Slacking on the next steps...AOS

[ECWilloughbys 7]

No, when you go in to the SSA just show the UK passport with the K1 in it. Everything the embassy and customs put into the passport(I-94?) will be enough for them to verify and enter into the computer.

Thanks, Jewel!

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

Okay, we slacked a bit longer, but now I'm on it. A question: I was reading that we can file for his SSN now, before his I-94 expires, and thought maybe we could go in person next week, when I go and apply for my new card with my married name. I followed the link on the VJ guides about doing so. But #5 on document SS-5.pdf states:

"If you check “Legal Alien Not Allowed to Work” or “Other,” you must provide a document from a

U.S. Federal, State, or local government agency that explains why you need a Social Security number

and that you meet all the requirements for the government benefit. NOTE: Most agencies do not require

that you have a Social Security number. Contact us to see if your reason qualifies for a Social Security

number."

Do we need a letter? I thought this might be helpful for when I file my 2010 taxes, since we got married at the end of 2010. Should we just wait and send all our forms off together, and not go to the SS office in person? I'm more than a bit confused.

Take his birth certificate too. Just in case.

And don't wait too long. If you go 14 or fewer days prior to expiry of the I94, they won't issue a SS number until he has his greencard.

[ECWilloughbys 7]

Take his birth certificate too. Just in case.

And don't wait too long. If you go 14 or fewer days prior to expiry of the I94, they won't issue a SS number until he has his greencard.

We're going first thing tomorrow morning to our local Social Security office, we have our forms filled out and all our necessary papers/birth certificates/IDs, but one question: on this VJ page with step-by-step instructions for getting a SSN (http://www.visajourney.com/content/ssn), it says "Print the following webpage out (K-1 Visa Holder Only); pay attention to section C: RM 00203.500." But when I click on the link for RM 00203.500, I get an error message every time ("Error 404 - HTTP Web Server: Lotus Notes Exception - Entry not found in index"). Any idea what form RM 00203.500 is/says and are we okay to go without it?

Edited February 15, 2011 by ECWilloughbys

[Jewel-8 21]

We're going first thing tomorrow morning to our local Social Security office, we have our forms filled out and all our necessary papers/birth certificates/IDs, but one question: on this VJ page with step-by-step instructions for getting a SSN (http://www.visajourney.com/content/ssn), it says "Print the following webpage out (K-1 Visa Holder Only); pay attention to section C: RM 00203.500." But when I click on the link for RM 00203.500, I get an error message every time ("Error 404 - HTTP Web Server: Lotus Notes Exception - Entry not found in index"). Any idea what form RM 00203.500 is/says and are we okay to go without it?

We didn't bother with any of that. We just showed up and grabbed a blank application form. Because we didn't have a pen and they were all being used we didn't even begin to fill it out. When we got to the counter the guy said it didn't matter and pretty much processed it all off of the info in his UK passport and asked him a few identifying questions.

[ECWilloughbys 7]

We didn't bother with any of that. We just showed up and grabbed a blank application form. Because we didn't have a pen and they were all being used we didn't even begin to fill it out. When we got to the counter the guy said it didn't matter and pretty much processed it all off of the info in his UK passport and asked him a few identifying questions.

You were right, we didn't need a thing. Showed up early, first in line, out the door seven minutes later. I need to break out of paperwork-detail-stress mode now, since we have years of this to come.

[Jewel-8 21]

You were right, we didn't need a thing. Showed up early, first in line, out the door seven minutes later. I need to break out of paperwork-detail-stress mode now, since we have years of this to come.

lol! We got the green card in-hand last June. I was stressed out about filing for ROC early 2012, but somehow I got pregnant and am due this summer.

Now I'm not too stressed because our finances and lives have gotten so co-mingled it's almost depressing. Our budgets and household info is on bank statements and spreadsheets I've made.. not going to be hard to prove we have a legitimate relationship at all.

[ECWilloughbys 7]

lol! We got the green card in-hand last June. I was stressed out about filing for ROC early 2012, but somehow I got pregnant and am due this summer.

Now I'm not too stressed because our finances and lives have gotten so co-mingled it's almost depressing. Our budgets and household info is on bank statements and spreadsheets I've made.. not going to be hard to prove we have a legitimate relationship at all.

Woo hoo, congratulations! Summer birthdays are the best.