Green card question

[Hundredquestions 0]

Hello all, I'm probably posting in the wrong area but can someone please tell me how long until my husband receives his green card?

[Hundredquestions 0]

Nevermind...I already asked this question :wacko:

[didopage 337]

Yes, that's the wrong forum but an Organizer will move your topic to the right place, don't worry.

By doing some researches on the website, I would say it can take a few weeks to 2 months? Someone more knowledgeable will give you a more accurate answer.

[kiwi lass 2]

From my own experience, it takes 3 - 4 weeks to arrive, as said by the immigration officer who done my interview

[Hundredquestions 0]

That's not so bad..someone told us it can take up to 6 months! yikes thats a long time without working. Thank you both for your responses.

[didopage 337]

Your husband became a permanent resident as soon as he entered the US with his spousal visa. No need to wait for the green card to be allowed to work. His visa should have a note saying he is a permanent resident.

He needs to get a SSN first though.

Edited September 26, 2012 by didopage

[Hundredquestions 0]

Your husband became a permanent resident as soon as he entered the US with his spousal visa. No need to wait for the green card to be allowed to work. His visa should have a note saying he is a permanent resident.

He needs to get a SSN first though.

That is the problem though...to get his SS card he needs two forms of ID. So far all he has is his Cuban passport with the CR-1 visa in it. I guess waiting for green card is necessary to get SS.

[didopage 337]

Have you tried to go to a SS office yet? I went there only with my passport and visa in it, and it worked. Later, a bank employee told me that the biographical page in the passport + the visa served as 2 different IDs.

If you didn't go to a SS office yet, I would try. Try to bring also his birth certificate + certified translation, a driver's license from his home country if he has one...

This is very common for new immigrants not to have 2 forms of ID en english, but still, a lot of K-1 holders requested a SSN a few weeks after their entry (and unlike your husband, fiance visa holders need to wait a long time before getting their green card). I strongly guess it is the same for CR-1/IR-1 visa holders.

[tempa 1]

for K-1 only one valid ID is required.

and as far as I know only valid ID for a K-1 is the foreign passport.

[didopage 337]

I know a few CR-1/IR-1 who got their SSN with just their passport/visa, before receiving their green card...

BTW, the I-551 annotation and stamp on the spousal visa acts as a temporary green card, so... temporary ID.

Edited September 27, 2012 by didopage

[Hundredquestions 0]

I know a few CR-1/IR-1 who got their SSN with just their passport/visa, before receiving their green card...

BTW, the I-551 annotation and stamp on the spousal visa acts as a temporary green card, so... temporary ID.

Oh I had no idea, but that is great news! I will try to go to the SS office with all the documents mentioned… Thank you all for your advice.

[didopage 337]

Let us know how it goes!

[Hundredquestions 0]

Let us know how it goes!

We went to the SS office with his Cuban passport with the I-551 stamp and it worked He should be getting his SS card in the mail within a week or two. Now job hunting with him should be interesting lol...Thanks for all your advice and help.