staypositive

I want to wish a Happy New Year to every participant in this thread.
May 2020 bring you approvals, relief, closure, and forward direction.
I wish you good health, starting with Sandra.

@staypositive Thanks dear I appreciate you. I wish you and your family heaven's best this season and always! Stay blessed!🙏✨🌟✨🌟😊

I want to wish everybody a Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, or whatever else you might celebrate.
Surround yourself with the good will of the season, and have faith that things will work out for you.

Thank you to everyone who reached out to me here and  through phone call, text messages.I really appreciate it.

I finally received my greencard yesterday!!!!
 
Don't give up guys !!!!
 
Good is good !!!!!!!

Last night, I slept at my friend’s house, which is close my local office. - smart and important move for me. Met my attorney at their office one hour before my interview time. We walked to immigration together. It really made a difference to me. 
Got called on time by the officer lady. She told my attorney and I that another officer lady would be in the room with us for training purposes.She gave a run down of what the interview would be. First thing was to see originas of all my documents and I-693.  Then asked for updates (current info) on I-485, and went through all submitted info on my I-485, yes or no qs. Every time she asked for a document to make a copy, I offered my copies to her. She was pleased. She asked about my last entrances in the US, port of entry, if I over stayed, entered without inspection, received welfare, all these kind of questions. She was thorough, but respectful. Then she asked about my ex... how we met, got married, why I left my abuser, dates. She got into a few specific questions about the abuse and said that I didn’t have to answer them. I said it was okay and answered the questions as direct  and polite as possible. She asked briefly about my work history. Didn’t ask for taxes or paychecks. Then she started closing the binders and said she didn’t need anything else, and that my case would go under review. Handled me the white paper and said to my attorney that all seems fine for now, and they will communicate with my attorneys firm via mail if they need extra information or if the case gets approved. She said if we don’t hear from them in 120 to contact USCIS. 
That was it... my attorney said it went well. Sincerely, I do not know. I got so sad to talk about my abuser that my judgement got cloudy.  I hope I get approved in a week or so like so many folks. I’ll keep you all posted. - thank you!

Hi guys, update on the latest part of my GC journey:
-interview 5/31 (40 min interview, officer was training another officer, lots of questions but all polite, 120 days letter. I wasn’t sure it had gone well despite my attorney congratulating me)
-6/2 (Sunday from all days) got all sort of alerts that my case was approved back on 5/31- “card in production”
-6/4 “I-485 approved” update
-6/5 card has been mailed
-6/6 card has picked up by USPS
-6/7 card has been delivered (it had a tracking number)
The approval, Welcome to US letter arrived on 6/6 and the card on 6/7. Mail goes to my attorney, more reliable and faster for me. 
I picked it up at my attorney’s yesterday. I’m sooo happy! I wanted to sleep with my card by me on my bed. 😊 I gave up the idea, afraid I was going to break it! 
 
I applied for Vawa while still living with my abuser. My abuser withdrew the I-130, former I-485 denied. I re applied together with new I-765. Got a new job at the exact date my new EAD was approved. All nerve wracking, as you all know. At 13 months of waiting for my Vawa approval, I sent new evidence: divorce decree, shelter letter, another therapist letter (not evaluation) and new police report. Vawa approved at 16.5 months. 
 
It was a difficult and very painful journey, but ready to leave it all behind and enjoy my life. Good luck to all who are waiting, your time will come. God is faithful. ✨
 
 

Hey everyone, just got received my interview notice in NYC for early January. I am super excited, however it says I-751 interview for removal of conditions but I don't have green card yet, I have an approved VAWA. Has anyone ever been in the same situation? Please help, it's making me nervous. Thank you guys! 

WOW... Write a certified letter to your attorney asking 80% if the money back otherwise you will represent him to the BAR ASSOCIATION. Find another attorney and explain to USCIS the mess caused by your attorney and send a copy of the letter firing him, mention in the letter everything you gave to him to prove a bonafide marriage and he did not submit.USCIS will not tell you what eh submitted.I advise you to submit again all documents and explain why, but you need to fire your attorney and hire another attorney in your State and he/she must know well about VAWA Law.

