Kleenex12

28 minutes ago, TOVE said:

hello everyone, I filed VAWA and then 10 months after I filed for EAD under i485 c9. 

now my EAD is outside normal processing times I sent and inquiry and now it is sowing me online that a response to my inquiry was sent today I should receive it in the mail the next couple days. 

 

does anyone have same situation? I don't understand if there is something wrong that I did?

when my probono attorney filed for VAWA in August last year he told me that I will not be able to work until VAWA gets approved and when I told him that I can apply for EAD under C9 he refused saying that USCIS will not approve it. and he told me if I decided to apply then he will not represent me anymore, I ended his representation and informed USCIS and then filed for EAD under i485 c9.

 

on my VAWA application my attorney checked item #12 (please see attached picture) I don't know if this is way my EAD is taking time it says that if #12 is checked then EAD will only be issued after VAWA approval. 

any suggestions, any advice I am panicked I don't know what am I going to do with no income!

 

 

maybe she check category c31 which is only given after vawa approval 

3 minutes ago, Military said:

UPDATE!!

My GC interview has been scheduled. I remember someone asking if your file was at the office prior to VAWA because of prior i485 based on marriage, whether it could speed up the process, in my case it seems it did. Vawa submitted Feb, 2017 and approved Late Jun 2018, Interview scheduled within 3 months. Now my only concern is whether I should pay this 3k my lawyer wants as a cost for airfare and legal cost to attend the interview. Keep up the faith guys. God is in control, I know some of you have been waiting for a while and it seems like its taking forever. I believe though that when it seems like nothing is happening and you are at your breaking point that's sometimes when we get that breakthrough, I know, I have been there. Hang in there, your time is coming soon.

 

I am just hoping that the interview goes smooth and I get an instant approval. 

congratulations dear best of luck,did you file your vawa together with i485?

39 minutes ago, skippynutella said:

Hi Everyone! After 8 months of approved I-360 (March 2018), my kids and I finally received a letter for AOS interview!!! Thank God! 😀 I'm excited and nervous at the same time... nervous because I don't know much of what to expect in the interview. As I have read, is it really just formality with questions asked based on the I-485 application? how should I prepare for the interview? I hope you could give me an advise on the preparation because I have decided to just attend the interview with my two minor kids and opted out the offered services of a lawyer due to budget concerns. The interview is just a week away and I have been doing my research and prepare myself for the interview. I would gladly appreciate your input and advise. I would post on an update as well after we go through the interview and share our experience. Good luck to all of us and thanks in advance. 😊

congratulations,whatour field office?

12 minutes ago, Roms2017 said:

What is the point to do adjustment of status if they going to deny your I485 base on overstayed visa?

@Roms2017 seriously the things people post here and the fear they instill in some of us makes you think you have no chance even when you didn’t commit any crime,they keep posting all kinds of information that can cause you heart attack.Im so scared each time i login here

39 minutes ago, Florecita_Bella said:

sandranj, iwillsurvive, Damara and other collaborators please help me understand the following:

As we all know, people in the Vawa process, regardless of whether they have a Prima Facie or Work Permit, do not have defined migratory status, it is also known that the new administration considers it a crime to have exceeded the time of stay in the USA allowed by their tourist visas.
I have heard of cases in which ICE arrests people who have never had any crime or pending deportation order.
I understand that if a person who is in the process Vawa is detained he can request before a judge that they allow him to finish the pending Vawa process and almost always this request is granted by the judge, although this entails a lawyer cost.
Given that USCIS and other institutions have all the personal information (address, phone, email, etc.) of the Vawa applicants, I wonder the following: How big is the possibility that ICE will arrest a person who is in the Vawa process? even if it has no crime or deportation order?
Thanks for your comments….

mehn you need to chill some of you post alot of crazy stuffs that really get everyone worried in this forum🙄🙄🙄i don’t know where you always get your ideas from please stop this and allow us wait for our response in one peace 🤦🏽‍♀️

46 minutes ago, NiceGuyXLE said:

Good morning, finally after waiting for almost 3 months i received the first letter from Vermont saying that they have my application (form i797c, notice of action)

On the website it is showing that i should get another letter with more things that will need to be done.... also it is saying that i will need to go for biometrics but this would be later and they will notify me

 

As i understood the next step is to patiently wait  

if i may ask when did you file form for EAD?did you file alone or with other documents?please can you share ur timeline?thanks.

6 minutes ago, iwillsurvive said:

If you tell me what your local office is, I can do the math for you. It’s easy. Use the first number in the time range. So if it says 9-12 months, use 9 months. If you filed I-485 in October 2018, then it’s October 2018 + 9 months. 

ok thanks alot!Menh so i will have to wait till june next year?😪😪😪😪

4 minutes ago, Kleenex12 said:

thanks alot dear.

please @iwillsurvive i don’t understand what you mean by i should use the first number in the time range!Iets say its 9-12 months can you please add that for me and tell me?thanks alot.

