2 minutes ago, i-need-help-pls said:

Thanks@ilo, he told me that he marked renewal under category C9 but I don't know why C31 again. Please do you know where I can marked or write category C9 in the form  ? Thanks 

Hi, I made the same mistake when I filed and refilled under C9. You will get the receipt for C9 and your work permit will be issued. USCIS will do nothing about the C31 until VAWA is approved. So don’t worry your C9 will be processed as long as your attorney filed it. 

You mark C9 around the same portion you marked C31. The receipt for c9 will come since he filed it. You probably got c31 first because they received that before the c9

Guys did anyone ever get an update like this. I haven’t sent any correspondence to them since I submitted my application, so just wondering what that means or the correspondence their talking about?

17 hours ago, i-need-help-pls said:

Ok Thanks. i make less thank 20k last year, Can i use 2017 tax return ? for fee waiver

Yes you can. And also just write a short note or letter saying why you can’t afford it. 

4 hours ago, i-need-help-pls said:

Pls i want  to know If i apply for fee waiver ,its going to affect my vawa case ? 

No it won’t. Just give them a short reason for applying for a fee waiver like not working etc.

1 hour ago, Allrounder said:

Thank you very much but right now my lawyer, my lawyer won't accept because he is  asking me if i think he does not know what he is doing or if i want to teach him his job.

He sure does not know what he is doing because he is wasting your time. This is your life pls go ahead and insist that you want a new one filed under c9 or if you can file it yourself!

38 minutes ago, JJ_1017 said:

 

Hi @Goldenvessel so I got an EAD c9 category, I haven’t received anything else from them and I’m a March 2017 filer. Does that mean I will get a new EAD under c31? What is the difference? Sorry I’m just confused thanks for your help

C9 category is issued while VAWA is pending so that petitioners whose abuser is a US Citizen can work while their application is being reviewed ( the reasoning behind this is such that the petitioner can be put in the same situation he/she would have been if there was no VAWA).

c31 is issued after the approval of VAWA so that the person can now start to work before the adjustment 485 goes through and the green card is issued. 

If your c9 ead has expired or expiring soon just file to renew in the same category c9 and continue to wait for your VAWA to be approved. 

Since you filed March 2017 I believe your approval should come soon because people in this forum filed around your dates are now receiving approval.

14 minutes ago, Allrounder said:

I filed a new 485 and my abuser is a citizen, but my lawyer filed the ead under c31, i've been reading in this forum that c31 is only granted after wava aproval. So i called my lawyer and asked him and he said, c31 is for wava applicants and will be granted while wava is still pending as long as ur abuser is a citizen, now i am confused i don't know which information is true.

No that is wrong. C9 will be issues while VAWA is pending and c31 after VAWA approval. So since you have a 485 pls go ahead and file in the correct category with all supporting documents. Like I said I did the same and I have my ead now. All the best!

7 hours ago, Allrounder said:

Please i need help  any one who has an idea, i received my notice of action for my  EAD today  from my lawyer and i am a bit disapointed bc he applied for the C31 category. My expired EAd is a C9 category that is before i filed wava. My initial 485 was denied and the EAD denied too. After filing wava i thought my lawyer will file for c9 catergory but he instead file for  C31,  i filed wava in March 2018, please any advice? How can i do to correct the situation, i really need to be working. Please!! please!! advice needed. thank u

I had exactly the same issue. I mistakenly filed under c31. What I did was to file another 765 in c9 and included a note telling uscis to withdraw the earlier one which was a mistake. Include all relevant documents that should go with 765 and prove of pending VAWA and 485. The new one will be processed. I Filed with VAWA a 765 in c31 in feb 28 realized the mistake and sent a new 765 in c9 March 1(receipt date march6) with the note. My EAD in c9 was issued June 14 and I received it 2 weeks ago. So go ahead and refile in the correct category. As long as you have a pending 485 if not please file a 485 application together with 765 if your abuser is a US Citizen. 

3 hours ago, Vero92nica said:

Good evening everyone, hope you are doing well. I filled for vawa in May 2017, got 3 prima fascie, but never got a Work Authorization, I was worried and after I looked again at all the papers I noticed that c3 category was stated instead c9 (for witch I applied). I then sent a letter to uscis trying to find out why did they change the category, and yesterday I got a letter saying that my application or petition can’t be accepted because there wasn’t a 410$ check attached to it. And since the case is not properly filled a priority or processing date can’t be assigned. What does this mean?

