Engineering-rocks

52 minutes ago, cindy122808 said:

Hi! Sorry I am working so many hours I haven't had time to sit down the details of my timeline coz I will have to check my file but if it will help I applied December 2018 and now waiting for that paper notice from USCIS for the exact interview date. So hopefully I will have my interview this month and get it over and done with. New start for my new year hopefully 🤞🤞🤞

Yeah would've been so nice to get it over with before holidays!

I applied a year before you, hope to get an interview notice soon.

15 minutes ago, IvyCc said:

Has anyone responded to RFE with medicals by themselves and mailed them to the USCIS? I have a lawyer to do it, but their office is very slow. So I wonder if I can just do it by myself. In the RFE, I think it only mentioned to mail USCIS a copy of the RFE and the I-693(medicals). But I am not sure exactly. Is there anyone in the same situation?

 

Hey there. Medicals RFE is as straightforward as it gets. Just do the medicals, put a SEALED envelope with medicals along with a copy of your RFE notice and send it to the address they provide. Fingers crossed you will be approved with no interview.

12 minutes ago, sandranj said:

You need to know why your asylum was denied,  if it's specified  that  you had "a frivolous asylum application" then most likely your AOS will de denied. The INA Law §208(d)(6),states  that a frivolous application makes the person permanently ineligible  for any benefit.

 

 

Thank you for your response. It never said anything about frivolous asylum, would that have to be the specific wording they use? NOID had details from the interview where the officer felt like I was inconsistent in my answers, and in the end it says " Considering the identified credibility issues, the absence of reasonable explanations for those issues, and taking into consideration you individual circumstances, your testimony was found not credible under the totality of the circumstances. As your testimony was not credible in material respects, you have failed to meet your burden of establishing that you are a refugee as required by 8 C.F.R. 208.13(a). Consequently, you are ineligible for asylum.". Final denial just referenced NOID reasoning.

I guess the paragraph they quote is different from the one you just mentioned, which is good?

@sandranj Hi Sandra, I was reading your posts regarding asylum and got pretty worried. I applied for one in 2013, got interviewed and denied in 2014 (no appeal), maintained my F1 status since then. I did, however, travel to my home country once in 2017 with AP due to close family emergency (which I have documentation for). Now I have an approved VAWA and waiting on interview. Do you have any advice you could give in case this comes up in the interview?

22 hours ago, cindy122808 said:

Oh😳😳😳 Really??? Oh goodness. Maybe I should do my medicals now I just don't want to waste it if it will go beyond 60days. Or did you just receive your notice late?

Can you please share your timeline and field office?

1 hour ago, DanyT. said:

HI All,

 

I applied for vawa on november/2019 and until now I haven´t received a prima facie. I don't need it but, is this normal?.

 

Hi yes, there are people here that never received PF and got their approvals.

1 hour ago, GodIsGood2 said:

Thank you so much for such a great explanation and advices! I really appreciate it 🙏🏼
 

in my local office I was told my interview will be trough an iPad (Microsoft meetings) due the COVID regulations, I’m praying for everything will be fine that day. I’m going by myself with God with me. I’ll have my interpreter by phone. 

Wow online - that's crazy. Happy they are still doing interviews though during pandemic. What is your local office? Also did they explain how are you supposed to provide any documents they may need - tax returns and things like that?

10 hours ago, natalysmile said:

Hello/
That's what I think. because the Prima that I received in the mail is valid until April
I think that in April or earlier they will let me know what is happening next...

Hope you're right, but to be clear - the fact that your PF expires in April doesn't give you any information regarding when will they review your documents.

4 hours ago, Villanelle said:

 

Infopass is currently not an option due to the pandemic. If it was available you would simply use infopass to go to the local office and the worker at the intake window could send a message to the Officer to find out what is going on. Again this is not going to be possible right now.

Very detailed and knowledgeable response. Just wanted to add that infopass is actually still happening by appointment, I went last month. Might be a narrower list of reasons for them to schedule one though.

On 11/21/2020 at 10:00 AM, Oskar1234 said:

Hello folks,

I just got my approval notice for I-360 after 3 months since I got C31 card.

Now I suppose to file I485.

My question is, 4 years ago I applied already I485 with my spouse in that time as regular wedding couple, and we waited for interview.

Never went to that interview since we were separated. So I applied after that I360.

Do I still have pending that I485 from couple of years ago,or should I apply new one now after  I360 has been approved.

Thank you

 

It is possible that it's still pending, I'd say you should check through your congressman or info pass appointment to see if the marriage I485 is still pending.

On 11/11/2020 at 8:51 AM, June1888 said:

Hello fam --- I have learned this morning that my 485 AOS case has reached 16 months outside of processing times. Congress person only says that "constituent is waiting in queue for interview". 

 

Case priority date: March 21 2017

Case Processing Times : July 31, 2018

 

Does anyone have a suggestion on what else I can do? My attorney is asking for 30K to file writs on mandamus and I don't have that money. 

