
iwillsurvive
-
Posts
803 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Partners
Immigration Wiki
Guides
Immigration Forms
Times
Gallery
Store
Blogs
Posts posted by iwillsurvive
-
-
5 minutes ago, Sunnyman said:
What is the current month they are approving now as it's seems they were approving backlogged from Jan, Feb and March 2017 while the current approval has been in June /July 2017 for two months now. It's quite slow and highly discouraging but we got no choice than to wait. Any latest approval apart from july2017?
Seems like they are working on July 2017. Nobody on this forum has reported approvals from any later date yet.
-
57 minutes ago, FavouredOne said:
Hi @Sandra and others;
I need help here is Police Clearance the same as the Life scan with DOJ as the service level since i lived only in California? Having ATI number that can be pulled for the report.
Kindly advise.
Yes live scan is the electronic fingerprinting process in order to request police clearance.
-
48 minutes ago, aquila said:
Hello,
I need advise on my case.
File received at Vermont Feb 21, 2017.
Rfe sent out March 15, 2017.
Rfe responded and received at Vermont April 05, 2017.
Biweekly Email notifications - Last action taken on your case was May 22, 2018.
Service request sent to Vermont for case out of processing time November 09,2018.
Nothing heard so far and till date. Total time and counting 21 months.
Any advise or suggestion will really much be appreciated.
Thanks.
Have you contacted your congressman?
Have you sent a notarized letter to the VAWA Unit at VSC to inquire?
-
1 hour ago, elladan33 said:
Hello.
I'm not sure if this would be the right place to ask this question but here we go.
Last year I was able to successfully remove my conditions based on an abuse waiver, and I received a 10 yr green card. This year I decided to apply for naturalization based on the 3 year rule under the conditions on having been married to an US citizen and having received the abuse waiver when I ROC. When I called USCIS the other day to inquire about the status of my case, they said they could not provide me information on my case because it was 'sensitive' and if I needed information, I should submit a letter to the VSC-VAWA unit. I was very surprised I would have to contact VSC. My understanding is that naturalization applications are transferred to the local offices. My ROC was granted in my local office too. What does this mean?
I appreciate any input if anyone knows.
Thanks
Seems like the officer doesn’t know what he’s talking about. VSC is only for VAWA. Since you never filed VAWA, the VAWA Unit at VSC can’t help you.
I suggest you post in the citizenship section of this forum as people here cannot help you as most don’t even have their GC.
Below link shows 3 classifications for the abuse 3 year rule. If you fall under one of them, you can just file N-400.
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/pressrelease/PolMem89.pdf
-
39 minutes ago, Kleenex12 said:
bit @iwillsurvive mine was class B21?
Yes B21 is when your abusive spouse was an LPR, IB1 is when the spouse was a USC.
https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/lawful-permanent-residents/ImmigrantCOA
-
1 hour ago, Florecita_Bella said:
Hi all,
Can someone please help me better understand the following:
One month after filing my I-360 I received a request for initial evidence (RFE) of good moral character, in that RFE USCIS did not specify a maximum time to respond to your request for initial evidence, but being cautious, I responded to that request 83 days later (September 10), I believe that the maximum time to respond is 84 days.
In response to the RFE sent were sent 3 police reports (Police Clearance), also other new evidence of marriage in good faith and new evidence of abuse.
One month after answering the RFE I received the Prima Facie and in the status of my online case it said:
"On September 25, 2018 we received your response to our Request for Evidence for your Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow (er), or Special Immigrant, Receipt Number xxxxxxxxxx. Our office will begin working on your case again. We will mail you a decision or notify you if we need something from you.
After I received the Prima Facie I noticed that one of the police reports (Police Clearance) had my name wrongly written and I proceeded to send it back corrected, I also took the opportunity to send other documents such as the copy of my passport that had not been sent. My lawyer sent the documentation with a letter explaining everything very carefully and attached a copy of my Prima Facie.
Today I received two messages on the status of my online case:
1. "On November 21, 2018, we received your response to our Request for Evidence for your Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow (er), or Special Immigrant, Receipt Number xxxxxxxxxxxx. Our office will begin working on your case again. We will mail you a decision or notify you if we need something from you. "
2. "On November 21, 2018, we received your correspondence for Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow (er), or Special Immigrant, Receipt Number xxxxxxxxxxxxxx. We are reviewing your correspondence, and will mail you to notice if we need something from you. "
My question is this:
Why does the online status of my case in one of the two messages I received today say that on November 21 USCIS received my response to your RFE request, when I had responded to that request for initial evidence in September? I was only forwarding one of the police reports (corrected) that I had previously sent.
