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Has Anyone Been Approved for VAWA Without Receiving Prima Facie Determination?
Has anyone been approved for a VAWA self-petition without ever receiving a prima facie determination from USCIS?
I know prima facie isn’t required for final approval, but most approved cases mention getting it. If you were approved without one:
1. What was your timeline? (e.g., "Applied → RFE → Approval")
2. Did your case have unusually strong evidence (police reports, medical records, etc.)?
3. How long after applying did you get approval?
Just trying to understand if this happens! Thanks for sharing your experience.
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guys the bill was reintroduced at the congress
I urge you guys to email your congressman and request they to take act on it
you can find the email of your congressman at google
reaching the name of your city state and congress man
and urge they to take act on it please guys
if we make alot of congress persons take act on it
we will be able to adjust status without waiting fkin visa availability
PLEASE GUYS IF YOU ARE SIJS OR KNOW HOW IMPORTANT OUR CAUSE IS
TAKE ACTION ON IT
IT COULD SAVE US YEARS OF WAITING
EB2 NIW Premium Processing
Hello All,
For candidate inside the US under L1/H1B status, is it recommended to apply for EB2-NIW with normal processing or premium processing? what are the pros and cons of each option?
I would really appreciate if anyone would like to share their experiences or recommendations.
Thank you
#EB2-NIW
EB2-NIW Petition Returned
An EB2-NIW petition was returned because the application was completed incorrectly, I-140 form part 1 Q5 501(c)(3). All the supporting documents were returned and USCIS scanned them with some inscriptions on the footage. The reject benefit request will not retain a filing date.
My question:
After making the corrections, can I resubmit all the old documents (petition letter, CV, reference letters, certificates, etc) they returned?
or do I prepare a new documents and submit?
Thank you.
Clarification on form i-485, pg 3, q12, I-94
On Form I-485, page 3, question 12 refers to the Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record. Should we provide the original I-94 information that we used when entering the U.S., or should we use the new departure record number issued by USCIS after being granted asylum?
#asylum #i94 #i485 #uscis #aos
10 Months Into Active Review – Still Awaiting Progress
It’s been 10 months, and USCIS is still actively reviewing my case. I appreciate that it's under active review. I wonder, what would be the case, if it wasn't actively under review.
EB2-NIW
Advanced degrees or exceptional ability requesting a National Interest Waiver
Total Days: 837 days
Case
2024-07-25
Today
I-140
837 Days
Texas Service Center: I-140
SSN
I applied for a SSN in Atlanta one month ago. when I call to check on it they are saying it’s DHS who needs to approve it and they have not yet.
Is anyone experiencing a long turn around time for SSN? How long did it take for you to get it and where are you? Is there anything that I can do to speed up the process?
#socialsecuritynumber #firsttimeapplicant #Atlanta
it finally happened !!!
4 years of this immigration process and it’s finally over. Interview took 2 years to be scheduled and a decision took 2 months very long process but happy to be done with it my FO is Nashville
K-1
U.S. citizen filing for a fiancé(e)
Total Days: 1534 days
Case
2021-03-29
2025-06-10
I-129F
395 Days
I-485
889 Days
I-765
36 Days
I-131
409 Days
California Service Center: I-129F
National Benefits Center: I-485, I-765, I-131
my vawa combo case was filed dec30th 2024 but on my time line only shows on the i485 shows my biometrics taken feb10 nd feb14 was sent, after that says my case was sent to another jurisdiction ?
don’t know what other jurisdiction because doesn’t specify where anyone w same thing if yes why? also the 360 and 765 only says dec30th nothing else any help
Total Days: 679 days
Case
2024-12-30
Today
I-765
326 Days
I-360
679 Days
I-485
679 Days
Nebraska Service Center: I-765, I-360, I-485
USCIS Decided to Stop giving deferred action
USCIS issued policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to eliminate automatic consideration of deferred action (and related employment authorization) for Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJs) who are ineligible to apply for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident status due to visa unavailability. Feedback is due 7/7/25.
This guidance confirms that USCIS will no longer consider granting deferred action on a case-by-case basis to SIJs who are ineligible to apply for adjustment of status solely due to unavailable immigrant visas. This update, contained in Volume 6, Part J, Chapter 4: Adjudication, is effective immediately and applies to individuals classified as SIJs before, on, or after that date based on an approved Form I-360. The guidance contained in the Policy Manual is controlling and supersedes any related prior guidance.