What am I supposed to do? I already paid all the fees when I sent the I360, I485, I765

Will this slow down my process?

Any May fillers got any updates?

 

Good luck everyone, with each passing day I am losing my hope already...

The money you paid for the first 765 application will only be used towards that form even though it appears you chose the wrong designation c31. So if your spouse/abuser is a US citizen you are eligible to file 765(work authorization) under c9. Since you hava e pending 465 you can refile the 765 Application under c9 and include with the application a fee waiver form 912 I believe( please check), use this form to tell them you are unable to afford the fees perhaps because you don’t have a job etc. and your work authorization should be issued from  3 months of filing. Good luck! Please stay positive and keep talking to God. He will surely make a way!

14 minutes ago, FocusedFemale said:

Congratulations, fellow Jamaican, I am so happy for you! 

Congratulations! Amazing news

1 minute ago, Military said:

Hopefully, other persons in a similar position will have the same result. I filed VAWA in Feb of 2017, received no RFE, status remained the same until June of 2018 when I received an update that they ordered a new card. I subsequently received a new EAD card under category 31 (which I never applied for)  today (about 10 days later) I received an email/text that my case status has been updated. I logged on with bated breath wondering what I would have seen: I saw the following: 

 

Case Was Approved

On June 25, 2018, we approved your Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, Receipt Number EAC************. We will mail your approval notice. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

 

 

 

I am soooooo elated right now!  This forum and the experiences of members kept me going during the long wait. Thank you, guys!

Congratulations.....

46 minutes ago, Tony1912 said:

Does anyone know how to change eligibility category in already submitted I-785 (I need to change it from class C31 to C09). Shall I just send a letter with the request to change the category, or I need to send a new i-765 application? 

You need to send a new I-765 application using the correct class and also write a letter/note with it explaining you are now re-filing in the correct class. Support it with all relevant evidence that should accompany 765 including all your receipt notices from VAWA, showing you have a pending 360 and 465

3 hours ago, hope1303 said:

Hi every one ！

   I need you guys help with my VAWA case . 

   I had a attorney who from legal aid , I gave her all my documents in Feb 18 , when my USC husband physically abused me and sex assault me , emotionally and economic abused me since we marred after a month in 2017 . I called police twice and he was in charged .i have police report s and  psychologist ‘s notes and assessment and treatment plans . Also some pics of injures . 

    We are entered marriage in good faith . 

   My husband did applied i130 and did sponsored i864 for both my children and me . I filed AOS based on his sponsorship. 

   We are divorcing now . 

    But my attorney is not good at immigration law . She does not agrees to send my I-360 and I -485, I -765 , also she said I can not  file I-485, I -765 for my children at the time . My children are living with me at USA now and they are very young.

    She said I only can file I -360 and I-765 choose c31 for EAD . 

   At that time my children and my AOS were pending . 

   

She just wasted my 4months time and messed up my case . I got notice that USCIS denied my AOS I -485s that my husband did sponsored for my children and me , also revoked my EAD card . Deined my I-130s they my husband applied for me and my children. 

    I faird my attorney because I feel like she wasted  my time and messed up my case . I gave her my documents in Feb but even now she does not has good plan how to organize my case and just want to send I-360 for myself . But never send my case out only said I will be done it next week ! 

    I forward the notices from USCIS I got today to her and she said that is good . So she can purpose to file my VAWA . 

    

   I am looking for other attorney but since I am in the hospital give my baby birth , I don’t have time to find good one in short time . So I am thinking to send my case by my self . 

    Anyone of you please help me , what I can do ?

   Can I file I-485,i765, I 864w for my children same time with my VAWA together? My children are living with me at USA and my husband is a US citizen . 

   Can I file I-360, I-485,I 865w ,  I 765 choose c09 for my self ? 

    Is USCIS putting my children and my name on the removal list since my husband withdrawal his sponsor today ? 

    I do ask recommendation for a good attorney who is good at VAWA case and can take care of my case sooner . It would be good if attorney is in  MN or closer to MN . 

    I am totally lost ! Help me please !

    Thanks for your time ! 

    Wish all the best luck for all of you . 

    

Hello, congratulations on your New baby. Pls keep your mind at rest. All will be well.

Yes, you can file everything by yourself just make sure you read the documents carefully and include all that is necessary. This forum will help and guide you if you have any questions.

you can file 360,485,765,865w choosing c9 if your husband is a citizen. Pls ensure to include evidence of his citizenship. You can also file for your children at the same time. Send all applications to VAWA all at once with all supporting documents. 

