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my attorney doesn't want to contact uscis cause I'm from a banned country
I asked my attorney to contact uscis regarding the out of normal processing time of my i485 she told me to do it myself it's not allowed to do it cause im from a banned country and the processingtime frame is 9 months to 1 year after vawa approval.any advice guys? I'm asking if I can wait or fill it myself while I used my attorney address she knows they will reject my request.i need advice please.
VAWA
Based on a Violence Against Women Act self-petition
Total Days: 1533 days
Case
2021-12-20
Today
I-360
1180 Days
I-485
1533 Days
Vermont Service Center: I-360, I-485
how many days USCIS will take for i485 approval?
VAWA approved on Feb 27, 3026.
filed VAWA and AOS in 22 March 2022.
received rfe in May 2022 for good moral character
responded on June 2022
approved on 27 Feb 2026.
lawfully not showing updated status. but please help me about timelines for i485
VAWA spouse or child: Self-petitioning spouse or child of an abusive U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident
Total Days: 1438 days
Case
2022-03-25
Today
I-360
1438 Days
Vermont Service Center: I-360
Will a visa be approved at the interview for citizens of 75 countries that are on the banned entry list?
Hello!
Maybe someone knows what to do now, if the I-130 form has been approved. Will the immigration visa be approved at the interview if my country is on the list of banned 75 countries? And what should we do next? Thanks!
Should I wait or upgrade to PP?
This is my timeline, and I’m quite hesitant about upgrading to PP because I don’t have the funds to do so. If I were to apply for PP, I would then need to apply for I-485 for the entire family. However, I’m considering borrowing money if applying for PP is worth it, given that I’ve already been waiting for 202 days. I would greatly appreciate your insights on this matter.
Thanks,
EB2-NIW
Advanced degrees or exceptional ability requesting a National Interest Waiver
Total Days: 201 days
Case
2025-08-13
Today
I-140
201 Days
Nebraska Service Center: I-140
advance parole
Has anyone been approved for an I-131 Advance Parole under VAWA while still having a previously issued Advance Parole from a prior marriage-based case that was later withdrawn?
If so, did you have to return the old Advance Parole document, or did USCIS simply approve and issue a new one under the VAWA case?
VAWA RFE and including Medicals.?
can someone share their experience I’m working on responding RFE on my VAWA case and I’m Thinking of adding my medicals as well since they are already done.
Any suggestion or should I wait until they request for a I-485 application?
what are the downsides or upsides?
#vawa #rfe #medical #proactively #I693
I131 DENIED DUE TO OLD AP
Hi everyone,
My new I-131 was denied. The denial letter clearly says it’s because I already have a previously issued Advance Parole valid until 2029.
The problem is that this old AP is tied to a prior I-485 that was withdrawn (USCIS received the withdrawal, but never updated the status).
Now I’m stuck:
If the old I-485 was withdrawn, the AP shouldn’t be valid.
But USCIS denied the new I-131 saying the old AP is still valid.
Has anyone had this happen?
Did you file a motion or just reapply?
Did you travel with the old AP in this situation?
Thanks in advance.
AOS
I’m feeling really confused about whether my wife needs to provide her vaccination records for her Adjustment of Status application as there is alot of varying information online. Her medical exam was completed on October 13 2025, and she entered the United States on December 29, 2025. The forms from her medical exam were included in the packet given to Customs and Border Protection when she entered, and we haven’t gotten that packet back. Because of this, we’re unsure whether we need to submit a new Form I-693 or vaccination records, or if we don’t need to submit anything at all for her Adjustment of Status, since the exam is less than a year old. I just want to make sure we handle this correctly and don’t risk delaying her. If anyone else is going through something similar or have gone through this, what did you do? Is it required? Thank you for reading:)
