Syed84 K1 visa approved
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Re: Syed84 K1 visa approved
Thank you guys
So if I understand correctly I will be able to get my SSN after about two weeks. At which point can I apply for my drivers test/license? We have had our court marriage just now planning the week long of
Asian wedding functions
Will be starting my AOS paperwork after Christmas
So if I understand correctly I will be able to get my SSN after about two weeks. At which point can I apply for my drivers test/license? We have had our court marriage just now planning the week long of
Asian wedding functions
Will be starting my AOS paperwork after Christmas
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Re: Syed84 K1 visa approved
Thank you guys
So if I understand correctly I will be able to get my SSN after about two weeks. At which point can I apply for my drivers test/license? We have had our court marriage just now planning the week long of
Asian wedding functions
Will be starting my AOS paperwork after Christmas
So if I understand correctly I will be able to get my SSN after about two weeks. At which point can I apply for my drivers test/license? We have had our court marriage just now planning the week long of
Asian wedding functions
Will be starting my AOS paperwork after Christmas
Rene
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Would you say I am good to go and get my ssn tomorrow? I entered on 16th December. Also can anyone just confirm the name of the office I would pop into and what I should take with me?
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Re: Syed84 K1 visa approved
Yes.
SSA - Social Security Administration. You can get the address of your local office online.
Take a copy of your I-94... you can get it online and print it; and your passport with the K-1 visa in it.
Ian
Also can anyone just confirm the name of the office...
... what I should take with me?
Ian
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Re: Syed84 K1 visa approved
Thank you Ian
Helpful as always
Helpful as always
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For a social security number one applies to the Social Security Administration.
See the application form and instructions on the SSA web site.
Regards, JEff
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Re: Syed84 K1 visa approved
Hi All
I went down to the SSA office and they did not have a SSN for me. I was told they need to verify with homeland security. Is this process really likely to take up to 4 weeks?
I went down to the SSA office and they did not have a SSN for me. I was told they need to verify with homeland security. Is this process really likely to take up to 4 weeks?
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They always need to verify with homeland security, even in the most straightforward cases, and yeah, it can take up to several weeks. It's just that for a CR-1, the form has a place where you can request a number, so they get a lot of the processing out of the way for you while your visa paperwork is processing (I think). Otherwise my husband could not have got his SSN just a week or so after landing.
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My husband is from Iran, and came to the USA on a K-1. When we applied for his SSN, they said they needed to do a manual verification because of where he was from. At that time (2004), they said they did manual verifications on everyone from Iran, Syria, and maybe Pakistan. The list could be different nowadays.
If I recall correctly, it took 4 weeks to get the manual verification cleared and then another 2 weeks to get the actual SS card in the mail.
Rene
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There are two ways to "verify with [H]omeland [S]ecurity". One is to use a computer to look you up in the DHS SAVE data base. It can typically take up to 2 weeks after entry to show up in SAVE, which is the basis for the recommendation that a K-1 not apply until they have been in the USA for 2 weeks.
The second way is for the SSA to submit a form G-845 to USCIS to confirm a person's immigration status. This manual process can take weeks.
Regards, JEff
The second way is for the SSA to submit a form G-845 to USCIS to confirm a person's immigration status. This manual process can take weeks.
Regards, JEff
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Re: Syed84 K1 visa approved
Well I'm not sure the lady at the DMV was able to verify my status and issue me with a state ID. The guys at the SSA needed to verify although if I'm totally honest he looked very confused
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DMV and SSA are totally separate agencies, so might not use the same source for checking status.
Rene
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He took my application in after going over my passport, I94 and marriage license
I'm still good to submit my AoS paperwork?
I'm still good to submit my AoS paperwork?
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I'm still good to submit my AoS paperwork?
Rene
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Just completing my AOS, AP and EAD paperwork.
How many passport photos do I need to submit with the entire package?
Is one copy of my I-94, birth certificate, passport photo page,visa/entry stamp page, vaccination sheet and marriage license be enough? Or should I submit separate copies for each form?
How many passport photos do I need to submit with the entire package?
Is one copy of my I-94, birth certificate, passport photo page,visa/entry stamp page, vaccination sheet and marriage license be enough? Or should I submit separate copies for each form?