Katientsm

UPDATE: The status on SAVE CASE CHECK was complete on May 30 and the Social Security Card came one week later. 

37 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

I believe it's up to 3 months to get the physical greencard.  SSN should take several weeks at most.

 

@Katientsm Did your husband show them them the endorsed IR1/CR1 visa in his passport?  That should be the verification they need that he is a legal permanent resident.

Yeah he showed the physical visa in the passport but apparently you have to be in the system and if not USCIS/DHS has to provide verification via SAVE. No idea why the passport alone isn't sufficient, when you already have permanent residence 

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has had the same issue: 

My husband (IR1 Visa) applied for a social security card in person a few days after arriving in the U.S. It has now been 4 weeks and nothing. 

The office had said that he needed verification with DHS because he wasnt in the system yet but that it shouldnt take more than 2 weeks.

According to the SAVE website, the status is still under review and when I contacted USCIS, all they said is that they can make us an appointment to go into a field office, but it can take weeks just to get an appointment. 

My husband needs to get a State ID ASAP, and we need the social security card for that. 

Our case status said refused because the embassy was still waiting for the medical results to be sent electronically. After a few days it changed to issued. I would email the embassy and ask. 

We completed our IR1 interview on Tuesday and the embassy approved our case but said they were still waiting for the medical results to be uploaded into the system. (The doctor had given us an envelope because they said they couldnt get a hold of the embassy?)

A couple days ago, the doctor sent an email that the embassy had given them the wrong code initially so now they need a signed consent form and another photo in order to send our results electonically. 

Im assuming its pretty fast to send it electronically to the embassy? The medical exam was over 2 weeks ago so they have all the results. 

We are planning to move in 1 month so I hope it doesnt take another week for the results to upload. 

It depends on the country, so you should check with your local administrative unit. Here in Slovenia, I needed an apostilled birth certificate from my state before I could get married here and an apostilled fbi background check for my residence permit (if you want to stay more than 90 days). If you need those, it is definetely eaiser to get them while in the states. You can visit the U.S together in the meantime with ESTA, but be prepared to show proof that you will return back to EU, e.g. return tickets, employment contract. 

You might get lucky and get Nebraska service center, which is only a 4-5 month wait, but I would just prepare for it to take around 1 year. A couple weeks after you submit, you can inquire about your case to see if it transferred. My NOA1 said Texas, but it was transferred to Nebraska shortly after. Good luck! 

7 minutes ago, jravi said:

How do you ask Emma for this? 

 

This is what Ema provides back:
Please select the "Check Case Status" link below to check your case status online. On the page that opens, enter your receipt number or case number and press the "Check Status" button.

*This link will take you to a new USCIS.gov site.

More Information:

• Check Case Status *
• USCIS Processing Times
• Case Outside Normal Processing Time
• How Do I Find My Receipt Number?
• Invalid Case Number or Receipt Number

What I go to check case status it does not provide a processing location. My processing location I know from my previously received mail and document showing where my case is being processed. Is there another way to do this?

You can only access an agent during business hours, from 7 AM EST M-F. If you keep typing in "speak to an agent" and "technical problems" you should be able to connect to one. 

Hey guys, I got a DQ! At around 6 PM EST last night 23.11. I submitted the last required docs on 24th November. Good luck to everyone else. 

7 hours ago, ws1889 said:

August 28 submission - RFE on November 16

November 16 submission - RFE on February 18

 

All documents now show as 'accepted', but they are saying there is insufficient evidence of income. I work outside of the US, so therefore all of my income is foreign and doesn't count (despite me making well over the poverty line and having suitable assets to appease the 5X requirement). Joint sponsor is retired but also has considerable assets.

 

First RFE, NVC only asked for 1099 from joint sponsor - which I promptly uploaded a missing 1099 from bank interest. Now they are requesting proof of my income, proof of joint sponsor's income, and another joint sponsor. Frustrated and demoralized from the entire process... hard to plan your life around a moving target like this. I anticipate the answer already... but... any suggestions other than wait?

Wow, Im sorry, that sucks.. 😕 Im also living abroad and my joint sponsor is retired, so I am not looking forward to hearing from NVC..Is your joint sponsors income close to the minimum requirement? I dont see why they would be asking for so much more evidence. You could always try to expedite, doesnt hurt to ask..

27 minutes ago, Nig said:

Sadly i had the same problem and I have to wait another three months

What did they ask for?

Does anyone know if we get an RFE do we have to also upload 2021 tax documents since 3 months later will be after the tax deadline? 

I am waiting to hear back from NVC after submitting everything November 25. Really anxious to hear back because my mother is our joint sponsor and she had trouble scanning some of the docs (some corners are missing). It was impossible to help her properly from abroad ugh.  I will update as soon as I hear from NVC. Good luck everyone! 

8 hours ago, Sammy.NZ said:

I wouldn't put too much weight on these status changes tbh. PD Feb 9th, Actively reviewing April 9th, and no updates since. (Texas Service Center)

Not trying to be negative, just have learned to take things day by day and not get too optimistic. 

It obviously seems to vary a lot and this isn't the case for everyone but I have followed many other cases that are in a similar boat to mine where we all got excited over the 'actively reviewing' status change but then no news for another 8+ months. 

Yeah my sister is waiting for an I-130 at Texas service center, with active review status since February! It seems when you get active review status they either immediately approve it (like in my situation) or you wait months. 

21 hours ago, Kor2USA said:

Is ID authenticator app on the IRS website? We managed to get our transcripts via mail but being able to create an online account when you live abroad would be extremely handy. 

I was able to get my transcripts online using a VPN to create an account and verify my identity with the ID.me. I had verify with a live agent because I don't have a U.S. phone number though and it took forever because they kept rejecting my documents and i had to try different ones.

1 hour ago, waterlooengineer said:

Congratulation!!

Just a question, when did your case status changed to "Actively Reviewing"?

Thanks! It changed to active reviewing and was approved the same day. 

July 17th filer here, USC and husband is from Slovenia. Our NOA1 was sent from Texas but according to EMMA its in Nebraska. Wishing us all best of luck! 🤞

Update: I was able to open an online checking account with Capital one with the help of a family member in the states. You need to have a U.S. address and phone number to open and maintain an account but you dont need to go in person to a branch. I tried State Department Federal Credit Union but they wanted me to show a mortage or utility bill to verify my foreign address which I dont have because I live in my inlaws house. 

I (USC) am living with my husband in Slovenia while we wait for the spousal visa process/green card. I want to improve my credit score before we move so I recently opened a new credit card, but Im not sure how I will pay it from abroad. 

I have transferwise, but from what Ive read, its not a good option for paying a credit card bill and I know that using my EU bank card would be very expensive.

Has anyone had success opening a U.S. checking account online from abroad? 

Related to this, is there any way for my husband to start building credit before he gets a green card/SS number? 

Thanks!