neptune970

Checked my email this morning and AOS was approved. Green card in production, receiving soon. WOW. This is awesome.

This means we don't have to deal with USCIS for a while right (and we can travel!)? We get our temp green card for 2 years and renew it 90 days before it expires, then get 10 year one, right? I don't see a guide for after AOS approval so let me know if I'm wrong!

My MA marriage certificate does not have anything in the line Name after Marriage.... I had no problems getting my SSN in my married name...

Kez

Really, those at the city hall where I was said I had to fill in everything!

Thanks,

I'll try doing that. I hope they're ok with it. If not any ideas what the court order process is like?

Hi folks,

My husband and I married in Nov. of last year in Massachusetts. In our marriage certificate there was a line that said "last name" and then "new name after marriage" (or something like that). Well, I put maiden name for both. I didn't want to change my last name until we had our religious ceremony. But now I'm thinking I could have put my new married name (my husband's last name) anyway and just not have gone down to the SSA office until I chose to do so, right? Well, now my question is can I still go down there (and all the other places RMV, passport, etc) with this certificate and change my name? I figure the important thing is we got married, right? I've seen other posts here where people say that their certificate didn't even ask the name after marriage question. What do you guys think?

We got our EAD approved on the 6th and received it on the 11th. Not bad! I'm sure everyone's cards are coming along.

Is is possible to have one's EAD approved (form submitted with AOS) even while having delays for AOS...or RFEs?

Thanks Senka

Get an infopass appt and ask to speak to an immigration officer. Make sure they know its an innocent mistake

How do I do that?

Sigh, I was SOO on top of things during the K-1 process, I knew every rule, form, etc like the back of my hand, and I was virtually on this site everyday...correction...I was on this site everyday hehe, but with my babe here and my all consuming job, I am so back tracked it's not even funny. Hmm...so any info on infopass would be greatly appreciated

For everyone else..... for the love of Pasta, don't wait until the last day to get married!!!! I mean, really....why? Is three or four days more going to tell you something about your fiancee that you don't already know? Their demonic side won't appear until the 23rd hour of the 89th day? Leave at LEAST a week for a buffer.

I totally agree and I take full responsibility. I tried 2 weeks beforehand but things kept popping up that made it impossible for me to get my license. I couldn't take time off work, and the one time I did, they wouldn't give it to me because they were closing in 20 minutes and they said it takes at least half hour to fill out (when I finally did fill it out last Wed, it literally took 5 minutes). Then they keep it for three days so I didn't get it until Monday. Then the officiant couldn't marry us Monday or Tuesday and we convinced her to marry us this morning before she went to work! (She was sooo great!!). SIGH I guess all the excuses in the world couldn't justify me doing this sooner....but I've definitely learned my lesson.

And one more thing....I'm not letting him leave to go back to his country if I have to handcuff him to my side lol

Thanks everyone for your opinions/advice. I'm definitely breathing a little easier now. And most importantly.....I'm MARRIED!!!!! Wow!

So, I thought the 90 days was just 3 months after my SO arrived...i.e. he arrived the 30th of august, had until the 30th of nov. well now i'm seeing his i-94 says it expires the 28th and we got married this morning. am i in deep doo-doo? has someone else done this?

(PS Please don't be mean...I already feel bad enough about this is as it is!!)

http://www.mjpa.org/map/detail.cfm?area=met

Thanks a bunch.

Anyone know of a justice of the peace in Boston (or neighboring towns) that speaks Spanish?

Any corrections/changes would have to be done in the SSA office, since they need to see the document(s). If the name you want is what's on the I-94 I would get it corrected now.

A million thanks mdyoung for your help. I went in there with print outs of the links you posted and fully armed with the information on there...and she quickly made the change, and told us the new SS card will be in the mail shortly. The whole thing took less than 5 minutes. AWESOME!!

yay no more "jealous" messages...hehe. CONGRATS!

When applying for a job, did any of the USC's write a letter to the employer identifying themselves as a reference to the applicant and also stating what the I-94 is and that he is indeed authorized to work? (this is especially for those whose fiance's don't speak English very well and don't have any references).

My fiance is going to a job interview tomorrow and I was just wondering if a letter written on his behalf from me might help any...

Thanks..

They usually automatically drop the second last name. My naturalization certificate and my passport have both of my last names, but my SSN card only has one....so confusing. I kind of wanted to keep both last names, but I was never given a choice, they chose for me!

Which one does your SSN have? Your dad's?

okay so now my question is would you wait to get the card in the mail and call them to make the correction or would you call them now and see if they'd change it over the phone?

https://s044a90.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0100202105

RM 00202.105 Form SS-5 Item 1 — Name

NOTE: The name in line 1 must agree with the name shown on the document submitted as evidence of identity, allowing for the applicant's option to use initials rather than a full first and/or middle name.

https://s044a90.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203200#E

RM 00203.200 Evidence of Identity for an SSN Card

ALIEN: Adult Age 18 and older

1. Primary Evidence

Request a current U.S. immigration document and an unexpired foreign passport.

-- Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (includes temporary I-551 stamp/machine readable immigrant visa (MRIV) in combination with an unexpired foreign passport when the I-551 Permanent Resident Card has not yet been issued)

-- Form I-94, Arrival/departure Record in combination with an unexpired foreign passport

-- Form I-766, Employment Authorization card

-- Form I-688B, Employment Authorization card

Government talk confuses me. His passport says both names, his visa says both names, his i-194 says his mother's last name....

Months and monthsa go I posted on the K-1 forum my concern over my fiance's last name. He uses his mother's last name for everything but in his national identity card his name is listed as "father's last name, mother's last name" cuz as we all know most latin american countries if not all use both last names. I was told repeatedly when I posted that when he enters the US and on his application he can continue to just use his mother's last name because in the US we only have one. I thought it was strange that we could just "choose" which one to use. But anyway, I went forth with the K-1 process just using his mother's last name. Now lo and behold when he went to get his Social Security card, they wouldn't accept his mother's last name. They said that only his father's last name will do. Can they do that?? How can they choose which last name is valid and which is not valid?? I couldn't go with him to the SS office so my brother took him so they just accepted it. And I'm too afraid to call thinking they might put the process on hold until it's worked out. They did say to him that he can legally change it afterwards...yeah for around $200. I really don't understand this....

When requesting an SSN card, the documents presented, as evidence must be either originals or copies certified by the issuing agency. SSA will not accept uncertified or notarized photocopies as evidence.

We are using his original birth certificate, which is certified up the whazoo by like 3 Ministerios from his country...and notarized as well by the U.S. Embassy for a touch of good luck...hehe.

Ugh, really hope this will do!!

Does anyone have examples of the evidence documents they used for their SSN application?

We're submitting his i-94, his foreign passport, and his birth certificate...in spanish, but notarized in english by the embassy. Is this sufficient?

Thanks everyone for your wonderful encouragement and support. Everything went smoothly today and he was even able to get his temp stamp All in all, it's been an awsome day!!!! I'm so happy to have him here and sometimes I have to look at him just to make sure he's really there!

Well I guess this is the last step in this forum?! I'm picking up my honey at the airport tomorrow morning!!!!!! Whoo hoo Exactly 12 hours from now.....

It's been a little over 8 months...I wonder if we'll look different to each other!

checkout the guides section: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...amp;page=k1flow this flow chart will outline the steps.

medical and interview weren't the same day for us, medical tends to be first and you bring the forms/vaccination card with you to the interview.

i am still waiting for imbra want to know if i am alone

holy #######! you've been waiting a long time. have you tried contacting them? maybe it got permanently lost in the mail. you're very patient....I think I would've called a month ago!