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Update- Greencard delivered on 16th February, 2022
Time lines-
Feb 2020 - Filed I360 & I485 Concurrently 
May 2022 - RFE on I360
July 2022 - Response received 
August 2022 - I360 approval 
December 2022 - RFE on I485 - Birth certificate 
December 2022 - Response Received 
January 2023- RFE for Medical
February 2023 - New card production, mailed and delivered.
36 months in total. It has been God all through the way. It ended in praise. 
 
I pray that everyone on this journey success and fast approval.
 
 
 

I mailed it yes, before this letter I mailed a copy of i601 to the officer since the time to respond to RFE was expiring and explained in a letter that we haven’t received the receipt notice for i601. After receiving this letter from Vermont I mailed it and was delivered on the Wednesday 15th 

Hi all! My VAWA got approved, I can’t even describe how I feel right now. Thankful for all the wonderful and helpful contributors in this community @TBoneTX @sandranj  @Stillwinning!!!😊 I know the wait is excruciating but let’s all remain positive and keep our minds busy with things that make us happy. I pray for everyone waiting on their good news❤️
2 PFs, No RFE! 

Me all the time 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Take the letter to your local office you might don't need a waiver there's possibility they approve your case 

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Sunday!  Time for our eagerly awaited Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke:
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MARRIAGE SEMINAR
 
While attending a marriage seminar on communication, Tom and his wife Peg listened to the instructor declare, "It is essential that husbands and wives know the things that are important to each other."

He said to the men, "Can you describe your wife's favorite flower?"
 
Tom leaned over, touched his wife's arm gently, and whispered, "Pillsbury All-Purpose, isn't it?"
 
The rest of the story is not pleasant.
 

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Regardless of your immigration status the employer by the law has to verify the employe immigration status this question goes to both USC and none USC also you need SSN without it you can't work legally in the United States 

Wow what a inspirational congrats 

Wow what a inspirational congrats 

They will approve your case soon as long you did your own part don't worry its just a waiting game 

Another update to all members from this amazing forum ! 

 
Time line 
**March 2018 - filed vawa and ask the USCIS to hold the I485.
Since 2018 they never took any action on my case ‘always renewing prima facie and work permit’. I sent a lot inquires from congressman to USCIS and they always saying ‘background check’.
**July2022- I fired the lawyer who filed my case and hired a new one. The new lawyer was doing everything to make uscis take action on my case and that didn’t make any difference to USCIS they was saying background check again and again.
My new lawyer recommended that I hire another lawyer to sue USCIS ‘MANDAMUS’.
**September2022 - I hire a lawyer to sue the uscis that cost me $5k and the amazing lawyer assured me that my case would be approved based on my evidences against my abuser.
**November 2022  - vawa approved.
**December14/2022 - RFE i693 
**January26/2023 - i485 APPROVED no interview
 
THANK YOU THANK YOU everyone finally my journey is completed so far 🙏🙏🙏🙏
I sent my I693 to USCIS on 01/17/2023 and they approved me today 01/26/2023 .

DONT GIVE UP, I hope everyone who is passing thru this long and stressful process can enjoy from this glory 🙏🙏🙏

Hello all, I'm happy to report that my case has been approved yesterday, no interview. My timeline is below:
 
