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RichiJenny Proficient

RichiJenny   14

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You're different category. Anything will work for you :bonk:

Loto

Deal :lol:

Thanks Loto :thumbs:

Samoray - done! lol

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09-SEP-2010 : Mailed I130 Petition to Chicago Lockbox.

16-SEP-2010 : Received NOA1.

24-SEP-2010 : Expedite: service request

05-OCT-2010 : Supporting documents sent to CSC.

16-OCT-2010 : RFE received.

19-OCT-2010 : RFE response received at CSC.

22-OCT-2010 : I130 Petition APPROVED.

30-OCT-2010 : NOA2 Received in Mail

NVC - Expedited

27-OCT-2010 : Case Number Assigned

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12-NOV-2010 : Medical

US Embassy - Expedited

18-NOV-2010 : Packet 3 email received.

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30-NOV-2010 : Interview - 9am Denied: 3 year bar (overstay) - i601 Waiver filed with expedite request

01-DEC-2010 : MP requests assistance from US Ambassador

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11-DEC-2010 : Waiver Receipt notification dated 07-DEC-2010

20-DEC-2010 : VISA/Waiver Approved

22-DEC-2010 : Approval letter received

24-DEC-2010 : Passport collected by courier

10-JAN-2011 : CR1 Visa Issued by IVU London

11-JAN-2011 : Passport / Visa delivered.

18-JAN-2011 : POE: EWR (Newark, New Jersey)

17-FEB-2011 : Welcome Letter Arrived

19-FEB-2011 : Green Card I-551 Arrived

I-130 Mailing to Approval (incl. waiver): 102 Days

OCT 2012 : Applied for Removal of Conditions

DEC 2012 : Received NOA1 (GC extention letter)

18-JAN-2013 : Biometrics walk in approved and completed

And_Sam Experienced

And_Sam   44

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Hey everyone, my husband and I arrived at Chicago yesterday. What do I do now in regards to his whole visa process?? He came here on an cr1 visa. How do we get a SSN? What exactly do I have to do in the 90 day period they gave us?? Im confused! I will post POE details when I get some rest! Thanks

Congratulations on getting your husband to the US with you!

First of all, it depends on how quickly the POE takes to send in your information to Homeland Security to how quickly your hubby will get his greencard OR the SS office to get the application for his SS number.

My husband came through JFK for his POE and it took a couple of weeks for them to send the paperwork in for his stuff. We ended up waiting 2 weeks and going to the SS office ourselves and making an application for his SS number. Now the tricky part with that, is that the name on the social security card has to match EXACTLY what homeland security puts on his greencard.

We had trouble because the SS office tried to say that my husband's full name wouldn't fit on the card and when he got the green card, it had his FULL name on it so we had to resubmit another application to correct his name on the social security card. *BTW his whole name DID fit on the card!*

I was able to get my husband on my insurance at work and pretty much everything to do with that, BUT you do have to wait for the social security card to get state DL and etc.....

Keep in mind the expiration date on his conditional green card because you will have to apply for ROC no more than 90 days before the expiration of the CGC.

I have heard from some people that they got a reminder letter telling them to apply for ROC and then I have heard from others saying they didn't.

Good luck with everything and congratulations on your family being together!

:thumbs:

"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. " – Herm Albright

POE: JFK New York: 04/18/2010
Receive Green Card in mail: 06/03/2010
Received SSN: 06/17/2010
Received NEW SS CARD: 07/20/2010 (to match GC!)
Got JOB!!: 09/27/2010
Got a better JOB!!: 11/20/2010
ROC Mailed: 02/16/2012
Check cashed: 02/24/2012
NOA received dated for: 02/22/2012
Biometrics dated: 04/18/2012
RFE: 10/23/2012
RFE Response Confirmed: 11/16/2012
Interview at Orlando office: 02/13/2013

2nd RFE!!: 10/03/13

2nd RFE Response: 10/09/2013

Update Biometrics: 10/13/2013 NEVER GOT 10 yr card!

