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I requested a SSN through the I-765, the actual only reason I applied for employment authorization as the social security offices were closed due to covid so I couldn't get a SSN while my visa was valid.

USCIS just ended up cancelling my I-765, I found out via case status updates after they issued my green card a year later. It was really annoying. 😒

I have my recently issued 2-year green card and I'm planning to go through the process to get a court order to legally change my full name soon.

To my knowledge, USCIS must be notified immediately of the name change once it is issued.

Does this mean that I am required to file a I-90 and then wait for it to be processed on top of paying a $455.00 fee?

Is the I-90 actually necessary? Should I expect to be penalized in any way if I choose not to file it? Can I choose to simply notify USCIS by a phone call or something instead?

I've heard about others not filing the I-90 and simply having their name updated during their following interview for the 10-year green card renewal.

I wouldn't mind having an outdated name on my green card until then if it means avoiding a $455 fee, so long as I don't get penalized for doing so.

Thanks!

I just brought two recent pay stubs as evidence of continued employment for my AOS interview last week. If you want to be more thorough you could also bring a copy of your 2020 W-2 with you.

16 hours ago, Madridd said:

Congrats! What field office? 

Thanks! Ours was in the field office in St. Louis, MO as well. 😁

I just had my AOS interview and got approved today 😀

It's such a relief to finally have it done with. Our interviewer barely asked for any of the supporting documents that I had brought with me and it felt very casual for most of the interview.

Hey,

My spouse can't seem to find their original SSN for our AOS/Green Card interview. To clarify they are the citizen and I am the one immigrating. Is this going to be an issue?

Just now, Ayrton said:

You can't request an itin if you have a green card. Offices are open. If the one you've been calling don't want to set up an appointment for you, just call another one.

Yeah, not in the state of Missouri. Here we like to have all of our offices permanently closed due to Covid as well as all of our phone numbers directed to the same support line.

Yeah, I'm pretty SOL out of being able to do anything in person at my local social security offices. They've been closed since Covid started last year which is why I had to file for a I-765 to get one as my visa expired during the process. Of course I tried calling them over and over but I kept getting the same person who talks to me annoyingly on speaker phone the entire time and refused to help at all.

More likely we'll have to apply for an extension on our taxes and I'll need to mail out my passport or something to get an ITIN for filing because of how garbage our local social security offices are.

I had my biometrics appointment a few weeks back and I just got my interview notice in the mail today 😃. Progress!!

I'm concerned about when exactly I'll be receiving my SSN in the mail. I had filed my I-765 with my I-485 in June 2020. My spouse and I are going to have to file joint taxes soon and I'm starting to worry that we won't receive it in time. 😕

2 hours ago, Luckycuds said:

It looks like you won't need proof from a surgeon but another licensed healthcare professional? Psychiatrist, counselor, social worker etc. Or a court order of your gender change- if you are changing your gender (First name as well) it would probably be best to have a court order that way you can just present that document for changing other aspects of your life (drivers license, passport, health insurance, etc; I work in healthcare and to update someones records we need a photo ID of the their new name with their gender; otherwise it will be listed as preferred name in quotes with their birth name and gender gets a bit confusing if there isn't a document stating other than what they were born) US government only recognizes male or female FYI. From what I gather both your passport and green card have to match genders if you are traveling so I would work on getting those changed at the same time. I would suggest doing some research to gather the most correct info.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-11-part-a-chapter-2

http://myattorneyusa.com/change-of-gender-designation-on-uscis-issued-documents

https://transequality.org/know-your-rights/immigration-documents

https://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/files/C9D2EA3F-0350-D9AF-ACAE-BF37E9BC9FFA/attachments/4E8198CB-F277-418B-BBFF-D954B52195BB/8915en_gender-change-on-immigration-docs.pdf

https://srlp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/kyr-immgr-eng-color-v2.pdf

 

 

Ok so my process would be something like this?

Get SSN

Get State Drivers License

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Change name w/ court order process

Update Drivers License / Notify USCIS of name change

(If I intend on traveling) Go to Embassy, apply for a new foreign passport with new name supplying court order/updated drivers license as proof

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Undergo plastic surgery significantly altering appearance and get a letter from my surgeon

Update Drivers License / Notify USCIS

(If I intend on traveling) Go to Embassy, apply for a new foreign passport with new photo with a letter from my surgeon as proof

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Change gender meeting whatever criteria such as therapist letters/gender reassignment surgery for the court order process

Update Drivers License / Notify USCIS of gender change

(If I intend on traveling) Go to Embassy, apply for a new foreign passport with new name supplying court order/updated drivers license as proof

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Then apply for my US passport as the correct gender when I qualify for it.

On 7/12/2020 at 11:35 AM, Luckycuds said:

You didn’t specify so If you are changing your gender there’s probably a lot more needed than a note from a doctor.

This was actually why I was asking. What's different with the process for changing your gender as well?

Hi,

I was wondering what will happen if I get plastic surgery and significantly change my appearance while I have a green card or am awaiting an interview for one.

What kind of process is there? Would I just get a letter from my surgeon to reaffirm my identity? How would I go about updating the photo on my green card, and would it be necessary? Would I be required to update my foreign passport photo first as a prerequisite by going to an embassy?

