Sandra93

1 hour ago, Behuman said:

Hi Sandranj, I have one question for you.

I have got my primary facie evidence in mail. I need to travel outside the country for medical reasons. Doctors think that I am liability myself and thus suggest hospitalization or travel to family. Or they coming here.

 I don't have money for hospitalization no I can call someone here as I don't have job and nor I can travel. 

I have asked USCIS to expedite the case but haven't heard anything from them.

And my lawyer is saying that we should not file I 485 and i765 together instead just file i765 .

What do you think should I do to either get case expedited or get ead. Is it true that you can get ead on pending vawa. The only reason for ead is so I can keep job and be on a medical leave and have some family come here.

 

I desperately need some help. I am going crazy.

 

You can file I-765 for your EAD and get it while VAWA is pending but only if you apply for I-485. To apply for I-485 now, your spouse has to be a USC. If you decide to file both, I-765 should be with category c(9). 

Remember that if you do decide to apply for I-485 now and your VAWA gets denied your I-485 will automatically be denied and you will more than likely be put in removal proceedings. 

14 minutes ago, Behuman said:

Hi Sandranj, i finally got my prima facia evidence. I have severe depression and getting treatment for it. My question is should I apply for expedite the vawa process base on that. I have a doctor's note and also my phyc. Evaluation done. I want to go home and be with family for sometime and have change of environment. I have no one to take care and i am scared. 

My lawyer is asking me to only apply for i765 and not i485. Is that even possible.

Please suggest me some thing. I am confused and need help. 

You can apply for I-765 without I-485 but you will not get your EAD until I-360 is approved in that case. If you apply for both I-485 and I-765 (category c9) you will get EAD while you're  waiting for VAWA to be adjudicated but keep in mind that if your VAWA is denied and you have a pending AOS, it will be denied and you will face removal proceedings.

Another update:

1 minute ago, Sitlaly said:

Thank you Sandra,I know after that it will be a long waiting but at least I can get my dl and work.

Yes, some people get it sooner, usually about a month from Biometrics. But you always want to give yourself a little extra time just in case and so you're not disappointed if it doesn't come exactly in a month 😉

13 minutes ago, Sitlaly said:

Hi,everyone I'm new in this forum, I'm married with a us citizen, filed my I360 and I485 together on January 30 2017.got biometrics done 2 weeksago, any one knows how long is the waiting before I'm getting my permit for work,I will appreciate any help.thank you. 

Work permit comes within 2 months from Biometrics.

16 minutes ago, gramercy said:

Yes, you're right & she can't renew. However she's still eligible to apply for a new EAD (I corrected my previous message)

I don't think she's eligible to apply for a new EAD until she has a new I-485 pending.

The previous one was denied because her husband withdrew his affidavit of support. We get our EAD's based on pending AOS. She has to have a pending AOS to be able to get EAD.

2 minutes ago, valentine4God said:

Been calling is customs reaps NO is not letting talk to a Representative about my case, my question is how do i make an infopass? about my EAD and my VAWA respectively  ?

Go to this website: https://my.uscis.gov/appointment

You can make an appointment for your InfoPass there. You will have to pick a language and provide zip code for your area so they can determine which InfoPass office is for you. If there is no available appointments, keep checking every day. They will come ☺

1 minute ago, iwillsurvive said:

Hi Sandra93,

 

I had thought that my date to go off was 12/21 (Receipt Date), so it had been over 90 days and I inquired about EAD. The IO explained to me that since I submitted a fee waiver, my petition went to get approved for the waiver first before it got handed to the responsible units, so I should use 02/02 (Notice Date) as the date to go by. 

Thanks for responding! I think mine should be coming any minute in this case as well 💕

2 hours ago, iwillsurvive said:

EAD is in production!!!! 

 

12/17 Petition sent
12/21 Receipt Date 
02/02 NOA for Receipt 
02/12 NOA for Biometrics
03/03 Biometrics Appointment
03/29 Infopass Appointment
04/03 EAD is being produced

 

What did you say at your InfoPass? My timeline is very similar and I'm hoping I will get my EAD soon too ☺

22 minutes ago, melissa.w said:

in another words ... if you don't get prima facie it's a bad sign, right ?!  :|  I filed VAWA Jan 23. and I'm reading this forums and people get prima facie in 1 month,  and they are allowed to submit 485, I have already denial for i485, that's why I didn't send it with I360. I understand my chances are low. Sorry I keep asking stupid questions... ( I think i'm in a wrong place, I need forum for beginners. )

No questions are stupid here and if you are applying for VAWA then this forum is definitely for you. Go back and read through VAWA part 5, 6, and 7. If you don't find an answer to your questions there, send a private message to @sandranj and explain in detail what your situation is. Not getting a Prima Facie is not necessarily a bad thing. I've heard of people who have gotten their Prima Facie and were rejected at the end. There's also been cases when people didn't get Prima Facie and were approved. As we discussed earlier, Prima Facie decision rests solely with the Immigration Officer to whom your case was assigned. Maybe he/she needs more information and has sent you RFE (request for evidence) before they can give you a Prima Facie. Unfortunately they will not provide any information about VAWA cases over the phone unless your a lawyer assigned to the case and the processing time of your case is out of the regular processing times. Something you can do is make an InfoPass on the governments website and see if you can get any information that way. 

