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OK, I think we'll try the post office first, but if that doesn't work the SSA office in person is a good alternative. Thanks for clarifying also that they won't mail it a second time.

Thanks for your reply: 1) she never set up any line of credit, except I have a credit card and she was added to it as a second user. She's satisfied with that. Would it help for her to apply for a credit card? 2) No 3) Did not change name. Thanks for your feedback. It's good to compare to others to see whether this is out of the ordinary. It sounds like it is.

No, they never did that. That's actually why we are doing this. We received some kind of warning from social media that we need to update their status to a citizen, especialy in the current context with people being detained. I wasn't aware that it needs to be done in person. Re: the online SSA account, yes, that's exactly the problem. They mailed a security document, but my spouse was so overwhelmed with other things that they failed to do it by the deadline. Now their website/login.gov seems to be saying they need to go to a post office, i.e. cannot get another document mailed.

Hmmm, that's interesting. This is useful information. That could imply that it's something wrong with the brokerage's online system. Did you set up an online account with the SSA?

Yeah, I'm not convinced that's it. I've read other people on here indicate that they had trouble with financial institutions. Also, not sure if you noticed, but many websites access your personal identity online. For example, when I applied for car insurance, it "found" me and knew where I had lived. In contrast, the brokerage could not "find" my spouse's identity.

Hi Thank you for your reply. I use a different broker, and I have nver had a similar problem. For this brokerage, they have a method that you can apply online, but when my spouse tried it, it did not recognize her identity and we had to call in and then fill out a paper form. Similarly, my spouse recently tried to set up a social security account online. It did not allow them to do that and then SSA sent soething in the mail. Unfortunately my spouse was extremely busy and missed the deadline for that. now they tried again and SSA doesn;t allow to set up a profile (includinghaving a letter mailed again). It said they'll have to go to the Post Office to show an ID. So it seems that, for my spouse, there may be a problem with these online systems that are able to verify one's identity. Although I'm not sure, that's why I'm asking.

Well, from my view it seems related since the reason we may be having difficulty is because my spouse went through immigration and naturalization. I'm not aware of other people facing this kind of issue. Isn't this the tax and finances forum?

My spouse is a naturalized US citizen and is having a problem with a new brokerage account. When they first set it up, the brokerage took a long time to allow funds transferred in from a US bank to be transferred internally to an IRA account from the main account. It was like almost three weeks. Now they want to do the same thing, and again it is now the 7th working day and the funds are still not "available" to be transferred internally (within the brokerage) to the IRA account. We're not talking about huge amounts of money here, I can't quite get why this takes so long. The first time, maybe they still needed to clear my spouse or were unclear as they are a new customer. The second time? I don't get it. Does anyone have any idea what the issue may be? We have never used this brokerage before and are wondering if it is just this particular broker (and so maybe we should look at another provider) or whether this is a common occurence? Another related problem is from USAA. My spouse tried to set up a USAA account as my spouse. Somehow they messed up the account establishment process and misplaced the password or wrote the temporary password down incorrectly. Now I can't apply for car insurance from them because USAA doesn't recognize my spouse. I called them to fix this and they sent a link to complete some information saying someone would call to verify and resolve the problem, but no one ever called back. Does anyone have any idea why there is such a runaround or poor service on this issue with USAA? Thanks in advance for any insights you may have.

Hi Discover USA, those are some good things to consider. It wouldbe a good chance for her to consider a totally different lifestyle. Hopefully her B1-B2 would be approved but it's very difficult.

Hi, she has a state ID, card, which is what people would normally carry around with them. WIll probably go with that and an enlarged copy or scan of passport. Or possibly getting a passport card. Thanks, that's a good idea! Will look into that.

Thanks, that's interesting. What do you mean about copying the part showing her name? You mean on the naturalization certificate, right?

All right, thanks Crazy Cat!

Yes, great point, If she's asked if she intends to immigrate in the interview, she must be honest. Is it true that immediate family members of USCs (like parents) are pretty much guaranteed to receive an immigrant visa? In this discussion, no one has indicated that the B1-B2 visa could affect her chances of getting the immigrant visa, which seems to indicate it is pretty safe.

We're not planning to use the B1-B2 visa to get an immigrant status. She would return to her home country before/at the end of her B1-B2 visa while waiting for the immigrant visa to be processed. But thanks for noting that as I'll have to make clear that they can't overstay.

Hi, Thanks, she has a passport and I think in walking around on an every day basis she can keep a copy of it on her person (as it would be sad to lose it).

Thanks for your reply! So, my question is not about getting the B1-B2 visa (which is probably a long shot). My question is, will having applied for a B1-B2 visa (and potentially succeeding), affect her chances of getting the immigrant visa?

Right, so I'm not sure if I communicated this well, but we would apply for the B1/B2 first. So at the time of applying for that, they would not know she intends to apply for an immigrant visa. But then when she's applying for her immigrant visa, would that in any way be affected by the fact that she had already applied for the B1-B2 visa? Thank you for your reply!

Hello, My wife became a US citizen in 2023 and would like to petition for her mother to get permanent resident status in the fairly near future. In the meantime, we wanted to apply for her to get a B1-B2 visa to visit us in the US. I've heard that having an active application for green card would prejudice the Embassy to refuse a B1-B2 application. So we would probably apply for a B1-B2 visa first in case we get it. My question is: would her having applied and/or succeeded in getting a B1-B2 visa in any way reduce her chances of getting a her green card application approved? (assuming she returns to her home country and doesn't overstay her visa.) Could we even submit the petitioning paperwork while she is in the US? Thanks in advance for any replies.

All right, thanks! All right, thanks!

Hi forum members, This may seem like a dumb question for those of you who are regular on here. My wife is a naturalized US citizen since 2023. She was in the US for a number of months in 2024 and then we went abroad to spend time in her home country. Now we want to return to live in the US. One family member keeps bringing up that it is a bad time to be in the US now due to the political climate, the deportations and the ICE arrests. My view is that my wife is a US citizen, and it seems there is very little likelihood of her being detained by ICE. I've read of like one case of a US citizen being detained by ICE (the Georgia -Florida border case, later released). Is my family member being overly paranoid or is there a genuine concern here? Please advise. Thanks!