VAWA case: No update after RFE response + EAD renewal receipt never received

[lrg_1 4]

Hi everyone, I’m posting on behalf of a friend and we would really appreciate your input.

 

She applied for a green card about three years ago, then filed for VAWA and got divorced after obtaining a restraining order. A few months ago, she received an RFE for her VAWA case and responded to it. Since then, the status just says something like “RFE was received.”

 

We have a couple of questions:

 

1.- Her I-485 shows “Case is actively being reviewed by USCIS.” However, under the “MyProgress” tab, it says she doesn’t need to attend an interview (it's marked as completed), and that she’s on step 4 of 4 (Case Decision). This has stayed the same for several weeks with no further updates. She tried contacting USCIS, but hasn’t been able to get any useful information. Is this normal?

 

2.- Her I-765 expired almost a month ago. She filed for renewal about 3 months ago but never received a receipt notice. She recently resent the renewal application, but still hasn’t received anything. This is what’s worrying her the most, as she can’t continue working without a valid EAD. USCIS told her to send an email to a specific address, but it’s been a couple of weeks with no reply. What should she do in this situation?

 

Thank you so much in advance for any help or advice!

[balo101 678]

When did she apply for a green card? Did she attend any interview? 

When did she apply for VAWA?

 

Did she request usics to hold her 1-485 since she is applying for VAWA?

 

[MalloryCat 663]

1. after biometrics were done, pretty much all I-485s update to showing the interview was completed, its safe to assume that she will have an interview at some point. this is just a glitch in the system. the myprogress tab is not always reliable 

[lrg_1 4]

7 minutes ago, balo101 said:

When did she apply for a green card? Did she attend any interview? 

When did she apply for VAWA?

 

Did she request usics to hold her 1-485 since she is applying for VAWA?

 

She applied for the green card in May 2022, and then VAWA in August 2024. How should she request USCIS to hold the I485? She's not sure if she did it

[balo101 678]

5 minutes ago, lrg_1 said:

She applied for the green card in May 2022, and then VAWA in August 2024. How should she request USCIS to hold the I485? She's not sure if she did it

What is status of her i-130? Is it approved or pending or denied?

 

When she filled for EAD did she send receipt of i-485 with it?

[lrg_1 4]

7 minutes ago, balo101 said:

What is status of her i-130? Is it approved or pending or denied?

 

When she filled for EAD did she send receipt of i-485 with it?

Her I-130 was approved in October 2022. When she filed the EAD renewal, she included receipts for everything: I-130, her previous I-765, I-485, and I-360.

[balo101 678]

She needs to call and find out what's her status of i-485? She might not get the information online because of VAWA. She can also reach out to her congress person to get her the receipts which something i did few years ago.