Anujra

filed I-360 & I- 485 on 03/28/2019 fingerprinted on 08/29/2019 Divorced my wife on 12/09/2019 Filed a Mandamus writ on 05/28/2022 I-360 approved on 06/16/2022 I-485 Interview on 08/05/2022 and approved same day.     This forum gave me hope and kept me believing that my turn to celebrate shall surely come sooner than later. It was this forum I learnt about the Mandamus writ. Thank you all for your encouragement, the insight and prayers. For those applicants who are still patiently waiting, don't ever give up, you'll celebrate at the end. Above all to God be all the glory, Amen!!      

Our recent jokes have been effective at evoking approvals and positive progress (that is, if correlation = causation)!  It is Wednesday, so here is our Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke:
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THE WAR WITH THE DEVIL
 
Fed up with God's creations, Lucifer decided to lead an army to destroy humanity.
 
The war had been raging for many years, and humanity was slowly losing.  Lucifer could raise a never-ending stream of demons, and until he was contained, the fighting would never end.
 
In order to stop him, God gave the humans a ritual that would seal away Satan forever.  The Pope was recruited to carry out and command this operation.  However, before they could seal Lucifer away, they first had to find him.
 
Suddenly struck with an idea, the Pope went to gather the world's most renowned authors and artists.  When they were assembled, the Pope set them to work on creating the most elaborate work of fiction in history.  Every corner of this work was written and illustrated, every blade of grass meticulously described in words and brush strokes.
 
After years of continuous work, the project was finally complete.  Bound together into a million-page book, the tome described a universe in more detail than real life could ever manage.  The book was placed on an altar, and with the preparations compete, the ritual began.
 
To everyone's amazement, as soon as Holy Light stuck the book, Lucifer himself appeared.  Like a shadow in the light, his presence radiated evil.  But it was too late for him.  The light closed in onto the book, and Lucifer was bound inside it, never to escape.
 
There was silence for a minute, and then everyone erupted into cheers.  Amidst the celebration, someone asked the Pope how he knew where to find Satan.  The room grew quiet as the generals and Cardinals awaited his answer.
 
"Well," he began, "it was really quite simple.  Everyone knows that the Devil is in the details."
 

Hey vj family, went to my i485 interview today. The officer just asked me my name and name of my ex wife and yes/no question.
i didn’t get vaccinated because I am allergic to all vaccines and my doctor was ok with that and did my medical like that and found out I didn’t need vaccines for hepatitis b and measles because my body is immune. So got 0 vaccine. The officer was nice and check my medicals to be ok. And said I will expect the decision in 2 weeks.
 
Reminder : I was in removal proceedings in court because of asylum since 2016
December 2017 filed i130 
October 2019 filed i360 after divorce 
november 2020: filed i485 in court and another copy sent to USCIS Irving Texas.
March 2021: got 204c fraud on my i130 
november 2021: got NOID on i360 because of that 204c.
january 2022 responded to NOID
February 2022: i360 approved  
March 2022 :my lawyer filed motion to terminate proceedings in court and same month motion terminated by judge.
-May 2022 my lawyer wrote a letter to my local office to schedule me for interview and attached copy of i485 and i360 approval and letter of judge terminating my proceedings 
-July 2022 got interview letter i485 but the status online didn’t change at all and today interview that was easy and officer was nice
hopelly I get my green card soon

Yee-HAAAAA!   
 
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Congratulations!!:)

It seem they now issue the approvals letter for I-360 within days. Card production on the 08/06 and now approval notice on 8/9. Got the below update on my case today. 

VJ Family 💜
 
Today my I-485 status changed to "New Card Being Produced"!!!
 
I'm still in shock, I wanted to scream and jump and cry and laugh, all at the same time.
I still can't believe it. I'm so used to refreshing my tracker app every day, multiple times a day, for the past 5 years that I caught myself doing it again now.
 
I just wanted to thank you all so much for the support. I'm not the most active member of this forum but I've been following it for some time now and just wanted to thank everyone who shared their personal stories and experiences here. Every single one of you were extremely important to me and I found strength in all your words when I had none left. 
 
And for everyone who's reading this post and still waiting - You came a long way already, just by being here. You are SO brave and SO strong. I know how hard this wait is but your journey is coming to an end soon!!! If anyone needs to chat, my inbox is open, always.

Got my GC!!
Thank you to this great community for your support along the way...
Will write up a timeline soon but quickly wanted to share my good news with the group 😊

Dear All,
 
I received these update on my case today like 2 hours ago. New card production on I360 and I765 and another update on my I485 that they have transferred it to another office. Also, I saw they have sent a letter to me regarding that also. 
 
