Paper work AFTER Marriage

[kp21 0]

Hello all!

Finally got hitched last week in California and trying to start all my paper work for temp green card, EAD, and SS#. Can anyone tell me if we need to do the SS# FIRST in order to do the temp gc etc??? Also when applying for a SS# I'm assuming I'll need our certified copy of marriage certificate to prove my last name change? HELP!!!

Thanks!!!

[boom132 0]

I am also interested in the next steps... just got married yesterday... have a K1... now what!?

[LionessDeon 2,060]

 

As far as SS#, my husband arrived and wthin 2 weeks we applied fo rhis SS#. It's a bit different when the foreign spouse is female.  But what I understand you should apply right after POE and prior to marriage due to the name change issue.  Someone else can better advise on that.

 

As far as what is next, it is in the guides. Go to the AOS forum and review posts on AOS and SS applications.  Time to do some research.

Edited January 18, 2017 by LionessDeon

[kp21 0]

11 minutes ago, LionessDeon said:

 

As far as SS#, my husband arrived and wthin 2 weeks we applied fo rhis SS#. It's a bit different when the foreign spouse is female.  But what I understand you should apply right after POE and prior to marriage due to the name change issue.  Someone else can better advise on that.

 

As far as what is next, it is in the guides. Go to the AOS forum and review posts on AOS and SS applications.  Time to do some research.

Ok, so I found the AOS forum...but where the heck do i start with all of this?? We thought we had to wait to get the SSN because my last name was going to change. I dont have a SSN, and need to apply for and EAD, AND temp gc. Where should I start??!!

[boom132 0]

Yeaa... just going to the AOS section doesn't help much... especially when the first sticky post is dated 2006!

 

Just a quick run-down of the forms needed to start with would be helpful... I understand we can apply for 3 things at once!?

 

-Jason

[Penguin_ie 5,984]

***** Moving from K1 to AOS from Family Visa forum ****

[Karlzy 20]

I waited until I was married to go and get my SSN ... I took all my documents, but all they wanted to see was my passport, i-94 print out (showing the date I entered and under what visa) and my certified marriage licence to prove name change ... 

In terms of paperwork - I'll post the coverletter I enclosed in my AOS Packet  .... 

 

To Whom It May Concern:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680- 4120 

Nature of the submission: I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

Enclosed please find:

Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status,
Form I-864 Affidavit of Support,
Form I-131 Application for Travel Document,
Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization;
and all supporting documents.

My eligibility is based on admission as the fiancé of a U.S. citizen and subsequent marriage to that citizen within 90 days of entry.

Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status 
Includes:
• 2 photographs & receipt for photographs
• Check in the amount of $1225.00 made payable to the US Department of Homeland Security
• Copy of my foreign birth certificate
• Copy of my foreign divorce certificate
• Copy of passport page with K-1 Visa
• Copy of passport page with biographic information
• Vaccination supplement (Vaccination Documentation Medical Worksheet)
• Form G-325A, Biographic Information Sheet
• Affidavit of Support (Form I-864) which also includes tax documents, also proof of U.S. Citizenship which includes copy of the biographic data page of sponsor’s U.S. Passport and a copy of the US Sponsor’s birth certificate.
• Evidence of eligibility which includes a copy of approval notice for I-129F, copy of marriage certificate, Form I-94 (electronic copy).

Form I-131, Application for Travel Document
Includes:
• 2 photographs
• Initial Evidence which includes a copy of an official photo identity document (passport identity page)
• A copy of Form I-94 and K1 visa to show my present status in the United States
• Marriage Certificate to note the name change (Copy)
• Notarized Affidavit of Legal Change of Name (copy) 

Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
Includes:
• 2 photographs
• A copy of Form I-94
• A copy of a Federal Government-issued identity document which includes my Visa issued by a foreign consulate
• Passport Identity Page
• Marriage Certificate to note the name change (Copy)
• Notarized Affidavit of Legal Change of Name (copy) 

 

I'm still paranoid I'll get an RFE ... lol 

[kp21 0]

Thank you so much!!! But heres my next question...our marriage cert stuff was mailed back to original office and now we have to wait probably weeks and weeks to get that back. I have a interim certificate from our officiant but it doesnt have my name change stuff on it. My I-94 expires on Feb 18th.....what should I do???

[kp21 0]

Karlzy-- I have my "customer copy" that we received when getting our initial marriage license. It has my name change info on there...will that work??  

[Unlockable 7,306]

It is not just the AOS section you study. It is also the guides.

 

This site has everything you need to know from start to finish in the guides section.

[Karlzy 20]

KP21 - That customer copy will have the reference number on it yes? 

You can call the local registry and find out if it's been lodged - if it has - you can just go into the office and pay for / collect a certified copy 

 

The Customer copy won't count, as it doesn't have the Officiant / witness signature etc etc ... 

[LionessDeon 2,060]

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1k3aos

 

http://www.visajourney.com/content/ssn

 

 

[LionessDeon 2,060]

15 minutes ago, kp21 said:

Thank you so much!!! But heres my next question...our marriage cert stuff was mailed back to original office and now we have to wait probably weeks and weeks to get that back. I have a interim certificate from our officiant but it doesnt have my name change stuff on it. My I-94 expires on Feb 18th.....what should I do???

Well now you will have to either wait or go apply in your maiden name. 

I'm so surprised people don't look ahead for what is to come. Getting the K1 visa issued is only half way point. 

[kp21 0]

6 minutes ago, LionessDeon said:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1k3aos

 

http://www.visajourney.com/content/ssn

 

 

Yes, I'm aware of those links/info. Thanks.

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

1 hour ago, kp21 said:

Yes, I'm aware of those links/info. Thanks.

If you are aware of those links/info...then what are your specific questions about it. As far as I know It's all in there unless I missed smth.

 

As far as the social security number you might be able to apply in your married name and you might not. Vjer's have very differing experiences on that since the offices will tell you different things. You'll just have to go in to your office and ask. The name they search in SAVE to verify your eligibilty for the SSC has to match the latest immigration document, in this case the i-94 which is then in the maiden name. In most cases verification is immidiate and in some cases it can take weeks (took 8 weeks for mine).

Sometimes ppl have been told after they are married that they have to wait for ead... which isn't the case...but when told this it might be hard to argue...

Anyhow.. start with a trip to the local SSO.. see if you can apply without issues asap...

The aos/ead/ap don't require a ssn.

 

Edit: oh right you didn't have the certificate? Yea then maiden name for application...and change it after ead..

Edited January 18, 2017 by Suss&Camm