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Then he should get a non-drivers license. It matters for several reasons (1) He can prove during AOS that he lives in the same place as you do if necessary (2) he needs an ID so that he doesn't have to use his passport everywhere (if the passport gets lost it will be an issue; trust me, I lost mine in the US and it was a pain!).
 
Usually you have to have an unexpired i-94 to get a drivers license. Though it varies by state and in some you can get it with the receipt that USCIS got your AOS application. It varies a lot so check requirements for your state and search VJ. In some you can only do it before K1 expires. It can get tricky.
 
Moreover, the time frame for the social security number can be short because it depends on the i-94 (the date given to him when he gets into the US, it might be the 90 days in which you guys have to marry). Here is the guide:
 
http://www.visajourney.com/content/ssn
 
If you don't file on time then he cannot get a SSN and he cannot be on the joint account (better to produce one for AOS) or get his own personal account. He will have to wait until he gets the EAD to get a SSN if he doesn't do it following the guide (so like 4 months!).
 
 
 

There is no K1 work permit if this kind.
 
The work authorization is applied along with AOS. It is an EAD, basically a card that will prove he is authorized to work. Even though you are correct that it should take 90 days, now it has been taking around 120 days, so closer to 4 months. 
 
People answering phones usually have no clue because the only thing they do is answer phones. They are not really officers deciding on cases. To get to an officer I think you need like a receipt number. Maybe you can get a infopass appointment to ask someone directly but I don't know if there you get to talk to an officer. 
 
You will find plenty of threads on the matter on VJ and there is a lot of disagreement. If all you are doing is planning a business, that should be fine because even in visitor visa you can have a meeting to have an investment or plan a future business. The issue is that you wanted him to be in class and teach class, or something of the sort. That is not possible.
 
Also, you should not compare what you can do to what he can or cannot do. You are a US citizen. Like this:
 
 
The "logic" for US citizen is not the same "logic" as for someone who is not a US citizen nor a permanent resident. Even what a US citizen an a permanent resident can and cannot do are different. Until he gets the EAD he will be in limbo. 
 
Instead of focusing on the business you need to also focus on other more important things, like how can he get a drivers license in your state (not always easy with a K1 and there is a short time frame to do it), how to get him a bank account or add him to your bank account, collecting proof of bona fide marriage, etc. If you don't get that in order you will get an RFE during AOS and you could be looking at 6 months for the EAD.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ah OK, gotcha -- in my state we call it a State ID. Yes, will definitely get that! And thanks for the tip on the SSN process! 
 
 

I am sorry, I really didn't mean to be rude. I am grateful for the responses and am indeed listening. If I didn't suspect there might be an issue, I wouldn't be asking this question. 
 
I am surprised to hear that looking after friends and family's children for free is considered working illegally. I really didn't know that. I am really sorry but it appears I am just not informed which is why I am trying to inform myself.
 
Is there a resource which presents these kinds of rules and information online? You said "law", where does one find this information written? Or people's experiences? 

I really do apologize, I am learning here. 

Not paying him does not make it less work. He would be teaching is he is helping in classes. He could assist you in preparing the classes outside of the classroom (it would still be a grey area and many might say it is work, but at least is not as evident as actually teaching). 
 
If you want to put him on the website you can add the note: Starting in Spring 2018 (or something like that) to make clear he is available at that moment. Otherwise, in a background check that could easily come up and get you in trouble.
 
Volunteer in this case is not volunteer. He is working really even if unpaid because if he were not available you would be hiring someone else. It is not like he is picking trash from the street or volunteering in a soup kitchen. Even in those cases sometimes they require an EAD.
 

April 5s, there were 9 of them too lol
 
 
Just wanted to put this out there for those that havent read this update. Got this from the March Thread
 
 

Hello all...first to all thanks for the uplifting and sympathetic words after my previous post! For some reason VJ did not alert me that anybody replied so I just saw now. Also thanks to those who explained how the trackers work! I went in there and put in a scan for 500 K1 cases around my received date (April 4). And bad news....an RFE bomb just dropped! 6 in the past few minutes, I wonder if more will come...so far I don't see my case number, but hopefully nobody here on VJ is affected...sorry to anyone who does get one. Praying and wishing and hoping for good news....