Can somebody explain the update on my I485 and if they have sent it to my local office. 

God is GREAT. Thank you god…🗽🗽🗽🗽Patience..Patience.. Patience.. Finally guys I got my GC in hand. Can’t explain the feeling that finally it’s over. 
PD- Dec 2019 Concurrent filing. 3 Prima facie. No RFE. Interview was good and Thankfully my lawyer came with me so that helped me a lot. My GC was approved same day after interview. God is Great. Thank you virtual family and hope everyone gets GC in this forum. I wish everyone’s dream come true.. God is great🗽🗽🗽🗽🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

My vawa just approved thanks God
 

Yee-HAAAAA!   
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I am literally freaking out guys. Could this be a glitch? How did I apply for the whole packet last year in May and my I360 just got approved like now… 14 months???? Isn’t God good? I’m stunned. Now I have to  look forward to an interview or request for medicals. I’m thankful for the support I get here and I pray you get the same or better luck in your processing. I will update if there are changes to mine.
Timeline Case is approved (I130) 05/17/2021 Filed new petition on 05/10/2021 Received by uscis 06/15/2021 Receipts got to me on 06/24/2021 Received Biometrics app notice 07/21/2021 Biometrics 08/03/2021 Case updated to show fingerprints were taken 09/10/2021 Prima Facie letter 09/13/2021 Card is being produced (I765) 02/15/2022 Case is approved (I765) 02/16/2022 Case is approved (I131) 02/16/2022 Case is approved (I360) 07/27/2022  

It is Wednesday, and time for our Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke:
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THE RICH MAN, THE YOUNG MAN, & THE APPLES
 
A young man asked an old rich man how he had made his money.
 
The old man fingered his expensive wool vest and said, "Well, son, it was 1932 -- the depths of the Great Depression.  I was down to my last nickel.  I invested that nickel in an apple.  I spent the entire day polishing the apple, and, at the end of the day, I sold the apple for 10 cents.
 
"The next morning, I invested those 10 cents in two apples.  I spent the entire day polishing them and sold them at 5 p.m. for 20 cents.  I continued this system for a month, by the end of which I'd accumulated a fortune of $9.80.
 
"After that," the old rich man continued, "I invested the $9.80 into a market stall so I could polish and display a lot more apples.  I began making about $50 a month from then on.
 
"Then my wife's father died and left us two million dollars."
 

And rely on Official Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Jokes (another is coming for Wednesday).  

Hey , after wandering  a lot with questions here, I just received an interview appointment letter for my i485 for august 10. Thanks to all @Stillwinning!!!😊 @Rhema1 @Family . Now need to do my medicals fast , I only have two weeks.
reminder: i360 approved February 2022 after surviving a NOID and 204c fraud from my i130. I was in removal proceedings from my asylum and removal terminated march 2022. Do think I’ll be asked questions about i360 or asylum again? I’m nervous 

It is Sunday, and here is our approval-evoking* Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke:
     *if correlation = causation
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HOW DID SHE KNOW?
 
Two Catholic priests decided to go to Bali on vacation.  They were determined to make this a real vacation by not wearing anything that would identify them as priests.  For once, they would enjoy a vacation as regular people.
 
As soon as their plane landed, they went to a store and bought some really outrageous shorts, shirts, sandals, and sunglasses.
 
The next morning, they went to the beach dressed as "tourists."  As they sat on their beach chairs, enjoying a drink, the sunshine, and the scenery, a drop-dead gorgeous blonde in a bikini came walking straight toward them.  They couldn't help but stare.
 
As the blonde passed them, she smiled and said, "Good morning, Father," and "Good morning, Father," nodding and addressing each of them individually as she passed by.
 
The men were both stunned.  How did she know that they were priests?

The next day, they returned to the store and bought even more outrageous outfits.  These were so loud that you could hear them before you even saw them.  Once again, in their new attire, they settled down in their chairs to enjoy the beach sunshine.
 
After a little while, the same gorgeous blonde, wearing a different-colored bikini, taking her sweet time, came walking toward them.  Again she nodded at each of them and said, "Good morning, Father; good morning, Father," and started to walk away.
 
One of the priests couldn't stand it any longer and said, "Just a minute, young lady."
 
"Yes, Father?"
 
"We are priests and proud of it, but I have to know, how in the world do you KNOW we are priests, dressed as we are?"
 
"Father, it's me," she replied.  "Sister Philomena!"
 

Hi All,
 
First of all I wanted to thank you all so much for keeping me sane! For giving me strength reading your stories throughout the years and so much knowledge to deal with my case, which helped me correct my own lawyer.
 
