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What to do next after getting K1 visa?

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shee.laugh   0

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Visajourney has been a lot helpful in our "visa journey" with K1. I had my interview last tuesday (July 17) and received the pink form and I believe it is Approved :-). Now I wonder what to do next as soon as I arrived in US Port-of-Entry? The Visajourney guide says:

1. APPLY FOR SSN

2. APPLY FOR MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

3. GET MARRIED

4. CHANGE NAME ON SSN

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CAN I APPLY FOR SSN AFTER THE WEDDING INSTEAD OF GOING BACK TO SSA OFFICE AND CHANGE MY LASTNAME????

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Lainie B   465

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Australia
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Visajourney has been a lot helpful in our "visa journey" with K1. I had my interview last tuesday (July 17) and received the pink form and I believe it is Approved :-). Now I wonder what to do next as soon as I arrived in US Port-of-Entry? The Visajourney guide says:

1. APPLY FOR SSN

2. APPLY FOR MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

3. GET MARRIED

4. CHANGE NAME ON SSN

.

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.

CAN I APPLY FOR SSN AFTER THE WEDDING INSTEAD OF GOING BACK TO SSA OFFICE AND CHANGE MY LASTNAME????

Yes you can, as long as you do it at least 2 weeks before your I-94 expires.

Dave&Roza Experienced

Dave&Roza   748

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Kazakhstan
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Visajourney has been a lot helpful in our "visa journey" with K1. I had my interview last tuesday (July 17) and received the pink form and I believe it is Approved :-). Now I wonder what to do next as soon as I arrived in US Port-of-Entry? The Visajourney guide says:

1. APPLY FOR SSN

2. APPLY FOR MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

3. GET MARRIED

4. CHANGE NAME ON SSN

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.

.

CAN I APPLY FOR SSN AFTER THE WEDDING INSTEAD OF GOING BACK TO SSA OFFICE AND CHANGE MY LASTNAME????

You are supposed to be able to, but you may find some dimwhitted SSA employee that will tell you that now that you are married your K-1 is no longer valid (got news for them but the K-1 expired or became useless after the POE) or that the name in the SAVE database must match the name on the application. So most go in and get the SSC in the maiden name and then go back after receiving the GC to get the SSC in the married name and to remove the "VALID FOR WORK WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION" that will be on your SSC. If you are trying to save trips to the SSA then you will have troubles or at least that seems to be the case.

Good luck,

Dave

Edited by Dave&Roza
shendon Explorer

shendon   1

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Philippines
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Visajourney has been a lot helpful in our "visa journey" with K1. I had my interview last tuesday (July 17) and received the pink form and I believe it is Approved :-). Now I wonder what to do next as soon as I arrived in US Port-of-Entry? The Visajourney guide says:

1. APPLY FOR SSN

2. APPLY FOR MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

3. GET MARRIED

4. CHANGE NAME ON SSN

.

.

.

CAN I APPLY FOR SSN AFTER THE WEDDING INSTEAD OF GOING BACK TO SSA OFFICE AND CHANGE MY LASTNAME????

to save time, get married first within 90 days, then apply for SSN and change name, be sure to apply SSN before I-94 expires.

Timeline

01/03/2017 N400 Priority Date
01/30/2017 Biometrics
02/01/2017 Case in Line for Interview
08/04/2017 Interview Scheduled. Waiting for mail notice..
 

Azteca143 Enthusiast

Azteca143   9

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Philippines
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Visajourney has been a lot helpful in our "visa journey" with K1. I had my interview last tuesday (July 17) and received the pink form and I believe it is Approved :-). Now I wonder what to do next as soon as I arrived in US Port-of-Entry? The Visajourney guide says:

1. APPLY FOR SSN

2. APPLY FOR MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

3. GET MARRIED

4. CHANGE NAME ON SSN

.

.

.

CAN I APPLY FOR SSN AFTER THE WEDDING INSTEAD OF GOING BACK TO SSA OFFICE AND CHANGE MY LASTNAME????

