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8 minutes ago, Cindygodisgood1 said:

Yes so i married in 2014 then he went to jail for physical abuse then i left him but nvr divirced then i went back with him on 2015 then i found out it nvr FINALIZED then he convinced me to remarry in other state then in 2016 he started bein abusive again got restraining order then i finally divorced in 2017 so they are saying he abused me while my marriage wasnt valid n i got the restraining order for previous abuse but the abuse didnt nvr stopped even after 2nd time we married 

Who said he abused you while your marriage wasn't valid? USCIS? 

If you have proof from the original marriage that it was never terminated then you need to submit that. Which marriage certificate did you submit with your VAWA and did you explain this in your affadavit? 

From what I'm reading the original marriage would be the official marriage, any subsequent marriage in another state could be considered as reaffirming vows.  You need to show them proof from the original marriage from the original state showing the marriage was never terminated. 

Qualifying relationship is not Bona-fide marriage proof. Submitting accounts and things under both your names is bona-fide marriage proof, I think qualifying relationship is asking for proof of your actual marriage,  such as marriage certificate.

If you married before your previous marriage was finalized then your second marriage would technically be Null/Invalid.   (I'm guessing you mean divorced finalized? Can you clarify?) 

57 minutes ago, betelgeuse said:

Hello everyone. My main topic is here if you want to read more about my situation. I am trying to find the answer if there's any way to avoid causing my husband (abuser) problems if I file a petition under VAWA? Yes, he mistreated me, but I don't really want to cause him problems. I don't hate him and don't wish him bad. I think he needs a good psychiatrist himself. I just don't want to live in fear that he will kick me out like a dog one day and I am tired of going to bed in tears, so I just want to remove myself from this situation and move on. 

So if there is a way to do something, I'll be grateful for your advice.

VAWA petitions are private, between you and USCIS (and attorney), your abuser will not be notified that it has been filed and he has no access to find what was filed within it.  USCIS does not go after your abuser nor do they involve him at any point in time.  You can find a simplified list of documents you will need to file VAWA here. 

Like I suggested in your original thread, try to find an attorney or non profit that can help guide you through the process and help fill out paperwork, but if you feel unsafe or your situation worsens do not hesitate to call the police!  Please put your safety above anything else. 
 

1 hour ago, BrokenWings said:

The lawyer told me: even though i have enough evidences of good faith marriage my chances are low because she filed complains against me! I am just speechless. 
 

You need a new lawyer ASAP.  First, he's manipulating you by telling you how low your chances are but that with a lawyer it's 50/50, that's a load of BS.  Second, he is using your own words/situation against you, to make you afraid that you have no chance because she filed complaints about you, again in order to get you to hire him.  Do you know how many complaints/false accusations they receive from broken up relationships that have ended badly?  Just on this forum alone you can find threads by petitioners asking how to get their ex deported, being petty, vengeful and so on, USCIS knows this and they are not going to base their decision solely on the complaints of one of the spouses.  Will they consider it? Maybe, but that's where your evidence of a good faith marriage comes in.  Find another lawyer or file yourself, but do not go back to this guy and his fear mongering tactics.  

3 minutes ago, Shallovercome32 said:

@Peppermint my priority date is December 6th 2016 still nothing yet. 😣😣it' so frustrating. My prima face is up in March 6th 2018 and my EAD is up on the 26th of February. I sent in for renewal in November 20,2017 and still no update... 

November 2016 here, still waiting for an update after they received my reply to their RFE last month. 

Just now, betelgeuse said:

 

Do you think I can record cat's voice when he is "playing" with her? Or is it a stupid idea and won't count as evidence anyway? I have his texts about putting her in the dryer and "harassing" her.  If I go to shelter they probably wouldn't let me take her with me? But I know he won't care about her properly. It was his idea to get a cat, but he never takes care of her. He also told me he made other pets he had "psychos" because of the way he used to play with them. 

I cringe thinking about that poor cat, but honestly it won't do much for you as evidence since the extreme cruelty and abuse has to apply to you.  With that being said, he has all the red flags of a psychopath!  Harming animals is usually how they start, if you are planning on leaving see if you can take the cat with you and take it to an animal shelter.  ANYTHING sounds better than leaving that poor cat at this psychopath's mercy. 

It gets real old real fast when the first suggestion someone has is Go Home.   