02/2018 - Ex husband proposed.
03/2018 - Moved in with my now ex-husband I've been with for 5 years (South Dakota).
11/2018 - Marriage.
12/2018 - I-130 & I-485 Application, notice received on same month.
09/2019 - Moved out due to abuse. Was bouncing around different places but settled for Los Angeles since I know people there and would be easier for me. Found a job that paid me $12.00/hour. Was able to get psychiatry and psychotherapy help from the local government.
10/2019 - Got notice that interview was scheduled in Nebraska. Found out through husband (now ex) who was threatening to go to the interview and ask them to deport me.
11/2019 - I decided that I needed to be brave so I went to interview alone, even if my husband appears or not. Husband did not appear, the officer who spoke to me was nice. He asked me what happened and I started to break down  and actually advised me to file for I-360. I have never heard if I-360 before, so he explained it to me. He told me to submit it before 02/2020 and gave me an RFE requesting I-360. I immediately started schooling myself on what I-360 is and gathering everything I need to file it. That's also about the time I joined this VAWA thread, which I learned a lot from. 
02/2020 - I missed the submission timeline as my vital records, police clearances, etc. from the Philippines did not arrive on time.
04/2020 - I received a letter about removal proceedings since I did not submit I-360 on time. I wrote back to my officer telling him that I'm at the mercy of the issuing departments back in the Philippines and I had no control. By this time I already had all the requirements I needed to file VAWA so I did, and I attached receipt notice.
05/2020 - Since I got really stressed out about the removal proceedings, I told myself that I would need an attorney to represent me if it were to happen again. I reached out to a couple, but every single one was quoting me for money I did not even have nor ever had in my life. I started to become really scared because I was barely surviving with $12.00/hour job that I would skip meals just to pay my share of rent.
07/2020 - I found out about Asian Americans Advancing Justice. I inquired but they did not have a capacity to take my case. They told me to continue researching VAWA attorneys. This whole month I had consultation appointments with different attorneys every other day. Some were giving me lower rates since it's VAWA, some does not.
08/2020 - Then an angel came to my life. I went to a consultation with an attorney. She specializes in family based petitions, but was a domestic violence attorney prior to that. I told her my story and the whole thing became very emotional. She offered to take my case pro-bono. A week later after her paralegal reviewed all the documents I sent to USICS (good thing I have a copt of everything), they submitted G-28 (notice of entry appearance as attorney).  
09/2020 - Prima facie received.
 
It was crickets for 2 years. My attorneys told me to be patient, and they showed me support. They told me to keep my mind off of it and focus on the other aspects of my life. So I did. I focused on healing myself from everything that just happened. From the abuse, the immigration stress. Those 2 years felt like a never ending marathon. I'm surprised that I even survived it and never gave up. I continued with my medication and of course psychotherapy. I gained back my confidence, and started to see my self worth. It was still financially hard at first but I excelled in my career as I gave most of my time and effort on that. It was my outlet. From a $12.00/hr retail job, I moved on to $20.00/hr junior designer job, then to $30.00/hr intermediate designer job, to now $50.00/hr senior designer job. I was able to move to a nicer place in a nicer area, I was able to purchase my own car. The independence felt great. I never knew that this was how my life would turn out to be. In between all of those, I found new friends, and I was just being unapologetically me. Life was worth living again.
 
04/2022 - I-360 Approved!
11/2022 - RFE for I-693.
12/2022 - Submitted RFE.
01/19/23 - New card being produced.
01/20/23 - I-485 CASE WAS APPROVED!
 
I know that this was way too much detail but I'm hoping that it would give hope to everyone who's waiting for approval. That was 5 years of my life not knowing how everything will turn out. I'm glad I did not give up.
 
 

Applied 3-2020 approved 8-2022
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While we prepare for our cases and all.. no matter how troubled or worried we are..let’s not forget the power of prayers. 🤲 🙏 Prayers can turn our trials to testimonies! Do all you can, and leave the rest to God! #blessings!😇

Hello My Family, 
 
  I’m September 2018 filler and My VAWA got approved today.
 
 I thank God and everyone on VJ, May God bless you all abundantly.
 
                          MY CASE HISTORY
 
(1) File form I-360 September 2018
 
(2) Request for Additional Evidence December 2018, Sent February 2019    (Good moral Character)
 
(3) Request for Additional Evidence June, 30 2021, Sent September, 1 2021 (Final Divorce Certificate)  
 
(4)  Today January 7, 2023 I got this email from USCIS.
 
On January 6, 2023, we approved your Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant.

Anyone who doubts God's existence never had a VAWA petition or green card approved.

You right the IO interviewed you has jurisdiction over your case hopefully things goes smoothly you almost there 

Usually 4 to 8 weeks why do you need to send the receipt to your local office uscis once the approved your waiver they will forward you file to your local office