travel abroad.

But with C09 category, things are somewhat different.

[Rhema1 377]

On 6/20/2025 at 12:47 PM, Milka10 said:

Hi everyone , I’m a 2018 vawa filer , i360 got approved in 2020, and I just got notification my I 485 interview is ready to be scheduled ( no dates nothing yet) NYC office 

1) do you know how long it takes to schedule in interview after such notice in NyC 

2) how to proper change the address for vawa applicant as I sent them multiple times ar11 and then through congress - still nothing has been changed 

3) I never received any medical request - I sent them medical back in 2018 so I assume it’s expired at this point 

4) anyone recently had an interview in nyc ? What questions they usually ? even if it says “ready for an interview “ can they still approve without interview or now interview is mandatory for i485.  ( I remember they used to approve without interview ) 

5) I see over the news lots of arrests at the immigrations hearings , can they arrest and deport right at the interview? I mean I have no criminal records or anything like that , just watching the news and see what’s happening lately , so have no idea what to expect 

thank you everyone 

Sandra , may I schedule a consultation with you ? If yes , how may I contact you ? 

@Sandra G.

Kindly inbox @Sandra G. If you are still in need of her personal assistance 🙏 

[TBoneTX 47,485]

Wednesday!  Time for our Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke:

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

 

Before we work on artificial intelligence, why don't we do something about natural stupidity?

 

I hope that when I inevitably choke to death on gummy bears, people just say that I was killed by bears and leave it at that.

 

Why am I the only naked person at this gender-reveal party?

 

If life shuts a door, open it again.  It's a door.  That's how they work.

 

Just sold my homing pigeon on eBay for the 22nd time.

 

I went to the paint store to get thinner.  It didn't work.

 

I tried to remarry my ex-wife, but she figured out that I was only after my money.

 

There are better things in the world than alcohol, but alcohol sort of compensates for not getting them.

 

Treat your mom to a margarita.  You're probably the reason she drinks.

 

[Sandra G. 5,101]

On 6/23/2025 at 10:44 AM, MadeStrong said:

Hello everyone,

 

Thank you all for your incredibly helpful comments in this group. I truly appreciate the support and insight shared here, and I pray that everyone still waiting on a decision receives good news soon.

 

I’m hoping to get some clarity on whether it’s better to file for a divorce or seek a declaration of nullity in the case of a bigamous marriage.

 

Backstory: I found out in 2020 that my marriage was bigamous. Since then, I have filed for VAWA and despite some delays, I finally got my green card last year. I’m now at the point where I want to fully separate myself from this individual and am trying to decide which legal route makes more sense, especially with naturalization in mind.

 

Every time I’ve traveled outside the U.S. and returned, I’ve been sent to secondary inspection. The questions almost always revolve around whether I’m still in contact with my ex. During one of my most recent trips, the actually advised me to get a divorce so I could fully cut ties.

 

 @Sandra G. made a comment on a similar post that bigamous marriages can create complications when applying for citizenship. That really got me thinking, and now I’m unsure what the best legal step is in my case.

 

I’d be grateful for any advice or experiences anyone is willing to share. Thank you so much!

You’re not the one who committed bigamy, that burden falls on him, not you

[Sandra G. 5,101]

On 7/8/2025 at 12:00 PM, Rhema1 said:

That's why many immigrants under C08 (Asylum working permit) have a lot of difficulties while returning from any travel abroad.

But with C09 category, things are somewhat different.

My former client was granted a green card through VAWA two years ago. Upon reentering the U.S. after an international trip, he was questioned extensively about his VAWA case and spent over an hour explaining the details to the officer(secondary inspection). He's already the third individual this year that I know of who has gone through this. Now imagine if you don’t even have a green card. I advised all my clients not to travel until they received their green cards.

[Sandra G. 5,101]

On 7/3/2025 at 12:21 PM, Mahi Bansi said:

Thank you both! I don’t have any criminal history. But I have been reading that ICE is even picking people with non-criminal background and hence scared. I have C09 EAD and I plan to keep it with me all the time. 

 If you have a pending I-485 (Application to Adjust Status), you are considered to be in a period of authorized stay by USCIS, even if you had prior unlawful presence.

[Rhema1 377]

1 hour ago, Sandra G. said:

My former client was granted a green card through VAWA two years ago. Upon reentering the U.S. after an international trip, he was questioned extensively about his VAWA case and spent over an hour explaining the details to the officer(secondary inspection). He's already the third individual this year that I know of who has gone through this. Now imagine if you don’t even have a green card. I advised all my clients not to travel until they received their green cards.

SO TRUE and confusing!

This past week (July 2nd),I was coming from a trip abroad. I noticed that our queue, exclusively green Card holders were having hard times with immigration officers. They were systematically sending almost every Green card holder to second inspection until I wanted to change the queue.

Unfortunately, I couldn't do it because I was the next to follow.

For the first time, I was asked a lot of questions like:

Where are you coming from?

Why where you in that country?

How many countries did you visit?

Are you currently working?

I was shocked and very surprised because, those on the visitor queue were not having these level of screening 😕. Their queue were going very fast until we were asking hour self what is going on with green Card holders.

It was like they HATED green Card holders.

Because that officer couldn't send me to the second inspection, he succeeded to lock my passport and green Card in a small plastic box, handed it to me and asked me to go to the baggages control so that they can check All my bags.

After checking All my bags, those officers were even astonished and were asking me WHY the other officer even sent me to THEM...?

It's becoming very frightening.....

 

[OldUser 9,816]

3 minutes ago, Rhema1 said:

Because that officer couldn't send me to the second inspection

What do you mean couldn't? Of course he could