Maribel&Kyle

The driver's license will always expire when your I-94 expires until you have established permanent residency. People typically wait until they have the EAD card which indicates permanent residency processing or until you have green card in hand. Then your license should be issued for the standard time.
You do not need a new medical if yours was marked as complete (check the form they gave you) and done within the last year. If you did not get all required vaccinations or it has been over a year, you need to check the USCIS Civil Surgeon list and get another I-693 transcribed once you have everything done. Call around since prices vary greatly.
Since you already got your license, you'll have to wait until you have EAD or Green Card and then go back to the DMV and renew your license. And your driver's license has to match other official documentation, so if your maiden name is on everything else (which is would be), you'll have to wait until you can update your social security card and have the EAD or green card in your married last name to take back to the DMV.

All states differ, but TN is the same way. It will only be valid until the visa expires, and then when you get your green card you have to go back and get a regular license.

We had the experience of walking in with hubby's green card, Alberta driver's license and was told we needed a MVR (driver's abstract)
We had his brother go get that for us and mail it. We go back to the DMV with every piece of paperwork we thought we'd need, but his passport, to be told they had to see his I-94 in his passport... DMV people are ridiculous.

Don't get me started on the headache it was to register his imported vehicle....

The DMV is not ridiculous.
Why would anyone need a US driver's license beyond their authorized time in the US? I presume many visa overstays would love to get a DL that lasted longer than their authorized time in the US. This is why many states have this rule.
With a pending AOS, then it's a different matter since the person is authorized to stay until the AOS is adjudicated.

You can change your SSC at the local office as long as you bring your marriage license and passport. They may want other documents so call ahead and ask. I would wait personally and change everything after you receive your EAD or GC. It will be easier to change all documentation at one time. But like others said above your name does not have to be your married name for you to be on your husband health insurance.

Maribel,
It is your choice to change your name. You can do what you want. I never suggested what you should or should not do.
What I said was, that your insurance company cannot make you change your name to get health insurance. That is illegal.
So you do NOT need to change your name to get health insurance. So that is not your problem.
If they cannot insure you under your married name yet, because of your SSN, then there isn't a lot you can do. You can try to take your marriage license and get your name changed on it, but the SSA might not do it for you until you get your Employment authorization in your new married name. EAD means Employment Authorization Document. You apply for that with your big Adjustment of Status packet. You need to apply for Adjustment of status to remain legal in the US.
If this is confusing to you, maybe your husband should come here and read this.

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1k3aos
3. Form I-485: Petition for Alien Relative (note: use the non US Citizen spouse's married name on this form and list previous name/names)
You should actually use the married name on all 3 forms for AOS, if that is the name you will go by from now on.

Then you need to follow the guide:
http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1k3aos
And always, ALWAYS verify current prices at uscis.gov, as they sometimes change and VJ lags behind.

Start reading through the Adjustment of Status guide (AOS) so that you're ready for what you need todo after the wedding.

Yea God!!! So you have the visa in the passport and the envelope that says "Do Not Open." What happens next is you enter the USA through a POE (Port Of Entry) such as the airport or a land border crossing. What happens is when you get to the POE is you will go to secondary, the CBP officer will take your envelope and verify some of the information on your petition such as the address you will be living at. Then after you have cleared the POE you and Kyle will get married within 90 days of your entry. After getting married you will wait for your marriage certificate and then file forms I-485 AOS (Adjustment Of Status), I-131 AP(Advanced Parole) so that you can travel and I-765 EAD(Employment Authorization Document) so that you can work while the AOS is in process. The AP/EAD will take from 60-90 days to get approved and then it will take anywhere from 4mths-1yr for you AOS to be approved. After AOS is approved you will receive your 2 yr GC(Green Card). With the SSN you have the choice of getting it before or after you get married. I would suggest getting it before and just changing your name on it once you get married.

Did you have the lady with the dread locks?

i summited 267 pages of chat, they looked at 4 lol

i like this one:

We used a plastic accordion file as well. The person behind me (also a k1) used a 3-ring binder with no issues.
Congratulations and good luck!

We used a plastic accordion file, obtained from Office Depot, for all of our documents, letters, etc.

I was reading all your post as far as this topic ! You guys are Super ! .. Amost 3 weeks ago My Fiance ( petitioner) got this letter. I dont understand what it really means :-( . It says withing A WEEK but it has been 3 weeks and not Package Sent . Please What should i be doing? I have started collecting the paperwork for the package 3 but i am a little unsure if i am missing something 1. Could You guys number what papers EXACTLY should i send ? 2.How about my Police Checks... Do I need all of them . Should i bring on the interview day or WHEN ? 3. WHen i should get my Medical , After or Before booking an interview? 4 At this point of our case Do You think Should i book our Interview NOW ! Thanks a lot ! I am attaching part of the letter received the 7th of August . Dear Petitioner: The State Department's National Visa Center has recently received an approved I-129F petition filed on behalf of your fianc6. This letter is to let you know that within a week the petition will be forwarded to the appropriate visa-issuing post where your visa interview will take place. The U.S. Embassy/Consulate General will contact your fiance when ready to begin processing his/trer application. Your fiance will soon receive a packet with instructions from the consular section on how to apply for the Kl visa at that post and what documents will be required. In the meantime, you should visit the Department of State's website at www.travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_4323.htm1 to determine if the processing post has any information of which you should be immediately aware. Sincerely, Bureau of Consular Affairs

I don't need to send the affidavit of support with my petition, as long as my fiance has it with him in his interview, correct?
Thank you so much for your help with all my heart. I hope they won't take long on my case because it's very simple and straight-forward.
And in my petition should i write NONE or N/A for all the blanks that are not applicable to us, like being married before, or having children, etc.?

At the interview?