Sorry I meant to say my received date was March 29 -- all of the other cases I have searched were K1 visa petitions received March 29. The tracker is the "Case Tracker" app. I am guessing they were all NOA1 on the 4th if they were all received March 29...

Hello all...first to all thanks for the uplifting and sympathetic words after my previous post! For some reason VJ did not alert me that anybody replied so I just saw now. Also thanks to those who explained how the trackers work! I went in there and put in a scan for 500 K1 cases around my received date (April 4). And bad news....an RFE bomb just dropped! 6 in the past few minutes, I wonder if more will come...so far I don't see my case number, but hopefully nobody here on VJ is affected...sorry to anyone who does get one. Praying and wishing and hoping for good news....

Hello all...first to all thanks for the uplifting and sympathetic words after my previous post! For some reason VJ did not alert me that anybody replied so I just saw now. Also thanks to those who explained how the trackers work! I went in there and put in a scan for 500 K1 cases around my received date (April 4). And bad news....an RFE bomb just dropped! 6 in the past few minutes, I wonder if more will come...so far I don't see my case number, but hopefully nobody here on VJ is affected...sorry to anyone who does get one. Praying and wishing and hoping for good news....

oh i see thts so hard & sad.I am just trying to help as it might work.If apps are banned try installing vpn from ios or android phone app store.it will let you use those banned apps.Vpn lets you use servers of canada,usa or any other country & it will also assign you new ip adress,
 
 

Wow! I admire your faith and love for each other. It is hard enough for us who gets to talk to our loved ones on video for hours text all we want but for both of you who cannot even do this and still manage to be strong for each other yes you two are definitely on the right track. Hang on there. All your hardships and ours will be worth the while being with our love. They say this process is meant to test who is true enough to survive the hardships of LDR and the grueling process of waiting for an approval and yours is gonna one example of that😊. Hang on there fellow Aprilites God did not brought us this far to let us down. So o believe that next week will be for us. Happy weekend! 
 
P.s. try what they are saying about downloading the vpn I know friends who uses it. It works and it's free 😊😊

Anyone else feel like this?

I think the worst part, for me, is that my fiancé and I barely have any contact compared to most couples. This is due to the political and economic situation of our countries. We can e-mail, but it's still expensive as we both make little money in our respective economic situations, and the connection is really bad so sometimes the e-mails don't make it through or are delayed, or he has to go walking to get his phone to connect to the mobile network to send the emails. Sometimes we can video chat using an app that hasn't been banned yet, but due to the connection it's mostly like video-chatting with a Picasso painting and the audio is often a looping conversation of "Can you hear me now?", plus he has to walk to a public park to do it, meaning when it rains it's not possible and there's always a bunch of people and noise in the background. Regular phone calls are around $1/minute, although slightly cheaper with low-quality internet calling services, but I get error messages all the time and often the calls just don't go through. Texts are also expensive and half the time don't make it (although I always seem to get charged). There's no Skype subscription, no nothing. Both my fiance and I are growing really depressed about it as the days go by. Next week is my fiancé's birthday followed by my own, so I'm hoping that the adjudicator reviewing our case will see that and give us a birthday surprise.
 
It's also killing my bank account, as of course I can't handle the lack of contact and I end up breaking down more often than not and spending the money, which just creates more of a stress for our future which is on me to take care of, and as I'm currently in an in-between state life-wise, finally nailing down that interview date is going to determine all the circumstances of my life for next several months. Add to that the daily barrage of "So, do you know what you're going to do yet?" from friends and family and...ARGH!!!
 
Sorry, I just wanted to vent. I'm sure there must be a few others in similar situations (either with a fiancé in the same country or in another country with similar limitations), and I know I signed up for this, but like everybody here -- I just want it all to end!
 