 

 

You can try filing an inquiry with ombudsman. Gotta send a letter with a form through regular mail though since they require a signature.

On 11/5/2020 at 2:37 PM, Anne_3089 said:

Hi guys! 
 

God bless you all, I have a case pending through marriage, my husband became abusive and put me through a lot of emotional and psychological abuse, I’ve attempted to kill myself back on May I was so hopeless, I was always scared if I left him he would get me deported because he would always say if I did he would divorce me, well on Oct 15th I finally made the decision to leave, I’m renting a room now and contacted the domestic violence hotline that put me in contact with some lawyers that could help me, well I have police report that states they had to call emergency because I was having a panic attack my husband was being verbally abusive to me and caused it, i have affidavits from friends and she says I can’t submit my Vawa because it’s not extreme cruelty, I don’t know what to do please help me. I have all the info and ready to go through it myself, God knows what I’ve been through and how much damaged it has cause to my mental health, I’m now on antidepressants. And go to counseling. Should I go forward with my application ? Please any information would be highly appreciated, I have my I130 interview on Nov 20th but my husband said he is not going he refuses and to be honest I’m scared of him coming. Again many blessings to you all, God is with us through it all 🙏❤️

Hi there. So sorry to hear you had to go through all this pain...

Please go to the interview by yourself and tell the officer to hold your I485 form while you collect documents to file for I360. Then get a ~8-10 page evaluation from a licensed therapist describing your emotional condition, your diagnosis (depression, PTSD), your situation with your ex (you'd have to attend multiple session for therapist to do that for you). Write a detailed statement yourself (6-10 pages) about how you met, got married, how he god abusive in details. Ask any friends to write affidavit confirming your marriage was real and if they can confirm abuse add that too, have it notarized. Add abusive texts he sent. Add any bills, bank statements etc., police clearance from your state/FBI and your home country. I may be forgetting something, so look for more info online. But basically it does sound like you should be able to get all of this yourself and file even without a lawyer. Please be hopeful, if you need any help - this forum is here to support.

31 minutes ago, MariFD said:

Thats what I found as well online. I hope some people here know of they were able to or not. 

Well as you said, it may depend on an officer, but why would you risk any chance of messing with your interview? They may say you can't use her and reschedule you for another interview many months later. Also I guess you need a Spanish interpreter? If it was a rare language maybe it could slide, but there are definitely hundreds of Spanish interpreters in TX, I'd highly discourage you from doing that.

9 minutes ago, MariFD said:

Hey everyone! Happy Friday! 

I have my i485 interview in 3 weeks. My question is can I take a relative , my daughter , to help me translate ? 

 Or will they not allow it. I tried to find information online and all I found was that it depends on the officer. Does anyone have any experience or have an idea ? Thanks 

 

I wouldn't do it if I were you. Quote from an article:

The guidelines also give USCIS the power to disqualify someone from serving as interpreter, if the person is not sufficiently fluent in both English and in the interviewee’s language and able to interpret competently, impartially, and without bias. This means that, for example, a family member with a personal interest in the outcome of the case might not be allowed to serve as interpreter. In fact, USCIS explicitly says within its guidelines that “family members will generally be disfavored as interpreters if there is another qualified interpreter available to the customer.”

28 minutes ago, MariFD said:

To everyone who replied to me. Thank you.  I now found a clinic to do physical.  They charged $350 for physical and $360 for labs 

 

I'm concerned they will ask about abuse.  Is there anything I can print out to show them to not ask questions about abuse 

Wow so expensive. Usually it's around $250 for both physical and labs. But of course at this point I'd be going for anything as well just to make sure you get it before the interview.

1 hour ago, Naguto7659 said:

Thank you so much everyone. Shipped my medical exam as response to RFE today.

 

has anyone experienced this situation when Uscis local office requests RFE for medicals and how long it usually takes for them to make a decision (hoping without interview) once medicals are received by them?

 

praying for all and wishing all patience...

I saw this happen to 1-2 ppl here in the past few months, I think they heard back with their I485 approval within like 2 months or so.

1 hour ago, 西苑二楼 said:

I wonder if most of the cases filed in 2018 are under background check? Just a thought...

You can contact your congressman to find out if yours is  But my guess it not all, at least not July-December 2018 cases.

12 hours ago, Salyeen said:

Hey fam , iv sent my Package in the 25 September I haven’t hear anything even no notic ? Any one file that day or after and get notice?? Plz 

and anyone apply without a physical abuse and police report and get passed or approved 

plz I need your answer 😪😪

 

 

Up to 8 weeks for a notice is normal, wait till mid-November, should be on its way.

Without physical abuse a detailed psychological report is good enough. But it can't just be a brief summary - gotta be long and detailed like 6+ pages as per Sandra, I believe.

