K1 out of status?

[Darnell 8,478]

Do u think that if i apply 4 the social security now it can mess something with the marriage certificate ? Like something with the data information that the can complete to register the marriage ?

No and No.

Nota.Bene. You Can Change the NAME on the SSN card after you receive the EAD or GreenCard.

FWIW, if you get a SSN now, you can get joint bank account with yer spouse, also get yer name added to the utility bills - which is great fodder to use for the AOS packet.

Edited February 4, 2010 by Darnell

[Cupcake _boo 0]

So now i gatta get it with my maiden name and let em know that I'm married rite?

So we can have this bank account and the bills? and after this when i receive my green card with the new name i can change it...

[HeatDeath 430]

In many places in the US it is possible, when you get married, to get your marriage certificate right away. When you get your marriage license from the county, ask them about this. If it is, you need to tell the officiant (priest, pastor, or judge) that you want to register your marriage yourself.

What normally happens is that when the ceremony and signing is over, the officiant mails the completed marriage license to the county, and they sit on it for several weeks before filing it and mailing you your proper marriage certificate.

But if you tell the officiant you want to register the marriage yourself (and you are, in fact, allowed to do so in your county - this isn't possible everywhere) then the officiant leaves the completed marriage license with you after the ceremony. Then you and your spouse drive it down to the local county office, and hand it to the clerk personally. They can usually (if this is possible at all) give you the marriage certificate certified copies you need for your AOS packet right then and there.

Regarding your social security card: yes, the social security card will be in your maiden name, since you applied for it before you were married. You will be able to use it to be added to bank accounts and insurance and stuff like that. I believe you can change your name on the social security card right after you are married. I do not believe you ned to wait for the EAD or green card to do that. I do know that if you do not apply for a social security card before 2 weeks before your I-94 expires, you have to wait until the EAD to get a social security card at all. But if you applied for and received one prior to the expiry of the I-94, you should be able to change it to your married name right after you get married, I would think.

[Darnell 8,478]

Hey - can you print out this entire thread, let your husband read it, when he returns from work, then ask him for his input and opinion?

[HeatDeath 430]

Ooch, I missed that the OP was already married. Ah well, the info will still be useful for future readers.

OP: The above posters are correct, the best thing to do now with the marriage license is to try to get it expedited with the judge and/or the county office. If the judge's office still has it, maybe ask if you can get it back, or at least sent to the county immediately. If s/he says it's been sent to the county, contact them to try to get it's registration sped up.

Regarding the social security card, you might have difficulty applying. Some office's employees seem to think that getting married in some way invalidates the I-94 you have, and that you are therefore no longer allowed to get a social security card until you can show them an EAD. This is incorrect, but you might be in for a struggle. If the clerk at the office is too dogmatic, ask for a supervisor. Failing that, try another office: a lot of good-sized cities have 2-3.

You should definitely apply for the card in your passport name, because that is the name they will have on file. Once you have the card in hand, as I wrote above, you should easily be able to take your marriage certificate down and get a card made in your married name. Do not surrender the old card to them until you have received a new one.

Or, since you will have to go back to the SS office after you receive your green card, you may just hold off on changing the card to your married name until you go to remove the "Valid for work only with DHS authorization" message from your card. That's ok too, and saves you a trip.

Edited February 4, 2010 by HeatDeath

[Cupcake _boo 0]

Thank u all !

I'm still home waiting for hubby, when he's back from work he will call the immigration ppl and talk to them.

Yesterday when we get married the judge didn't give us like an option to carry the official document the gave us something called ' costumer copy' and told us that the official paper that we can use for legal activities will be reserved by post from 4 to 6 weeks. The didn't let us access 2 d document at all.

[Cupcake _boo 0]

And are we married now ? Since d marriage is not registered? I mean i have 90 days to get married or i gatta have everything for 90 days i gatta have all the documents in my hand 2 say that i'm married?

[HeatDeath 430]

And are we married now ? Since d marriage is not registered? I mean i have 90 days to get married or i gatta have everything for 90 days i gatta have all the documents in my hand 2 say that i'm married?

You ARE married now, because your marriage certificate, when you get it, will show February 3rd as your date of marriage. It sounds like you HAVE gotten married within the 90 days allowed by your visa, so you are totally fine.

Lots of people file their adjustment of status a few weeks (and in some cases, months!) after their I-94 expiry date. It's perfectly fine. What it means is you may be out-of-status for a few weeks while you wait for this piece of paper. That isn't ideal, but it's hardly the end of the world. The only real risk of being out of status would be if you happened to hit a CBP inland checkpoint, and those only exist within 100 miles of the borders and oceans. And there are relatively few of them, even at that. Just try to avoid interacting with federal immigration law enforcement during that period, and you'll be absolutely fine.

It's too bad that the judge didn't offer you the option of filing your own marriage license, but not particularly surprising. Some jurisdictions simply won't let you do that, even if you do ask. It's ok.

Filing before the end of your 90 days is ideal, and if there is any reasonable way you can expedite the marriage certificate so you can do that, you should. But it's not the end of the world if you don't. Lots of people file their AOS "late". It has no effect on the AOS being approved.

[Cupcake _boo 0]

well...we called d immigration services on the phone and they said that it it wouldn't be a problem to apply whenever i can since now I'm married 2 US citizen...I guess that's a good news

Tomorrow morning i'll go to check the SSA office and apply 4 SSN.

BTW what is this SS card for ? What i can do wit it ?

[Darnell 8,478]

Thank u all !

I'm still home waiting for hubby, when he's back from work he will call the immigration ppl and talk to them.

Why? We've given you the total run down, and still you want to 'talk to the immigration ppl' ?

wow.

Never mind, then.

[Cupcake _boo 0]

He wants to talk to them to be sure

Well they told us that it wouldn't be a problem cuz I'm already married...and 'I intend to apply'

Actually the woman 'said it doesn't matter when you will apply...u can even apply after an year, you are already married within this 90 days' that's exactly what the woman said so now hibby fill relaxed but not me...I can't really convince him that all is still in danger...

D. thank u for all the info u gave me !

[HeatDeath 430]

well...we called d immigration services on the phone and they said that it it wouldn't be a problem to apply whenever i can since now I'm married 2 US citizen...I guess that's a good news

Tomorrow morning i'll go to check the SSA office and apply 4 SSN.

BTW what is this SS card for ? What i can do wit it ?

Get bank accounts, insurance. It's part of the proof that you're allowed to work. Pay your taxes. Grown-up stuff. Nothing fun

Edited February 5, 2010 by HeatDeath

[Cupcake _boo 0]

Dang... I knew it this ppl wit the time lines neva give something fun like Disneyland tickets