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[Shenzhen 34]

Is it possible to have green card and social security card issued in husbands last name at the POE before any paper work is done. I want her to have the name she is going to use here in the USA on her Social Security and green card from the start.

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

Are you doing a K1 (fiance) visa or a K3 (spousal) visa?

If the first: greencard won;t be issued until after you are married and did AOS, so you can chose the name then. If K3, I believge it must go by what is in the passport, but not 100% sure on that.

[jkelly07 120]

if your married you filed the 1-130 cr-1 in your married name then you will receive your social security card and permanent resident card , not at the poe, the permanent resident will be mailed to you, the social security card, you have to go to the office with documents wait about two or three weeks,---- 1-129f- k-i if your not married you can not get ss and green card, you will have 90 days to get married, then you can apply for AOS.and apply for ss and green card.

[jkelly07 120]

at the POE your passport get a visa stamped in your passport good for one year,if you filed the ds-230 you checked you want a social secerity card, then it's in the system,

[Shenzhen 34]

if your married you filed the 1-130 cr-1 in your married name then you will receive your social security card and permanent resident card , not at the poe, the permanent resident will be mailed to you, the social security card, you have to go to the office with documents wait about two or three weeks,---- 1-129f- k-i if your not married you can not get ss and green card, you will have 90 days to get married, then you can apply for AOS.and apply for ss and green card.

I am married and it is the CR-1. I don't know if the DS230 was checked or not? Ok looks like we will have to have everything changed after they are issued. The green card will have to wait until ROC when it's time for the 10 year card. I was told they mail the green card to her after she arrives and is checked into the US at the POE. I was told sometimes they file the social security card for you when you arrive at POE. OK thanks for the replies.

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

***** Moving from K1 to CR-1 forum *****

[Darnell 8,479]

re: SSN card - it may or may not come in the mail within 5 weeks after POE, automagically. sometimes it comes in, sometimes not, it's a ####### shoot. Use the advanced search feature here, look for my name and SAVE as search term, show as posts.

re: name on Green Card - It is POSSIBLE to get it changed at the POE, but mostly unlikely, as the CBP officers will have to know how to do it in the SAVE system, and most of them don't know how to do it. If you have time between connecting flights, it's certainly worth it TO TRY, asking for a supervisor to get the name changed. She'll have to show something with the 'new married name' at the POE. (New passport, new china id card, something with the new name, issued by a government)