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LM&DLA   0

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Hey all! I know this is probably deep in this website but I could use some help & would appreciate any guidance!

My fiance should be arriving this month and as soon as he gets here we would like to get his driver's license and submit all paperwork for the AOS & then start our month long honeymoon road tripping across the US :) (See why license is so important!?)

I read the SS application guide and seem a bit lost on where to find the exact piece that says that K1 visas are ALLOWED to get the SS number with work related approval:

--- SSN K-1 Authorization: This file is an notice to all SSA offices that authorizes any valid K-1 holder to be issued a SSN. You do NOT need a EAD to get a SSN while you have a vaild K-1. Bring this memo with you! Not all offices are aware that you can be issued a SSN and they may tell you that you need an EAD!---

Any help as to where I could find this would be fantastic, thank you all!

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Pitaya Grand Master

Pitaya   2,577

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~Moved from K1 Process to SSN Forum~

~Inquiry about SSN, past K1~

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Completed: K1/K2 (271 days) - AOS/EAD/AP (134 days) - ROC (279 days)

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TBoneTX Grand Master

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This thread, particularly post #5, should be what you need:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/544528-ssa-wont-give-a-k1-visa-holder-a-ssn/

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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nobbie Proficient

nobbie   105

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Why cant he drive on his Spanish drivers licence, he probably can for a couple of months. Any licence he gets in the US will only be valid for his authorised stay which will likely be 90 days on his I 94

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KayDeeCee Grand Master

KayDeeCee   4,893

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Hey all! I know this is probably deep in this website but I could use some help & would appreciate any guidance!

My fiance should be arriving this month and as soon as he gets here we would like to get his driver's license and submit all paperwork for the AOS & then start our month long honeymoon road tripping across the US :) (See why license is so important!?)

I read the SS application guide and seem a bit lost on where to find the exact piece that says that K1 visas are ALLOWED to get the SS number with work related approval:

--- SSN K-1 Authorization: This file is an notice to all SSA offices that authorizes any valid K-1 holder to be issued a SSN. You do NOT need a EAD to get a SSN while you have a vaild K-1. Bring this memo with you! Not all offices are aware that you can be issued a SSN and they may tell you that you need an EAD!---

Any help as to where I could find this would be fantastic, thank you all!

I am confused because your post includes a link to what you are asking for. Click it. It will show the I-94 is an acceptable document for getting the SSN, and that a K-1 is a legal alien allowed to work. That makes them eligible for an SSN, even before obtaining the EAD. You will need both the SSN and EAD to legally work while waiting for the green card to be approved.

A lot of states will want at least an EAD before issuing a drivers license though. You should check with your state's DMV to see what is required there. Also, SSN not needed to file for AOS.

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

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