Guides for SSN/greencard?

[pras_padmini 1]

After 9 months of fees, waiting, and countless forms, my wife finally entered the US on the IR-1/CR-1 visa 2 days ago. We handed over the big packet to them, and I think at this point we should be contacted by CIS soon.

What's the procedure for getting the greencard and social security number for her? I should take another look at the stamp in her passport. Is there a guide or a wiki page here with more information on what to do once you enter the US?

It would be nice if she could start applying to colleges, health insurance, etc, but she needs her social security number for that and maybe some greencard number as well. I think I checked the box on the DS230 indicating she needs a new social security number.

Thanks

[Inky 1,110]

The green card comes in the mail you dont do anything but wait and watch the mail.

SSN wait a few weeks and if you dont see anything try giving the SSN office a call and see if anything is in process, if its not then you will needa go in and apply. Some people seem to get their SSN some people dont.

[hobokenworkingman 4]

After 9 months of fees, waiting, and countless forms, my wife finally entered the US on the IR-1/CR-1 visa 2 days ago. We handed over the big packet to them, and I think at this point we should be contacted by CIS soon.

What's the procedure for getting the greencard and social security number for her? I should take another look at the stamp in her passport. Is there a guide or a wiki page here with more information on what to do once you enter the US?

It would be nice if she could start applying to colleges, health insurance, etc, but she needs her social security number for that and maybe some greencard number as well. I think I checked the box on the DS230 indicating she needs a new social security number.

Thanks

yup. dont bother for the SS to show up in the mail. just go to the local SS office and apply for it. you've already got the cr-1, which is enough proof and suffices to apply for the SS. as for the green card, they will send you a welcome letter which has your SRC # in it, within 6 weeks. you can then track the status of your green card on the same uscis website with that #. once you get the letter, you're probably ~ 2 weeks away from receiving GC in the mail. just to be on the safe side, call up uscis in 4 weeks to see if your wife's in the system yet...you'll need her A# for that, which is on your cr-1 in the passport. good luck!

[Nica_In_Love 98]

Well I guess it depends, some people advise to wait 2 weeks after POE, if you don't get the SS card then go to the office and make sure you're in the SAVE database in order to apply for one. I was getting ready to go next week (POE was Nov. 1) but yesterday I received the SS card, so now we're just waiting on the green card

[RiaTan 5]

4 weeks Fter poe no ssn in mail, I just went to local office show my passport and birth cert. In less 2 weeks I'll receive the ssn.

[RiaTan 5]

Dnt forget the application form can b downloaded at ssa website