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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: New Zealand
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Hi,

When I arrived in the USA back in November on my K-1 visa I went and applied for my SSN. No issues there. SSN number and card received.

Now, 3 months later, I have received my EAD, do I need to go back to the Social Security off to show them I am now eligible to work, or can I just start working without notifying Social Security?

Thanks!!

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Have a look at your card. It should say "valid for work only with USCIS authorization" or something similar. The EAD is the USCIS authorization. So you are good to go. You don't need to to anything, you can start working.

Once you get your GC you should go back to the SSA and show it to them, and they will send you a new card (same number but without the above annotation).

Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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~Moved from K-1 Process to Working and Traveling During US Immigration Forum~

~Inquiry about EAD, not K-1 related~

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Completed: K1/K2 (271 days) - AOS/EAD/AP (134 days) - ROC (279 days)

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Finland
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I am curious about whether it's NECESSARY to go back and get the wording removed, or just optional? Also, will they remove that wording when my husband gets his 2-year green card, or only after ROC and the 10-year one?

He currently has the "valid only with DHS authorization" wording on his SS card, and we have our AOS interview next week. Assuming we're approved for AOS, I would rather avoid going back to our very overcrowded Social Security office since we had to wait nearly three hours the first time we went ... so I certainly don't want to go unless it's something everyone recommends we do.

Why is it necessary or even recommended to remove that wording? We haven't had any issues so far ...?

Relationship since April 2006

K-1 Visa: I-129F filed November 6, 2012, NOA2 May 17, 2013, Interview and Approval July 24, 2013

POE San Diego, September 13, 2013, Wedding October 25, 2013

AOS filed November 19, 2013, EAD/AP received January 30, 2014, interview and AOS Approval on February 27, 2014.

ROC filed December 3, 2015, NOA1 12/4/15, Biometrics 12/31/15, ROC Approval on June 16, 2016, 10-Year Green Card received June 22, 2016.

N400 filed September 14, 2023, same day acceptance and Biometric Reuse notice, Interview on 2/13/24: Passed and same day oath. ALL DONE WITH USCIS.

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Detailed Timeline Below!

 

Relationship:
2006 April 01: Met online, music site, 2007 February 20: Met in person, Finland, 2007 - 2012 met several times in Finland and California

K-1 Visa:
2012 November 06: Sent I-129F (NOA1 on 11/9/2012)
2013 May 14: Contacted Congressman
2013 May 17: I-129F NOA2 Approved
2013 June 03: NVC Received (NVC left 6/6/13)
2013 June 10: Consulate Received, 2013 June 13: Medical, 2013 June 25: Sent Packet 3/4
2013 July 24: Interview in Helsinki, 2013 July 27: Visa Received
2013 September 13: POE to USA, San Diego

AOS:
2013 October 22: SSN Received
2013 October 25: Wedding, San Marcos, CA
2013 November 19: AOS, AP, EAD sent (NOA 1 on 11/22/13)
2013 December 17: Biometrics, San Marcos, CA, 2013 December 24: Online status changed to Testing/Interview

2014 January 23: Interview notice mailed (for 2/27), 2014 January 24: EAD card production, AP approval (card received 1/30/2014)

2014 February 27: Interview and Approval, GC in production (card received March 6, 2014)

 

ROC:

2015 December 03: mailed I-751 package

2015 December 04: NOA1 extension letter, 2015 December 31: Biometrics appointment

2016 June 16: Approval - Online status changed to Document Production, mailed 6/20/16

2016 June 22: 10-Year Green Card Received, done with USCIS for a while!

 

N-400 Citizenship:

2023 September 14: filed N-400 online

2023 September 14: same day acceptance notice and "Biometrics Reuse" notice

2023 December 28: notice of interview scheduled for February 13, 2024

2024 February 13: naturalization interview (five-year rule) passed, same day oath - now a US Citizen and done with USCIS!

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I am curious about whether it's NECESSARY to go back and get the wording removed, or just optional? Also, will they remove that wording when my husband gets his 2-year green card, or only after ROC and the 10-year one?

He currently has the "valid only with DHS authorization" wording on his SS card, and we have our AOS interview next week. Assuming we're approved for AOS, I would rather avoid going back to our very overcrowded Social Security office since we had to wait nearly three hours the first time we went ... so I certainly don't want to go unless it's something everyone recommends we do.

Why is it necessary or even recommended to remove that wording? We haven't had any issues so far ...?

You are supposed to update the SSA with your status (permanent resident). I can't remember where I read that though. You can remove the annotation with the conditional green card.

Once you have the annotation removed it means you don't have to show your green card to your employer when you start work and fill in your I-9. You can just show them your SS card and your drivers license.

Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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You are supposed to update the SSA with your status (permanent resident). I can't remember where I read that though. You can remove the annotation with the conditional green card.

Once you have the annotation removed it means you don't have to show your green card to your employer when you start work and fill in your I-9. You can just show them your SS card and your drivers license.

Sounds reasonable. :thumbs:

Completed: K1/K2 (271 days) - AOS/EAD/AP (134 days) - ROC (279 days)

"Si vis amari, ama" - Seneca

 

 

 

Filed: Other Country: Philippines
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Hi,

When I arrived in the USA back in November on my K-1 visa I went and applied for my SSN. No issues there. SSN number and card received.

Now, 3 months later, I have received my EAD, do I need to go back to the Social Security off to show them I am now eligible to work, or can I just start working without notifying Social Security?

Thanks!!

You can. My wife has been working for almost a year and her SS card still has that silly stamp on it. wink.png After all the EAD is authorization to work from DHS, as is a green card.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Yemen
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Hi,

When I arrived in the USA back in November on my K-1 visa I went and applied for my SSN. No issues there. SSN number and card received.

Now, 3 months later, I have received my EAD, do I need to go back to the Social Security off to show them I am now eligible to work, or can I just start working without notifying Social Security?

Thanks!!

Did you apply for your EAD separately (before you filed for AOS). My fiancé is arriving Wednesday, and he would like to begin working asap. Our wedding is March 28th, so he would like to get things moving before the wedding. I know we have to send in AOS paperwork for him right after the wedding, but I read somewhere that the EAD was part of the AOS so that you don't have to pay separately for both. Or, when you apply for AOS do they send you the EAD first?

Also, I see that most people are going to get their SS card right away. I'm thinking we should do this so that he can open a bank account, etc.... correct?

Thanks in advance for any info you can give!

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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filing for an EAD before marriage is a wait-on-the-pain exercise.

why? Usually the EAD arrives close to the I-94 expiration date, or a bit thereafter,

and expires the day the I-94 expires.

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