Just got married and what will be the next step?

[FC-EC 0]

Hi all VJ members! Thanks for all the information and advice that it helped me to process my K1 visa. I'm already here in US and I got married 1 week ago. We are not too sure, what will be the next step that I need to do to be able to stay with my husband here in US. Do I have to apply for my security number first or do I need to apply for adjust of status. I will appreciate if you can share to me the process that I required to do. Thanks a lot and hope to hear an answer from you , god bless you!

[~CheL~ 0]

U need to adjust your status first and also you cant apply for ssn without a green card

U need to adjust your status first and also you cant apply for ssn without a green card

[B & G 200]

Time to adjust status.

Follow the guides under the heading Permanent Residency, Work and Overseas Travel http://www.visajourney.com/content/guides

Good luck!

[Avery Cates 1,141]

U need to adjust your status first and also you cant apply for ssn without a green card

U need to adjust your status first and also you cant apply for ssn without a green card

K-1s can get a Social before getting married.

[Lynkali 163]

U need to adjust your status first and also you cant apply for ssn without a green card

Not true -- the poster is a K-1, and can get a social security number nearly immediately after arrival in the USA, before filing adjustment of status. You do have to get the SSN within the first 76 days -- once you're at 2 weeks before the I-94 expires, you can't get the SSN until after the EAD arrives.

K-1s can get a Social before getting married.

And after marriage as well. The K-1 status allows a social security number anytime in the first 76 days after entry to the USA, whether married yet or not.

To the original poster: if you've already gotten married, you should go to the Social Security Office and get a SSN as soon as possible. They may hassle you a little about the marriage, but it's clearly stated that you're allowed a SSN. Don't wait until close to the expiration of your 90-day limit -- go as soon as you can. Take the electronic printout of your I-94 for verification, as well as your passport and your marriage license, also birth certificate would be useful.

Then when you're ready, file for AOS using the guides here on VJ. File for EAD (work permit) and AP (travel authorization) at the same time, since your green card could take up to a year to get. The EAD and AP should come around 2 months after filing.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Hi all VJ members! Thanks for all the information and advice that it helped me to process my K1 visa. I'm already here in US and I got married 1 week ago. We are not too sure, what will be the next step that I need to do to be able to stay with my husband here in US. Do I have to apply for my security number first or do I need to apply for adjust of status. I will appreciate if you can share to me the process that I required to do. Thanks a lot and hope to hear an answer from you , god bless you!

The above poster is wrong. You do not have to wait for your green card to get an SSN. Get the SSN now. As long as there is at least 2 weeks left on the I-94. http://www.visajourney.com/content/ssn If you do not have enough time left on the I-94, then you get the SSN after you receive your EAD, which you will file for at the same time as AOS.

You can file for AOS as soon as you have all the required documents such as a copy of your certified marriage certificate that you get from the court after your marriage is registered. http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1k3aos

~ Moved from K-1 Process to AOS from Family Based Visas - topic is AOS, not K-1 ~