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Thanks for your response, Inky 

After we figured out that she meant I-94 instead of I-129F as she said, we saw on VJ that we need to wait for the EAD befor applying again. Luckily we've got all of that rolling already.

How can they just let it sit until it expires? I'm thinking of filing a formal complaint.

Sorry, but I don't seem to be able to edit my own post. Anyway, my wife and I have been doing some investigating, and I think the lady that told be that my I-129F is expired got confused and meant the I-94 is expired. We think this, because the date she told us doesn't match the I-126F but the I-94.

So, yes, the I-94 is expired. But it wasn't when we filled in. In fact, it had exacly four weeks left in it, so we thought it'd be plenty of time. Now it is expired and I don't know what to do.

Hello Visajourney folks!

Once again, we come to you in search for help and right. You have proven to be more dependable and knowing than the "official channels" after all.

First of all, I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this topic. If it's not, please help me fix my mistake Thank you.

Now, the issue. So my now wife and I applied for a K-1 visa, which was eventually granted. Then I came here and, May sixth, we got married at the rotunda of the San Francisco city hall. Everything fine so far. After a grace period, honeymoon and a nice pat on eachother's back, we started with the new set of paperwork: Adjustment of Status and Social Security Number. And it is the latter that is giving us the biggest headache at the moment:

so, July 1st, we went to the Social Security Office in Berkeley. I had the form filled in, and everything the VisaJourney guide says. I thought it'd be a piece of cake!

But I got the feeling that the girl at the counter didn't really know how to proceed with a K-1 visa holder. In the end, she told me she had to send my application back to the Department of Homeland Security so I would get cleared, and that I'd receive the card in up to 4 weeks, "but it shouldn't take that long". I thought it was odd that I needed to be cleared again, since I already had been or I wouldn't have the visa.

Four weeks gone by, I still don't have it, so today I called the office. They told me that since my I-129F is expired, I have to fill it in again before applying for the SSN again. Why would I ever want to get a K-1 visa again, if I alraedy have one and I'm here and married already?

I called the national Social Security customer service, and they told me to call USCIS. I called USCIS and they said I need to make an appointment with a USICS officer. In the meantime, no SSN.

So I'm quite pissed, and quite lost as well. I needed to come to you to shed some light on all of these and blow off some steam as well.

Am I paranoid or is this all the fault of the Social Security office in which I applied for doing it wrong in the first place?

Any thoughts or ideas are welcome. And as always, thanks for all the help and support.

Hello Visajourney folks!

Once again, we come to you in search for help and right. You have proven to be more dependable and knowing than the "official channels" after all.

First of all, I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this topic. If it's not, please help me fix my mistake Thank you.

Now, the issue. So my now wife and I applied for a K-1 visa, which was eventually granted. Then I came here and, May sixth, we got married at the rotunda of the San Francisco city hall. Everything fine so far. After a grace period, honeymoon and a nice pat on eachother's back, we started with the new set of paperwork: Adjustment of Status and Social Security Number. And it is the latter that is giving us the biggest headache at the moment:

so, July 1st, we went to the Social Security Office in Berkeley. I had the form filled in, and everything the VisaJourney guide says. I thought it'd be a piece of cake!

But I got the feeling that the girl at the counter didn't really know how to proceed with a K-1 visa holder. In the end, she told me she had to send my application back to the Department of Homeland Security so I would get cleared, and that I'd receive the card in up to 4 weeks, "but it shouldn't take that long". I thought it was odd that I needed to be cleared again, since I already had been or I wouldn't have the visa.

Four weeks gone by, I still don't have it, so today I called the office. They told me that since my I-129F is expired, I have to fill it in again before applying for the SSN again. Why would I ever want to get a K-1 visa again, if I alraedy have one and I'm here and married already?

I called the national Social Security customer service, and they told me to call USCIS. I called USCIS and they said I need to make an appointment with a USICS officer. In the meantime, no SSN.

So I'm quite pissed, and quite lost as well. I needed to come to you to shed some light on all of these and blow off some steam as well.

Am I paranoid or is this all the fault of the Social Security office in which I applied for doing it wrong in the first place?

Any thoughts or ideas are welcome. And as always, thanks for all the help and support.

Thank you!

We're spending 4th of July at the grandparents' house. What better way to celebrate than filling in the paperwork to bring someone to this country? Haha, sorry Papa!

Hello friends!

Once again we come to you for help filling up the paperwork

First let me fill you in: my wife and I are filling the I-864 and, since she doesn't meet the poverty limits yet and I'm not working yet, her grandfather is going to be a joint sponsor. So according to this we have to fill in two I-864, one stating my wife as the petiotioner -1a- and another one for the grandfather stating him as the only joint sponsor -1d-, Is that correct? Or should we just fill in one for the grandfather?

Also, while filling my wife's form, on the question 21 regarding the household size, it clearly states not to count anyone twice, so me being the sponsored person -21a-, the amount on the section for persons not sponsored in the affidavit; spouse -21c- should be zero, right?

Thank you very much for your help!

Thank you both!

Hello everyone!

Finally, and with a lot of help from VJ, I got the interview date for my visa on the mail. The interview will take place next April the 13th and my problem is the following: the I-129F approval is due April the 20th. So when my visa is approved, do I have to enter the country within that week or is that date only taken into account for the interview?

As usual, thank you all very much. It's been a hard year and we wouldn't've done it without your help.