Meryem467

Hello,

Were you actually able to have the oath ceremony on your interview day at Fort Myers? I know this thread is old but hoping someone sees this! 

1 minute ago, adil-rafa said:

we are going the 28th of June to Nashville for his interview and test for  citizenship

pray for us

happy for the 2 of you to be together as it makes going thru the rest of the process a lot easier

That's great! Good luck! 

On 6/3/2019 at 5:18 PM, adil-rafa said:

congratulations 

finally moving along in this nightmare

Thank you! Free for two years! 😂

Hello, my husband and I are planning to visit Morocco in July after he receives his green card (which should come in the next two weeks!!!). I've gotten conflicting information from the Facebook group about if he needs a transit visa to fly through Spain. Our flight would be from Chicago to Barcelona and then from Barcelona to Fes. Have any Moroccans traveled through Spain without a transit visa? 

10 minutes ago, Tara & Rohit said:

Congratulations!

Thank you! 

Hello, everyone! We were just approved for the green card on Thursday from the Memphis, Tennessee field office. Read about our experience here: [removed]

13 hours ago, Roy&Chanel said:

@Meryem467 Hi there, I am not sure if this happens to certain States, but it actually happen to me when I first arrived years ago. I was being rejected by apartments when my husband (was fiance back then) tried to rent an apartment for both of us. I have even offered to pay 12 years lease straight out and was rejected. So here's what I did, I have a relative to guarantor for me by providing her pay stubs, SSN, etc information, and to include me as an "occupant" instead of a tenant in the agreement. Hence, during the period when I was on K1 visa, our lease have 3 names on it, with my relative and my husband being the tenant but technically its only just two of us. This was actually advised by one of the apartments' manager that we have scouted for whom eventually offered to help us with this option. After getting my SSN, I immediately provided the community manager my information ASAP, and managed to remove my relative's name off the tenancy agreement after I did my adjustment of status. Hope this will help u somehow. Also, I have included in all my AOS, ROC application with letter explaining why there was a third person included in our lease during the time.

This is an EXTREMELY helpful response! Thank you. 

What we ended up doing is looking at more apartments. We found one we liked better and the management company had no issues leasing to us with just his passport and K1 visa. If I were still struggling, this would be the method I would use next. 

32 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

If not, why not?

Not yet, feels strange to need a real estate agent for this case. It’s on the to do list for Monday. 

2 hours ago, Chris Duffy said:

Correct

How do you do it? Maybe if I can explain it to the apartment people they can try that.

3 hours ago, Chris Duffy said:

Lawyer Cap Off

 

Is it legal to ask for a SSN,  They usually run a credit check.  Ways to get around it is to pay high deposit is most common way I have seen.

Thanks for the advice. I’ll try that. 

16 minutes ago, PandT said:

They are probably not discriminating.  They need SS card to verify identity, criminal, credit issues, the legality of being in the US &, etc.  Many apartment complexes are now performing not just credit checks, but also background checks.  They will not accept certain crimes committed.  I recently had to go through the same thing when I moved into my new apartment.  Good luck.   

Thank you.

24 minutes ago, adil-rafa said:

This is another reason the CR1 is so much better than the K1

You check the ds 260 for immigration to do the SS #

you can add the spouse as nonresident alien to tax returns giving him/her ITIN 

with that ITIN you can add to banking account (before they even come here)

and i was able with a POA add Adil to one utility bill and my one credit card

when he came he had SS card within 3 weeks and a credit score because he was on a bank checking and savings, water bill and credit card for all the years we waited to be approved

Wow! That’s awesome that you were able to do all of that before he even got here.

22 minutes ago, FaithProfessoR said:

SNAP communicates with SAVE automatically however if the CSR or CR load the SNAP wrong coded or for any other reason it could not communicate with SAVE you get that 4 week letter. 

 

Sometimes the SSA officer must go back again and verify the status to approve and create the ssn but most of the time they forget because is not a priority for the agency. Call them or visit them after the first 2 weeks if you haven’t recieved the card with the letter. Best days to go is wendsday  around 11:30-1145am because they close at 12pm and they are eager to cleared the lobby fast. (At least that’s what we do in my office😂)

Thanks for the advice! 

5 minutes ago, FaithProfessoR said:

Problably is that Social Security Snap program could not communicate with The SAVE program of USCIS

Maybe so, because we checked the SAVE program before we went to apply for the SSN and his information was there, so we shouldn't have even needed the manual verification. We waited until 3 weeks after he arrived before applying. 

1 minute ago, missileman said:

Have you offered an additional co-signer or a larger cash deposit to allow your husband to be a "guest" for a few months until he can be checked?

I have not. Thanks for the suggestion--I will do that tomorrow! 

Just now, Lil bear said:

I did a quick google search on this question and there is no law I could find that required a SSN in order to lease, but no obvious options either. You could try to try locating the tenancy group in TN.. a voluntary group that most landlords management groups are part of... and see if there are any suggestions from them 

Yes, I found that office today but they were closed. I'm going to call back tomorrow. Thanks for doing the search. 