My advise is be your own lawyer as well, even though you have hired one. Do the research, check what the lawyer has filed/written on your behalf etc.
 
Unfortunately my lawyer messed up my case so badly that she put even wrong dates on my case on top of everything and I had to deal with a very brutal prima fascia, to the point of almost loosing the case.
In addition, I had to wait after my divorce was finalized to apply for VAWA (orders from my lawyer) when the law states you can apply even when you are still married with the abusive spouse.
She also told me to never travel with a pending VAWA because it's considered as abandoning the case. I listened to her and lost so much through the years, including my mom almost dying for weeks in the hospital.
I could go on and on, but the lesson I learnt from you all is never give up and better days will come.
 
Please see below my timeline.
Filed in New York
June 2019 Filed I360 & I 485 
Multiple EADs, Travel permit, etc
I-360 approved July 2022
 
 
Good luck to everyone, stay strong!

Hi,
I received RFE for i-693 letter on 6/17/2022.
My lawyer responded to USCIS on 7/5/2022.
Waiting for the next step.
 
timeline:
i-360 & i-485 on 10/3/2019
i-360 approved on 8/31/2021(but the letter received in October, 2021)
i-485 transferred 10/29/2021
REF for i-693 6/17/2022

Hope you hear some wonderful news soon 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Hi,
I received RFE for i-693 letter on 6/17/2022.
My lawyer responded to USCIS on 7/5/2022.
Waiting for the next step.
 
timeline:
i-360 & i-485 on 10/3/2019
i-360 approved on 8/31/2021(but the letter received in October, 2021)
i-485 transferred 10/29/2021
REF for i-693 6/17/2022

Yee-HAAAAA!   
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Dear family,
My VAWA journey is over after a little less than 3 years. Nov 2019 filer, I360 approved Dec 2021. Very mixed feelings, not so ecstatic as I expected I'm gonna be. Totally calm actually... Maybe due to the fact I've been waiting for this for almost 13 years...
Anyway, I want to say thank you you all for your kind words and encouragement and advice during this journey. I did everything myself (with a 100% help on here) no attorney involved at all. Thank you @sandranj , @Stillwinning!!!😊, @Demise, @Pinkrlion@shiva32 and all others members of this forum that I forgot.
After all I can say this place is amazing. I knew nothing about VAWA when I joined - now I know more than some lawyers 😁. Keep supporting each other - it's hard to describe what this community did for me - I'm ready to give my share back.
I went through it all, horrible marriage, Stokes, I130 denial, life threatening assault, hospital etc etc but back stronger than ever. Never ever give up!!! There is always a hope! Once I read God only throws on us what we can take.  In October 2019 I lost everything: status, wife, job, business equipment, place to stay - basically my whole world collapsed. Everybody turned back on me - everybody stopped answering my phone calls.  Almost 3 years later everything turned around. A lot of people wrote here - God works in mysterious ways and it's definitely true. 
Had an interview on Friday for like 45 min. Very nice officer - but first question was like:
So tell me - how come you have I360 - it's usually for women? But after reading here for years I knew what to say and I pointed him to my affidavit and said I really can't go through all of that again... Then later I explained a new moments that are still going on after filing I360.
He was curious why my addresses don't match at all (ID, VAWA, IRS, USCIS, car registration joint with abuser) nothing actually matches. He was surprised but my explanation was perfectly logical and he was like Oh - WOW - you`ve been through a lot. 
When did you have last contact with your wife, did you file for divorce, how long did you date before getting married, did you ever get arrested and I485 questions. Gave him medical and last 3 year taxes, marriage certificate certified copy and that's it. He handed me  that piece of paper that says your case is under review, we can not make a decision at this moment and will let you know if we need anything from you bla bla
I left field office feeling after like a stroke hitting 3 red lights in a row (thank God Chicago downtown doesn't have red light cameras) and took me a whole day to get myself together. I thought oh God they are gonna keep me waiting for weeks now... (Chicago is notorious for that) At 23:15 Lawfully app started blinking and I was like - oh not that stupid sh*t again with  their commercials etc  but I opened it  and here we go...
 
 

Vawa Approved: April 2021
I765 & I131 Renewal C09: May 2021
I765 Approved and Delivered: July 15, 2022(2 year validity combo card)

It's Sunday, and time for our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke:
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THE THREE HUTS
 
A ship, sailing past a desert island, spotted a man who had been stranded there for several years.  The captain went ashore to rescue the man, and noticed three huts.
 
"What's the first hut for?" he asked.
"That's my house," said the castaway.
 
"What's the second hut for?"
"That's my church."
 
"And the third hut?"
"Oh, that?" sniffed the castaway.  "That's the church I used to go to."