Recent and Imminent POEs

[Gina2010 1]

For a new one.

Same with us, he went and applied for a new one and got it within a week in the mail.

With the visa in his passport, and we allowed to travel to Canada or Mexico or should he wait for the plastic GC? I NEED A VACATION! :bonk:

[sachinky 465]

Yes, the I551 is a temporary GC. You can travel if you so wish.

[hobokenworkingman 4]

Same with us, he went and applied for a new one and got it within a week in the mail.

With the visa in his passport, and we allowed to travel to Canada or Mexico or should he wait for the plastic GC? I NEED A VACATION! :bonk:

i think you're ok with the cr-1 visa in the passport. it says that serves as a temp GC (I-551) for upto a year, so you're good...

[mrs. wife! 3]

Guys, if I get a job and I haven't received my card by then is it ok to just show the visa on the passport? I already have a prior SSN, would that 2 documents be enough?

[sachinky 465]

Yes, that's sufficient. You can take a look at the I-9 form.

[mrs. wife! 3]

Thank you sweetie!

[yohino 22]

So, no GC yet...

I'm so bored at the moment, been home waiting for the freacking UPS-guy all day.. still not here! I feel like screaming!

Wanted to take a shower earlier but was scared that I might miss him if I did.

How are you all doing? Been a little quiet here lately?!

[mrs. wife! 3]

Do we need to sign the receipt of the GC?

[yohino 22]

Do we need to sign the receipt of the GC?

I don't think so.

I was waiting for something else from UPS today, sorry if I confused you with that. I just nedded to vent a little bit,haha!

[yuenashleysl 1]

Hubby's POE was June 14. We waited 3 weeks but no SSN yet. We just applied for a new SSN on Monday and we'll see when it will arrived. Of course no welcome letter nor green card yet....he's getting bored just staying at home and working around all day while I'm working....HE wants to start looking for jobs but without the SSN and not sure about when it'll arrive, he kinda lost the motivation to do so....

I think the journey should be better once he got here....but this whole immigration process and journey is definitely draining our energy, patience, and money...

Sigh....

[mrs. wife! 3]

Ahhhh ok! Thank God we dont need to sign it!

I was so bored at home too hon, I'm doing some nanny job a few hours a day, so I don't get so lonely alone at home all day.

I'm sending out resumes and had some job interviews. Hope I'll hear some good news soon!

Are you looking for a job?

And yes, where is everybody? It's only 7 pages in this thread, it used to be so much more talking a few months ago hahahaha

[sachinky 465]

I've been packing and swimming at the beach all day. That's all.

Oh, and I made wontons for dinner.

[Vanessa1 7]

Hubby and I are going back in one week. I want to make sure we understand what to do at POE in terms of the SSN. Basically make sure he is in the SAVE system (whatever that is) and wait 2 weeks? If no SSN in 2 weeks then go and apply? Do we have to wait 2 weeks? I go back to work then and it would be better if we go down before school starts up again. The SS offices where you can do that in my area are all about an hour away.

Also, when we go through, which line do we go in? Will I be with him the whole time since we are coming back together? We have 2 hours 45 minutes between flights at JFK. I hope it's enough!

[wilgrace 3]

Hubby and I are going back in one week. I want to make sure we understand what to do at POE in terms of the SSN. Basically make sure he is in the SAVE system (whatever that is) and wait 2 weeks? If no SSN in 2 weeks then go and apply? Do we have to wait 2 weeks? I go back to work then and it would be better if we go down before school starts up again. The SS offices where you can do that in my area are all about an hour away.

Also, when we go through, which line do we go in? Will I be with him the whole time since we are coming back together? We have 2 hours 45 minutes between flights at JFK. I hope it's enough!

we got our Welcome letter yesterday......

[hobokenworkingman 4]

Hubby's POE was June 14. We waited 3 weeks but no SSN yet. We just applied for a new SSN on Monday and we'll see when it will arrived. Of course no welcome letter nor green card yet....he's getting bored just staying at home and working around all day while I'm working....HE wants to start looking for jobs but without the SSN and not sure about when it'll arrive, he kinda lost the motivation to do so....

I think the journey should be better once he got here....but this whole immigration process and journey is definitely draining our energy, patience, and money...

Sigh....

I know exactly how you feel! my wife's in the same boat. we PoE'd almost a month ago and no welcome letter yet. my wife's been fielding job calls and so yesterday we went to the SS office. the idiots at the US embassy in Chennai, India put her middle name and last name together in the family name section of the cr-1 visa. i had filled her SS application out correctly, ie last name in the last name column and middle in the middle name column. of course when the SS officer saw that her last name in the visa was 2 names, she wanted clarification and when my wife explained, she said to wait till how it is printed out in the GC and come back and apply then, as she didnt want to have multiple SSNs issued. so now we have to wait what another 2-3 weeks minimum to get the GC and then go back. my trip yesterday (for which i took 1/2 a vacation day) was wasted. and now on top of that, my insurance company is asking for my wife's SSN, since they want SS#s of all those who are covered under your policy...frustrating!

so if it hasnt been the waiting, my poor wife's been hit with an ear inflammation, laryngitis and now its f*****n bed bug bites which itch like crazy for her. funny thing is that we are sleeping in the same exact bed, very close to each otehr and i'm not getting bit. so #######?!?! anyone know the remedy for the itching to stop - she's already on claritin and caladryl lotion. also if you have solutions to take care of the bed bug problem (other than calling the exterminator who'll charge 100s of $$), would really appreciate!