pindiboy

50 minutes ago, lonelyheartclub said:

It was a week just over a week after they received it 

what was your field

51 minutes ago, lonelyheartclub said:

It was a week just over a week after they received it 

wow that was fast.

what was your field office Brooklyn, Queens or Manhattan??

8 hours ago, lonelyheartclub said:

Hi Everyone! 
 

My wait is finally over! I received my Green Card in hand yesterday, waiting on a day that seemed like it was never going to arrive. It’s finally over! Thank you to everybody in this discussion for all your help over the years and for those still waiting, hang in there! 

Congratulations.

how long after submitting the medicals, did the approve you??

3 hours ago, vawa2020 said:

mine took about two and half month, just FYI

and I am in NYC.

 

Congrats! You're almost at the finish line ❤️

Hi.can you tell me how long after your VAWA approval did you get the RFE for medicals in NYC??

7 hours ago, lonelyheartclub said:

Hi! 
I reached out to congresswoman in September, I followed up after 40 days and they said they hadn’t got a response and they would reach out again, then I got the medical request and the same day congress replied saying that they heard from USCIS saying they had sent it out a request to evidence. You are so close it has to be close by. What was the outcome of your congresswoman’s inquiry? 

So, the last Inquiry was in June this year and response was "Case is waiting to be scheduled for interview".

I contacted them again in October,but for some reason my congresswoman's office did not send the inquiry.i just called them again and now they say they sent the inquiry in November.

6 hours ago, balo101 said:

Make the infopass. Do the medical and take it with you. 

I know couple of people. They went to infopass and hand in their medical then within few days they got approved. 

I tried that by chatting with EMMA and they told me to Waite for the call within a month,I am currently waiting for the call to make an infopass appointment.

Thanks for your help.

On 12/3/2022 at 8:42 PM, lonelyheartclub said:

Yesterday December 2nd I received a RFE for my medical examination to be mailed to USCIS! 
Case filed July 2019
I-360 Case approved in June 2021

Hi, congrats

. I have the same timeline and I am in NYC too.

I have been waiting for RFE or interview since June 2021.i have tried congresswoman inquiry but no success.

Did you do anything to get the RFE??

On 7/22/2022 at 8:49 PM, nebula88 said:

Omg everyone! 

I'm exploding with anxiety right now.

 

On July 11th, my lawyer received an RFE for my I-693. I just dropped it off at his office. He personally has never seen an interview being waived but as far as I'm seeing here, that seems to be the case 😳

 

I'm trying not to get my hopes up but I'm so happy already that my case is being moved!! 

 

Anyone from Brooklyn, NY going/went through the same situation? How long did it take for you to have an update?

Congratulations.

You are almost there.i am from Queens NY.,waiting for interview or RFE.please share your timeline.

9 minutes ago, Evasn said:

That's great.  When did you file and get your approval? 

Filed in Aug 2019,complete package.

EAD C31 "New card being produced April 2021.

I360 was Approved JUNE 2021.

I-693 Deficiency notice July 2021.

Biometrics 2nd time for I-485 Oct 2021.

3 hours ago, Maridade said:

We have the same approval then. here is my timeline

04/2019 i360 filed

06/2019 i485 and i765 filed

03/2021 EAD C31 produced

03/2019 I485 transferred

04/2021 i360 approved

10/2021 fingerprints taken

07/2022 EAD and AP renewed

I did my biometrics in Oct 2021 too.I recently contacted my Congresswoman and Queens FO's  reply was

"waiting to be scheduled for an interview.We are unable to provide a precise interview date at this time"

14 hours ago, Maridade said:

Hello all,

Although I don't connect often I have been a silent follower of this valuable forum. Congratulations to all the approved and those waiting keep faith the day is coming soon.

I filed for ead renewal (C31) and AP (I131) on February 2022 and today both cases got approved. I-485 is still pending 16 months after I-360 approval (NYC queens).

Below is a screenshot of the timeline of the two petitions.

 

Hi.My VAWA was approved in April 2021 and i am still waiting for the interview, also Queens FO.

3 hours ago, melissa.w said:

Hello friends,
I want to share my story. Some of you old folks may remember me from 2017. Filed Vawa in Jan 2017 by myself. I was begging to the lawers to help me, I was ready to give them money for just a hope, but no one took my case, (NY) because I had not enough proof for being together with my exhusband. I filed by myself in January 2017 and after 4,5 years got approved. All I want to say is don't lose hope. If I got approved with my weak case, everyone can.  Timeline: 
January 2017 - Sent Vawa.
May 2019 - Sent 485/765 (got EAD and started living life) 
June 2021 - Vawa approved.
September 2021 - Fingerprints 
April 2022 - Medicals drop off (have only 1 dose of Covid Vaccine) 
April 14, 2022 - Green Card Approved. 
Don't lose hope. 

Congratulations on your approval. i am in Queens NYC,my vawa was approved in april 2021 got biometrics Appointment in October 2021, waiting since then.

Did you contact your congressman's office or USCIS just sent you RFE for medicals by itself??

