pickups85

Hi guys, I came here to visit my girlfriend for two weeks on the visa waiver program, I decided to stay and got an attorney to file all my paperwork for change of status, work permit etc... apparently 90 days is the period in which i'll receive the EAD card so it should be here by November 20th. Does anyone know when I should apply for a SSN?

Also how and where i do this?

Thanks!

Noorah101

You can apply for a SSN when you have your EAD in hand.

www.ssa.gov

Rene

pickups85

thank you Rene

Ray

So you ignored all the advice about trying to adjust status
when on the visa waiver...

pickups85

What advice? My attorney advised me to do it as my stay was unplanned due to pregnancy

Ray

So if they ask you or phone your employer in the UK ...
all the evidence will show you just left for a visit .. you still have property there and a car etc ...
and you married and filed before the 90 days ran out
fortunately is not me you have to convince

pickups85

I stayed with my parents back home and had no car because I had a work vehicle. I called my boss from the states and had to give him notice via email which he will confirm and yes we got married before 90 days.

I wasn't aware this was an issue, my attorney advised us and filed all the stuff. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't break the law

ian-mstm

I hope you mean that you married *and* filed AOS before 90 days. If not, you may find yourself in quite a pickle down the road.


I agree... well, not knowingly anyway - and that'll depend on how savvy he is with immigration law.

Ian

pickups85

Yes we did file before, a month before. He's an immigration attorney. Thanks for everybodys input, relevant to the thread topic or not