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    What is the fastest time a I-485 has ever been aproved after being transfered to CSC

    in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

    Posted

    I filed AOS package May 13, Biometrics done june 8 aos transfered today aug 12... I wonder how long till I get my Green card??? # just askin.

    What is the shortest recorded time of receiving GC after being transfered to CSC..

    Marina's was transfered in mid June I think and biometrics was June 29th. I 485 was touched July 22nd and she got her EAD card last week. Nothing new on the Green Card.

    Social Security BS

    in Working & Traveling During US Immigration

    Posted

    Yep, you gotta reapply. It's not really a big deal, since there's not much you can do with the Social Security number, other than open a bank account. It wouldn't be valid for work authorization until after you get the EAD.

    How many times have you heard someone only read the first line on the card and interpret that the SSN is only valid for work, not reading the entire statement that it is only valid for work with DHS authorization. We have heard that very many times and people just don't want to understand.

    SSN

    in Working & Traveling During US Immigration

    Posted · Edited by iowaseabee

    it's not a "state dependent" issue. It's a "people at some offices are morons" issue. It says quite clearly in THEIR rules that K1's are entitled to SSN's. Check the SSN guide where it shows the actual SSA rule.

    ** moved from "Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from Family Based Visas" to " Working & Traveling During US Immigration" as this is relating to getting a SSN**

    I see you have been to the Davenport office too.

    SSN

    in Working & Traveling During US Immigration

    Posted

    Suggest that individuals that have entered the United States with non immigrant status wait at least 10 calendar days before submitting a Social Security number (SSN) application to allow the Department of Homeland Security time to record entry into their database, but individuals are not required to wait 10 days before applying.

    An individual that entered the United States with K-1 status applying for a work authorized SSN must present evidence at an SSA office to establish his or her age, identity, and current lawful employment authorized status.

    An individual needs to provide at least two documents as evidence to establish age, identity, and current lawful employment authorized status.

    Example: If the immigration document, for example, Form I-94, Form I-551, Form I-766, is used to establish work authorization and identity, the alien must provide another document to establish age.

    SSA will not assign an SSN or issue a card to an individual that is within 14 days of his or her alien status expiring. Until the 76th day after entry an individual with K-1 status only needs to provide an unexpired I-94 showing current K-1 status to establish employment authorized status for SSN purposes.

    Once, an individual that entered the United States with K-1 status has been in the United States 76 days he or she will need another document, for example, Form I-551, Form I-766, to establish employment authorized status for SSN purposes.

    RM 10211.420 Employment Authorization for Non-immigrants:

    http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110211420

    RM 10211.025 Evidence of Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) Status for an SSN Card:

    http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110211025

    Note: Marriage does not affect an individual with K-1 status's eligibility to be assigned an SSN, or issued a card.

    When requesting an SSN card, the documents presented, as evidence must be either originals or copies certified by the issuing agency. SSA cannot accept uncertified or notarized photocopies as evidence.

    If a foreign-born person has the foreign birth certificate in his/her possession or can easily obtain a copy, he or she must submit it as proof of age. In some situations we can accept alternative evidence of age. The alternative evidence of age may be less than a year old, for example, foreign passport.

    You can find detailed information regarding evidence that establishes age on the SSA Web site:

    http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203110

    The documents acceptable as evidence of identity are now based on three factors: (1) the applicant’s age, (2) the applicant’s citizenship/alien status, and (3) the relative value of documents.

    Primary Identity Evidence for an alien:

    -- Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (includes temporary I-551

    Stamp in combination with an unexpired foreign passport when the I-

    551 Permanent Resident Card has not yet been issued)

    -- Form I-94, Arrival/departure Record in combination with an unexpired

    foreign passport

    -- Form I-766, Employment Authorization card in combination with an

    unexpired foreign passport

    Note: Document must be unexpired

    RM 10210.405 Evidence of Identity for an SSN Card:

    http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110210405

    RM 10210.420 List of Documents in Priority of Acceptability for Use as Evidence of Identity:

    http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110210420

    SSA cannot accept an application filing receipt or notice of action as evidence of an immigration document, or an immigration document with a “valid from” date in the future.

    Exception: SSA can accept an expired I-551 card accompanied by a Form I-797C (Notice of Action) stating, “Your conditional resident status is extended for a period of one year as evidence of LPR status.

    Take the required documents to the nearest Social Security office or Card Center. Individuals age 12 or older applying for an original SSN and card must apply in person.

    You can obtain the address and directions to the nearest Social Security office from the Social Security Office Locator, which is available on the Internet:

    http://www.ssa.gov/locator

    Applicants who live or receive mail in the Brooklyn, NY, Queens, NY, Phoenix, AZ, Orlando, FL, Sacramento, CA, or Las Vegas, NV area should apply at their local Social Security Card Center.