Hey everyone, just got received my interview notice in NYC for early January. I am super excited, however it says I-751 interview for removal of conditions but I don't have green card yet, I have an approved VAWA. Has anyone ever been in the same situation? Please help, it's making me nervous. Thank you guys! 

Attend the interview and the officer will see USCIS made a  mistake and he/she will fix it.

Hey everyone, just got received my interview notice in NYC for early January. I am super excited, however it says I-751 interview for removal of conditions but I don't have green card yet, I have an approved VAWA. Has anyone ever been in the same situation? Please help, it's making me nervous. Thank you guys! 

Hey everyone, just got received my interview notice in NYC for early January. I am super excited, however it says I-751 interview for removal of conditions but I don't have green card yet, I have an approved VAWA. Has anyone ever been in the same situation? Please help, it's making me nervous. Thank you guys! 

Hey everyone, just got received my interview notice in NYC for early January. I am super excited, however it says I-751 interview for removal of conditions but I don't have green card yet, I have an approved VAWA. Has anyone ever been in the same situation? Please help, it's making me nervous. Thank you guys! 

Hey everyone, just got received my interview notice in NYC for early January. I am super excited, however it says I-751 interview for removal of conditions but I don't have green card yet, I have an approved VAWA. Has anyone ever been in the same situation? Please help, it's making me nervous. Thank you guys! 

Queens Field Office.
6/2017 filed I-360 (I-485 been pending)
10/2018 VAWA approved 
12/2019 interview notice 
1/2020 interview 
 
so excited however worried about the I-751 thing on the notice!

Queens Field Office.
6/2017 filed I-360 (I-485 been pending)
10/2018 VAWA approved 
12/2019 interview notice 
1/2020 interview 
 
so excited however worried about the I-751 thing on the notice!

Yes! NYC in the building!😁😁🌟✨ so excited..please your timeline my dear..and local office..is it queens brooklyn or manhattan?😁😁👍👍

Hey everyone, just got received my interview notice in NYC for early January. I am super excited, however it says I-751 interview for removal of conditions but I don't have green card yet, I have an approved VAWA. Has anyone ever been in the same situation? Please help, it's making me nervous. Thank you guys! 

Hey everyone, just got received my interview notice in NYC for early January. I am super excited, however it says I-751 interview for removal of conditions but I don't have green card yet, I have an approved VAWA. Has anyone ever been in the same situation? Please help, it's making me nervous. Thank you guys! 

To everyone who is having a difficult time right now, everything will be fine. Your victory is coming, when things get hard, pray. God will see us through this. Nothing lasts forever, this too shall pass. I wish everyone great health and lots of happiness. We are all in this together 

Why on earth are you considering to reconcile with your abuser... really...REALLY??? .I can understand if you want to put your  life in risk but when you have a child you should put your child  first, and reconciling with an abuser you are endangering your child ‘s life.

Actions speak louder than words.You are considering to forgive him just because he asked for forgiveness.How about to put your child’s  life in first place, how about to learn self respect and develop self-esteem ,how about to think that your life is worth it,how about to think that your husband clearly doesn’t  love or respect you ? .
 
I have zero respect for abusers. Some women with  children stay in an abusive relationship because they can’t find a way out, you found your way out and now you want to throw everything away because of his stupid excuses .
 
Please seek help for yourself .I am not sorry if you find me rude but in case like yours  I am not a domestic violence advocate, I am your child’voice !

I don't know if any of you remember about my case but after a year of having an approved VAWA my I-485 file was just sitting at NBC for no apparent reason, not even USCIS knows why. My congressperson helped to get the ball rolling again and the file is finally at the local office in NYC. They can't expedite it, even though it just sat there for the longest time. They also said that they'll schedule me "as soon as a date becomes available." I guess the long wait begins once more....

Your Foreign Passport is valid. No problem at with domestic flights. 

Yes you can use prima facie for FAFSA