To quote Sandranj:  "People have to stop with this bs thing why you don't go back home. Nobody abused has to leave this Country ,there are laws to protect them.Many people left everything behind,sold property,gave up their dream job and the alien gets here and suffered abuse ,why the alien has to go back home?to have the family support? Sometimes what the alien needs is here ,such as to find justice,to find peace,to find a new meaning in life,and going back home sometimes is not the answer."


betelgeuse, I am far from an expert, but I think you may have a Vawa case, many of the things you wrote about are considered abusive and extremely cruel, and you do not have to accept that from anyone!  We have a VAWA thread that I suggest joining, and if it's safe for you to do so try and find an immigration attorney near you, or a non profit immigration organization that can help you fill out paperwork and advice you on what evidence you need to gather to file for Vawa.  But above all, keep yourself safe, get out if you feel you are in danger. 

9 minutes ago, Juju2521 said:

I had forgotten to state in my post that I did have this address verification in NY, I live in Manhattan and it took them about a month to catch me at my apartment because I’m reach home like 7pm. They showed me a Department of Homeland Security badge. They ask for my ID to prove my address and they looked at it and left told me to have a good night. This happened in November 2017, my VAWA have an approval date of December 12, but I got the approval letter in early January. 

So this is a thing?  They come out to verify your address?

Just now, AIDA88 said:

exactly there are many ways to confirm my addresses. no I have never dealt with them, I even quit my job right after I received the denial notice before my EDA even expired just to make sure that am on the save side and not doing anything wrong.

And they identified themselves as ICE, did they provide badges or some sort of identification, not just wearing vest that say ICE?  I ask just in case someone was impersonating them, I just don't understand an address verification in person when you have not had any contact with them before and you have a pending petition.  Super odd. 

26 minutes ago, Lovetoteach said:

I can see the reasoning behind both A and E boxes, I just don't know which to put.

I'm a grown up , reasonably intelligent woman, yet I find these forms so stressful and difficult.

Sandranj is an attorney, I've yet to see her give bad or incorrect advice.

3 hours ago, AIDA88 said:

I would like to know if anyone know anything about my situation or had similar experience

I left my husband while we were in process to adjust my status a month after our GC interview 

couple months after I received a GC denial notice because my husband (the petitioner) withdrew my application.

I reached out to an advocacy agency and they told me about VAWA and offered to help

I filed for VAWA on aug2017 and received prima facia and nothing until yesterday when ICE officers came to where I live and told me that they were confused about my previous addresses and they just want to confirm they asked me to write it on paper and they left.

 

 

 

 

I agree with Sunkissed, that sounds really odd.  I mean, if they wanted to confirm your address they could ask you for a utility bill under your name or something, sounds weird to send ICE officers out just to verify your address.  Have you ever dealt with them before at any point in time?

2 hours ago, Mnmnm said:

I wish that they should be more educated with victims behavior. I understand why you wrote more on how good your spouse was because you were in a phase where you didn’t want to accept what happened to you because you were trying to protect what little ego and self esteem you have left after all the abuse you went through which I think is normal because I went through the same phase. You try to think that what you fell for was true because in the beginning your spouse did this and that for you when it was all good. I believe the VAWA adjudicators are well educated about victims. 

I still have that problem, I find myself justifying the behavior and abuse, or downplay it in my mind, thinking maybe it wasn't bad enough, or he was drunk and didn't realize what he was doing.  For me, it took an arrest and a very patient police officer to realize that what I was living through was abuse and even though there was good,  the bad was unacceptable. 

I always suggest to keep going to therapy, sometimes it takes a long time to overcome the lingering trauma.

10 hours ago, Godblessme said:

I posted last week that there are already three filers got RFEs from the USCIS and all of them filed before 10th, November 2016.  Yesterday I learned a girl who filed on 18th, November just got RFE. Although there are still October filers waiting, USCIS should be working on November filers now. It is also frustrating to see that the four November filers all got RFEs from the USCIS. I don't know if USCIS has changed their requirement or something else. 

I was one of the ones with RFE, I think the rest are also the same as me.  Evidence of good Moral Character.  I think this is because the background and city clearances expire after 1 year and since these cases are taking longer than 1 year they probably want updated background checks.  That's my theory anyway. 

5 hours ago, aleful said:

as said, not for parents who entered illegally in the country

 

they would have to leave and be 10 years out of the country, there is no waiver for parents, and then you would be able to file for them,

 

that is, if the category still exists by then

 

 

There are options.  I would highly recommend you meet with an immigration attorney instead of seeking advice online because cases like your parents can get complicated, but there are options depending on how your parents entered. 

If you didn't have to leave to adjust your status, it's likely your parents don't have to either. Find an immigration attorney. 

11 hours ago, sunkissed1 said:

Hello everyone, hope your week is coming great given all we have to live with...

 

I know there’s a letter on the USCIS site that states VAWA applicants can get FAFSA with the Prima facie. 

