SP1988

If combo is approved for EAD and AP is there a realistic timeframe for how long it should take for GC

@K1visaHopefuljust got wifes EAD and AP combo approval today. Just to avoid confusion with the EAD do i need to go to SSA office and get a new SSC for my wife with my last name on it? Or will SSA send me a new one with my last name?

Just got my EAD and AP combo approval today. Now the waiting game for 485 is next

Also got i-131 case closed. Honestly the EAD is more important in my case and its been stuck for a month on "case taking longer than expected". Whole process is frustrating

Same here its been saying taking longer than usual for EAD when supposedly it should have been approved 2 weeks ago for me. AP just says case received

16 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

Your EAD comes from a USCIS card production facility.

Your SSN card comes from SSA head office in MD.

They do not come together. 

Usually two weeks apart. 

If longer than two weeks, call SSA HO in MD, NOT your local SSA office. 

Was i supposed to get notification from the SSA that a new one was being processed since i requested it on I765??

@K1visaHopeful quick question does SSC with new last name arrive with I765 card or should i expect them to come separately and if so how far apart from each other would you estimate it takes

We did biometrics yesterday. Anybody know usually what happens next other than a waiting game?

6 minutes ago, JaredShadkin said:

 

Certainly possible, especially if your interview is waived.

Seems as though the Chicago Service Center is one of the fastest according to VJ Member Timelines - so it also highly depends upon the Service Center where your case will be adjudicated. 

 

But it's always better to plan for 6-9 months versus banking on 3 months, both for personal sanity and logistical reasons. 

Aw man....well i did it through texaa hopefully it isnt as bad. What determines interview waiver or not??

Question guys is it too optimistic to assume GC should arrive within 90 days of biometrics interview? It seems a lot of october/november/december filers have gotten it just wondering if us february people can get motivated or so

NOA1 for I-485, 765, 131: FEB 10

Biometrics appointment notice: FEB 13

Biometrics appointment: MAR 07

really hope this process goes by quicker than K1 Visa.

14 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

@SP1988 That is the procedure for before marriage. 

No problem at all: It's rare for SSA to issue a married name SSN after K1 marriage. That's why we always recommend the procedure we've been telling you @SP1988 for a few weeks.

This occursance above happens maybe in about 1 out of 500 tries which is why we never recommend to go to SSA after marriage and apply in the married name and always recommend to go before marriage and apply in the maiden name only. 

 

*The official name change document is the MC not the SSN. Official name change documents are MCs, DDs, adoption papers or legal name change documents through the court system, etc.

The SSN is only a personally identifying document with the name changed. It's not a legal name change document.

Kind of but it's your wife's name now too not yours. 

Maiden name and married name is how you'll need to learn it by in order to understand the forms she'll need to fill out for the next 7 years. 

Learning it now will be helpful to avoid confusion later.

No!! Not after marriage and not in the married name. That's what the I765 and I485 forms are for. 

 

 

Has she attempted to read the VJ guides about SSNs yet or join the monthly AOS filers thread so she can learn some basics about her process?

But the member above me went to SSA with the marriage certificate and got the new SSC with new name. Wouldnt that just be quicker than? Regardless i doubt i cant do it now and have to wait for it in the mail since i requested it both on the 485 and 765 but it seems it could have been quicker like the person above me did

40 minutes ago, snewbery said:

Since my wife just went through this I will post our experience.

 

1. to move quickly after US entry we applied for a Marriage License in Colorado before going to the Social Security office. The County required her to sign an affidavit stating that she did not have a SSN at the time we applied for the license.

 

2. We went to the Social Security office with all the required documents (her Argentine passport with K1 Visa and POE stamp, I-94 form and just in case, her I-797 form from the I-129F submission). All was OK and they approved the SSN request using her maiden name.

 

3. We got married, submitted the completed marriage license and waited for the recorded Marriage Certificate to come back in the mail.

 

4. We went back to the Social Security office with the Marriage Certificate and requested her name change due to marriage. No problem at all and we got the updated SS card in the mail days later. That was the first official name change document.

 

5. I completed and submitted the I-485, I-864 and I-131 using her new married name which should result in an AP and green card in her new name.

 

But if i requested a SSC through 485 and 765 i should get a SSC with my last name now is what im tracking.

Or should i go anyway to SSA and get it myself?

Just got charged lets go. Guess im officially processed

1 minute ago, madmanmike said:

Thanks. I read another thread that talked about calling, but the recommendation is to wait until 30 days to call. So I will give it a couple more weeks before I call. 
 

The K1 wait was agony, but at least we got quick confirmation that they received our application. 
 

BooHoo. Poor poor me. 😂 Trying to keep a sense of humor. 

My main concern is i think i didnt send enough passport pictures since i only sent two along the 485 not for 765 or 131.

Dont wanna wait a month just to get it kicked back and waste time. Oh well

Thanks crazy cat i was worried. Guess its just a waiting game now

Anyway officially a Feb guy

Filed AOS :Feb05

Delivered to lockbox: Feb06

Sent mine on monday the 5th but i sent to Dallas lockbox cause im in texas but im hearing everyone sends to chicago regardless is this correct?

It states delivered on tracking but no notification and payment hasnt gone through either.

On 2/7/2024 at 4:22 AM, Tzgeneration said:

I can’t guarantee, it depends on the person who receives your case, have they cashed the check? If so then they have accepted the case. I don’t think they can send the whole package back for that. Good luck 

Now im confused i sent AOS to dallas lockbox cause i live in Texas and uscis website stated that but im hearing all AOS regardless where filed go to chicago. Did i mess up?

11 hours ago, Tzgeneration said:

Sent 2 passport photos I765, I 485 2 passport photos. I think you will be fine. If they need anything, they will let you know. My husband never sent in i131 since he won’t be traveling soon. Good luck.

Would they take it and send RFE for photos or more like return the whole package to me

Had a quick question just sent everything today. Did each form require passport photos? I sent two attached to the 485 but not for the 765 and 131. Is it going to get kicked back??

Also i noticed a question that said current immigration status on the 485. What is the appropriate answer for K1 is it just "pending adjustment of status'?

9 minutes ago, OldUser said:

It depends whether she wants to change name now (good opportunity) or at N-400 stage (good opportunity).

 

She has to put maiden name in other names used whenever she decides to use married name on immigration forms.

 

Putting married name will result in GC issued in married name.

 

Putting maiden name will result in GC issued in maiden name.

 

Getting GC in married name means names won't match on her foreign passport and GC, meaning she either has to:

- Get passport replaced with married name OR

- Carry marriage certificate whenever travelling internationally to explain difference between name in passport and GC

She wants to change now like i said again im fine either way but sincd she wants to change it i want to see how to do it efficiently. The SSN question on the form is what confuses me on the 485 and 765. If she already has one under her maiden name do we put no we dont want one and do tbat down the line at the SSA or do we put yes and USCIS does the legwork for ssc under my name?

l i just wanted to confirm something you said on my thread just to make sure i dont make a mistake. I ended up getting my wife SSN through the SSA using her maiden name. I just finished doing the 485 and 765 and 131. Do i fill them out according to you then using my last name and under other names use her maiden name? Or do i continue to fill out 485 765 and 131 all under her maiden name and then down the line change her name?

Also even though she has a SSN now do i still check yes under 485 and 765 that i want a SS card? I understood that by putting yes they will send a replacement under my last name now or is that not how its done?

Sorry for all the questions its just a bit confusing thank you