Edward Becnel

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!

Yes that will be ideal. Goodluck with everything! 

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

Ah ok gotcha.  Depends on the SS office I guess.  I applied for my wife 3 weeks after she arrived here.  Over 30 days should've sufficed, I'm sorry to hear that! 

You can try, but more than likely you will have to wait until she gets her EAD.
 
Good Luck!

For the part " If you are currently married, enter "1" for your spouse.", type 0. Otherwise, you are adding your wife twice. 

I am filling out the I-485 AOS for my new wife (the primary K-1 visa beneficiary) and her son (the K-2 visa beneficiary). The mother's alien registration number was hand-written by immigration at the port of entry on the visa page of the son's passport, so should I use this alien registration number for the son or should I leave this blank on the I-485? I have seen other related questions here on VisaJourney.com in which the answers mentioned that the A-number for the K-2 visa holder will be issued after the AOS is completed, so I am guessing that I should leave this blank. I am asking only because it is hand-written on the son's visa.

EAD,  advance parole or GC 

File in the new name she wants to be known by.   Once you have an immigration benefit in the new name you can get SSA to change the card 

Submit a photocopy of the DS-3025, keep the original for your own files. You do not need an I-693 form.
 
They already have all the original documents -including results from the medical examination- in the packet your fiancée surrendered at entry. 

A careful read of the instructions will inform that all evidence submitted to the uscis is legible photocopies of original or certified copies unless an original is SPECIFICALLY requested 

I'd personally not suggest leaving a required filed blank for 2 reasons:
1) If completed electronically, the 2D barcode will not show this data, and it is more likely not to be noticed by the person scanning in the forms. As a result, it can result in an RFE/RFIE by somebody just looking at the data in the computer.
2) Even if done by hand instead of electronic, it requires somebody to actually read through the packet to notice the blank field and subsequent explanation. An entry of "0" there when the intending immigrant is a spouse is a very common occurrence and they know what it means. It does not mean they are claiming to be unmarried.
 
My $0.02.

Leave it blank and then elaborate why you left something blank when you're not supposed to in the additional info section.
 

This. They are counted above as the immigrant being sponsored. So "0".

Did you concurrently apply for EAD/AP for your wife and stepson? Concurrent filing for the spouse is an easy one to justify. However, one way for the stepson to get his SSN is to have a EAD. Likely quicker than waiting for his 2-yr conditional GC.
 
Just a thought from someone that has already been down that rabbit hole in our immigration journey....
 
It helps everyone that uses the forum.

You should notice your K2 stepson's Alien # (A#) on his Form I-797 NOA1, Receipt for AOS filing.  Not a good idea to use your wife's A#, since it isn't his number. USCIS knows that the K2's A # shouldn't be on the initial I-485 application, they haven't issued one to him yet.
 
Good luck on your immigration journey.

K2 does not yet have an A number 

Sure have. As it turns out, they entered his middle name with his first name and added a space in the middle of the middle name. So it was Emmanuel Da Ao insead of Emmanuel Daao. I thought I had tried every variant including:
Emmanuel Lastname
Emmanuel Daao Lastname
Emmanuel Da-ao Lastname
Emmanuel Da Ao Lastname <--- This one worked
Thanks for helping me out!

Have you tried reversing the first and middle names?  We couldn't find out K2's I-94, but then someone suggested reversing her first and middle names and we found it.   CBP agent at Dulles simply put her middle name in as her first name and her first name as the middle name.  No problem with social security or AOS with the reversed order.  - Jason

You have to go to a CBP Deferred Inspection Station, likely all three of you, with your paperwork, to get the situation corrected. You are going to have likely call them, explain your situation, and see which of the offices will be able to help you. Maybe they can do it over the phone, I wouldn't bet on that though.

It sounds a bit like what I had to do with my now-stepson. I had to take him, Mom, and all of their paperwork to the CPB Deferred Inspection Station in Seattle. My stepson had copied all of his mother's info to his paper I-94. I had to take them there to get it corrected. I would suggest that you do the same, the record should be somewhere in the system, let them try to retrieve it. If not, they can likely remedy the situtation.
 
https://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/deferred-inspection-sites
 
Good luck on your immigration journey.

Visa wasn't denied.  You were given a 221g for additional documentation.   I know of two or three others that had to complete the DNA .. one was very completed .. longer story.  All are in the states now.
 
You would not believe how many people in the Philippines "adopt" a child at birth .. claiming it to be their child.  It is fairly common and easy to do.

Irresponsible?  Hardly.  Tight schedule?  What does that have to do with anything.   It is a two day affair regardless if you queue up at 3 am or 5 am or arrive at 9 am on the first day.  You still complete the first day exam ON the first day 

Whatever..... There was a time this site was decent. I even used a few years ago to help a friend fill out their fiancee visa. Those days are gone. Kudos to you!!! BTW how many years have you lived here straight? Not just a visit. No is a big part of the culture here. It is not uncommon to run out of a vaccine, need a pregnancy test, or a psych evaluation. Heck if you told me they ran out of the brown envelopes it would not be surprising at this point. All of those things are a real possibility, beyond the fact that it can take a long time just due to the numbers. It is irresponsible to tell people to show up late. Especially if they are on a tight schedule. This is the reality of the Philippines. Yeah some people get out in two hours, but my wife would tell you that is not the norm. I would agree 4 am is too early, but 5-6 would be okay. Especially if you stay close to there.