Do you have your receipt notice and case number? It will be helpful if you end up making an InfoPass appointment. It is still early for your case to be worried. I submitted my case on December 20th and didn't even get my receipts until February 10th. Then I had my Biometrics a month later, on March 9th. Then a couple weeks later I got my Prima Facie - it took almost 3 months to get my Prima Facie so you have nothing to worry about just yet. 

Sit tight and I wish you the best of luck!

5 minutes ago, RonandJay said:

Hey guys,

Has anyone else been receiving emails from the USCIS asking you to participate in a survey? I received two, one is for $100 and the other is for free. It looks legitimate, but I don't think I want to do it. What do you guys think? 

I have been getting them, too. I don't respond to them.

Another update:

6 minutes ago, Shiobhan said:

So no applicant is overseas, or reponses are for regulars?

I understand if there are no one that knows the answer

I don't know much about applying when the victims is not in the US. I know a victim is still eligible if the abuse happened in the US but I am not sure how exactly the process differs. I would assume it could take longer because the documents travel between different countries. 

Miloy001,

No, I was told EAD comes after biometrics. I know some of us here get the EAD before that but not in my case. 

I have an update too. 

My lawyer called me today and said I got a notice for biometrics. 

So:

December 22nd - I-360, I-485, I-765, I-131 received by VSC

February 10th - Notice of Action

March 2nd - Biometrics scheduled for March 9th 

☺

2 hours ago, Tortmaster said:

Please I need help not sure how to proceed. USCIS sent my notice to the home I shared with my husband not to my safe address. Do I need to file a change of address form? Or schedule an infopass to inform them of the mistake?

Hmmm, this is really strange. Yeah, I suggest to make an infopass and also they will notify you online (if you singed up on their website) when they send you anything so maybe you can call his sister when it happens and ask her to try and get it for you. 

RonandJay,

C(31) will give you EAD after your VAWA Self-Petition is approved. C(9) will give you EAD while you are waiting for your VAWA to be adjudicated but there is a catch: you have to apply for I-485 (Adjustment of Status) at the same time as VAWA. My lawyer applied for both just to be safe and I got receipts for both categories. 

Great info Ms. Green. I really hope it helps

13 minutes ago, SUicidaL-3876 said:

i have been waiting for a decision on VAWA since december 2014. Has anyone waited this long?.

-Its very depressing.

 

That is unusally long, in my opinion. 2 years? I know at some point it really did take them that long to decide some cases but not recently. We hear about people who have gotten their decisions already and they applied March/April 2016. Definitely get an info pass. As much as we think it's government and they have everything organized, with this many applications coming through, it is possible that a case might get "forgotten". 

43 minutes ago, MsBoo said:

Well I found this site -- I am new here.  So that is a bonus. I just filed my I360, I485, I765 (fee waiver too).  Package tracking says it was received yesterday at 1pm.  3 inches thick of paper has never made me feel so anxious.  I had no lawyer and now I am sitting in fear that I have done something wrong.  That my affidavit somehow wasn't clear enough or didn't perfectly agree with other documents.  It was the best I could do.  I have been praying like crazy.

 

I couldn't stop crying putting together the documents, I was almost lost the plot.  How will I ever make it through any kind of interview?

 

 

If you just submitted your application, the interview is far, far away. You will have time to put yourself together before then. I know it's hard now but time heals the wounds. Also, someone correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think they are supposed to ask any abuse related questions at the AOS interview?

23 minutes ago, Ms.Green said:

Update on my timeline

 

Waited 30 days to get receipts on my forms. Then another 40 days to get an update on my EAD which went straight to production without biometrics.

 

12/06/2016 - mailed my package

12/12/2016 - USCIS accepted and waived filing fees

01/05/2017 - received NOA1 for all forms

02/14/2017 - update on USCIS for i-765 "New Card is Being Produced"

02/16/2017 - update on USCIS for i-765 "Card Was Mailed to Me"

02/16/2017 - received biometrics appointment for March 1st

 

I guess it's official. Getting an EAD without biometrics is possible.

I am so happy to hear that Ms. Green! EAD is a big milestone I feel like ❤️

Hope953,

I applied for a fee waiver under the condition that my income was below 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. My work permit expired in January and so I don't work anymore, but I was working at the time of submitting my application and I used my pay stubs to prove that I didn't make more than 150% of the FPG. They usually want you to submit pay stubs for the past 2 months. There is other conditions you can apply under like:

1) if you receive means tested benefits, or;

2) if you have a financial hardship;

and you can read about them in the instructions for the form I-912. I will link it below:

https://www.uscis.gov/system/files_force/files/form/i-912instr.pdf?download=1

They tell you exactly what kind of documentation they will accept as proof. 

Hope this sheds a little little light on the subject,

Sandra

Hey Guys,

My lawyer just called me and said she got my receipts. I didn't see it yet because she was leaving her office already but when I get it on Monday I will let you know exactly what it says. She said my fee waiver (I-912) was accepted. 

So here, I can finally start building my timeline:

December 20th - Packet mailed (I-360, I-765, I-485, I-131, I-912);

December 22nd - Vermont received my packet;

February 10th - Notice of Action received by my lawyer's office and fees waived; 

TBC... ?

Thank you guys. That really helped make me a little calmer. 

I'm sorry for asking so many questions but does anybody know how to take an attorney off my case? The USCIS website says you just have to write a letter stating that you will represent yourself from now on and attach your case number. Is that enough? 

Thanks, Ms. Green,

That's a big relief. 

Do yous guys think I should be worried since I didn't get the Notice of Action yet? It was delivered on December 22nd ? It makes for 46 days today ?