Received Greencard, but what about my 5 year old child???

[goldie 0]

I received my greencard, fine. With the form I-485 I applied together wih her! We sent all her papers too, toghether with mine. And now, they tell us, SHE HAS TO APPLY FOR HERSELF!!! so, do we have to start ALL OVER again? with going to biometrics, shes only 5... ect.. she wont even be able to go to kindergarten? coz they want a social sec. nr.... please advise, thanks!

[raymaga 25]

Did your daughter come to the U.S. with her K-2 Visa at the same time you came with your K-1 Visa?

If so, she can be included in your AOS application.

We had to do a separate AOS application for my daughter because she followed-to-join, and I already had my GC when she arrived in the U.S.

I would schedule an Infopass appointment and see what they say.

Edited March 14, 2007 by raymaga

[goldie 0]

Did your daughter come to the U.S. with her K-2 Visa at the same time you came with your K-1 Visa?

If so, she can be included in your AOS application.

We had to do a separate AOS application for my daughter because she followed-to-join, and I already had my GC when she arrived in the U.S.

I would schedule an Infopass appointment and see what they say.

Yes, she came together with me. I got my social security nr as soon i arrived in the usa. she not. how can i shedule a infopass apointment? thanks!

[raymaga 25]

K-2's are not eligible for a SSN, until they have their Green Card. When your daughter gets her GC, take it to the SSA office, along with her birth certificate or passport, and they will issue her a number and the card will arrive in the mail within a week.

To schedule an Infopass appointment, you will have to go the USCIS website (www.uscis.gov). Go to the left side of the USCIS home page, and you'll see the words INFOPASS. Click on it and go from there.

Edited March 14, 2007 by raymaga

[goldie 0]

They say, no appointments for this area at the moment.. wonderful... dont know what to do.. is there anybody as well with a small child who applied for the ajustment of status and included the child into the main from? it even says on page 2, include all children who are applying with you! So, why for God sake its only me who got a Greencard now? I appreciate all help, dont know what to do now...

[Lizzy 0]

Hi!

Yes, i applied for a K! visa and a K2 for my 5 year old, she got her green card in the post the same day as mine, taking her to the social security office next week to get her SNN for school starting in Sept... PM me if you want.

[maya62 7]

Before you panic, I would first double-check with the school system to be sure they really require a SSN to enroll a child. That is what I was told originally when I went to enroll my stepson, but it turns out they didn't need a SSN after all. Don't take the word of the first person you talk to... We didn't need an SSN to enroll him in school OR add him to my health insurance plan. We did get an ITIN number for tax purposes.

We filed separate AOS and AP applications for our stepson, but in the same envelope as my husband's paperwork. I filled out the forms and had my stepson sign them (he was 9 at the time). I think that's what you'll need to do, but by all means, get an Infopass appointment and be sure.

If you are having trouble getting an Infopass appointment soon, try either:

a) Going to the local office if it's not too far away and explain you are having trouble... I did this and they told me a certain time to call and a certain zip code to enter (not mine). It really helped.

B) Call in the evening around 9 or 10 pm. I read here on VJ that cancelled appointments are opened up on the schedule at that time, so you might catch a better appointment that way.

Good luck!

Maya

[Yodrak 7]

goldie,

The girl does not need a SSN to go to kindergarten.

She does need her own I-485 application to adjust status. If you did not submit one for her when you submitted your own, get going on it.

Yodrak

I received my greencard, fine. With the form I-485 I applied together wih her! We sent all her papers too, toghether with mine. And now, they tell us, SHE HAS TO APPLY FOR HERSELF!!! so, do we have to start ALL OVER again? with going to biometrics, shes only 5... ect.. she wont even be able to go to kindergarten? coz they want a social sec. nr.... please advise, thanks!

raymaga,

Not true. The child needs her own I-485 application to adjust status.

Yodrak

Did your daughter come to the U.S. with her K-2 Visa at the same time you came with your K-1 Visa?

If so, she can be included in your AOS application.

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Edited March 15, 2007 by Yodrak

[Ashleigh-Au 0]

I agree that you do not need a SSN to go to school. My children started school the week after we got here....as long as you live in the school district they have to accept them.

[Robin28 2]

My children have been going to school in the USA without SSN numbers since last Nov. But as others above have said .. all K2 children need to file a seperate I-485 and pay a seperate fee ( currently 225$ for a child under 14 ) Carefully read the instructions for the I-485. My children both had biometrics appointments as well .. they took pictures and one right index finger print. Good Luck with your daughters AOS and don't worry she can go to school without a SSN

[goldie 0]

My children have been going to school in the USA without SSN numbers since last Nov. But as others above have said .. all K2 children need to file a seperate I-485 and pay a seperate fee ( currently 225$ for a child under 14 ) Carefully read the instructions for the I-485. My children both had biometrics appointments as well .. they took pictures and one right index finger print. Good Luck with your daughters AOS and don't worry she can go to school without a SSN

Thanks so much for all your help, without you guys i would still be stuck.. we called uscis twice yesterday, and twice we got a diffrent answer! ONe sayed yes we need, one sayed, now we dont need.. grate. Well, we where working on my daughters AOS until very late last night, and its ready now to be sent today... I wonder if a 5 year old has to go to do biometrics as well.... we as well attached a letter explaining all, why we havent yet done hers.. will see how long it takes...

thanks again!

[Yodrak 7]

goldie,

VJ isn't Jeopardy - you've given us the 2 different answers, what was the question you asked?

A 5 year old does not have to do the full set of 10 fingerprints used for the FBI security check, but they do have to get their photo and indexfinger print taken, used for making the Green Card.

Yodrak

Thanks so much for all your help, without you guys i would still be stuck.. we called uscis twice yesterday, and twice we got a diffrent answer! ONe sayed yes we need, one sayed, now we dont need.. grate. Well, we where working on my daughters AOS until very late last night, and its ready now to be sent today... I wonder if a 5 year old has to go to do biometrics as well.... we as well attached a letter explaining all, why we havent yet done hers.. will see how long it takes...

thanks again!