Please ensure you use the latest forms on the website.

All the best.

1 hour ago, Cindygodisgood1 said:

On my 1485 only this shows

 

I got an update on my I-360 application saying they received the letter I sent them. I did not send them any letter and do not know what they are talking about. I hope this is just a fault in their system and it is not that my husband has sent them something in my name....i’m Wondering 

2 hours ago, #Godgotthis said:

Gm yall. My i360 was approved yesterday!!! I didn't know what to do with myself! I did  psychological evaluation after filing vawa December 2016 with the intention to send it if they had asked. No rfe, no prima facie. It took exactly 17 months. 

 

Please be encourage family. Am praying for us all🙏 

Congratulations....good news

11 minutes ago, NiceGuyXLE said:

Congratulations, how long did you wait ?

2 minutes ago, NICOLA2017 said:

Congratulations 

Congratulations 

Congratulations such good news!

5 hours ago, Deegirl said:

 

So sorry to hear about all you are going through but I believe you don’t have to go through the stress of filing VAWA. All you have to do is to file to remove the condition on your green card. You have a strong chance. Include all the documents you have with you together with the pictures. If you don’t have your baby’s Hutu certificate, you maybe able to get a copy of that. Pls do further online research. For any documents you don’t have and you need you maybe able to get copies of those documents from relevant authorities. I wish you God’s best. Be strong, things will get sorted out.

2 minutes ago, iwillsurvive said:

Good moral character. They asked for police clearance from the country I lived in right before moving to the US, even though I only lived there for 4.5 months. I didn’t submit it with my petition because they say they only want it from places you have lived for 6 months or more. Not sure why they asked for it. Seems like a mistake to me. 

Did you submit moral character from the US with your application earlier?

9 hours ago, SUicidaL-3876 said:

I think you have a chance. I will advice you to get a lawyer tho. 

I also think you have a very strong chance but I think you should get the psychological evaluation to add to it. It will also help. God will sort things out speedily in Jesus name.

2 minutes ago, sunshine99 said:

Could you please let me know anyone from Florida applied for EAD renewal in this year. I want to know the timeline. Is it needed to quit your job if you don't get the new EAD by the time the old EAD expires? I was assuming that you can continue working based on new I-765 receipt notice that renewal is processing. Am I incorrect on this?

Yes you are correct. You can keep working with your receipt notice that gives you extra 180days

5 hours ago, sandranj said:

YOU can ask to change your name with USCIS  just if your divorce is finalized. USCIS will change your name if you legally changed your name and a copy of the divorce  decree is enough to show if you changed your name or not.

 

The rule I mentioned above is if the person didn't  receive the GC yet  but if the person divorced after receiving the  GC then the person has to file form l-90.

 

 

Thanks a lot @sandranj for all your assistance 

1 hour ago, sandranj said:

The divorce to be finalized depends on many factors, it can take anywhere between 2 and 12 months depending on whether it is contested or uncontested, the number of motions the plaintiff or the defendant will file etc.

 

To receive the GC with your maiden name file the AOS using your maiden name but  If you submitted already the AOS with your married name  then change your name in the S=social security card, state ID/driver's license  etc., and  at the time of the adjustment interview ask the officer to issue the GC considering your maiden name.

Thanks a lot @sandranj for all your help and guidance. I’m wondering is it possible to also change my name on my work permit that I already filed. It has not been issued yet. Can I send a letter or something to Vermont telling them to issue in my maiden name? Will that work?

10 minutes ago, #Godgotthis said:

Hi How long did it take for your divorce to be finalized and what state are you in? Thanks.

Hello it took about 6 months in New York because it was not contentious. 

Hello @sandranj pls I’m wondering how a last name change can be done with the Vermont office because I would like all my documents work permit and even my green card eventually Godwilling be issued in my maiden name. I don’t want to carry my husbands last name anymore. Is it possible to get that or at what point can I change the name? The divorce is finalized now. 

11 minutes ago, Viva said:

I agree...to renew c9 is free and c31 is not free unless you are renewing it. I had applied c31 and I paid all the fee, then I sent to renew c9 and it was free. I withdrew c31 coz it wouldn’t be approved until vawa is approved. So I lost all the money. I came to find out a lot of lawyers don’t know about this vawa thing.

Please how did you go about withdrawing the c31 application?