Documenting the Timeline of a VAWA Case - filed Feb 24 2024.

*Updates so far: * Prima facie received: June 11th 2024 Biometrics: June 26th 2024

*Original post: * I filed a VAWA petition for a HIGH MERIT CASE for one of my clients. She is a foreign national who entered on a K VISA from Colombia in June 2023. A few weeks later, she was married to her boyfriend of 3 years and fiance of 1 year who lived for an extended period of time in Colombia where he met her in 2019 and started dating her in 2020. We have plenty of evidence of that.

After she got here she got married to her fiancé and things went downhill for her. She was subject to extreme abuse (partially blinded in her left eye from stabbing). She now has blurred vision on her left eye. The perpetrator husband is now in prison serving a 15 year sentence for domestic abuse and aggravated assault. My client was so innocent that she was packing her bags to go back to her country. She has a generally timid and quiet demeanor, and doesn’t know much about US law. She thought it’s the end of the road for her no matter what since her USC spouse abandoned her, after causing physical harm to her, in her left shoulder and her left eye. She did not know that victims can appeal under VAWA. I mentioned her story anonymously since she is a deserving candidate and has ample evidence. Her neighbor, a cop, heard the commotion and basically helped get the guy arrested. He happens to be my friend and put her in touch with me after the incident when he learned that she was departing the country. I heard her story, saw her medical reports, police reports, charges filed in court, the verdict, and her immigration history. I had a worthy VAWA CASE ! We are not charging this client a single cent considering her plight and the extent of abuse she went through. We are paying for her i485 filing fee. It’s an extremely sad situation she is in and what she went through was horrific.

So, how long does a crystal clear case such as this one take the USCIS to adjudicate? Here is the timeline so far.