Thank you very much for your comments….Once again, just keep in mind that USCIS is not good about online updates. Don’t worry about it. Just relax and be patient.
-
40 minutes ago, Ilo said:
@sandra, @iwillsurvive and others, Today I received my vawa approval notice and another notice for deferred action (valid for 15months). On the approval notice, they wrote
"Notice type: Approval notice"
"Section: self-petitioning spouse of USC or L.P.R"
"Class:1B1"
"Priority date" my receipt date(April 25 2017) spouse is a USC.
I am confused why the class says 1B1, anybody with similar experience or it's an error? Also, does the priority date means I will be called earlier for my AOS interview?
Class for VAWA is always IB1.
-
24 minutes ago, Hanna Bui said:
Pls write what was happening between you and your abuser to have a baby. It's your common living. I and my ex-husband was living only 20 days, no having baby and all the bills and bank account, insurance... But i write all the issue why and USCIS have approved. Try all your best and you will get the good ending.
Best of lucks.
USCIS does not view having a child together as proof of anything. To them, having a child together only means that two people had sex. Nothing more. It cannot be used as proof of living together or good faith marriage.
-
53 minutes ago, Yollande said:
Okay I got it. So what's the point for this new i360 forms to carry the section where u can check mark if u want a WP, when you still have to file for one again after approval?
USCIS does a lot of things that don’t make sense. Just be relaxed about it and follow the advice on this forum.
-
1 minute ago, Gogetter18 said:
@iwillsurvive thank you so much.
I have lived here for 14 years now so I got one from my county but my attorney says it's not required. Well if anything is delayed (hopefully not) cos of them, I will sue for sure, but hopefully they know what they are doing 🙂
Thank you
Have you lived in the same state for the past 3 years? You need police clearance from the state, not county.
-
3 minutes ago, Gogetter18 said:
Hi All,
I hope everyone is getting ready for a wonderful thanksgiving holiday 🙂
Quick question: does the FBI background check during the biometrics appointment override the need for a police clearance?
Thank You
No, you need to submit police clearance from all places you lived in for 6 months or more 3 years prior to filing VAWA. USCIS will obviously still check the FBI database to do their own research.
-
31 minutes ago, Hopemama said:
I live in California and I try to make infopass appointment online. And uscis website only sent me an email that I must write to VSC inquiry my case. They cannot provide any info(?!!!). I don't know if that's true or I used wrong link to make appointment.
Regarding senator/congressman, will the rule "out of normal processing" applied too?
Well there is no need to inquire if you are still within processing times because all that USCIS will tell you is exactly that.
You are currently considered outside of normal processing times for I-360 if you filed on or before March 15, 2017.
https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/
Steps you can take (after being outside of normal processing times) in below order:
-InfoPass appointment
-Online inquiry
-Write a letter to VSC
-Inquire with your congressman
-Inquire with your senator
-Inquire with the ombudsman
(If you filed I-360 after March 15, 2017 you are considered within normal processing times and that is all the information anyone will get from USCIS about your VAWA case)
-
12 minutes ago, Asherolu said:
I will have to tell him to send everything to VSC, because right now he handles my divorce case and pls help me with any links to send to him to read more about VAWA . Thanks
Sounds like he is a family law attorney then, not an immigration attorney.
Are you sure he prepared your VAWA petition correctly and with all the evidence needed?? This is concerning. USCIS does not send RFE’s anymore for newly filed cases, so you have to be confident that you have everything that’s needed.
-
13 minutes ago, Asherolu said:
Hi everyone. @iwillsurvive @sandra
I'm planning to send my package nextweek, the i360, i485 and the i765 together. But my BIG question is this; my lawyer want to send the 485 and the 765 to Chicago and send the 360 to vermont. I followed this thread alot and it seems people do send everything to vermont instead of him splitting my packages .
People with experience should pls help me. I don't want a delayed application .
Thanks
Sounds like your attorney has no idea about VAWA. Everything needs to be sent to VSC as they are responsible for everything a VAWA petitioner files.
I suggest you look for a new attorney if you feel like this one is not the best representation for your case. You need someone that is experienced with VAWA.
-
6 hours ago, Hopemama said:
@Hanna Buias I remembered, you once mentioned about asking the ombusman to represent us to contact with VSC. Will we only contact ombusman after our case fall outside normal processing time? Can they ask if our case is still in normal timeframe? How to write to them? And how can you find the ombusman?
