AOS March 2016 Filers

[Festinoh 1]

My field office is san antonio.case status received March 3rd and my interview is scheduled for August 24th..I believe is fast because my spouse is in the Millitary.

[Sara0207 2]

Just an update, my SSN came in the mail today YAYY!!! Can start work on the 18th .

It says 'VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION'. Does this mean when I get my green card I will have to go back into the SSA office and apply to have my card changed?

Also, does anyone know if having this on your card prevents/affects you from getting credit rating at all?

[Rangm021 11]

Just an update, my SSN came in the mail today YAYY!!! Can start work on the 18th .

It says 'VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION'. Does this mean when I get my green card I will have to go back into the SSA office and apply to have my card changed?

Also, does anyone know if having this on your card prevents/affects you from getting credit rating at all?

I don't have an answer for the first questions :/

HOWEVER, having "VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION" does not prevent you from getting a credit rating. I obtained my SSN number while i was on F1 status, and have been monitoring my credit report for over two years. Since i had a student loan while I was on F1 status, it automatically went on my credit report and i went from there

My field office is san antonio.case status received March 3rd and my interview is scheduled for August 24th..I believe is fast because my spouse is in the Millitary.

I think a lot of it has to do with the field office and how busy they are. I applied on March 31st and my interview is scheduled for July 14th. I definitely was not expecting it to happen quite that fast, especially since my EAD took the whole 90 days to be approved.

[Sara0207 2]

I don't think you'll have any problems. But I only tried giving my number when I opened my bank account and because I'm not a legal resident yet, they didn't want it anyway.

I hope someone chimes in on this subject, it's important for all of us to be on top of things like this.

Hey, I have a question for you.

I just received my SSN today. I start work on the 18th so I want to open a bank account this week.

You said in the above post that like me you tried to open an account without a green card (legal resident) but you weren't able to, am I right? Is that because you didn't have the green card, or because your social doesn't match any records yet as it's new? Have you been able to open an account since?

Thank you!

I don't have an answer for the first questions :/

HOWEVER, having "VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION" does not prevent you from getting a credit rating. I obtained my SSN number while i was on F1 status, and have been monitoring my credit report for over two years. Since i had a student loan while I was on F1 status, it automatically went on my credit report and i went from there

Thank you . I just hope I can start off by opening a bank account this week and go from there.

[p-ana 933]

Hey, I have a question for you.

I just received my SSN today. I start work on the 18th so I want to open a bank account this week.

You said in the above post that like me you tried to open an account without a green card (legal resident) but you weren't able to, am I right? Is that because you didn't have the green card, or because your social doesn't match any records yet as it's new? Have you been able to open an account since?

Thank you!

Thank you . I just hope I can start off by opening a bank account this week and go from there.

Hey Sara, that's good to hear!

I did open my bank account but they didn't use my Ssn number as I am not a resident yet. I took my card with me but the bank person said she wasn't able to enter the number in the system because I had to show proof of legal residency as well.

I believe you'll have no problem at all. I know Bank of America, chase and td bank are good for non residents.

Good luck and let us know how that goes

[6yearslater 4]

Received my green card today! WELP this journey has been absolutely stressful but much less so because of this group so THANK YOU all and I hope you're all near the end of the process too. See you all in 2 years

[p-ana 933]

Received my green card today! WELP this journey has been absolutely stressful but much less so because of this group so THANK YOU all and I hope you're all near the end of the process too. See you all in 2 years

Congrats!!

[abel007 0]

Hello, i am a USC, we send all documents for my wife on March 11 got the fingerprints letter and appointment, we took care of the fingerprints and she receive her Employment authorization card in may but we havent hear nothing about the interview or GC or SSN , the case online only shows that:

"As of May 11, 2016, we are ready to schedule your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status"

But i guess is taking long due that a lot of people is filling or idk but we are very anxious is been 2 months without any notice or letter we are in San Antonio, TX btw... Thanks everybody...

[p-ana 933]

Hello, i am a USC, we send all documents for my wife on March 11 got the fingerprints letter and appointment, we took care of the fingerprints and she receive her Employment authorization card in may but we havent hear nothing about the interview or GC or SSN , the case online only shows that:

"As of May 11, 2016, we are ready to schedule your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status"

But i guess is taking long due that a lot of people is filling or idk but we are very anxious is been 2 months without any notice or letter we are in San Antonio, TX btw... Thanks everybody...

Too soon to get worried. It's barely been 4 months. If you check, there are people still waiting since last year.

If she has ead she can go and get her ssn.

Patience and good luck!

[abel007 0]

Too soon to get worried. It's barely been 4 months. If you check, there are people still waiting since last year.

If she has ead she can go and get her ssn.

Patience and good luck!

[abel007 0]

Ohhhh didnt know she can apply with the EAD, she is going monday, thanks for that, and thank you for the information i didnt know that it takes that long from USC requests but well i guess trump is around and a lot of people is filling lol, thank you again!!!

[p-ana 933]

Ohhhh didnt know she can apply with the EAD, she is going monday, thanks for that, and thank you for the information i didnt know that it takes that long from USC requests but well i guess trump is around and a lot of people is filling lol, thank you again!!!

No problem.

She will need to fill a ss5 form, take her passport and ead with her, if she changed her name, she needs to show a marriage certificate as well. I believe they ask for birth certificate and translation, but when I went to the ss office, they didn't look at them - it wouldn't hurt to bring them with you.

[newyorkaos 15]

Is there anyone AOS NY filer (through based marriage) who got interview notice ??

NYC filer here, Case ready to be scheduled for inerview since May 12. No interview notices ao far. Processing times is around 8 months, unfortunately for NYC.

[NYC_AOS 0]

I'm a NYC filer. Received March 2. I've been waiting for the interview to be scheduled since April 11. Hopefully by the end of the summer ??

[SanneW 30]

Hey Sara, that's good to hear!

I did open my bank account but they didn't use my Ssn number as I am not a resident yet. I took my card with me but the bank person said she wasn't able to enter the number in the system because I had to show proof of legal residency as well.

I believe you'll have no problem at all. I know Bank of America, chase and td bank are good for non residents.

Good luck and let us know how that goes

I think you can add citizens bank (i still think its funny to have a "citizens" bank account as an alien (back when i opened it) ^^) but so far so good... husband is with them, why i joined that bank