Any of you who are able to talk to your fiancé daily without a massive financial burden, sending unlimited texts and email, Facebook updates, clear video chats, sending "good morning" and "good night" texts and photos all that during this waiting process --- and any of you who have a stable life situation and are simply awaiting your fiancé's arrival --- I know it's still hard for you, but consider yourselves truly blessed!!! 
 
Crossing my fingers that NOA2 comes in the mail or on the tracker today for many of us! 
 
"One day closer"...

Anyone else feel like this?

I think the worst part, for me, is that my fiancé and I barely have any contact compared to most couples. This is due to the political and economic situation of our countries. We can e-mail, but it's still expensive as we both make little money in our respective economic situations, and the connection is really bad so sometimes the e-mails don't make it through or are delayed, or he has to go walking to get his phone to connect to the mobile network to send the emails. Sometimes we can video chat using an app that hasn't been banned yet, but due to the connection it's mostly like video-chatting with a Picasso painting and the audio is often a looping conversation of "Can you hear me now?", plus he has to walk to a public park to do it, meaning when it rains it's not possible and there's always a bunch of people and noise in the background. Regular phone calls are around $1/minute, although slightly cheaper with low-quality internet calling services, but I get error messages all the time and often the calls just don't go through. Texts are also expensive and half the time don't make it (although I always seem to get charged). There's no Skype subscription, no nothing. Both my fiance and I are growing really depressed about it as the days go by. Next week is my fiancé's birthday followed by my own, so I'm hoping that the adjudicator reviewing our case will see that and give us a birthday surprise.
 
It's also killing my bank account, as of course I can't handle the lack of contact and I end up breaking down more often than not and spending the money, which just creates more of a stress for our future which is on me to take care of, and as I'm currently in an in-between state life-wise, finally nailing down that interview date is going to determine all the circumstances of my life for next several months. Add to that the daily barrage of "So, do you know what you're going to do yet?" from friends and family and...ARGH!!!
 
Sorry, I just wanted to vent. I'm sure there must be a few others in similar situations (either with a fiancé in the same country or in another country with similar limitations), and I know I signed up for this, but like everybody here -- I just want it all to end!
 
Any of you who are able to talk to your fiancé daily without a massive financial burden, sending unlimited texts and email, Facebook updates, clear video chats, sending "good morning" and "good night" texts and photos all that during this waiting process --- and any of you who have a stable life situation and are simply awaiting your fiancé's arrival --- I know it's still hard for you, but consider yourselves truly blessed!!! 
 
Crossing my fingers that NOA2 comes in the mail or on the tracker today for many of us! 
 
"One day closer"...

Anyone else feel like this?

I think the worst part, for me, is that my fiancé and I barely have any contact compared to most couples. This is due to the political and economic situation of our countries. We can e-mail, but it's still expensive as we both make little money in our respective economic situations, and the connection is really bad so sometimes the e-mails don't make it through or are delayed, or he has to go walking to get his phone to connect to the mobile network to send the emails. Sometimes we can video chat using an app that hasn't been banned yet, but due to the connection it's mostly like video-chatting with a Picasso painting and the audio is often a looping conversation of "Can you hear me now?", plus he has to walk to a public park to do it, meaning when it rains it's not possible and there's always a bunch of people and noise in the background. Regular phone calls are around $1/minute, although slightly cheaper with low-quality internet calling services, but I get error messages all the time and often the calls just don't go through. Texts are also expensive and half the time don't make it (although I always seem to get charged). There's no Skype subscription, no nothing. Both my fiance and I are growing really depressed about it as the days go by. Next week is my fiancé's birthday followed by my own, so I'm hoping that the adjudicator reviewing our case will see that and give us a birthday surprise.
 
It's also killing my bank account, as of course I can't handle the lack of contact and I end up breaking down more often than not and spending the money, which just creates more of a stress for our future which is on me to take care of, and as I'm currently in an in-between state life-wise, finally nailing down that interview date is going to determine all the circumstances of my life for next several months. Add to that the daily barrage of "So, do you know what you're going to do yet?" from friends and family and...ARGH!!!
 