10 hours ago, melissa.w said:

Hello friends,

Uscis is asking my medicals.

I did first dose of the Covid vaccine today. Do I have to wait until the second dose is done or drop of the medicals? Or should I write explanation letter with the reasons of  not having vaccine until now? Thank you! 

HI.when was your VAWA approved??

On 3/7/2022 at 11:21 AM, saraa88 said:

Hey! My local office is also Queens, NY. I'm a June 2019 filer. My i-360 was approved in April 2021. I received medical rfe in February 2022 and they received it February 17th 2022. No updates since then.

Hi.i am from Queens and my VAWA was approved in April 21,i am still waiting for RFE or interview.

Did you contact your congress person or anything to get your RFE?

On 3/7/2022 at 11:17 AM, Anujra said:

Hi,

 

I’m wondering if anyone, whose local office is Queens, NY,  recently got his/her interview notice. If there is any, could you please provide your timeline?

 

I’m October 2019 filer(i-360&i-485 concurrent filing) and my i-360 was approved in late August 2021. I-485 is pending.

 

Thank you ahead!

HI.my VAWA was approved in april 2021.My local office is Queens and i am still waiting for Interview or RFE.

1 minute ago, saraa88 said:

My VAWA was approved in April in NY. My attorney sent medical in August without rfe and radio silence since then. 

my VAWA was approved in April 2021 too but my attorneys says to waite for RFE  to send the  medicals.

1 minute ago, saraa88 said:

Is there any upside to proactively sending medicals after i360 approval but before rfe?

looking forward to replies if someone can help..when was your vawa approved?

4 hours ago, marcoisland777 said:

congratulations, this is great!  God is good! so happy for you

can you please share when did you send your i693, and when did it arrive to uscis?  and how long did it take from the moment your i693 arrived to uscis to get your i485 approved?

I received a i693 rfe for my i485, I sent it and arrived to uscis on last week dec 9th, I am wondering how long it takes for the queens office to approve it once they have my i693, please let me know

Good luck on your RFE. how long did it take to get RFE after I360 approval in NYC??

1 minute ago, anita21 said:

hi guys. i just received interview notice for dec 2.  the lawyer got to me late so i had to hurriedly go do medicals.  i just pray its done bfore 2nd dec. 

 

please what document would i need to bring......field office is chicago.

 

 

 

pd----sept 2019

vawa appr-----june 2021

biometric----------aug 2021

interview-----------dec 2

 

race almost over.....whew!

Congratulations,,

whats your local office?

2 minutes ago, marcoisland777 said:

when did you send i485?

sent the full package in AUG 2019

4 hours ago, saraa88 said:

Any NYC filers know how soon things are moving after approval? Approved in April and other than biometrics, no updates whatsoever. 

I am from queens, I360 approved in April and recieved the yellow 693 Deficiency notice in June,also did my bio metrics in October.

waiting for interview or request for medicals.

1 hour ago, DmytriiD said:

Hi VAWA community,

A quick question. How long does it take for i360 status to change from "Card was delivered to you by the Post Office" to "Case Approved" ???

Why I am askinng - I tried to schedule infopass to make sure my address is correct on my I485, however, I was called back from potentially VSC (I am not sure, but lady sounded like she is holding my case in her hands) and she declined infopass to me, but said to just relax, dont do anything and just wait...She said we have your address in Vermont and we will mail it to a correct local office...don't worry...she also said if your interview will not be scheduled in next 60 days then try to request Infopass again and we will call you again. 
However, its been 45 days already since my case been in "Card was delivered to you by the Post Office" status....at this point it is obvious that my interview is not gonna be scheduled in next 15 days because even I360 is not yet in "Case Approved" status.

So how long does it normally take for  i360 status to change from "Card was delivered to you by the Post Office" to "Case Approved" ???

I got my C31 delivered 31 days ago,and iam still waiting for approval notice

2 minutes ago, sheima said:

Yes 

Thank

3 minutes ago, sheima said:

Yes 

Thank you for your help

7 hours ago, Stillwinning!!!😊 said:

As long as your i360 petition has been adjudicated, you can go ahead and get married.👍

By adjuducated you means i360 is approved??

16 hours ago, Braveheart123 said:

I have talked to so many attorneys and they are if the opinion that you don’t have to wait to get married or to sponsor some one because VAWA is a self petition category moreover the marriage was terminated because of the abuse so you are feee to marry any one and can sponsee her

Ewhat if the VAWA has been approved and i485 is still pending,can i still get remarried?

4 hours ago, Demise said:

Both are valid and yes you can have two concurrent EADs, so if the C09P is still valid you can travel on it.  Note that the only way you can get Advance Parole is via the AOS application and it's not strictly related to the VAWA (I-360) application. Also you cannot get a combo card for any category other than the AOS C09, so there's no such thing as a "C31P".

 

Also another thing to note: If you file for a renewal, only the employment authorization gets extended for 180 days, the AP does not, so don't travel during a donut hole between expiration and getting a new card.

Thanks for this valuable info.