August 2010 - CR1/IR1 Filers

[sarah et luc 7]

Krisca finally. So happy for you. NVC will be a smooth journey! Congratulations.

[Steve&Jen 0]

hey anyone know if i can start the ability to work paperwork before my wife gets her visa or not? she would like to start working as soon as she can here but judging by how slow all this other paperwork is going id like to start it now

[Saylin 1,605]

hey anyone know if i can start the ability to work paperwork before my wife gets her visa or not? she would like to start working as soon as she can here but judging by how slow all this other paperwork is going id like to start it now

As soon as your wife gets her CR-1 visa, she can start working in the USA. There's no paperwork to fill out for her to work.

[Steve&Jen 0]

As soon as your wife gets her CR-1 visa, she can start working in the USA. There's no paperwork to fill out for her to work.

oh no joke i was under the impression she still had to fill out that paper work too.. and saylin honestly what would my visa journey be without you.. your on the ball haha. what about getting her an ssn or tax id number which ever one im suppose to get

[Saylin 1,605]

oh no joke i was under the impression she still had to fill out that paper work too.. and saylin honestly what would my visa journey be without you.. your on the ball haha. what about getting her an ssn or tax id number which ever one im suppose to get

Nope, with a CR-1 visa, she's automatically eligible to work in the USA. The stamp in her passport will act as the visa as well as a temporary green card so she can work. A few weeks after POE, she'll get the green card in the mail. If you check the box off on the DS-230 for an SSN to be assigned to her, she'll get that in the mail in a few weeks as well. If you don't check that box off, you can just visit a local SSN office and she can sign up for one.

[sarah et luc 7]

Nope, with a CR-1 visa, she's automatically eligible to work in the USA. The stamp in her passport will act as the visa as well as a temporary green card so she can work. A few weeks after POE, she'll get the green card in the mail. If you check the box off on the DS-230 for an SSN to be assigned to her, she'll get that in the mail in a few weeks as well. If you don't check that box off, you can just visit a local SSN office and she can sign up for one.

I originally thought that but then I thought that you needed a SS number to work. So if hired how would that work without GC and SS? The visa somehow overrides those? Is it possible to get a Drivers license without SS?

[Saylin 1,605]

I originally thought that but then I thought that you needed a SS number to work. So if hired how would that work without GC and SS? The visa somehow overrides those? Is it possible to get a Drivers license without SS?

The stamp in the visa acts as a temporary green card until you get the physical card in the mail. I don't know much about US employers and SSNs, so perhaps the stamp in the passport will be good enough for them as proof you can work until you get the SSN in the mail.

I believe you have to wait till after you get the SSN before you get a driver's license. I'm not sure about driver's license from France, but a Canadian driver's license is sufficient to drive with until you get your SSN to obtain a US driver's license.

Remember, an SSN should be assigned to you within 3 weeks of POE (if you checked the box off on the DS-230). If you haven't gotten it in the mail after 3 weeks, you can go to a local SSN office and get it done there.

Getting the green card can vary from getting it within a few weeks to a month or more. But the stamp in your passport can always act as a temporary green card up to a year long if I remember correctly, but by then you should definitely have the physical green card.

[sarah et luc 7]

Thanks Saylin. For me the actual GC doesn't really matter as much as the SSN and DL's and legal right to work. The GC is great for proving legal residence but I feel like after a DL is obtained that would become the main source of ID and make the GC obsolete (as everyday use lol)

[Saylin 1,605]

Thanks Saylin. For me the actual GC doesn't really matter as much as the SSN and DL's and legal right to work. The GC is great for proving legal residence but I feel like after a DL is obtained that would become the main source of ID and make the GC obsolete (as everyday use lol)

Well, don't worry about legally being able to work. You can right away with the stamp in your passport.

And yeah, a DL would be a very handy piece of ID to prove residency. But remember, the GC won't be obsolete if you have to travel as it's your way back into the USA.

[Matt and Evieve 1]

SIF!!! Finally done with USCIS and NVC. Finally done with papers!!! Now, to rock the interview!!! Wooooosh!

Hey sarah et luc, maybe you got SIF too. We started NVC almost the same time and we sent the papers exactly on the day, I believe.

[sarah et luc 7]

SIF!!! Finally done with USCIS and NVC. Finally done with papers!!! Now, to rock the interview!!! Wooooosh!

Hey sarah et luc, maybe you got SIF too. We started NVC almost the same time and we sent the papers exactly on the day, I believe.

No trust me once I saw you got a SIF I've been checking hmmm IDK every 7-8 minutes. Lol tomorrow WILL be the day though!

I figure they start at 7:30 AM and refresh the system. I go to the gym at 5 am Western so I'll give them a little call. lol

PS CONGRATULATIONS!!

Edited March 14, 2011 by sarah et luc

[Matt and Evieve 1]

No trust me once I saw you got a SIF I've been checking hmmm IDK every 7-8 minutes. Lol tomorrow WILL be the day though!

I figure they start at 7:30 AM and refresh the system. I go to the gym at 5 am Western so I'll give them a little call. lol

PS CONGRATULATIONS!!

LOL! I know you will have yours next week. Maybe tomorrow!!! Yaaaaaaaaaaay!

Edited March 14, 2011 by Matt and Evieve

[Vahid F. 0]

Hi everybody,

I've just received an email indicating that my IV Fee invoice is ready to be paid. I logged in to the online payment system but there was no such invoice waiting!!! There was only my previous invoice of AOS Fee which is already PAID!

I've emailed them this case and I'm waiting for their response but meanwhile, ANY SUGGESTIONS?

Thanks in advance

any help!

[Matt and Evieve 1]

any help!

How many days have passed? I know in our case that it took a while to show up in the payment portal on our IV packet fee.

[Matt and Evieve 1]

Finally confirmed!!! CASE COMPLETED last March 11!!!