Sorry, I just wanted to vent. I'm sure there must be a few others in similar situations (either with a fiancé in the same country or in another country with similar limitations), and I know I signed up for this, but like everybody here -- I just want it all to end!
 
Any of you who are able to talk to your fiancé daily without a massive financial burden, sending unlimited texts and email, Facebook updates, clear video chats, sending "good morning" and "good night" texts and photos all that during this waiting process --- and any of you who have a stable life situation and are simply awaiting your fiancé's arrival --- I know it's still hard for you, but consider yourselves truly blessed!!! 
 
Crossing my fingers that NOA2 comes in the mail or on the tracker today for many of us! 
 
"One day closer"...

Anyone else feel like this?

I think the worst part, for me, is that my fiancé and I barely have any contact compared to most couples. This is due to the political and economic situation of our countries. We can e-mail, but it's still expensive as we both make little money in our respective economic situations, and the connection is really bad so sometimes the e-mails don't make it through or are delayed, or he has to go walking to get his phone to connect to the mobile network to send the emails. Sometimes we can video chat using an app that hasn't been banned yet, but due to the connection it's mostly like video-chatting with a Picasso painting and the audio is often a looping conversation of "Can you hear me now?", plus he has to walk to a public park to do it, meaning when it rains it's not possible and there's always a bunch of people and noise in the background. Regular phone calls are around $1/minute, although slightly cheaper with low-quality internet calling services, but I get error messages all the time and often the calls just don't go through. Texts are also expensive and half the time don't make it (although I always seem to get charged). There's no Skype subscription, no nothing. Both my fiance and I are growing really depressed about it as the days go by. Next week is my fiancé's birthday followed by my own, so I'm hoping that the adjudicator reviewing our case will see that and give us a birthday surprise.
 
It's also killing my bank account, as of course I can't handle the lack of contact and I end up breaking down more often than not and spending the money, which just creates more of a stress for our future which is on me to take care of, and as I'm currently in an in-between state life-wise, finally nailing down that interview date is going to determine all the circumstances of my life for next several months. Add to that the daily barrage of "So, do you know what you're going to do yet?" from friends and family and...ARGH!!!
 
Sorry, I just wanted to vent. I'm sure there must be a few others in similar situations (either with a fiancé in the same country or in another country with similar limitations), and I know I signed up for this, but like everybody here -- I just want it all to end!
 
Any of you who are able to talk to your fiancé daily without a massive financial burden, sending unlimited texts and email, Facebook updates, clear video chats, sending "good morning" and "good night" texts and photos all that during this waiting process --- and any of you who have a stable life situation and are simply awaiting your fiancé's arrival --- I know it's still hard for you, but consider yourselves truly blessed!!! 
 
Crossing my fingers that NOA2 comes in the mail or on the tracker today for many of us! 
 
"One day closer"...

Anyone else feel like this?

I think the worst part, for me, is that my fiancé and I barely have any contact compared to most couples. This is due to the political and economic situation of our countries. We can e-mail, but it's still expensive as we both make little money in our respective economic situations, and the connection is really bad so sometimes the e-mails don't make it through or are delayed, or he has to go walking to get his phone to connect to the mobile network to send the emails. Sometimes we can video chat using an app that hasn't been banned yet, but due to the connection it's mostly like video-chatting with a Picasso painting and the audio is often a looping conversation of "Can you hear me now?", plus he has to walk to a public park to do it, meaning when it rains it's not possible and there's always a bunch of people and noise in the background. Regular phone calls are around $1/minute, although slightly cheaper with low-quality internet calling services, but I get error messages all the time and often the calls just don't go through. Texts are also expensive and half the time don't make it (although I always seem to get charged). There's no Skype subscription, no nothing. Both my fiance and I are growing really depressed about it as the days go by. Next week is my fiancé's birthday followed by my own, so I'm hoping that the adjudicator reviewing our case will see that and give us a birthday surprise.
 
