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Our 131 and 765 status has changed to Card Was Mailed To Me...    how long does it take to get it in the mail after the status changes?

Our 131 and 765 status has changed to Card Was Mailed To Me...    how long does it take to get it in the mail after the status changes?

Our 131 and 765 status has changed to Card Was Mailed To Me...    how long does it take to get it in the mail after the status changes?

Popcorn is popping!!!  Our EAD and AP was approved today!!!    No text or email...  I just checked on the app after seeing your messages today!!

Popcorn is popping!!!  Our EAD and AP was approved today!!!    No text or email...  I just checked on the app after seeing your messages today!!

Popcorn is popping!!!  Our EAD and AP was approved today!!!    No text or email...  I just checked on the app after seeing your messages today!!

Popcorn is popping!!!  Our EAD and AP was approved today!!!    No text or email...  I just checked on the app after seeing your messages today!!

Popcorn is popping!!!  Our EAD and AP was approved today!!!    No text or email...  I just checked on the app after seeing your messages today!!

Popcorn is popping!!!  Our EAD and AP was approved today!!!    No text or email...  I just checked on the app after seeing your messages today!!

Popcorn is popping!!!  Our EAD and AP was approved today!!!    No text or email...  I just checked on the app after seeing your messages today!!

I could have wrote the above...   very consistent experience.

We opened a new joint as community property and one just in his name as his separate property.  All new accounts.   Very easy and within an hour. 🙂

We opened a new joint as community property and one just in his name as his separate property.  All new accounts.   Very easy and within an hour. 🙂

We went with Chase.    If you are in the DFW area, I can give you our banker info.    Also we were able to get an auto loan in both of our names using my credit (petitioner) only which immediately got beneficiary’s credit started which is now 750 rating.     I addrd him on all my credo cards as authorized signer with his new social security number which linked his credit report to them...   this automatically built up his credit rating which was awesome.      The auto loan we got with his name on it is at 2.99%.    So dont fall for the high rates.    Auto loan with credit union:  Las Colinas Federal Credit Union, Irving Texas...  If you need their info, just separately message me.    

Good news...   status changed to Case is ready to be scheduled for an Interview.     I guess from reading the post it can stay in this status for a while.    Hopefully Dallas office will schedule sooner than later.      Crossing our fingers.     
 
Will we still get a combo card if in this status or does this status stop the processing of the combo card.        We got a message from Visa Journey that the estimated date for the combo card is 5/21.
 
thanks for any responses 🙂

Good news...   status changed to Case is ready to be scheduled for an Interview.     I guess from reading the post it can stay in this status for a while.    Hopefully Dallas office will schedule sooner than later.      Crossing our fingers.     
 
Will we still get a combo card if in this status or does this status stop the processing of the combo card.        We got a message from Visa Journey that the estimated date for the combo card is 5/21.
 
thanks for any responses 🙂

Updated signature line to help others see actions we took for SS Card, DL and such.

I would just get married in Mex and petition as a married couple.   You won’t be requesting a visa and the rights are different legally.

From what I have read and understand, they are looking for the Tax Transcripts directly from the IRS for the last year that you have filed.  2019 is not due yet, so I’m assuming you must send a 2018 tax transcript and possibly 2017 and 2016 as well if needed to support your case and income flow.     I would be cautious and make sure income is supported before sending in as the Supreme Court just past the ability to reject easier when income isn’t supported.  See...
 
https://sa.www4.irs.gov/eauth/pub/login.jsp?Data=VGFyZ2V0TG9BPUY%3D&TYPE=33554433&REALMOID=06-000e9548-6cd3-16f7-9748-483c0adb4007&GUID=&SMAUTHREASON=0&METHOD=GET&SMAGENTNAME=UOkC7yx4eMTO24FGxPfBRb5q3Mj3Xh3pyXfBEjYyHJ97nGCXu16wx5MzFHjfZmlG&TARGET=-SM-https%3a%2f%2fsa.www4.irs.gov%2ficce--core%2fload%2fgettrans%2fpages%2favailableTranscripts.xhtml

I want to say that I am excited for everyone here. I, myself, am ecstatic about this next process. I wish the best for everyone out there. If I can be of any help to anyone, I will do my best to help.
 
I have a lot of experience filing AOS applications and going to the interviews. I work in an immigration law firm, and that is our only focus (immigration). I have completed many "straightforward" AOS applications and some complicated ones. Even though I do them all the time, I'm still so excited about my own, like a child lol — best of luck to everyone.

FedEx received 1/14 and we received 3 text just a little bit ago.   So it looks like all three forms were accepted with 1 set of documentation.   I guess we could still receive a Request for Information.   Hopefully not....   🙂.      

I got one 12 year ago when I came to the US on a J1 visa.
 
American Express has a global transfer service. I could get a credit card from them without any credit history in the US, they took my German credit history as a reference and gave me a significant credit limit right away. So if anyone had an AmEx in their home country they might want to try that. SSN is required.

There isn’t a requirement to have a social security number to get a DL.   You can sign a statement that states you don’t have one.      If the 90 day’s of the admittance period is not closed, get a SS number ASAP.    After that window, you won’t be able to get one until you have the Work Authorization approved.  
 
Drivers License:    If before the 90 days admittance stamp, you can get a DL that will expire on the date of your K1 90 day window expiration date and then renew the DL with little problem.    If you don’t get your DL within this window, then you can take your NOA of the 485 with you to the DL office and they can use it to start the process.     It will take 20 days or so for them to check the NOA through the SAVE immigration system.    Check the State department of safety policy where you live.   This may be different by state...   I’m located in TExas.  
 
Establish Credit By:
1 - Beneficiary to be added on Petitioners Credit Card as an authorized user and as soon as you have a SS number, call the CC company and add it to the authorized user’s authorized signer profile so that the CC reporting starts hitting the credit reporting agencies and a credit file starts being established.
2.  Beneficiary to get a secured CC from Capital One...   see www.capitalone.com and look at secured cards for no credit / bad credit / restoring credit.,  
3.   Add Beneficiary to the utility bills and send history with ss number to the credit agencies.
4.  Rent an apartment with a company that reports regularly to the credit agencies and have Beneficiary on the lease with their SS number.

It is good for 1 year.  🙂

We sent our i485, i131, i765 in today as well.      I was looking at the stats listed here for Dallas I485 for K1s and it looks like it may be approved in three months.   I hope what I’m seeing is a good reflection of what we will experience.
 
My fried from boston turned in his i485 k1 and his was approved in 6 weeks.    That was crazy fast.  It would be great if our results here are the same!!