Fiancee finally here in US, what's next?

[Orangesapples 1,954]

31 minutes ago, Brittani said:

Apply for the ssn two weeks after she arrives do not do it after your married. This could vary state to state but I know a couple who waited until after they were married and the beneficiary (the husband) was told since he was married and the current visa was a fiance visa they said he couldn't get it until after his AOS....

There's a lot of stuff you can't do without a ssn so play it safe and apply before getting married.

No need to wait two weeks, I applied after one week and it was fine. Waiting two weeks is outdated advice, now i-94 is electronic, so there's no reason to not apply as soon as possible. 

[Brittani 484]

There's always someone that has to contradict someone no matter what it is. Me and my fiance are personally waiting two weeks just to be on the safe side. I was just giving my personal advise. Good luck!

[Orangesapples 1,954]

7 minutes ago, Brittani said:

There's always someone that has to contradict someone no matter what it is. Me and my fiance are personally waiting two weeks just to be on the safe side. I was just giving my personal advise. Good luck!

What? Correcting misinformation is the purpose of this site. 

[Brittani 484]

Just now, Orangesapples said:

What? Correcting misinformation is the purpose of this site. 

Well, with all due respect I don't think it's misinformation. The whole point of this site is to give the best advise based on your own experience and knowledge. I honestly didn't mean it as an insult unlike other users on here. I was saying you just have to read all the advice you're given and make a decision based on what you feel is best. Everyone on here gives different advise and just because I said I as in ME personally would wait one more week than what you advised does not make it "misinformation".

[Orangesapples 1,954]

7 minutes ago, Brittani said:

Well, with all due respect I don't think it's misinformation. The whole point of this site is to give the best advise based on your own experience and knowledge. I honestly didn't mean it as an insult unlike other users on here. I was saying you just have to read all the advice you're given and make a decision based on what you feel is best. Everyone on here gives different advise and just because I said I as in ME personally would wait one more week than what you advised does not make it "misinformation".

It's outdated information. It used to be true, it's not true anymore, no matter what you feel. I'm telling you my experience, I had zero issues with it. The reason people had to wait before was because i-94 used to be paper and it took time for it to get where it was supposed to be. Nowadays, everything is electronic. It makes no sense for people to wait for two weeks. It's unnecessary and it's bad advice. 

[Brittani 484]

11 minutes ago, Orangesapples said:

It's outdated information. It used to be true, it's not true anymore, no matter what you feel. I'm telling you my experience, I had zero issues with it. The reason people had to wait before was because i-94 used to be paper and it took time for it to get where it was supposed to be. Nowadays, everything is electronic. It makes no sense for people to wait for two weeks. It's unnecessary and it's bad advice. 

Ok well thanks for your input. I'm glad it went well for you like I said before me personally I'm going to give it two weeks just to make sure it's in the system and take a hard copy just in case. Not trying to go back and forth just my choice.

[Lemonslice 4,968]

48 minutes ago, Brittani said:

There's always someone that has to contradict someone no matter what it is. Me and my fiance are personally waiting two weeks just to be on the safe side. I was just giving my personal advise. Good luck!

You can access your I 94 as soon as you are in the US. 

Print it if you're unsure before heading to the SSA office... but you can go the next day. Not the first day - first day is for kisses and cuddles. 

 

 

Edited April 18, 2018 by Lemonslice
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[Brittani 484]

Just now, Lemonslice said:

You can access your I 94 as soon as you are in the US. 

Print it if you're unsure before heading to the SSA office... but you can go the next day. Not the first day - first day is for kisses and cuddles. 

 

 

More like the first week hehe. Thanks for the advice though.

[skaratso 84]

33 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Nowhere in the US requires a SSN to marry, as a K1 it is the first thing you get, apply say a week after arrival.

Some places do, some places don't. For instance, my county does. Always call ahead and check before you apply for the marriage license.

 

When my wife came here the first thing we did, after waiting about 10 days for her to show up in databases, was apply for a social security number in her maiden name. Once we had that I got an appointment at the courthouse to apply for the license and get married the same day. We got married approximately 40 days after she entered the US. We mailed the AOS, EAD and AP applications a month later.

 

It took a little over 3 months to get the green card (our field office is one of the fastest at the moment), which arrived before the EAD or AP did. Once we had the Green Card she went and changed the name on her Social Security to her married name, and now she's working on her driver's license and getting a new Canadian passport in her married name.

[OutOfThisWorld 87]

No need to wait; print out the I-94, take it and the passport, and go get the SSN.
https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/recent-search

 

After you get the SSN, the entire letter with the social security card (and the California address on the letter), the passport, and the I94 constitute enough documentation to apply for California ID, if there are more than 60 days left on the I-94.

[Scandi 4,180]

SSN first, then marriage license, then get married, then file for AOS/EAD/AP.

 

It's recommended to apply for the SSN before marriage as people sometimes have a hard time getting a SSN after they get married. Many can't even apply for one in their maiden name as some SSA employees seem to believe the terms of the visa changes after getting married and that you're no longer eligible for a SSN until you receive your EAD. Very screwy. Save yourself some potential trouble and apply for the SSN asap, you never know what kind of stupid you end up with at the SSA.

[TBoneTX 46,120]

Mrs. T-B.-to-be didn't need a SSN, because the clerks had dealt with immigrants before.

However, I needed to present my own SSN.

I hadn't seen my card in many years and had no idea where it was.

I needed any U.S. government document with my SSN on it, the clerk said.

 

I left Mrs. T-B.-to-be at the clerk's office and blew home (not super-far).

After rifling through my papers, all that I could find were some U.S. Savings Bonds.

Otherwise at a loss, I brought one and pointed out that it was a government-issued document.

The clerk checked briefly with her supervisor, then came back with quick approval.

She said, "This is the first time that anyone has presented a Savings Bond as ID here."

 

Later, when I took Mrs. T-B. to the SSA office to order her card*, I ordered a reprint of my own card.

   *in her married name

Edited April 19, 2018 by TBoneTX

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8 hours ago, skaratso said:

[Require SSN for marriage] Some places do, some places don't. For instance, my county does. Always call ahead and check before you apply for the marriage license.

So in those counties, Americans are not allowed to marry non-resident foreigners?  I wonder if that's even legal.  This Ohio Court of Appeal didn't.  

 

It's probably still a good idea to call ahead, though.  

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

I suggest getting the SSN after arrival.  Wait a couple of day from jet lag, print out 194 and get the SSN out of the way.

 

It can prove valuable for applying for professional licenses, getting bank accounts, etc.

 

After the marriage just go back to Social Security office and update to married name.

 

It can be a royal pain in the rear end if you wait almost 90 days and get married and then try to get SSN, they then want like a EAD or Greencard which seems to  be taking longer and longer by the day to get.

 

 

[Sarah&Facundo 599]

Not to hijack this thread, but it was kind of related. My husband and I got married a week ago, just after he got here (of course, no name change). We already filled out all of the AOS/EAD/AP papers and they are ready to go. The social security office has not issued him his number yet and because there was an issue with his name in the system, it may take four weeks to receive. Are we okay to just submit the AOS paperwork now and leave out the SS number?

 

And no, in New York he did not need a SS number to get married. Just a passport.