Oh my gosh... more paper work?

[april 0]

We just got married on the 5th and returned for our honeymoon today. Let me make sure I understand my next steps. Social Security number, AOS, and EAD. What else? Do I have to get another Affidavit of Support and if so can it be from the same person that I used for the 129F? Please tell me everything else that I need to do. I read the pinned documents and that just freaked me out!

[dani_christine 0]

i would apply for the SSN right away. they are sometimes hesitant to issue it to k-1's if too close to the expiration of their visa.

file for AOS, EAD and AP within 90 days of your marriage. and yes, you will need a new affadavit of support.

once the SSN comes, you can try to get a driver's license, depending upon your state's laws. we've found it absolutely necessary as picture ID...and in missouri, it was easy to get once he had a SSN.

also, once the SSN comes, add your husband to your bank accounts. this will be good proof of your life together for your AOS interview.

[Leasel7 1]

i would apply for the SSN right away. they are sometimes hesitant to issue it to k-1's if too close to the expiration of their visa.

file for AOS, EAD and AP within 90 days of your marriage. and yes, you will need a new affadavit of support.

once the SSN comes, you can try to get a driver's license, depending upon your state's laws. we've found it absolutely necessary as picture ID...and in missouri, it was easy to get once he had a SSN.

also, once the SSN comes, add your husband to your bank accounts. this will be good proof of your life together for your AOS interview.

What Dani said. Also, you may want to add your husband's name to your utility bills and make him your beneficiary on your life insurance -- more evidence of your new life together and comingled assets. And in my state -- Virginia -- you have to prove that you are a state resident to get a driver's license, and having your name on a utility bill is one form of evidence DMV accepts. Actually you may just want to read up on requirements for getting a driver's license in your state. In Virginia the requirements have drastically changed since 9/11/2001, and my husband needs two forms of ID, proof of legal presence, and proof of residency in order to get a driver's permit or license. (BTW, in Virginia SSN is not required to get a drivers license, but if you do have a SSN, they you need proof like your SSN card or a W-2.)

[LastSurvivor 0]

Unless your S.O. needs to work or already has a job ready to go I might hold off on the EAD. Our processing took a little over 4 months from start to finish. You might be only looking at a couple of months before the AOS is approved and the approval of the EAD. Depending on your situation just save the money and wait for the Greencard. Again, depends on your situation but save the money if you can. This process is already expensive enough. AP is a tough call and we waited because my wife was pregnant and probably would not travel alone to her home country anyway.

Rich

Edited August 13, 2006 by LastSurvivor

[Leasel7 1]

Unless your S.O. needs to work or already has a job ready to go I might hold off on the EAD. Our processing took a little over 4 months from start to finish. You might be only looking at a couple of months before the AOS is approved and the approval of the EAD. Depending on your situation just save the money and wait for the Greencard. Again, depends on your situation but save the money if you can. This process is already expensive enough. AP is a tough call and we waited because my wife was pregnant and probably would not travel alone to her home country anyway.

Rich

EAD is a tough call. We applied for it, even though there was no great need for my husband to start working right away, because it would make it easier for him to get a drivers license. But our AOS was approved so quicky (two months) that we never got the EAD, so that was $180 down the drain. On the other hand, there are folks here who have been waiting over a year for AOS, so you never know which way the process will go.

[Heracles 417]

We just got married on the 5th and returned for our honeymoon today. Let me make sure I understand my next steps. Social Security number, AOS, and EAD. What else? Do I have to get another Affidavit of Support and if so can it be from the same person that I used for the 129F? Please tell me everything else that I need to do. I read the pinned documents and that just freaked me out!

The K1 visa was like a walk in the park in comparison to the AOS process..

The following should help..

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=k1k3aos

[I'm Gone 60]

i would apply for the SSN right away. they are sometimes hesitant to issue it to k-1's if too close to the expiration of their visa.

Not sometimes, if your I-94 is within 14 days of expiring you ain't getting an SSN and/or card.

[motu 6]

The K1 visa was like a walk in the park in comparison to the AOS process..

I disagree as I found the AOS process to be similar to the K1 and having filled out the forms before - G325a; I134 (similar to I864); I 129f (similar to I485) - I found the AOS process very easy. Because by this time I was very familiar with the forms used in the K1. The only extra things you need to do is to get both names on utility bills, insurnce, lease/titles and such. My advice is to take one form at a time, look at the example forms and understand the instructions as you do it. Pretty easy in my opinion. Good Luck