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new card is being produced !! I-485 here we go , finally !!!
long journey , I did mandamus my self and it feels good !! keep up guys your time is coming . salute !! 🥂🥂🍾
VAWA
Based on a Violence Against Women Act self-petition
Total Days: 1163 days
Case
2021-06-07
2024-08-13
I-485
1163 Days
National Benefits Center: I-485
I-751
Hello,
I am filling out my I-751 divorce waiver and I am confused as to how to respond to question 21 and 23. I know this question might seem silly.
Question 21: if you are married, is this a different marriage than the one through which you gained conditional resident status?
The option is just yes or no, but the question has a conditional statement of “if you are married”. I am not married, so do I just leave the question blank?
Question 23: is your spouse or parent’s spouse currently serving with or employed by the US Government and serving outside the United States?
This is also a yes or a no question. Do I just leave it blank since I have no spouse?
For those who have submitted and gone through this process, your candid answers would be appreciated
From removal proceedings to GC in hand (10 year journey)
May, 14 2014 - arrived to US
2015 - Applied for asylum
October 2017 - asylum interview
October, 6 2021 - case transferred to the court (removal proceedings have been initiated, Master hearing for removal proceedings scheduled for February, 15)
December, 2021 - getting married to USC
December, 31 - applied for I-130 standalone (couldn’t do concurrent while in removal)
April, 29 2022 - applied for TPS
December, 30 2022 - (could not longer wait for I-130 to be approved, filed motion to terminate based on pending I-130)
January, 4 2023 - Court received motion
January, 6 2023 - TPS is approved
January, 19 2023 - master hearing rescheduled for August, 15 2024
February, 24 - removal proceeding are terminated based on TPS!! (even lawyer’s assistant told me that TPS has no grounds for terminating removal proceedings => joke is on her)
May 1, 2023 - filing I-485 and I-765
November, 29 - I-765 approved, duration of EAD: 5 years (God bless Biden Administration lol)
Then came bunch of inquiries, calls to USCIS, uncountable chats with EMMA, uploading unsolicited evidence, reaching out to local representative and all that good stuff
February 1, 2024 - interview has been scheduled (interview date: March 23, 2024)
Interview day (Chicago FO) : went with the lawyer, entire process was around 20 min, overall easy peasy lemon squeezy: no separation, lie detectors or torture have been involved in process haha
At the end of the interview officer said we will get a decision within the next 2 weeks (the biggest bullshit I ever heard in my entire life lol) but gave the paper that advised us not bother USCIS within the next 120 days (I mean 2 weeks and 4 months - same thing, right?!)
June, 28 - 130 is approved
June, 29 - 485 is approved (exactly 100 days after the interview, wow)
July, 9 - card was produced
July, 11 - card has been delivered
Permanent resident applying for a re-entry permit
Total Days: 486 days
Case
2024-08-02
2025-12-01
I-131
486 Days
Nebraska Service Center: I-131
is normal for a EAD take this long?
seen lots of people get this around 150 days and I started have a bad feelin about it
IR-2
U.S. citizen filing for a child under 21
Total Days: 402 days
Case
2023-09-29
2024-11-04
I-130
-46 Days
I-765
379 Days
I-485
398 Days
I-131
402 Days
National Benefits Center: I-130, I-765, I-485, I-131
Estimated time until case decision drastic change
Hi there,
I’m a USC having filed a petition for my wife overseas.
I-130 IR1
When I filed it initially it showdd 5 months as the estimated time until case decision.
This remained unchanged for 1.5 months and today it went up to 19 months?!
Can someone help me understand what might have happened?