It's also killing my bank account, as of course I can't handle the lack of contact and I end up breaking down more often than not and spending the money, which just creates more of a stress for our future which is on me to take care of, and as I'm currently in an in-between state life-wise, finally nailing down that interview date is going to determine all the circumstances of my life for next several months. Add to that the daily barrage of "So, do you know what you're going to do yet?" from friends and family and...ARGH!!!
 
Sorry, I just wanted to vent. I'm sure there must be a few others in similar situations (either with a fiancé in the same country or in another country with similar limitations), and I know I signed up for this, but like everybody here -- I just want it all to end!
 
Any of you who are able to talk to your fiancé daily without a massive financial burden, sending unlimited texts and email, Facebook updates, clear video chats, sending "good morning" and "good night" texts and photos all that during this waiting process --- and any of you who have a stable life situation and are simply awaiting your fiancé's arrival --- I know it's still hard for you, but consider yourselves truly blessed!!! 
 
Crossing my fingers that NOA2 comes in the mail or on the tracker today for many of us! 
 
"One day closer"...

Anyone else feel like this?

I think the worst part, for me, is that my fiancé and I barely have any contact compared to most couples. This is due to the political and economic situation of our countries. We can e-mail, but it's still expensive as we both make little money in our respective economic situations, and the connection is really bad so sometimes the e-mails don't make it through or are delayed, or he has to go walking to get his phone to connect to the mobile network to send the emails. Sometimes we can video chat using an app that hasn't been banned yet, but due to the connection it's mostly like video-chatting with a Picasso painting and the audio is often a looping conversation of "Can you hear me now?", plus he has to walk to a public park to do it, meaning when it rains it's not possible and there's always a bunch of people and noise in the background. Regular phone calls are around $1/minute, although slightly cheaper with low-quality internet calling services, but I get error messages all the time and often the calls just don't go through. Texts are also expensive and half the time don't make it (although I always seem to get charged). There's no Skype subscription, no nothing. Both my fiance and I are growing really depressed about it as the days go by. Next week is my fiancé's birthday followed by my own, so I'm hoping that the adjudicator reviewing our case will see that and give us a birthday surprise.
 
It's also killing my bank account, as of course I can't handle the lack of contact and I end up breaking down more often than not and spending the money, which just creates more of a stress for our future which is on me to take care of, and as I'm currently in an in-between state life-wise, finally nailing down that interview date is going to determine all the circumstances of my life for next several months. Add to that the daily barrage of "So, do you know what you're going to do yet?" from friends and family and...ARGH!!!
 
Sorry, I just wanted to vent. I'm sure there must be a few others in similar situations (either with a fiancé in the same country or in another country with similar limitations), and I know I signed up for this, but like everybody here -- I just want it all to end!
 
Any of you who are able to talk to your fiancé daily without a massive financial burden, sending unlimited texts and email, Facebook updates, clear video chats, sending "good morning" and "good night" texts and photos all that during this waiting process --- and any of you who have a stable life situation and are simply awaiting your fiancé's arrival --- I know it's still hard for you, but consider yourselves truly blessed!!! 
 
Crossing my fingers that NOA2 comes in the mail or on the tracker today for many of us! 
 
"One day closer"...

Hello everyone! 
 
Just wanna ask if we call USCIS on Saturday are they open? Some says they are. And do we ask TIER 2 specifically? I mean is that the correct position we will ask or we could just say 'Transfer me to someone who has higher access' Thanks! 

In your settings, make sure you have the similar case notifications turned on.  This is for the USCIS app.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=134933
 
April 4 NOA1 date just got an NOA2 today!!!!

Wooooo!!! Congrats!!!! Soooo happy to see this! I just saw your VJ timeline update and posted it at the same time.
 
How did you get the update your posted, on which service/app??? I check the website and it still says "received", I am also NOA1 on April 4. 

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=134933
 
April 4 NOA1 date just got an NOA2 today!!!!

Wooooo!!! Congrats!!!! Soooo happy to see this! I just saw your VJ timeline update and posted it at the same time.
 
How did you get the update your posted, on which service/app??? I check the website and it still says "received", I am also NOA1 on April 4. 

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=134933
 
April 4 NOA1 date just got an NOA2 today!!!!