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We have my wife's AOS interview soon. She is required to take her birth certificate and a translation according to the interview notice. Do we need to have this officially translated? In the Past (K1 Visa and I-485) she has alway translated it herself and writing a letter certifying she knows Russian and English.

Also, She has already had her medical and vaccinations for the K-1 Visa process and we sent a copy of that form in with our I485. Do we need to take the original copy with us?

It seems that most of the documentation they ask for we have already given them.

So my wife and I filed her AOS in Feb/March and she has just received her work authorization card and an interview date. She arrived in America on a K-1 Visa.

I am confused because I was under the impression that we only had to attend a single interview. Now it seems we may have two and that I will be interviewed as well.

What can I be expected? Sorry for the redundancy.

Wow, great stuff. Thanks.

Even though your spouse cannot be issued an SSN card without proof of current work authorization, she may be able to have the name corrected on the SSN record.

RM 00203.510 D4 Correcting Numident Data When a Replacement Card Cannot Be Issued

If the alien does not provide evidence of work authorization or a valid nonwork reason, explain that no replacement card can be issued.

Although a replacement card cannot be issued, the Numident can be corrected if the alien has provided documentation supporting the change, e.g., a name change.

If the alien provides documentation supporting the change, process the SS-5 to update the Numident information but suppress the issuance of a card.

RM 00203.510 Alien without Work Authorization - Nonwork Need for an SSN:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203510#D4

Once the SSN record has been corrected, she can request an SSN Verification Printout, which will provide her with proof of her SSN and the name that currently appears on the record until she is eligible to be issued an SSN card.

RM 00202.320 Issuing Numidents and SSN Verification Printouts:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100202320

Only the marriage document is needed to establish the name change if it meets the following criteria:

-- The new name can be derived from the marriage document, i.e. bride

takes the groom’s last name, groom takes bride’s last name, compound

name (with or without hyphen) of each spouse’s original name for

either or both parties.

Note: The type of name change requested must also be allowable under state law, i.e. groom taking bride’s last name.

-- The marriage occurred within the past two years

-- The marriage document shows sufficient identifying information

(e.g., biographical data such as age, date of birth or parent's

names), and

-- The identifying information matches the information on his/her

Social Security number (Numident) record.

The applicant may need to submit an identity document in the old name along with the marriage document if:

-- The marriage occurred within the last two years and has biographical

information, e.g., age, date of birth or parent's names which does

not match our records, e.g., the SSN record.

-- The marriage occurred within the last two years, but does not show

biographical information, or

-- The marriage occurred over two years ago (with or without

biographical information.

The identity document used to establish the old name must match the name on the current SSN record. The identity document is acceptable even if over two years old or expired.

In name change situations when evidence of identity in the old name is required, e.g., name change occurred more than 2 years ago and the applicant does not have any acceptable evidence of identity in the old name with him or her at the time the SSN application is filed, we can request the following documentation to process the name change:

1. Name change document (e.g., marriage document) showing the old name that agrees with the name on the latest Numident record (Numident) (e.g., maiden name), and

2. Acceptable evidence of identity in the new name (name to be shown on the SSN card), excluding marriage document if it was submitted as the name change document and

3. Verification of identifying information (SSN, name(s) on latest Numident record, date of birth, place of birth, parents’ names) from the latest Numident record.

If these three documentation requirements are not met, the name change request cannot be processed under this new policy. Evidence of identity in the old name would need to be submitted per EM-06064.

Note: Refer the Social Security office personnel to EM-06064, which was issued 10/02/2006 and EM-07045, which was issued 07/03/2007 for the current procedures regarding name changes based on marriage.

https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/public/refere...cttocategory=EM

RM 00203.210 C. Procedure - Immigration Document as Evidence of Legal Name:

When an alien applies for an SSN card, we presume the name on the immigration document is the legal name unless the applicant presents evidence of a legal name change, e.g., marriage, which occurred after the immigration document was issued.

RM 00203.210 Changing Numident Name Data:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203210

I got a SS card (not allowed to work) and had the name changed on it after showing the certified copy of marriage certificate... I applied for EAD after...

We had our marriage certificate with us. It made no difference.

Was your K-1 expired? Ours is by 2 days

This may be in the wrong forum. Please move it if necessary

We went to change my wife's name on her social security card since we are now married. We were refused because she does not yet have work authorization. I see that special rules apply if you did not receive you ssn for the purpose of working. She received hers in 2005 when coming to the United States on a J-1 Visa. Does this mean we have to wait for her EAD?

Thanks in advance.

Hello,

My wife has received her biometrics appointment. She filed for AOS with my last name but her passport and SSN are under her maiden name. Is this a problem?

Another thing, when does she get her EAD exactly?

I recently spoke with someone who had their application transfered from the Texas Service Center to Vermont. Is there any reason behind this? Should I submit my application for AOS to the Texas Service Cneter,just as I normally would?

I have some questions about working. Can my wife work while still holding a K-1 Visa?

She did not receive a temporary EAD. We are about to file for her AOS. Her Visa expires in March. I assumed that even if she got her EAD, in March she would have to stop working. My plan was to wait until she got her 1 year EAD.

She has now found a website that claims she can work on a K-1, I assume that means, once it is expired, she will have to quit her employment and wait for her 1 year EAD. Is that correct?

Thanks in advance for any answers.

Am I reading these directions correctly? Do I not need to to pay $340 for them employment form(I-765)?

That's a relief. My wife came on a K-1 so we don't need this.

What is the supplement to the I-485? Do I need this?

There is a section where my fiance is to list everywhere she has worked in the last ten years. I assume this would include the places in America that she worked while on her J-1 Visa?

This is actually a cultural similarity - There is a Russian "Married with Children."

The wife and I have recently been sitting around (since it's too hot to move!) watching TV and just about every day we watch "The King of Queens" followed by "Married with Children." She told me "In Russia we have this show too." I pictured Al with a horrible voice over and Kelly with a nice sultry accent, but I was surprised to see, they're a real Russian Bundy family.

The show is very well done with a "Russianized" character based on each character in the American sitcom. After seeing a few clips I realized, there's no cultural differences that can't be bridged if we can all enjoy quality entertainment like this.

I saw this in July when I was there. It is like some alter-universe Bundy family!

Congratulations! I'm really glad it worked out.

Wow, good luck. I hope everything turns out OK.

My fiancee already has a bank account here. Would bank account statments showing my address the same as hers be good? Is it overkill?

Thanks, I am getting more idea of some things we may have.

After reading about others evidence I am getting worried about some of our own evidence for the interview in Moscow.

My fiancee and I have lived together before and spent alot of time together and we don't have the long phone conversations or romantic e-mails that many here have. It's usually 5 to 20 minutes once or twice a week just to see what is new (which usually isn't much). I'm usually at work when I call her anyways because of the time difference.

My fiancee is also fanatical about cleaning so any cards that I have sent her were probably thrown away. It's just her personality.

The one thing we do have is lots of pictures together. I have just returned from Russia and we have some good pictures with me and her family as well as us together. I hope this is enough.