Thanks

Got RFE'd already in just two weeks lol.

Now we have to resubmit the I-864. They gave us 87 days to submit it.

So I've filled my I-485 within a year of my foreign medical exam for my K-1 visa, so I don't have to get a second medical examination done. 

What happens if my I-485 gets declined and I have to re-file it outside of the window? What happens if I get RFE'd outside of the window? Do either events cause me to need a new medical exam?

Thank you.

We recently filed our I-485 AOS package and got our I-797C/NOAs in the mail.

Right now on the USCIS website our case status is just listed as "Case was Received"

I was wondering if we're in the clear now or if there's a certain time window where we could be declined or RFE'd.

Is it normal to get I-797C/NOAs if your case gets declined or RFE'd?

How long should we expect USCIS to take for fully processing our package or update our case status on their website? (speaking prior to the 9 month or longer wait for the interview/biometrics, ofc.)

Thanks! ☺️

Mine was delivered a week ago and I just got my receipt notice last night. I-797 is in the mail 🙂

Missouri, walked into a BoA with my wife. I have no SSN and we had no issues opening a joint bank account together. My passport and Canadian credit card were enough for identification. We also didn't have any major issues adding me to insurance or the lease.

Mailed my AoS package off and it was delivered yesterday morning on the 17th. Fingers crossed. 🙂

2 minutes ago, payxibka said:

That is all the uscis looks for at AOS

Are you 100% sure about this? This was a quote from the stickied thread about immunizations, which says otherwise, and is why I'm concerned about how it was filled out.

Quote

1. Shots marked with a date (at least one of a series)

• MMR (two are required but if you have "insufficient time interval" Code B in the last column, then you get a waiver)
• Td or Tdap or DT or DTP or DtaP (One date must be no longer than 10 years ago)
• Varicella (Either a check by "Vaccine" with a date, OR a check by "Varicella History" if you had chickenpox. History gets you a waiver)
• Influenza (during flu season)** see note below because you may be okay without it. If it is not flu season, the waiver in the last column is Code F.
• Everything else marked "not age appropriate" Code A, insufficient time interval B, not flu season F, contraindicated C...things that allow a waiver.

NOTE: If you have shots missing and no waiver for them, stop here and see a Civil Surgeon. "Most of the shots" isn't complete. A note from your home country doctor won't count. All shots must be recorded on the DS-3025 or waived. You will have to take your doctor note to a Civil Surgeon and get him to record it on an official form.

2 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Vaccinations are NOT required for the k1.  POE doesn't review the vaccination form anyway. 

 

Only thing you need to concern yourself with is how is the form marked in the lower left corner.  Was it marked complete?

My concern here isn't for K1 purposes, it is to make sure the form was filled out correctly for AoS.

Yeah, in the bottom left corner of the form it was marked as "K Visa applicant voluntarily completed vaccination requirements"

Do I have anything to worry about how my DS-3025 was filled out for the placements of the "A" marks signifying the shots as not being age appropriate?

Hib and hepatitis A share the same mark between both types of shots, Polio has one mark for two types of shots, Meningococcal has one mark for two types of shots, and Pneumoccal has two marks for four types of shots.

It seems really inconsistent, however there were no issues with it at PoE or for obtaining the K1-Visa.

3 minutes ago, payxibka said:

For your ds3025 to be valid for AOS it needed to be included as a part if your Visa medical package .  Most likely it was.  If you choose to bring your copy you can but it won't be needed.

 

Fantastic news! Thank you! I'll make sure to bring it with me for the interview anyway just to be safe.

It's such a relief knowing now that I don't have to go see a civil surgeon to get the I-693 filled out now! 😁

13 minutes ago, Ayrton said:

 

You won't need a new medical if you FILE for AOS up to 1 year of the date of the foreign medical. The date of the interview doesn't matter.

Oh snap, I thought for sure from the I-485 instructions that I'd have to do another examination.

I read some of in the instructions for I-693 just now and it does say all you need is the vaccination report for K-1 Visa holders. Nice!

I didn't include the DS-3025 vaccination report with my I-485 package, will this matter or should I be fine just bringing it with me for the interview in place of the I-693?

You should be arranging to have your I-693 done after you marry your fiancé and you're both in the states together since the examination is only valid for 1 year and the Adjustment of Status often takes longer than that.

To my understanding most applicants don't have a medical examination done until around the time they're scheduling their green card interview because of that.

As for the DS-3025, I received one from the panel physician in my medical examination in Canada when I had to get a medical examination as a prerequisite for a K1-Visa.

In a similar boat, and we mailed off our I-485 package yesterday.

We don't have any IRS transcripts since my wife wasn't required to file taxes in 2016, 2017, or 2018.

We do have proof of income for 2019 above the poverty line, but she hasn't filed her taxes yet.

What we did was I included a copy of her W-2, offer of employment, letter of employment, and recent pay stubs - similarly to what we included in the I-864. I figured that these would be enough evidence to substitute the lack of an IRS transcript or tax return. We'll see what happens- It's impossible to provide something that doesn't exist, so just include what you can. If you include an offer of employment stating your annual salary, a letter of employment, and recent pay stubs for 2020, I would expect it would be taken into consideration. You should also include a page in the additional documents section as well explaining your situation and why you included the additional evidence.

Good luck!