In our case,we waited like 2 weeks after my arrival here in US.we got married and went

to Social Security Office for SSN,the one in Toledo,OH wasn't able to give us,the lady said that they can't find my name on DHS(Dept.Homeland Security).so we went to Fremont and they did it for us but they used my maiden name on it,they said that i can only change after i had my GC (Green Card).my SSN come on mail after 1 week. I guess it depends on State where you are applying.some they will put your married name

on your SSN.some used your maiden name and do the name change after you have your GC.

goodluck guys! God Bless...

Our Journey Together,Forever...

June 04 Detroit(POE)

June 15 Wedding "Blessed Day!" thank God!

July 13'12 Appointment Civil Surgeon

Adjustment Of Status

July 18'12 Send my application for AOS

July 20'12 USPS delivered my docs. to USCIS Chicago,IL

July 23'12 USCIS received Application(Priority date)

July 26'12 Check cash out/got txt@email,received my application

July 30'12 received mail NOA1(AOS/EAD/AP)

Aug.22'12 Biometrics done(Detroit,MI)

Sept.19 USCIS mailed a noticed they approved my Travel Docs.

Sept.20 EAD card on production(approved in 60 days!)

Sept.25 USPS pick up mail from USCIS(EAD card on the way!)

Sept.27 EAD card received.

Sept 28 went to SSOffice for name change on SSN card.

Oct 05'12 Got my new SSN card.

April 16'13 USCIS emailed Case Status:Card/Document Production.

April 20'13 Recieved mail from USCIS welcome notice.

April 22'13 USCIS email that USPS picked up mail containing my GC.

April 25'13 Green Card on hand,finally!...

mugumogu Collaborator

mugumogu   18

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Mexico
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Well, you can see what we did by looking at my timeline, but we had absolutely no issues with getting the Social Security card after the marriage. It was just easier to go into the Social Security office the first time with a marriage certificate and getting the card with the married name on it. When we got it, it did say, "valid for work with DHS authorization", but we we back to the Social Security office after getting the green card to get another card without that language on it.

I did verify with Social Security that you can get a social security card AFTER getting married on a K-1 visa and I have an email from them stating this as well. I brought it in with me in case I ran into trouble, but we had no problems whatsoever. In fact, getting the SSN and card was the easiest part of the AOS process. Getting the driver's license was a big pain! It took us 5 trips to the DMV before getting it.

Edited by mugumogu

K-1 Visa
04-29-2011: I-129F Sent
05-05-2011: I-129F NOA1
07-18-2011: I-129F NOA2
08-08-2011: NVC Received
08-09-2011: NVC Left
08-10-2011: Consulate Received
08-26-2011: Consulate mailed Packet 3 (invitation letter)
09-01-2011: Packet 3 (invitation letter) Received in US
09-10-2011: Packet 3 (invitation letter) Received in Mexico
09-22-2011: Interview: APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10-04-2011: DHL Waybill number appears in the afternoon
10-05-2011: Picked up visa from DHL office
11-08-2011: POE Houston, Texas
11-19-2011: Married!

AOS
12-06-2011: Applied for Social Security Number
12-08-2011: AOS package sent (I-485, I-765, I-131, and supporting docs)
12-12-2011: Received Social Security Number and card in the mail
12-20-2011: Received NOA1 for I-485, I-765, and I-131
01-06-2012: Completed ASC appointment
02-02-2012: Received appointment notice for AOS interview on March 1, 2012
03-01-2012: Green card interview: APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
03-10-2012: Green card received

ROC

12-27-2013: I-751 Sent

01-02-2014: Received NOA1 for I-751

01-24-2014: Completed ASC appointment

04-01-2014: APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (no interview)

CITIZENSHIP

11-14-2016: N-400 Sent

05-19-2017: Naturalization interview:  APPROVED!!!!!!!

06-28-2017: Citizenship ceremony

 
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