N-400 mailed: 01/21/2014

Biometrics (N-400): 02/21/2014

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payxibka Grand Master

payxibka   10,047

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:D

Yours will take little longer because you need to replace the SSN too :)

Loto

SSN is issued by the SSA..

Green cards are issued by the USCIS

There is NO "speed up" or "slow down" relationship between the two as they are not dependent on each other and are issued by different agencies....

YMMV

msd Community Regular

msd   3

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I would strongly advise you to march over to the SS office right away and apply for one. The box on the DS-230 is not the most reliable. Also it takes ages for the info to process.

So you really should do it yourself. I did that on the Monday after I arrived and had my SS Card 4 days later. Granted it was only a name change since I already had one from a previous J1 visa, but it WILL definitely be faster if you apply in person.

2 Days later I got my driving license. I'm glad we got everything so fast by being proactive.

Alles wird gut und wenn es noch nicht gut ist, ist es noch nicht vorbei.


US Citizen as of Arpil 17 2014

hopenfaith Explorer

hopenfaith   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Palestine
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his passport was stamped with a red stamp which reads :

ALIEN HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 216

AND OF THE PROCEDURES FOR HAVING THE CONDITIONAL BASIS

OF HIS/HER STATUS REMOVED.

Should not have been given a 90 day period.... did you fill out an I-94? if so you should not have...

Did they give you the one year stamp in your passport?

What did you "tick" on the DS-230 regarding automatic issuance of the SSN?

they gave me two years 2012

i did not fill out an I 94 form. i only filled out the blue form. i think that was for customs.

i did check on the ds 230 form that my husband wants a SSN issued.

There is no 90 days, CR1 is an immigration visa

i made a mistake on the whole 90 day thing.. lol.. sorry

CR1 people will do Removal of Condition (ROC), not AOS, after 21 months, but before 24 months of the POE.

There is no I-94 (arrival departure card) concept for immigrant visa (IR1 or CR1) holders.

SSN - Typically few weeks to 1 month or so (If ticked yes in DS-230). If you feel it is not coming within the timeframe, visit SSA office and apply one.

Welcome Letter & GC - Typically 4 to 8 weeks. If 8 weeks are elapsed, talk to USCIS or open an Infopass.

Loto

so now what i do is wait for my husbands ssn and green card? then we wait untill november 2012 to remove conditions? i hope i got it right.

thanks everyone for ur input.

HopenFaith

LotofPatience Veteran

LotofPatience   65

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SSN is issued by the SSA..

Green cards are issued by the USCIS

There is NO "speed up" or "slow down" relationship between the two as they are not dependent on each other and are issued by different agencies....

Thank you payxibka for clarifying it :)

Loto

CSC - I-130 for Parents (IR5)

10/11/2011 - Sent to Chicago Lockbox

10/13/2011 - Delivered at Chicago Lockbox

10/17/2011 - Email received with Receipt#, Routed to CSC

10/18/2011 - Cleared the checks $420*2

10/21/2011 - Received NOA1

03/30/2012 - Received NOA2

NVC

04/19/2012 - NVC received

05/01/2012 - Case# generated

05/02/2012 - DS-3032 COA emailed

05/02/2012 - I-864 AOS Fee $88 paid

05/05/2012 - I-864 AOS package mailed to NVC

05/07/2012 - I-864 AOS package received by NVC

05/07/2012 - DS-3032 COA accepted

05/08/2012 - DS-230 IV Fee $230*2 paid

05/09/2012 - DS-230 IV package mailed to NVC

05/11/2012 - DS-230 IV package received by NVC

05/17/2012 - Case Completed

Consulate

07/02/2012 - VFS visit in Cochin

07/04/2012 - Medical in Chennai

07/12/2012 - Interview in Mumbai - Success!

