After Approved K1 visa

[suka330 0]

Hello All,

So I'm very happy to say that my fiance K1 visa was approved as of last week. POE was done in LAX and it went smooth.

As of right now, after looking at the flowchart, I'm not sure on what to do next. I'm sort of confused! Do I go do his SSN now? and then the AOS comes after the wedding, right?!

Please advise.

Thank you,

Ainise Finau

[Audy_Rob 26]

As of right now, after looking at the flowchart, I'm not sure on what to do next. I'm sort of confused! Do I go do his SSN now? and then the AOS comes after the wedding, right?!

Please advise.

Thank you,

Ainise Finau

1) Congratulations

2) Yes, you have it right. Get a SSN or Social Security Number. Contact the SSA.

3) Get married as soon as possible certainly within the 90 day window.

4) Wait to receive the certified version of your marriage certificate.

5) Go to AOS step. File I-485/I-765/I-131 and pay US $1,010.00

Good luck

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Moving this from K1 Process & Procedures to Moving Here and Your New Life in America as the question is about post-visa processes once the non-USC is in America.

And congrats to the OP on your move to America!

[DeniseBill 4]

Just a small comment.

You can only obtain a SSN if your fiance passport was stamped with the EAD stamp. This is an authorization for work. (You can't actually work with this since it expires along with the visa in 3 months but you can obtain a SSN)

Look for the stamp on the back of the I-95

Good luck

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Yes, he can get a Social Security number as a K1 before he does anything else. He does not need a stamp in his passport. Just wait about 2 weeks after his entry to make sure his entry has been recorded in the database where Social Security workers will have to find his name. All he needs to show is his passport and I-94 card. Here's the Visa Journey topic on how to do it. Pay attention to the parts that say for K1s, as K2, K3, K4 can not get their SSN immediately, but some of the things on the page are written for those other K visa holders.

http://www.visajourney.com/content/ssn

The Social Security card is not permission to work. He will have to have an EAD card or Green Card before he can work. But his SSN will not change and he can use it to get a bank account and things like that that require a SSN for their records.

[DeniseBill 4]

Yes, he can get a Social Security number as a K1 before he does anything else. He does not need a stamp in his passport. Just wait about 2 weeks after his entry to make sure his entry has been recorded in the database where Social Security workers will have to find his name. All he needs to show is his passport and I-94 card. Here's the Visa Journey topic on how to do it. Pay attention to the parts that say for K1s, as K2, K3, K4 can not get their SSN immediately, but some of the things on the page are written for those other K visa holders.

http://www.visajourney.com/content/ssn

The Social Security card is not permission to work. He will have to have an EAD card or Green Card before he can work. But his SSN will not change and he can use it to get a bank account and things like that that require a SSN for their records.

I guess it doesn't work the same way in every State/City because I was strictly told to show my EAD Stamp and she was staring at the stamp for about 10min before she approved it.

[HeatDeath 430]

I guess it doesn't work the same way in every State/City because I was strictly told to show my EAD Stamp and she was staring at the stamp for about 10min before she approved it.

Well, seeing that the SSA being a federal agency, it should work the same everywhere. That's ok. You just got Yet-Another-Undertrained-Confused-Stubborn-SSA-MonkeyClerk. Per the SSA's own policy manual, K-1 holders are considered to be work authorized for Social Security purposes (but ONLY for Social Security purposes! Don't try working with your SSC.). You mark "Alien authorized for work" on their form and they should give you a SSC with no complaining. Anyone in the SSA who tells you K-1s aren't work authorized is wrong. Problem is, some wrong people in positions of authority are known to be awfully stubborn about it.

[nane1104 146]

Definitley get the SSN before you marry. There have been many people who had problems getting it done after the wedding, they had to wait for their greencard.

Then get married , then file for AOS and if you want, EAD and AP (work permit and travel permit).

Best wishes!