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Hello everyone and thank you in advance for all the helpful responses! My spouse entered via K1 visa and is in the middle of the i485 process. However, I made a grave mistake of not getting an SSN for him before getting married and we are left to apply for his SSN via I485. My question is, since i485 takes time to get approved, does that mean he wont have a SSN card until the i485 gets approved? Or (hopefully) the SSN process is independent from the i485 and gets issued even before the i485 gets approved? I would also like to add that he is scheduled for biometrics this month and would like to know, based from your experience, how long will it have to take to get the i485 approved after biometrics. Thank you all!

Thank you so much for responding! We did receive his visa. He picked it up from Empost as well.

Hello, this might be late but congratulations! My fiance also had the interview in Abu Dhabi and got approved! I was wondering how you received your passport with visa? They just told him that he got approved and wait 1 week for the visa and that he can go home. We are not sure if we're supposed to pick it up somewhere or they will mail it to us.

This question is mostly for those who have experience interviewing in Abu Dhabi embassy but answers from other countries are also welcome. My fiance will have her interview in Abu Dhabi next week and I was just wondering how many times do we have to pay the $265 fee for the visa. We completed the DS-160 and was prompted to pay $265 online. However, upon checking the instructions sent in the Welcome e-mail (N03), it says in there to bring $265 worth of cash to pay for the visa fee. Are these two separate payments or can we just bring a receipt for our online payment? Thank you for all your help!