09/08/2012 - POE at JFK, NY

LotofPatience Veteran

LotofPatience   65

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Yes, she is very helpful to have around, and moving and merging threads right and left. I get dizzy just watching the work..... :star:

:D :D

CSC - I-130 for Parents (IR5)

10/11/2011 - Sent to Chicago Lockbox

10/13/2011 - Delivered at Chicago Lockbox

10/17/2011 - Email received with Receipt#, Routed to CSC

10/18/2011 - Cleared the checks $420*2

10/21/2011 - Received NOA1

03/30/2012 - Received NOA2

NVC

04/19/2012 - NVC received

05/01/2012 - Case# generated

05/02/2012 - DS-3032 COA emailed

05/02/2012 - I-864 AOS Fee $88 paid

05/05/2012 - I-864 AOS package mailed to NVC

05/07/2012 - I-864 AOS package received by NVC

05/07/2012 - DS-3032 COA accepted

05/08/2012 - DS-230 IV Fee $230*2 paid

05/09/2012 - DS-230 IV package mailed to NVC

05/11/2012 - DS-230 IV package received by NVC

05/17/2012 - Case Completed

Consulate

07/02/2012 - VFS visit in Cochin

07/04/2012 - Medical in Chennai

07/12/2012 - Interview in Mumbai - Success!

09/08/2012 - POE at JFK, NY

Canadiandggal Proficient

Canadiandggal   49

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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I would strongly advise you to march over to the SS office right away and apply for one. The box on the DS-230 is not the most reliable. Also it takes ages for the info to process.

So you really should do it yourself. I did that on the Monday after I arrived and had my SS Card 4 days later. Granted it was only a name change since I already had one from a previous J1 visa, but it WILL definitely be faster if you apply in person.

2 Days later I got my driving license. I'm glad we got everything so fast by being proactive.

Or if you are me a ssn just randomly appears in your mailbox. I checked no on the ds230 forms even double checked yesterday and was going to go to the ssn office this coming friday. As i poe'd on oct 31st and someone said go on the 12th I think as they say to wait 10 days. Instead both my sons and mine just showed up in the mail box, I am not sure how exactly but I am not complaining :) Maybe because I have a ITIN number they just randomly thought hey have a ssn ? Heres to goodluck

~~~Marriage : 2009-07-10~~~

~~~I-130 Sent : 2009-11-24~~~

~~~ Medical : 2010-09-28~~~ ~~~ MTL Interview : 2010-10-20~~~ ~~~ APPROVED~~~

~~~POE Date :2010-10-31~~~ ~~~Received SSN's 2010-11-08~~

~~~Welcome Letter/Notice Receipt :2010-11-30~~~ ~~~Received Our Green Cards 2010-12-06~~~

~~~ ROC :2012-08-20~~~ ~~~NOA1 :2012-08-28~~~ ~~~BIO :2012-09-25~~~~

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msd Community Regular

msd   3

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Or if you are me a ssn just randomly appears in your mailbox. I checked no on the ds230 forms even double checked yesterday and was going to go to the ssn office this coming friday. As i poe'd on oct 31st and someone said go on the 12th I think as they say to wait 10 days. Instead both my sons and mine just showed up in the mail box, I am not sure how exactly but I am not complaining :) Maybe because I have a ITIN number they just randomly thought hey have a ssn ? Heres to goodluck

What? :rofl:

You know. Always when I think it can't get any more weird, it DOES. :lol:

Alles wird gut und wenn es noch nicht gut ist, ist es noch nicht vorbei.


US Citizen as of Arpil 17 2014

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TheJesal Enthusiast

TheJesal   2

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I would strongly advise you to march over to the SS office right away and apply for one. The box on the DS-230 is not the most reliable. Also it takes ages for the info to process.

So you really should do it yourself. I did that on the Monday after I arrived and had my SS Card 4 days later. Granted it was only a name change since I already had one from a previous J1 visa, but it WILL definitely be faster if you apply in person.

2 Days later I got my driving license. I'm glad we got everything so fast by being proactive.

My wife has never had a SSN, can she still apply at the SS office right away without issues?

Blah.

 
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