KJC

Today I received an email from someone with the SSS, here is part of it:

"...you were beyond 26 years of age when you first entered the U.S. as an "immigrant", even though you could not have registered, or if you just failed to register with the Selective Service System in compliance with Federal law, you will still need to obtain a Status Information Letter {http://www.sss.gov/instructions.html} to use to obtain any benefit or program connected to the registration requirement..."

Again, they don't really define what an "immigrant" is (GC and after, or does someone on an I-94 count?) so it still doesn't answer if my husband and others here should have registered before GC, however that seems to imply that even if we didn't need to we'll still need to get a letter from SSS to get citizenship, a government job, federal aid, et al.

I still haven't been able to call USCIS, but I'll let you all know what they say when I do. Again, the wording on the AOS seems like that totally covers SSS registration, but that wouldn't make sense if you're required to register before GC. Also all the explains of "lawful non immigrants" are temporary situations, but so much of this infomation contradicts itself.

I don't know about that, according to the "NON-CITIZENS" part of this page http://www.sss.gov/FSwho.htm it seems like someone who is here with the intent to indefinately live here must register. So if he technically wasn't on the visa but the I-94, then he should have registered? Also while I was on hold with the SSS, the on-hold loop did say that "immigrants must register 30 days after entry". I guess it all comes down to semantics, although common sense would say you don't need to do it until after greencard and it is taken care of with the AOS.

I'll call the USCIS line first chance I get for clarification.

This post is linked at the bottom of the page: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=149713

Has anyone gotten any sort of SSS registration information AFTER receiving the greencard? Or until last week has my husband not been a LPR and therefore I'm worrying for no reason?

I saw that chart already, wouldn't someone on a K1 be permanent resident alien since that is the goal of that visa? All the lawful non-immigrants examples seem to be temporary situations. I called the SSS phone number and the guy I spoke with thought my husband would have been OK if has we got married after his birthday since he'd was here on the visa, but technically he still was on the visa (wedding in May, applied for AOS in early June, his birthday late June, and K1 expired in September).

Also regarding the AOS, I'm confused. They say they will register you after you're approved with your registration date being the day you filed, BUT if you're declined then you need to apply for selective service on your own. If you didn't need to apply before you get a greencard, why would it say that? I'm also trying to figure out if he is actually good with SSS because of the AOS possibly registering him now that he's been accepted. The phoneline guy also mentioned the Status Information Letter, but are we good anyway because of AOS and the registration information is set up yet? Also what exactly does that status information letter do?

We didn't specifically sign up Chris (the K-2) with the Selective Service so it must have been done automatically with one of the billions of forms we've (um, I've ) submitted. There was a special card that came in the mail that confirmed that he had signed up. I don't recall the exact requirements but do double-check to ensure that he's abided by them. Anything you don't do that is required is bound to cause problems at some stage!

Did you get the forms before or after you got the green card? According the AOS form it says you need to apply on your own if you're not approved (which with the AOS I assume means after you get greencard). There no imformation on him on the sss.gov site, but he is over 26 now (he was under a month away from 26 when we applied for AOS) and too late to apply if AOS forwarding doesn't count.

After searching here I did see that on the AOS paperwork it says they automatically forward your information to the selective service (which is probably were I got that idea of not needing to do it before greencard or really worried about it before), but if your application isn't approved then you need to do it yourself (no problem there). However we never received any confirmation that my husband is registered which someone else said they got.

I guess I'll just have to call them about it tomorrow.

Hello

This is my husband's log in, I'm the US citizen wife. My husband got his green card in the mail a few days ago, and in the letter was a pamphet called "Guide for New Residents". It mentions the selective service. I didn't think he would need to sign up until after he got his green card, but according to the chart on the selective service website it looks like he was suppose to sign up as a legal alien. He came in on the K1 about two months before his 26th birthday, so according the website he is too old to apply now. Is this going to cause us problems when he applies for citizenship? I don't see how they could because we only had two months and it is entirely my fault for assuming we were good.

Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks!

Wow, we weren't expecting that!

We thought we would at least get an appointment letter at some point then there would be a long wait after that.

Is it common to get a green card without requiring an interview? My wife thinks it may be a conditional green card because we haven't been married for long.

Application Type: I485, APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On January 14, 2009, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

I don't know what this is... I've already had my EAD card since August and pretty much nothing has happened since then.

Is it a green card? If so, don't we have to be interviewed first? We haven't had any notification of an interview.

Well if it's true I could get a tax refund due to be payed fortnightly, then I won't be so pissed off.

I don't see why I should pay extra tax because I'm getting paid fortnightly instead of weekly. Sure it's a higher check, but it's based on 2 weeks work and should not be considered for extra tax.

I can't believe you get taxed extra for fortnightly pay?

I seem to remember a job I had in the UK when I wasn't on weekly pay and I was more or less taxed at the same rate as weekly pay.

So does EVERYONE get taxed extra if they are not fortunate enough to have weekly pay? Why have anything other than weeky pay if that is the case?

I only earn $10 per hour in this job

My first paycheck was for 1 weeks work, and I had 13% deductions in taxes.

My next paycheck was for 2 weeks work and I had 21% deductions in taxes.

I have no idea why this is. The only thing that changed was that I got 2 weeks pay at once as I'm on fortnightly pay. Do you get taxed extra for fortnightly pay?

