AOS AUGUST 2018 FILERS FROM K-1 [merged threads]

[T_P 872]

Alright folks, brand new month right here, you all have made to the AOS phase. Congrats and happy new life together. This thread will be for AOS discussions for those who sent their AOS package in August 2018.....

 

Good luck everyone and couple things,

 

• EAD/AP taking around 4 to 6 months 
  • Expedite Criteria : https://www.uscis.gov/forms/expedite-criteria
• AOS Checklist: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1k3aos 
• USCIS Processing Times Page: https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/
• USCIS Inquiry about your case: https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayONPTForm.do?entryPoint=init&sroPageType=onpt

 

Enjoy

 

Edited August 1, 2018 by T_P

[JMK_IT 134]

Hello all, 

 

New month, new filers! 
My AOS Packet was received in Chicago today. 

 

Good luck to all of you! I look forward to keeping in touch and reporting any progress on our applications 

Edited August 2, 2018 by ababsurd

[Christy&J 837]

Yay good luck ! 

I filed mine in July and still waiting for biometrics appointment which I hope coming up soon ( real soon ) 

I just want get it done done. xD

[tampa83 78]

1 minute ago, Christy&J said:

Yay good luck ! 

I filed mine in July and still waiting for biometrics appointment which I hope coming up soon ( real soon ) 

I just want get it done done. xD

 

Where you able to get your social security number? 

 

I am freaking out :(. We just came from the Social Security office and were told that my fiance's K1 visa is mismatched and we were unable to get the social. 

 

[Christy&J 837]

2 hours ago, tampa83 said:

 

Where you able to get your social security number? 

 

I am freaking out :(. We just came from the Social Security office and were told that my fiance's K1 visa is mismatched and we were unable to get the social. 

 

I went to ssn office 1 day upon my arrival. I got my ssn card 2 weeks later. 

What mismatched with ?

You can try to go to other ssn office

 

[Alabamak1 688]

2 hours ago, tampa83 said:

 

Where you able to get your social security number? 

 

I am freaking out :(. We just came from the Social Security office and were told that my fiance's K1 visa is mismatched and we were unable to get the social. 

 

do you mean perhaps you got manual verification?

[tampa83 78]

20 minutes ago, Alabamak1 said:

do you mean perhaps you got manual verification?

No this was two weeks after his arrival to the US. The mismatch that came up said that his status was a 'resident' even though when the information printed stated K-1 visa. That's the mismatch .

 

[T_P 872]

 

[JayMar2019 2,741]

Hi...I haven't filed just yet (putting back together and want to make copies and review it at least 100 times before I sent it out). I will submitting my husband's AOS/EAD/AP package by next Wednesday (Friday is the latest). So I will be an August Filer. We got married on July 22nd. I figured I will say hi now so that way I can follow the thread since you guys will be my "new filing family".

 

Good luck everyone in advance!

[debbie_payne73 8]

One more Aug 2018 filer here :) best of luck, guys! 

[PRC Rabbit 40]

We expect to send  our AOS package from k1 today or tomorrow. I assembled the forms w/ supporting documents over the last 2 weeks.  Once I  drafted the Cover Page it got much easier as it was Table of Contents for the entire package. Reminded me of assembling the interview package.

neil & jing

[JMK_IT 134]

On 8/2/2018 at 4:35 PM, tampa83 said:

Where you able to get your social security number? 

 

I am freaking out :(. We just came from the Social Security office and were told that my fiance's K1 visa is mismatched and we were unable to get the social. 

I had a terrible experience too with my local social security administration. I should have checked the reviews of that office before going there, which confirmed the low quality of service. Unfortunately not all the administrations can grant the same level of efficiency. 

I requested my SSN a week after coming with my K1 and in 3 months it never came in the mail. I called and went back to the office multiple times and I was never given the same answer about the status of my request. Each time a different story! I was first told it was pending, then I was told they were experiencing what they called "administrative delays", then that my request never went through, then that it was lost, then that I requested the number too soon, I was even told "I don't know" by a SSA employee over the phone. Very frustrating. In the end my I94 expired so they refused to look into it anymore. 

I just let it go and requested a new one in the EAD form. 

If your I94 is still valid you could try to go to a new SSA and explain your situation, but don't worry too much  

 

Edited August 6, 2018 by ababsurd

[george.conley 35]

Dropped off AOS Packet today along with EAD and AP. Have a trip overseas for mid-December.  is that wishful thinking?

[JMK_IT 134]

2 hours ago, george.conley said:

Dropped off AOS Packet today along with EAD and AP. Have a trip overseas for mid-December.  is that wishful thinking?

I'm in a similar situation. I filed on July 29 and my timeline says I should be getting the AP right in mid-December. Hoping it won't go beyond that as I'm making plans for NYE.  😫

[tampa83 78]

5 hours ago, ababsurd said:

I had a terrible experience too with my local social security administration. I should have checked the reviews of that office before going there, which confirmed the low quality of service. Unfortunately not all the administrations can grant the same level of efficiency. 

I requested my SSN a week after coming with my K1 and in 3 months it never came in the mail. I called and went back to the office multiple times and I was never given the same answer about the status of my request. Each time a different story! I was first told it was pending, then I was told they were experiencing what they called "administrative delays", then that my request never went through, then that it was lost, then that I requested the number too soon, I was even told "I don't know" by a SSA employee over the phone. Very frustrating. In the end my I94 expired so they refused to look into it anymore. 

I just let it go and requested a new one in the EAD form. 

If your I94 is still valid you could try to go to a new SSA and explain your situation, but don't worry too much  

 

Thank you so much for this! I take it that you went ahead and got married and applied for AOS without the social security number?

 

We got the license to marry and will wait a few more days for the SSN. In the meantime I am trying to get through USCIS Tier 2 officers and see if they can fix the problem🙌🏻.

I wanted to get the SSN for my fiancé so he’s able to get his drivers license with not too much of a hassle.