You only contact the ombudsman man after you are already out of processing times and after you contacted your senator or congressman, made in infopass etc.
the ombudsman form asks you to submit proof that you went through all these steps already as the ombudsman is supposed to be your last resort after you have tried every other step possible.
-
1 hour ago, Jan88 said:
Hi everyone
I am new here. I have been divorced from my ex-husband for half a year. A few days after we got married, because of the quarrel, he made a divorce. We haven't had time to move in and live together. But we have a baby for 9 months.He still had mental abuse to me for a long time. I have a report from a psychiatrist. Can I apply for VAWA if there is no proof of living together?
Thank you !
No, one of the requirements to be eligible for VAWA is having lived together.
You can look in the U Visa section of this forum to see if you qualify.
You are not eligible for VAWA if you did not live with your abuser.
-
16 minutes ago, Luckynumber3 said:
I want to file divorce from my abusive ex husband. Will this affect my pending Vawa? Am a April 2018 filer. We been separated since Last year and I no longer live in the same state as him
No it does not affect your VAWA. VAWA can be filed up to 2 years after a divorce is final.
-
1 hour ago, Kleenex12 said:
the thing is my vawa has been approved in july that’s why she filed that EAD in august
Sounds like you need to ask your attorney her reasons for why she sent a 2nd I-765 under a different category. We can only speculate here. She is the only one that can answer why she did it.
-
12 minutes ago, Kleenex12 said:
the fish one was C14,then this second one is C09P
Well then that makes perfect sense. You will follow the one filed under C09 since you will get that one first. This takes 3-5 months currently.
C14 is based on deferred action which you will only be granted upon I-360 approval, so that will take much longer.
-
15 minutes ago, Kleenex12 said:
first ly she filed i-765 which was on the 30 th of august after my vawa was approved,then later on in october when my visa number was current since my ex husband was a permanent resident so i was eligible to file for adjustment of status which she did file on october 25th together with another 1-765 again with a travel document so right now i have two different case numbers under form 1-765 and two different dates
Okay that makes sense but still, in order to help you I need to know what category the I-765 was filed under the first and the second time.
I am assuming that the first time was filed under c31 since you had a pending I-360 and when your I-485 PD became current she filed under C9? If that’s the case, then everything is good and you can just wait for the one filed under C9.
But if she filed both under C9 then that’s confusing.
-
1 hour ago, Kleenex12 said:
hello @sandranj and @iwillsurvive please i need your help so my lawyer filed for my first EAD priority date august 30th 2018,then she filed my adjustment of status together with another EAD again and travel document priority date october 25th 2018,i’m so confused why she filed for another EAD and will this second EAD delay my first one??and when do you think my case will be transferred to another office?when can i start counting?thanks
I think you are confusing a few things here.
Form I-485 is the only form that will give a petitioner a priority date and only in the case that the spouse was a permanent resident (not a US citizen).
Form I-765 and I-131 do not have a priority date. Do you mean receipt date?
Which category was the first I-765 filed under and which category was the second one filed under?
-
40 minutes ago, shayona said:
my question is, can I resubmit I-765 under C-09 category as I have concurrently submitted all forms ?
Yes of course. When you have a pending I-485, you can submit under C9.
Doesn’t matter that you previously filed under C31.
-
8 minutes ago, shayona said:
hi Sandranj
USCIS has denied fee waiver request for I-485 and I-765. My attorney has concurrently filed I-360, I-485 and I-765 but she has selected C-31 category as my husband never filed AOS - green card application for me. I am planning to resubmit fee waiver request with all suggested documents, can I choose C-09 category for I-765 as previously we have concurrently filed I-360, I-485 and I-765 all together ? I am financially miserable situation and in urgent need of job and that's only possible if I will get EAD soon. Please advise me on this matter.
Please read through the last few pages. Sandra answered to someone what to submit as proof of not being able to afford the filing fees.
-
12 hours ago, TOVE said:
hello Yollande, what documents did you use and what did you tell them? could you please explain more, I have been without a DL since my EAD expired last year, and they told me that I can not use the prima facia to renew! I live in California
Below links are for the California DMV. The first link includes a list of documents that are accepted as proof of identity/legal presence.
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/brochures/fast_facts/ffdl32
VAWA, Part 11
in Effects of Major Family Changes on Immigration Benefits
Posted
It’s a very simple process. You go to an official live scan location, takes 5 mins and about 2 weeks later you get a letter with either clearance or criminal record.
https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/locations