That would be crazy if true.

In the UK I rarely used a cellphone, so I would just put $20 of credit in it, and that would last a long time and there was no danger of it expiring.

Since moving to the states my wife said she's heard no such thing, and that I will have to get a "family plan" with her network which would be an extra $20 per month.

That seems like a bit of a waste of money to me since I will rarely use it.

I was given 3 different A#'s.

One on my NOA1 for the fiance application, the second came on my visa itself and the third came on my biometrics appointment letter.

It was confusing which one to pick when I was filling out my I-485, but everyone on visajourney just went with what was on their NOA1, so I did the same.

On the day of my biometrics appointment the guy said it wasn't right and went to check up on it. When he came back he said that the A# on my visa was actually someone else's!

I just find it amazing that this is a relatively common occurrence based on the people I've seen on visajourney who also have multiple A#'s.

I have my biometrics appointment on the 14th of July.

Can anybody tell me what happens? Do they just take your finger prints and picture?

I too am interested in this as I am moving to the USA this Saturday and I am from England too

How did you guys transfer your money from your UK bank account to your American one? Which bank do you use as well?

I didn't do it that way. I thought it would be easier to withdraw all my money from my UK bank and change into dollars. Most of it was in travellers cheques, so I just took it on the plane in my hand luggage and it was easy to put into the US bank account.

I got cash as a wedding gift from back home in the UK. It is an Abbey National check, and I'm just wondering how I would go about cashing it.

The bank we are currently with is not an international bank, so I doubt they could cash it.

It has stamps from when I used to visit my then fiance. Or is my new passport with the visa enough?

Also, my wife is asking if it's OK to staple some of the paperwork together.

On the I-864 I am filing with the AOS, and it doesn't mention anything about having to get it notorized in the instructions, but I think I read someone here say that you shouldn't sign this form until in the presence of someone notorizing it. Do we need to notorize this I-864?

It also asks to list people who are not included in the sponsoring and lists 'Spouse'. I am the spouse and I'm the person being sponsored. I know it says don't list the same person twice so we just put a 0 there.

Oh... And can someone confirm that this is the correct address bearing in mind I am filing as an approved I-129F?

USCIS

P.O. Box 805887

Chicago, IL 60680-4120

It said on the form something about sending it to Nebraska if you lived in Ohio, but that was something to do with the I-140 which I am sure doesn't apply.

Thanks.

Just a minor point... I'm sure I have this correct, but thought I would double check.

On the example form of the I-765, "Which USCIS Office?" and "Results (Granted or Denied - attach all documentation)" was left blank. I assume that I leave it blank too?

I'm at the part where it asks you for the eligibility category you are filing under.

After reading through all the categories, I'm pretty sure it's A 6:

K-1 Nonimmigrant Fiance(e) of U.S. Citizen or

K-2 Dependent--(a)(6). File your EAD application

if you are filing within 90 days from the date of entry.

This EAD cannot be renewed. Any EAD application

other than for a replacement must be based on your

pending application for adjustment under ©(9).

But the example form says C 9, and some searches of this forum unveiled C 9 also. Even the statement above says C 9 at the end.

But my question is, isn't C 9 for the second time you apply for EAD? And A 6 would be the first time you file for EAD?

This is the first time I am applying for the EAD and I am filing it along with the AOS.

I couldn't find any info on this either. Someone said they just put NONE, and I just put the A# that was on my K1 visa.

Are you sure there isnt an A# on the visa?

Also I don't think the immigration guy wrote anything on the back of my I-94.

On the NOA2 the A# is slightly different to the A# on my K1 visa. Only by 1 digit, but still.. I don't know which one to go with.

Also, the AOS wants copies of my I-94 front and back. Is it ok to detatch from my passport to photocopy both sides then staple it back on?

I was expecting all the fee's to come somewhere around $700. I don't know where I got this figure from, maybe from reading a couple of posts here. But I checked the USCIS to find that the total fees for AOS, biometrics and EAD comes to $1,350.

The date for the forms required is 27th May 2008... which leads me to believe that if we filed a few days sooner, we would have got the cheaper filing fees (if it ever was cheaper).

Even the I-129F has almost trippled in price since the time we filed.

So now that the whole thing will cost us $1,350, will we just put that all in one check? Or is some other method of payment more suitable?

As for the forms themselves, am I right in saying that I fill out everything except the affidavit? My American spouse does not have to do any of the bio sheets or contribute to the I-485?

My wife (the US sponsor) currently meets the financial requirement, however she graduated from college 2 and a half years ago and just got a steady job last summer. She attached a letter to the I-134 explaining why the 2004, 2005, and 2006 tax records were none/few, but is concerned the I-864 will be stricter.

Another concern is, the aff wants copies of all your W2 forms from the past year (at the time of filing the I-134 we did not have them yet) and she has 10-20 from various temp jobs, etc. Will this hurt us? She still has copies of the IRS tax transcripts from the I-134, do we need fresh copies or will those in addition to the 2007 tax info be sufficient?

The I-864 doesn't ask for a bank letter (we'll request one anyway- good idea?), and it wants 6 months worth of paycheck stubs. She is missing the stub from one payment, but she'll get a print out of her job, so we're hoping that will be OK. Also it doesn't look like this aff needs to be certified.