19 minutes ago, iwillsurvive said:

When you look at the processing times website for your local office, there will be a time range, i.e. 12-16 months, use the first number in the time range and add it to October 2018.

thanks alot dear.

4 hours ago, sandranj said:

I filed/renewed hundreds  of EAD, believe me I know the immigration Law very well, and the USCIS website clearly states to submit a copy of the l797, and the PAYMENT OF THE APPROPRIATE FILING FEE.

hello @sandranj and @iwillsurvive please i need ur help.So i filed for my green card in october 2018 after my vawa was approved in july 2018.So my priority date was august 2016 so i was told i could only file green card when it’s current which was in october 2018.So please i check on the processing time line and it says they are working on october 2016 cases,so when can i expect to receive an interview notice?please just estimate and tell me so that i can start putting my things together.thanks alot!

4 minutes ago, gur said:

Hi Kleenex, I have sent you personal message, please reply.

i have seen your message @gur i have no idea about what you are saying,please send that message to sandra or iwillsurvive they might help you .im just a member here not a lawyer!Sandra is a lawyer send her that message she will help you.Thanks for understanding!

4 hours ago, sandranj said:

Yes you can submit but you MUST SUBMIT THE ORIGINAL RFE along with your answer   and please fire this attorney. Survivors endured enough abuse and the last thing they need is an attorney abusing the attorney-client privilege. If you paid your attorney demand part of the attorney fees as well.

@gur I don't understand your message,please ask Sandra and @iwillsurvive they are the best people to help you.

4 hours ago, iwillsurvive said:

I had my Green Card interview yesterday in Santa Ana. Today I got the online update that my card is being produced. I am so happy right now! After 22 months, the journey is coming to an end!

 

the interview itself was very simple. They called me 45 minutes after my appointment time, the interview then lasted for maybe 15-20 minutes. I had a female officer who was very cold. She put me under oath first and asked for my passport. Since it is a new once that I haven’t used to travel, she also asked to see my old one with my visas and entry stamps. She then asked me to confirm my personal information that’s on the I-485 form (full name, DOB, citizenship, address, marital status, etc.). Since a few things had changed for me since filing the form back in 2016, my attorney handed her a piece of paper listing all the changes. She then asked my about my occupation and noted the changes on her form in red. Then she asked me a lot of the yes/no questions, which I answered with no of course. She then asked about my first visa and if I ever entered on the visa waiver program, which I answered yes to. She had her own printout of my entry/exit history into the US. She then said that she will review my case until the end of the day and let me know if she needs anything else. I didn’t hear back yesterday but just got the update that my card is being produced. Hoping it will be here fast!

Congratulations dear

Just now, Romero_2000 said:

the form that they print the receipts on ...

 

 

Ooh I see now, and understand that it was ur notice of biometric ,

11 minutes ago, Romero_2000 said:

The I 797 has a received date of  9/24/2018.

11 minutes ago, Romero_2000 said:

The I 797 has a received date of  9/24/2018.

What's the I 797?

7 minutes ago, Romero_2000 said:

Hello everyone

 

This is where I am so far. can anyone give me some feedback what to expect?

 

 

When did you file for adjustment of status please?tthanks

2 hours ago, iwillsurvive said:

I received my interview notice!

 

TIMELINE

21 Dec 2016: Filed I-360, I485, I-765

02 Feb 2017: Receipt Notices

12 Feb 2017: Biometrics Notice

01 Mar 2017: 1st Prima Facie

03 Mar 2017: Biometrics Appointment

06 Apr 2017: I-765 Approval

19 Jun 2017: Filed I-131

10 Jul 2017: I-131 Receipt Notice

01 Oct 2017: 2nd Prima Facie

15 Dec 2017: I-131 Approval

09 Jan 2018: Filed I-765 Renewal

12 Jan 2018: I-765 Receipt Notice

26 Mar 2018: I-360 RFE 

02 Apr 2018: 3rd Prima Facie

30 Apr 2018: RFE is being worked on

18 May 2018: I-765 Approval

18 May 2018: I-360 Approval

31 May 2018: I-485 is being transferred

18 Sep 2018: I-485 Interview scheduled

04 Oct 2018: I-485 Interview Notice

17 Oct 2018: I-485 Interview

Congratulations @iwillsurvive you deserve the best !best of luck on your interview 

7 minutes ago, sandranj said:

Priority date is the date when an immigration petition was filed. You can use the calculator below to see if your number is current. Your category is F2A.

