SSN & I-94 - Confused Help

[twinkie3841 1]

Hi Everyone - so we have been approved for the K1 Visa. My fiance will be arriving in the US May 22nd and we plan to marry June 20th. According to the K1 Flow I was following we were planning to go to the SSN Office the day after my fiance arrives to get his card. We need his SSN # to apply for a marriage license. But ready the process (below) in the AOS Family Based forum it sounds like you need to wait 2 weeks. Anyone with experience in this process can shed some light on this?

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Also the I-94 I see coming up in all the topics - it is not on the K1 Flow. Where/how do we get this??? When does this come into play??? Thanks for your help! Dayle and Craig

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1flow

:: For K1 Visa Holders ::

As a K-1 Visa Holder you are eligible to receive a SSN upon producing a valid I-94 (unexpired). Do
not wait until you only have a few weeks left until your I-94 expires to file for a SSN. Many SSA
offices will not allow you to file for a SSN if your I-94 is about to expire (generally 14 days prior
to the expiration on your I-94). On the other hand, you should also not file for a SSN too soon either.
You should wait 2 weeks after you arrived in the US before applying for a SSN. If you go too soon your
record of arrival will not be in the SAVE-ASVI system yet, and it will require manual verification from the
USCIS. As this will add weeks to the period it takes to process the SSN, it is advisable to attempt to wait the two weeks to be safe. If you have waited the 2 weeks and they tell you they can not verify you arrival record via the SAVE database, you may allow them to to process it (but remember the potential delay for manual verifications). You can ask if they will check the computer again for you in a few days or return personally to have them look again -- thus eliminating the manual verification. The manual verification will require the SSA office to file a G-845 with the USCIS.

To apply for a SSN you will need to go to your local SSA office and bring the documents below. These
documents are proof of your eligibility to file for a SSN:

1.

The SS-5 form you downloaded and filled out (they have some at the office if you forget).

2.

your Passport (with the K-1 Visa in it)

3.

your valid I-94: Electronic I-94 Copy; or (for older entries) an original (and bring a front/backside copy) of a valid paper I-94

4.

another form of valid ID (as defined in the SS-5 instructions)

5.

You should also bring the document RM 10211.530 that you printed out

Make sure to bring all the documents above because some offices have staff that are not aware
that a K-1 Visa Holder is eligible to file for a SSN. A friendly reminder is a nice thing to have -- if not
you could be turned away incorrectly.

Once you have successfully applied for your SSN, the SSN card will come in the mail in about 2 weeks. You can check on the status of the SSN application and/or often get the SSN in advance by returning in person (try calling) to the SSA office. If you need your SSN before it arrives in the mail you may ask them for an SSA-7028, Notice to Third Party of Social Security Number Assignments, to be sent to your employer or other interested third party once a SSN has been assigned. Your card, when you receive it, will be marked with the words "VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH INS AUTHORIZATION" indicating to an employer that you must also have an unexpired EAD to be eligible to work.

[aussie_jason 195]

You don't need a SSN to getting a marriage license in California - http://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/birthdeathmar/Pages/MarriageLicenseceremonygeneralinfo.aspx nor should you anywhere in the US.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Yep, you don't need a SSN to get married. The I-94 is electronic. Make sure to get it and print it out before the 90 days are over.

[Zedayn 485]

An SSN is not required to get married. If you do not have an SSN when applying for the marriage license, you simply tell the clerk you do not have one and it will be fine. The I-94 is now electronic so your information is in the SAVE database much quicker. This is why you are able to get an SSN much quicker now. With the paper I-94's you had to wait about a week or 2 so the information from the I-94 would show up in the SAVE database at the SSA office.

You can retrieve your I-94 here: https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/request.html

[Pitaya 2,577]

~Duplicate thread removed~

(organizer hat off)

The CBP I-94 process is now electronic, refer to the link for more information:

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/i-94_instructions/

The reason for the delay with the SSNs and other government agencies is that USCIS has to enter your fiancé's information manually into their SAVE database. The SAVE database is used by many state and federal agencies for immigration and benefit verification. My wife run into a 2 week delay in getting her SSN as a result of a SAVE database entry delay.

http://www.uscis.gov/save

Good luck on your immigration journey.

[twinkie3841 1]

Thank you everyone! Phew

Ok so at what point in time do we complete the I-94 Pre or Post entry into the US?

[Zedayn 485]

You don't complete the I-94, it is automatically done at your POE. All you need to do is go online and retrieve a copy of your I-94.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Thank you everyone! Phew

Ok so at what point in time do we complete the I-94 Pre or Post entry into the US?

Wanted to say the 10 day wait was for when I-94s were hand written by you on the plane, given to the POE officer who wrote on it and gave you half, then sent his half off to be entered manually into a computer database.

Now all that is instant by scanning your passport. Shazam! I-94 entry record and database entry created with one swipe. You go online and retrieve a printout of your I-94 for cases where you need a copy of your entry document I-94--AOS, EAD, AP, Social Security office.......

Enter

Retrieve your online I-94 and print a few copies

Get a SSN because you can, not because required for marriage or AOS filing

Get married

File for AOS/EAD/AP

My AOS list summary for forms and documents you will file, if that might be useful to you.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FIsgnb7Tfj7tcRNnqRMKUOXQdEfR6HTUDY2vX6zKqqU/mobilebasic?authkey=CNXN_oQH

[twinkie3841 1]

Perfect - thanks Nick Nick

So if it is electronic - would it be feasible to go to the SSA Office the day after he arrives? I have a vacation day that day and would like to be with him to get as much going as we possibly can.

[aussie_jason 195]

In an ideal world all the related systems would update in real time so you can try straight away but you may waste a trip to the social security office and those can often be all day affairs.

Edited February 25, 2014 by aussie_jason

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Perfect - thanks Nick Nick

So if it is electronic - would it be feasible to go to the SSA Office the day after he arrives? I have a vacation day that day and would like to be with him to get as much going as we possibly can.

I agree with Jason, that if one server here or that hasn't updated to the next, it might not all synch in real time. But first step is to see when the I-94 appears online.