2 hours ago, saladboye said:

Since the landlord already said that he wont give because a person doesn't have SSN, means landlord is in xxxxxxxx if you decide to report it.

 

If he had just said that we are unable to rent it to you, it would have been fine.

 

The purpose of the SSN is to do a BC / credit run, since he just came here, he is not going to have it, but that shouldn't be a thorn.

 

You could:

1. Submit the i-94 as proof

2. submit an ITIN number instead of SSN

 

I checked out getting an ITIN, but I thought that he was ineligible because he is eligible for a SSN. Did I misunderstand what I read? 

10 minutes ago, mytruelove18 said:

You can print his i-94 from cbp page and take his passport and birthcertificate and go to get his social security number, i did that when i arrived on my k1 visa, before i get married

We've done that already and the social security office gave us a receipt saying it could take up to 4 weeks. We've been calling them all week because we are now over the 4 week mark. They said that USCIS has to verify his I94. Today we had an appointment with USCIS to see what the hold up is and they just told us "social security numbers can take a while." Even though the SS office said up to 4 weeks. Ugh. 

5 minutes ago, Ben&Zian said:

Think of it this way in sense of background checks. The apartment complex, and property management has a responsibility to also protect all other tenants. If they can't verify who someone is through a SSN, how do they know they aren't letting in a sexual predator, or a murderer? 

Yes, they want the SSN for the background check. I have explained our situation, that he is here legally and we can show them all the paperwork, but they still just say no. 

It definitely feels like discrimination because how is a new immigrant supposed to find housing if property management companies are allowed to never lease to anyone without a SSN? 

In any case, if anyone has any helpful ideas that would be great. 

Hello, my husband and I live in Tennessee and he is here on a K1 visa. We have already applied for AOS. We are trying to lease an apartment and many apartment offices have told us that they will not lease to use because my husband does not yet have his Social Security number. Does anyone know if this is even legal or what I should do? 

On 4/2/2019 at 10:39 PM, adil-rafa said:

There r 3 SS offices in Memphis / since you ran into a rude person,  try one of the others

Honestly i ran into one of these people who didn't know how to even help me apply to replace a worn out card

https://www.socialsecurityoffices.info/city/tn-memphis

Yes, I will try that. 

7 minutes ago, EandH0904 said:

Did he go with you? If not maybe cause it's his info not yours?

He went with me... still nothing. The people at my local SSN office are just super not helpful.

4 hours ago, RLA said:

You might have better luck going to your SSA office.  

 

I had a similar problem.  My card had not arrived after six weeks.  When I went again that SSA officer told me to apply anew.  However, it seems he dove into their system while I filled out the application, because he then mentioned that somebody had forgotten to click a box or something to that effect, so that my application had gotten stuck in limbo.  He fixed that, and two weeks later I got my card in the mail. 

Well... I went there today and waited for a couple of hours just to be told that they are verifying his info. and they can't give me any more information about it. Ugh! 

Hello, my husband is in the US on a K1 visa. We applied for a SSN on March 1st and the receipt notice says it could take up to 4 weeks which has already passed. I called the main SSN number and they did not have any information and just said that information is being verified by the Department of Homeland Security. They said I could call them but when I called they directed me to USCIS. Any idea what I should do to find out what's going on? 

My husband and I are trying to find a new apartment but all of the offices are requesting his SSN and will not let us apply without it. 

1 hour ago, JunkTardis said:

Okay so here goes.

 

He CAN get a drivers license (But this depends on state. I got my Missouri drivers license. To do this, you need to:

 

• Get SSN, a bill or utility bill with his name on it, i94 and current 'status'. K1 is qualifying as a status.
• Once you have those, head to your DMV and get your drivers test done. You will sit a simple written exam, then you will proceed with test as normal
• Take your pass certificate to your license office and have them mail out your license (Same as for a citizen)

The license will expire when his i94 expires. From this point on, you should be able to obtain a TDP (Temporary Drivers Privilege) . This will run for 60 days. This is free, go into DMV and have them call their office and they will fax one over. When it expires, simply get another TDP. When you have EAD/AP you can renew normally. Then you renew again when you get GC. Just be sure to take your proof of status in when you renew. When your i94 is invalid and you are technically out of status, you cannot renew. You must get a TDP. This is valid on insurance. I have included a picture of my paperwork below (with personally identifying information blanked out). 

 

It's as simple as that! I moved in October on a K1 and I am driving legally and normally. I got a 98/100 on my test. 

 

Remember - Your mileage may vary, it depends on your state's DMV requirements.

 

Oh, and finally...if you have no success at the DMV, just try another DMV. My local one is absolutely useless, but one a little further away is excellent. The DMV staff lack consistent training. 

 

 

 

Thank you!!!! This is so helpful!

16 minutes ago, Boiler said:

SAVE will show when his I94 expires, after 90 days.

The SAVE site will show that we have applied for AOS.