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I actually like the idea of taking his full name as my last and met more than several female friends when in Port Harcourt who did the same thing. So maybe it's not necessarily a "Nigerian" thing but one specific to his tribe? I'm not sure but either way it looks like I'll be taking his last name only and changing my middle name to his first name, if I can. I'm not stressed about it. Chalk it off to things we do for love. ♥️♥️ I love his culture and Rick heritage!! Thanks so much for all of the responses they were quite helpful!!! 

I married my Husband who is here on a K1 in May 2019. We are in the AOS process and I would like to change my last name. It is his culture for the wife to take both his first and last name as her full last name. Social Security refuses to do this without a court order stating that it is protocol for the wife to only take the husband's last name not both his first and last name as her full last name. I've done my research and to get a court order is extensive in that after all is said and done, after full state bureau investigation, background check, finger prints (all which I'm fine with actually), my birth certificate would change as if I were born with that name (which I'm not fine with). This cannot be the first time a woman wants to choose her last name based on culture and incorporate her husband's full name? I'm baffled because the rep at social security could not tell me why he couldn't issue me a new SS card with the name I chose besides saying "that's protocol"!?! No cite to law or anything. Suggestions???

1 hour ago, Wuozopo said:

A K1's eligibility is only during their 90 day entry (less 2 weeks), then the window closes until you receive EAD.  I am not familiar with applying with AOS/EAD but I would think the immigration cards would be mailed from USCIS, and the Social Security card would have to be mailed from the Social Security Administration since they are separate parts of the government. 

Thank you!!!

7 hours ago, Sparkle Sparkle said:

No need, you SSN will come with your EAD... But as you already know it will take a while before your EAD comes.... About 5-6 months. If you applied for your SSN alone 10-15 days after you married if you entered with K1 then you will get your SSN much sooner. 

Thank you!

On 10/14/2019 at 11:11 AM, Wuozopo said:

An individual worker at an office might ask anything. Mine asked no questions. 

Know that you as a K1 are allowed a SSN up until 2 weeks before your 90 days ends. You don't need a reason.

My husband and I didn't know we could apply for a SSN during the K1 and we applied for a SSN in our AOS, EAD and Travel applications. Can we apply now or must we wait? Also, will the SSN come with our EAD reply or will we have to go get one when we get the EAD?

On 10/15/2019 at 11:03 AM, Edward Becnel said:

I believe we will have to go back to the Social Security office once we receive her EAD. Thank you for answering.

My husband and I applied for his AOS, EAD and Parole in July and in the application we requested a SSN be assigned. When we get the EAD will we need to go to a Social Security to apply for one or will a SSN come with the EAD? Any help is greatly appreciated. 

I checked online and am waiting for something in the mail, I"m assuming the NOA 797 that you mention. Once I get it, i'll copy it and send it with the I-765 and I-131. Thank you!

THANK YOU so much for your quick reply and assistance!!! I will mail it with the receipt number. Appreciate you!

My fiance and I were married in May and after spending much needed quality time together, finally got our heads right to file the Adjustment of Status. Well, when we did, we neglected to file the EAD (I-765) and Parole (I-131) paperwork with it. Now I've done some research and asked around so I'm sure we do not have to pay separately for these two forms but I'm not sure how, now, to file them? Can we file them online? Do we just send in the paperwork now by mail with no check and they will add it to our I-485? I want to do this as soon as possible. Thanks!

On 2/14/2019 at 12:32 PM, Favour08 said:

Good day All,

 

Please I need your advice.

 

My Fiance requested for our petition status via email to NVC and received a response from them stating that our application has been sent to Lagos. They also stated all required details and asked us to contact Lagos Consular Office to request for status of our K1 Petition. We acted as advised but we are yet to receive a response from them after 7 working days.

 

In order to beat the time, we have filled and submitted our DS-160 form and also paid. Though we have not received any mail or notification from the US Consular office Lagos that they have received our petition and scheduled us for interview. Neither have they mailed the Instruction package, packet 3 or 4 to us. My questions are:

 

1) Can I go ahead for my medicals and police certificate or we should wait till we receive instruction package from US Consular office Lagos?

 

2) With this notice "...K visa applicants should not schedule their appointment until after they have received an Instruction package from the Consulate...." on their website, can we still go ahead to book appointment since we have access to schedule interview date before all the dates are occupied? We can book a date in 2 week with the hope that our medicals will be ready by then?

 

Thank you for your kind response.

 

 

My fiance and I were in a similar situation. We did everything (set up the account on UStraveldocs,  Paid the fee, filed the DS160 making sure that he signed in from Nigeria to electronically sign the application) except the police certificate and medical exam because we were afraid to waste the trip to Lagos until we had the packet from the Embassy. And we did notice the email direction not to set the appt until we received the packet. So we emailed the Embassy several times. We emailed lagosiv@state.gov several times for different reasons and we also called. You get better results by calling and sometimes calling to speak with different people help! (See more on that below)  I found that if you choose the prompts as if you want to set an appt with a live person you get to the service desk. Otherwise there's a loop of redirection voicemails to email them or go to FAQs online. The email response you initially get is a template response but they will eventually send a specific response.... Eventually.... (Insert frustrated face). Our case had been ready since January 10th but we did not receive the packet via email until Feb 12th after several emails with no response until Feb 12th.

I checked the site one day (before Feb 12th) and saw that appts we're available!!! By the time I saw this only mid April dates were available. I took the first date. We still had not received the packet!!! And when I called requesting the packet I was told our interview date would not go forward bc we set it before receiving the packet !!! He told me that the Embassy would turn my fiance away on that date. Ugh!!! I was so upset. A few days later, I received the packet via email on Feb 12th. I called again to schedule an interview, and was told, by a different rep, that our interview date WAS actually valid, and not to worry that it will hold!! So call as many times as you need to get the information bc it's frustrating  one rep will know what she's talking about while the other will not!! As long as the ceac site haa the appt noted on your dashboard it will hold.

The issue now is that we want to see if we can get an earlier date bc our I-129f expires 7 days prior to the interview and their email to us specifically stated to make sure we get a date prior to that expiration date!