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    After our marriage but before my wife arrived in the US, I always filed as "Married filing separately". This caused problems with my online tax service because they required my wife's SSN even for MFS, but of course she didn't have one. Therefore, I filed paper returns as MFS with my wife's name listed on the return. In fact, this was one of the documents I submitted as proof of a bona-fide marriage. I am not sure how much probative value this particular document had but I figured it wouldn't hurt. Now that my wife is in the US, I'll file as MFJ for TY 2023.
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    I don't see why you cannot use the same online account for petitioning her. Not that I expect logic or consistency in USCIS operations but how else can one use the same personal email and mobile number for 2FA if you had to create multiple accounts?
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    Yes, this fee is required as stated at https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees/uscis-immigrant-fee. When my wife received her immigrant visa from the Tokyo embassy, they included a notice regarding this fee and details on paying it.
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    I tried calling their 1-800 number but there appears to be no way to reach a live agent. When you say "green card not received", the voice prompts you to send an e-request. Asking for "live agent" over and over just returns the response "Your call will be disconnected"! I honestly have no idea how to actually speak to someone. After my 90 days are up, I'll try calling again and ask for "Infopass". Perhaps that'd work? Good luck!
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    Looks like an embassy specific requirement for Madrid. I'd give it a day or two and then try again.
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    Thank you!
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    Thank you for your kind words! Did you contact USCIS by phone or did you send an e-request for the missing GC?
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    Omg, that is quite the story! Couldn't they figure out that your daughter being a *new* immigrant meant that she could not be the other person with the same name and DOB? I guess their system isn't that sophisticated.
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    Thank you for the advice! I'll plan to do just that. It is weird they can just sleep on the case after having received the $220 fee and wait for us to reach out to them first!
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    Thanks, I did. It remains stuck at "Immigrant visa fee payment received". I'll just have to be patient.
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    77 days since US entry and still waiting for the GC. Status remains stuck at "Visa Fee Payment Received". Sigh...
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    Congratulations! I am glad it worked out well for you.
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    How did the interview go? Were they okay with the laminated documents?
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    I am sorry to hear about the delays in your SSN. Hope you get it this time! My spouse hasn't yet received her GC although it is 77 days since her entry. We submitted her SS application on Feb. 23 and are still waiting for the number/card in the mail.
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    Hello y'all, My foreign citizen spouse and I visited not one, but *two*, SSA offices in Austin, Texas today and were told at both places that appointments are now required for all first-time SSN/card applicants. The Kafkaesque element lies in the fact that nowhere on the blessed ssa.gov site can I find a link to schedule an appointment. It does give you the option to schedule at the end of the online SS-5 application but that requires an account which you cannot create witout a SSN in the first place! Of course, my wife doesn't have an SSN and couldn't avail of this "feature". Furthermore, an agent on the 1-800 line told me that they couldn't schedule in-person appointments in Austin. An employee at the second Austin SSA office did schedule us for a late Feb date using their terminal. He was insistent that he did so from www.ssa.gov but in all my searching I couldn't find the page where outsiders such as myself could schedule without a login.gov or ID.me account. My question is whether others have run into this issue? The helpful SSA officer did tell me that the process for first time applicants changed around 6 weeks ago. Not sure whether this is a Texas only thing or nationwide. I'd really appreciate some insights, recent experiences with SSA. Thank you!
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