US Immigration from Brazil

I m currently filing my wife's N-400 online and gathering the documents to apply based on the 5-year rule. She has been a permanent resident since October 2017 and has only traveled outside the U.S. once, for two weeks. However, I noticed that her passport does not have a re-entry stamp showing her return to the U.S. What should I do in this case?

HI. My Husband filed my petition online (I-130) in hopes of getting the Receipt notice immediately, and save papers when mailing the I-485 (AOS) concurrently. However, it has been 40 days and no mail of the receipt notice received, and no PDF file of the receipt notice available for printing on his online USCIS account. We only have the receipt number as provided on the online status ("Case Received and notice of receipt has been sent"). My husband is a US. I am from Brazil. This is my second time to visit US and decided to stay for good. my I-94 recent travel has stay validity until July 2025 though. We are very anxious on how long can be a concurrent filing be accepted since we cant mail the I-485 without the actual copy of the receipt notice. We now regret this move and should've just filed I-130 by paper together with I-485 as concurrent.

We are wondering if a receipt number is enough, and writing a statement to explain why there's no notice of receipt received to be attached on the concurrent filing, and provide the payment receipt of the online I130 and the page copy of the online USCIS account of my husband that details the status, history, and receipt number of the online I130 filed. Reddit and Youtube are not helpful either.

If someone had a similar situation, I would greatly appreciate if you share your experience, and provide the steps you took with this situation.

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Hello All,

Another question of inquiry. When my wife and I worked with our Attorney and we went through the process of filling out the forms, one element we selected was to have her Social Security Number issued in line with the application process. This is in lieu of making it another separate step in the process. Her EAD card was received at the attorney's office, so that's a great thing!! We were told that the SSN Card would follow in a couple weeks. It's closing out on a couple weeks, and they still haven't received it. While this is not a major pressing issue as she'll only need to have it, along with the EAD card once she she secures a job, I am just trying to avoid multiple trips to the attorney's office since it seems both items are destined to land there.

My question is...Does anyone have a time frame for when most SSN Cards get mailed out, and is there any benefit for signing up for the SSA government site to confirm it was issued or if she's even in their system yet?

We'll make the trip to the field office if necessary, but if we don't have to, that's acceptable as well.

Thanks for any information you may have on my inquiry.

Hello Everyone,

I know not everyone's case or circumstances are the same. As well, processing centers I'm certain run on different intervals as well. I simply wanted to provide some information that might be helpful/reassuring for you. As of yesterday 4/10, my wife and I received notification that her I-765 (EAD) application was "Approved". We submitted on January 14th of 2025 (Along with the I-485, I-130, and I-131). Her first biometrics was on 2/28, however we got recalled due to her fingerprints and had a second biometrics on 3/20. Based on those calculations, her I-765 was approved in 86 days. I full believe it would have been less (65 days or so) had we not had to go back for the 2nd biometrics. That alone delayed things 3 weeks. At any rate, I know my commentary may not speak to every situation, but if you're looking for some generalities for time frames, I thought you might like to hear about our outcome. We're excited that she will soon be able to work, drive and feel more included here in the US. Onward and forward!!