    Individuals residing in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN area should apply at the Twin Cities Card Center.

    Card Center Information:

    http://www.ssa.gov/cardcenters/cardcenterinfo.html

    Normally, an SSN card should be received in the mail within two weeks after the application and required document(s) have been received and verified.

    However, when an alien requests an SSN or replacement card, SSA must verify his or her documents/current status with the appropriate bureau of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). If the initial online verification is not possible through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system, SSA may need to send a Form G-845 to the appropriate DHS Status Verification Office (SVO) for manual verification.

    Social Security field offices can submit an additional electronic online verification, which with the majority of applications eliminates the need to send a Form G-845 along with a copy of the applicant’s immigration documents.

    However, some applications still require a copy of the immigration document(s) to be mailed to the appropriate DHS SVO along with Form G-845 for manual verification.

    The 14 day status expiration limit for assigning an SSN and/or issuing a card applies even if an individual submitted his or her application before being within the 14 day period and entered the 14 day period while waiting for his or her status to be verified.

    SSA offices can also assist applicants by issuing a notice acknowledging the SSN application while documents are being verified.

    RM 10205.215 Acknowledgement Requested for an Application for an SSN Card:

    http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110205215

    All cards are mailed from Social Security Headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland to the postal address provided on the Form SS-5.

    If ineligible to be assigned an SSN, Social Security offices can provide written notice using Form SSA-L676 to explain that an SSN cannot be assigned due to your not having provided authorization to work in the United States for SSN purposes, or evidence of a valid nonwork reason for needing an SSN.

    Needing an SSN for school aid or enrollment, tax purposes, private health insurance, banking, credit cards, loans, or to be issued a state professional or driver’s license are NOT valid non work reasons for needing an SSN.

    RM 10211.610 Valid Reasons to Assign an SSN for Nonwork Purposes:

    http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110211610

    RM 10211.615 Invalid Nonwork Reasons for SSN Assignment:

    http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110211615

    The IRS assigns Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers to aliens for tax purposes who are not eligible to be assigned an SSN. A Form W-7, “Application for an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number,” needs to be submitted to receive an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number.

    You can download a form W-7 from the IRS Web site:

    http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html

    You can contact the IRS ITIN office by calling 1-800-908-9982 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              1-800-908-9982      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              1-800-908-9982      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              1-800-908-9982      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              1-800-908-9982      end_of_the_skype_highlighting.

    You can find additional information on the IRS Web site:

    http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96287,00.html

    http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1915.pdf

    When am I legally required to provide my Social Security number:

    http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/78

    My wife applied for her SSN after being here about a month and was issued a number without problem. Now the problem is that after we were married we went back to the local office to change her name and was told we would have to wait for her green card. When we went for her biometrics we tried a different office and they were happy to do it but found out we couldn't because it past the date on her I94. Make sure if you try to change your name after marriage it has to be more than 14 days before the date on your I94 or you will have to wait.

    I485

    in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

    Posted

    I just noticed your name is Iowa to YAY IOWA!!

    Please have a look here: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/235331-aos-ead-ap-from-k1-the-aussie-way-doc-list-included/ which has all the AOS info.

    To answer your questions directly:

    1. If your wife has chosen to take your name then she will complete all forms in her married name. Anywhere where it says "prior names" she must put her maiden name (I personally wrote my WHOLE maiden name just so there was no confusion)

    2. See 1. above

    3. Yes. She entered on the K1 and is still a K1. This option is here because it is possible for other visa types to adjust their status to another one from the one they entered, say a F1 to H1B or something like that. PLease see the example forms.

    4. Number in red on the passport (there is an example on the link I posted)

    Best of luck. I hope the thread I posted helps :D

    Thanks for the info. You are in Davenport? We are in Muscatine.

    I485

    in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

    Posted · Edited by iowaseabee

    I have a couple of questions on the I485 form. We just got married on May 8th. My wife entered on a K1 visa. Do we file with her new married name on the form or the name on her visa? There are also boxes for current USCIS status and in what status did you last enter. Wouldn't these be the same in our case?

    I am also not sure which number on her visa they are looking for when asking for visa number.

    Thanks

    Steve

    July 2009 Filers

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    YAY! It's finally happening!! My fiance is getting here this weekend. We haven't seen each other since I went to see him for his birthday in August.

    I was originally planning to go to Vegas for a bachelorette party/sisters birthday. He booked a ticket to fly down there to surprise me. I've gotten too stressed and sick to make it, so he is going to rent a car and drive 5-6 hours to SLC instead. I am a lucky girl to have someone so amazing that he is willing to do that for me. I'm starting to feel so much better already, but going to Vegas wouldn't help my stress levels right now.

    Great news.

    Marina had her interview today in Frankfurt. APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!

    I will fly over in March and we will come back on the 24th.

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