Since when have we known each other. When did we first meet in person. How many times do we see each other. What's his job, and mine. Where are we planning on getting married, does he have a big family, and will my family be coming to the wedding.
I was expecting questions to be a bit scarier than that, but really it wasn't And the person interviewing me was friendly enough.
Oh and... is that police certificate an original? --My police certificate had a stamp, but was not.... uh... not sure if that's the correct english word. Embossed? , so they thought it was a photocopy. It gave me a bit of a scare that they would refuse it and I would need to go get one with embossing, but it all turned out well, in the end.
--- and about that email you got. Hmmm... that's weird. Well, I would just follow their instructions and email them back your current address. And give them a few more days before deciding what to do.

The interview went well it was really easy.
We sent the forms, and the checklist, we didn't include birth certificates or anything like that with the packet 3.

Yeah, it took some time after they had receive the packet 3 to actually log it in their system for us. And once they did we got an email.
Actually , as you can see in my signature, it took 10 days for them to log it in. Don't worry too much yet, it's probably just sitting in a pile of unread mail, they'll get to it.

So from what you said I see no misrepresentation, so I do not see why this might hold everything up. You may get asked about your previous denial at your interview in Montreal, but I see no reason that your P4 is being held up. It says on the Canada Immigration guide to keep calling DOS until your P4 has been sent out. I would also keep checking your email to see if you have received your P4 by email.

This is proof that the Consulate has recieved the package. I received P4 3 days after sending my P3. Do not know what to suggest here. I would keep calling DOS to see if P3 has been logged. If I am wrong someone else please post so.

Here is the DOS phone number:1-202-485-7600 To get to a visa specialist press 1 then 0.
Once P3 has been sent, for the sake of your own sanity give it at least a week before you start calling about it. Again, Montreal is notoriously slow processing documents so there’s no use fretting if you know it’s physically there and it still hasn’t been logged. At this stage, you’re back to calling DOS. They’re open M-F from 8:30am until 5, except for Wednesday’s when they’re closed from 11:30-12:30.
-You’ll want to ask them if P3 has been logged. If it hasn’t, you’ll have to keep calling.
-Once they tell you P3 has been logged, you’ll ask if Packet 4 has been sent out yet? If it has, you will be eligible to schedule your interview.
Note: There have been a LOT of cases of people getting incorrect information from DOS at this stage. Every consulate is different, so even if a representative tells you that your interview will be scheduled for you, this is not the case for K1s right now. As soon as P4 has been sent, you are about to schedule.

It doesn't hurt to call the DOS. It's not like it will affect anything I'm not sure about wait times for your specific visa, or how it's supposed to go, but I know it doesn't hurt to call the DOS

Hi everyone,
I had my interview at the US embassy in London on 29th August and have been approved!!!! I just thought I would add my experience of the process.
TOP TIPs
1. Keep calm and carry on!
Yes I know the whole process is a nightmare but keep on filling in every form, dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's and eventually there are no more forms to fill in and you get to the interview.
2. Dont sweat the small stuff!
If you are like me and have spent hours worrying about a form you have sent in, whether or not you put the right date on, or even signed it, or did it get delivered, or whatever.... then don't worry. I made a whole pile of little errors (including being 2 years out on my sons d.o.b. lol) but was still approved.
3. Take 2 big envelopes
Envelope 1 - should have everything in it that it says to take on the list that you get online when you receive your appt letter.
Envelope 2 - take every other piece of paper you have that you may think possibly could be relevant. I took copies of every form i had filled in... extra photo copies of birth/marriage certs police record checks etc etc
You probably wont need anything out of envelope 2 but its just comforting to know you have it!!
3. They want you to succeed!
I found the embassy staff to be very helpful and fair. Obviously they have a job to do but if you are an honest person in an honest relationship then you have little to fear. They are on your side. I'm pretty sure that they already know 99% if you are approved or not... they just want to give you a looking over!
4. At the Embassy
Read the forums. They are spot on. My appt time was 9am. I arrived at 7.45am and dropped off my overnight bag and iphone etc at Gould's pharmacy (very efficient service). Then I joined the queue. There was probably 15-20 people already there. A couple of ladies check your invite letter and passport then you go through airport style security. I was in the embassy by 8.15am. Hang around waiting for your number to come up and then bingo go to the window.
5. At the window
I struggled to hear the lady behind the window because of the background noise and her Chinese accent made it a little difficult but she was a lovely lady and patient. She asked for various forms (out of envelope 1 lol) and ticked a few boxes and asked if I had paid the fee and did I have the receipt. I had paid the fee but i had forgotten the receipt!!!!! it wasnt even in envelope 2!!! panic panic!! it was left on the floor by my printer in my lounge 200 miles away aaaaghhhhhh!!
She asked her supervisor and after a little bit of discussion they just ticked the boss and trusted me! (I have an honest face!!). All done at the window go back and sit down.
6. At the 2nd window
This window was around the corner in a quieter area and an American young man explained that he needed to ask me a few questions under oath. Raised right hand and repeated the oath. He asked me how we had met? How long ago? How we were going to manage financially? When did I plan to travel? I waffled on a bit until he said you are approved!!!!! They have security glass in-between you and the interviewer which i think is there to stop me kissing him!!!
I was out by 10am, all approved, walking in a daze around the park opposite trying to phone my wife to be at 5am her time she was so pleased lol.
One other recommendation. I stayed overnight at the imperial college near Exhibition Rd which was a cheap and cheerful £59 including cooked breakfast. The place was very clean and only 20 mins away on a Boris bike which is a fantastic way of getting around London on a nice weather day
So now in just over 2 weeks I retire and fly out to the USA and yes im gonna fly 1st class cos I deserve it!!

Our packet 3 should have arrived in Montreal on Frida. So I haven't heard anything yet. I can update this when I do.