9 hours ago, sheima said:

Hi VJ family,  I-360 processing time on Uscis website is 16 to 21 months, and as at now they are processing applications from 02/2019, usually they’re  always 5 to 6 months faster than what they are posting, if that be the case, then we should be seeing  July and August approvals, some of us are not sharing their good news or is it a backlog ? Thanks 

The most recent approvals I remember seeing are summer 2019, but as Sandra and other members mentioned - there's still a bunch of cases waiting since 2018 for approval. Once it's past 21 months or whatever the higher number they have at the moment you can inquire with congressman (right now that would include cases filed in 2018). 2019 filers just gotta wait a bit longer for now.

1 hour ago, 2020filer said:

Hi friends!

 

Today I received my i-130 denial letter addressed to my spouse. Did anyone get it before? What does it mean to me?

 

 

I think that's normal, as long as you have your I485 and I360 pending.

Update: Scheduled an Infopass appointment and went to speak to the officer today about my case going to NY (after NBC) instead of Houston. He said he requested a transfer and Houston should have it in a couple of weeks. He was also able to update my address on file, since apparently a couple of AR11s I sent around 4-6 weeks ago didn't do the job. He also said that "they are trying to get rig of the old cases faster", so since my filing date was December 2017 I should be getting an interview soon. So apparently the filing date does matter as well  Fingers crossed now, will be checking my mailbox twice a day lol

On 10/15/2020 at 10:36 AM, ValeryK said:

I submitted i360 in July, 2020. I already had i485 pending since July, 2018. On September 25, 2020 I received a notice that my i485 was successfully transferred from NBC to VSC, which means Vawa Unit has my i485 now. 
Today I got a letter from NBC with the date of interview. First of all, NBC no longer has my i485. Second of all, my VAWA was never approved because I just submitted it a few months ago. What do I do? Why would they schedule interview if they don’t have my i485 anymore? My lawyer is saying we need to cancel the interview.  

If it was me I would just go to the interview, why wouldn't you? They may place it on hold and when VSC approved your VAWA you could just receive a GC in the mail without having to go to the interview again.

11 hours ago, sandranj said:

You have  to ask  the local office in NYC to ship your file to Texas. Submit a copy of your  VAWA approval.But keep in mind USCIS is messy and they may not send your I-485/I-360 to Texas and deny your case because if didn't attend the interview.

Oh Gosh... Thank you so much for your advice. I scheduled an info pass appointment for tomorrow, hoping it can bring some clarity to this mess.

10 hours ago, FeDaniela said:

Is not passport copy, is 2 style passport photo.....  my renewal was return yesterday because I did not included 2x passport photo... I don't know if this is new or what I resent again. 

So strange, I also didn't include photos and my renewal got accepted in August.

7 hours ago, 2020filer said:

Anyways, because of 3 hour wait and then the actual interview I missed my flight back. I was hysterically crying coming out and was shaking, I think I scared other immigrants, lol. I hoped I wouldn't cry during the interview. I hope I can start controlling it some time soon.

Wow your story kind of made me tear up, the brutality of some officers appears to have no limits. Hopefully it will mean that after VAWA approval you will just get your GC in the mail, so the worst part gotta be over.

2 hours ago, Risen said:

Ok. Please can you explain how to get Police clearance here in US?

If you lived in different states might as well get FBI clearance. You can request it online and go get your fingerprints taken as a private facility, google how to do that.

Hi everyone. Please advise - I have 2 I485s pending, one VAWA and one marriage (my ex-lawyer's "mistake"). Marriage was filed in NYC in 2016, I asked to reschedule interview in 2017 and haven't heard about it since then. VAWA approved January 2020 and I have lived in Houston for the past 15 months, where I've been receiving all the correspondence. It appears that when my I485 and I360 moved from VSC to NBC they were processed and sent out to NYC, as per my congressman's inquiries. They are "unable to provide additional info" in terms of why the heck is my case in NYC now. I sent VSC a few AR11s, but I really don't want this to cause another 6 months delay on my case. Any ideas what can I do? File a petition to withdraw marriage case? Keep inquiring with the congressman every few weeks? File ombudsman? 

Appreciate any input I can get. Thanks.

On 10/1/2020 at 12:10 PM, Apolo said:

Thank you @Engineering-rocks and do you mean NOID 

You're welcome. I meant Notice of Interview, I wouldn't wish NOID on my worst enemy lol...

5 hours ago, Apolo said:

@sandranj I’m sorry for bothering you but can you please advice. Can I do my medical exam now since I’m out of a job and I want to take advantage of my health insurance before they take it away. My VAWA was approved in September of 2019? Still waiting on my interview but I want to try and save some money. 
 

 Thank you. 

Additionally to Sandra's response - doesn't hurt to do it now and hold on to in in case you get NOI soon, but I've never heard of insurances covering that exam. My doctor told me insurance won't cover it even partially.

12 hours ago, Kiesel said:

Friends, I know someone may have asked the same before, but is it normal to hesitate to file for VAWA? 

Definitely is. You just have to realize that the abuser wasn't too worried about your wellbeing while doing all those hurtful things, so you shouldn't worry as well. Go for it and get what's yours!