 

https://www.mygcvisa.com/calculator/

 

I just check and says current Thanks a lot 🙏🙏

1 minute ago, sandranj said:

Priority date is the date when an immigration petition was filed. You can use the calculator below to see if your number is current. Your category is F2A.

 

https://www.mygcvisa.com/calculator/

 

Thanks a lot Sandra!

3 minutes ago, sandranj said:

Folks I am disgusted with mistakes made by some attorneys when they fill out the forms. When the attorney gives you the forms to sign DO NOT sign until you make sure that the attorney filled out correctly the forms, please observe the dates, such as your marriage date, dates, and places where you lived, dates and places where you worked etc. If you notice some mistake now then when attending the interview upfront tell the Immigration officer that you noticed some mistakes in your forms and you want to correct right there.

Good morning Please @sandranj I’m supposed to file my adjustment of status this October,it says priority date is 08/10/2016 and they approved my case on July 31st 2018 so when should I start counting?thanks for responding!

2 hours ago, MimoMinkov said:

Good evening i want to ### anyone that has made an inquiry about why your case is taking longer than the normal processing time and got a  referral number?? How do you check that number or what can i do to see what is happening i recently made an info pass but when i got there the USCIS agent was very rude and basically told me we are busy and i have to wait and didn't want to check or see what is happening. Can someone please advise or help me i have filed my I-360 in late 2015 and im still pending? I wanna say thank you to anyone that can help me in advance. ❤️❤️❤️

Omg,almost three years??did you contact your senator??this is not right at all!im so sorry about that!contact Sandra she might help u

5 minutes ago, Florecita_Bella said:

Hi,
Please help me with this I do not know what to do!
Please help me with this, I am very sad, do not know all the effort and money that I have spent and the lawyers only lose my case ...
On June 20 I received an RFE of good moral character, in that letter did not specify the maximum time that USCIS granted to respond, I mean, had no maximum date in which said RFE should respond; But as I could read, on the official USCIS website, the maximum time to respond to new RFE evidence requests is 84 days (https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/AFM/HTML/AFM/0- 0-0-1 / 0-0-0-26573 / 0-0-0-28582.html # 0-0-0-853).

E-mail:
Status of your case: Review of the response to the request for evidence
On September 24, 2018, we received your response to our request for evidence for your Form I360, AMERICAN PETITION, WIDOW (A) OR SPECIAL IMMIGRANT, Receipt Number XXXXXXXX. Our Vermont Service Center office will start working on your case again. We will mail you a decision or we will notify you if we need anything from you. If you change your address, visit www.uscis.gov/addresschange to notify us of your new mailing address.

Once the USCIS has received a response to the request for evidence at the indicated time, we review the evidence or information that you have provided. If you delivered the requested evidence, we will continue with the evaluation of your request or request in light of the new evidence.
 

My lawyer sent the response from the RFE on September 7 and the receipt from Fedex says that USCIS signed the package as received on September 10, but on the USCIS page it says that they received my RFE response on September 24, 96 days after they sent me the RFE request, 12 days later than the maximum time allowed.
 

My lawyer tells me that she has not yet received the physical receipt from USCIS.
 

Along with the response from the RFE, forms I-485 and I-765 were also sent.
 

I wonder what will happen to my case:
1. Will they deny my case?
2. When will I know if they accepted the response from the RFE or if they rejected it because they were late?
3. Why did USCIS take 14 days to make the receipt after Fedex delivered the package?
4. What can I do?
 

I appreciate your opinion on this.
Thank you very much….

You really need to calm down!! You take everything in a negative way!you have to be positive.USCIS always take into consideration the mailing date and not the delivery date!At this rate you might develop hp before ur approval!You need to be positive!

2 hours ago, Double said:

If you can pay your bills, why do you need a waiver? Unless you can prove that your bills exceed your income. Isn’t the waiver based on financial hardship? Why risk a delay?

Exactly @Pinkrlion just pay the money or maybe u don’t need the Card urgently a waiver is for people who don’t even have a job or money!its like abusing the system!I don’t have a job and I have financial hardship but my lawyer insisted on paying that money just to prevent any delays ‘

5 hours ago, sandranj said:

You won't have problem because is expired,but you MUST renew your passport.You can't attend AOS interview later on with an expired passport.

Thanks  dear Sandra,God bless you richly 

2 hours ago, Double said:

Yea, I still think you should try to renew your expired passport cos’ you’ll need it for ID/Drivers License or other urgent travel needs in the future. Go ahead and contact your Embassy or Consulate in the US. No passport should take 2 years. I didn’t have a current passport at the time of the biometrics, but I applied for one now.

Ok,will do just as u say!thanks a lot