I’m on the FAFSA website trying to apply and of course it’s asking for a social which I don’t have 😏🤔

 

does it mean I have to go to the campus office to apply on paper or how do you all do it ( I mean those without a social) thank you

https://www.nasfaa.org/news-item/5531/Pop_Quiz_-_Citizenship_and_VAWA_Is_the_Student_Eligible_for_Aid

You can apply without a ss number but you will have to do it (cannot apply online) manually and must provide a copy of your prima facie. I think the best way is to go to your local fasfa/financial aid office on campus and have them help you. 

3 hours ago, Roms2017 said:

You need your own declaration, you can't just send the packet without your declaration on oath and signature

Yes, you definitely need to submit your own affadavit stating the events of what happened in your own words, as well as attesting to your own moral character if you have no criminal record. They will send you an RFE if you are missing anything. 

3 hours ago, Cindygodisgood1 said:

After 14 months of waiting n waiting i fonally get a rfe ... no idea wat it is .. can anyone tell me how much this delay my case

 

I'm gonna bet its for good moral character, let us know when you find what they want.

3 hours ago, Cindygodisgood1 said:

 

There's alot of RFEs for good moral character asking for the police clearences again, I wonder if it's because they usually expire within 1 year and now vawa cases are taking longer than 12 months to be aporoved. 

2 hours ago, Niniadara said:

Hello everybody 

2 days ago I’ve got rfe for good moral character.

i’m November 2016 filler.

I’ve already submitted state police clearance.

what do I need to prove good moral character except police clearance from my home country?

I got the same RFE, I'm Nov 8th 2016 filer.  Include a letter stating that as far as you know you do not have any criminal history.  I included police clearance from both cities I've lived in in the past 3 years as well as the state clereance.  Since it's been over a year, I recommend you submit new ones even if you already sent a state clereance in. 

Edit: My RFE stated that I had submitted character references for good moral character from family and friends affadavits, so they weren't asking for those, just the criminal history clearance.  Did you submit affadavits from friends, family or acquaintences originally?  

I got all my new evidence turned in for my RFE today, and it made me realize that USCIS is super picky.  They wanted a self written letter stating that to my knowledge I had no criminal history and even though I had already submitted a state criminal record clearance... because my maiden name was not listed in the letter itself (Even though all my names/aliases were searched) USCIS did not accept that clearance.  It had to list all the names on the letter (Which was a huge hassle because the police departments and state agency weren't used to doing it that way)  or I had to provide a state clearance that was searched using fingerprints.  (I provided clearances to all the cities AND a state fingerprint clearance just in case.) 

The more you learn right?

Ok!  So I just found out today what my RFE is about.  They are asking for my own affidavit of good moral character. (So I have to write a letter telling them that I don't have a criminal record and I'm of good moral character.) and they want a fingerprint based criminal background check since the background check I submitted for the state did not state my maiden name (even though the Police Dept that did it said that all my aliases were included, they did not include them in the letter so USCIS found it useless.)

So I'm gonna head to the Bureau of Criminal Identification in my state to get that fingerprint clearance and grab another city clearance with all my names.   I'm in the process of writing my own affidavit right now, does anyone have a sample of what my affidavit of good moral character should look like??

2 hours ago, gordon wish said:

i did same RFE what u stauted  & mine got approved after 19months 

I don't know what my RFE is about yet, I was just giving an idea about everything I already included to figure out what they could be asking for. I have to wait until the RFE arrives in the mail to find out. 

My case was updated today, they issued the first request for evidence.  At this point, after 14 months what could the RFE be about? 

I included my affadavit, police reports including one arrest for dv, protective order, affadavit from my in laws and sibling and their spouse, police clearance from last city I lived in which they said was also a state clearance, banks account, pictures, birth certificates of children, ect ect.  I covered all that was requested and my anxiety is through the roof right now trying to think what they could possibly be asking me.  Obviously I won't know until the mail arrives at the place helping me. Maybe this is payback for having a senator bug them daily. 

Also, if they are doing an RFE, will they renew my Prima Facie? 

4 hours ago, sandranj said:

If you get an RFE just answer the best you can. They may approve you case,don't be pessimist. There is no time limit for USCIS to give you the decision after the congress person  inquired about your case. I had cases that USCIS took 48 hours after the congress person inquired and other cases took  3/4months.Just be patient.

Thank you Sandra, we also sent a request over 3 weeks ago to renew the prima facie that was expired and we haven't heard back yet, the non profit helping me thinks it's a good sign if they don't renew it because it means my case may just get adjucated instead.

My senator heard back from the Congressional Liaison. 

"Your constituents form I-360 is pending with an officer.  Your constituent should receive a notice or decision shortly on that petition." 

Now I'm a bundle of nerves and my anxiety is making me doubtful. What if it's denied, what if I get RFEs, ect, ect.