July 2018 AOS Filers

[S_Flores 35]

Hello everyone. We sent in our package July 27, and as per USPS tracking it was received by the USCIS on July 30. It's now August 7, no e-mail or text confirmation yet. Sigh. How long did it take for you guys to hear from the USCIS?

Edited August 8, 2018 by S_Flores
Wrong date

[batcher 2]

Got a question for you all, we went and tried to get a ssn today, but the lady said my wife is not yet "married" in Department of State. How soon will that happen so she can get a ssn? We did a biometric today, btw. 

[Firebread 168]

Hi everyone, I filled my AOS/EAD/AP the 27/7/18.

 

E-notice 3/8/18

physical letters 7/8/18

Edited August 8, 2018 by Firebread

[naija_glam 119]

Well, the waiting game officially starts for me (petitioner) and my hubby (beneficiary). May this part of everyone's journey be smooth!!!

 

AOS/EAD/AP packet mailed- 7/25/18

Received at Chicago lock box- 7/27/18

NOA1- 7/27/18

Received NOA 1 hard copy in mail- 8/6/18

[emekus94 1,125]

13 hours ago, S_Flores said:

Hello everyone. We sent in our package July 27, and as per USPS tracking it was received by the USCIS on July 30. It's now August 7, no e-mail or text confirmation yet. Sigh. How long did it take for you guys to hear from the USCIS?

It took some people here almost 3 weeks to even get a notification!
As long as you have tracking info showing it got delivered- relax, it's all good.
Give them 30 days before panicking

[lorie L. 35]

4 minutes ago, emekus94 said:

It took some people here almost 3 weeks to even get a notification!
As long as you have tracking info showing it got delivered- relax, it's all good.
Give them 30 days before panicking

Yes.. mine took 3 weeks.. now i have noa1 and biometric appointment this coming 15..so relax

[emekus94 1,125]

13 hours ago, batcher said:

Got a question for you all, we went and tried to get a ssn today, but the lady said my wife is not yet "married" in Department of State. How soon will that happen so she can get a ssn? We did a biometric today, btw. 

I think you might be asking too many things at once
Let me take a stab at this and try to clarify some things-

1) It seems you did POE in June 23. That means your I-94 is still valid. SS office will not give an SSN number if your I-94 has less than 30 days left on it
2) IF you already filed for AOS/EAD, did you ask USCIS to give you an SS? Because you did not have one when you filed.
2a) IF you told USCIS to give you an SSN, then going back to the SS office is a bad idea. That's going to cause some issues for you down the line if you end up with 2 SSN in the system. So IF you asked USCIS to give you SSN, you have to wait until you get EAD before getting SSN

3) It is suggested that anyone marrying get an SSN BEFORE getting married. It is difficult to get an SSN in your married name if you didn't get one before because you have no documents showing your married name (i.e. no passport, birth certificate, etc)
Hence it is always easier to go into SS with your Passport with maiden name when you originally did POE, marry, then return with marriage certificate to  change the maiden name

I think #3 above most likely applies to you? Let me know if that helps. 

Edited August 8, 2018 by emekus94

[emekus94 1,125]

12 hours ago, naija_glam said:

Well, the waiting game officially starts for me (petitioner) and my hubby (beneficiary). May this part of everyone's journey be smooth!!!

 

AOS/EAD/AP packet mailed- 7/25/18

Received at Chicago lock box- 7/27/18

NOA1- 7/27/18

Received NOA 1 hard copy in mail- 8/6/18

Welcome girly!

Edited August 8, 2018 by emekus94

[Fredd 69]

I’m going to have my biometrics appointment on Monday, August 13. But, since I arrived here in CA I started to have a dyshidrotic eczema on my palms due to lack of humidity because I grew in Philippines where there’s a lot of humidity.

 

my palms are healing now but the skin is still flaking off.

 

question is, is it going to be a problem on my biometrics appointments? 

 

To to those people ho have done biometrics appointments, does USCIS scanning the whole palms or just the 10 fingers?

 

thanks a lot!

[Rakaf 20]

1 hour ago, Fredd said:

I’m going to have my biometrics appointment on Monday, August 13. But, since I arrived here in CA I started to have a dyshidrotic eczema on my palms due to lack of humidity because I grew in Philippines where there’s a lot of humidity.

 

my palms are healing now but the skin is still flaking off.

 

question is, is it going to be a problem on my biometrics appointments? 

 

To to those people ho have done biometrics appointments, does USCIS scanning the whole palms or just the 10 fingers?

 

thanks a lot!

Hi

Just the 10 fingers

[KandW 358]

So I went to my local field office in Chicago today to inquire what the RFE was for. They have requested 2 things:

 

- A copy of my birth certificate (which was already sent)

- An affidavit from my husband (the petitioner) - I sent an affidavit which was completed by my mother in law originally as my husband is self employed and his taxes etc are complicated. I wasn’t aware that I still had to send in an affidavit from my husband if I was using a co-sponsor? 

Either way, I have all of his docs from when IPSec done it for my interview in the U.K. 

[naija_glam 119]

12 hours ago, emekus94 said:

Welcome girly!

Thank you dear

[batcher 2]

22 hours ago, emekus94 said:

I think you might be asking too many things at once
Let me take a stab at this and try to clarify some things-

1) It seems you did POE in June 23. That means your I-94 is still valid. SS office will not give an SSN number if your I-94 has less than 30 days left on it
2) IF you already filed for AOS/EAD, did you ask USCIS to give you an SS? Because you did not have one when you filed.
2a) IF you told USCIS to give you an SSN, then going back to the SS office is a bad idea. That's going to cause some issues for you down the line if you end up with 2 SSN in the system. So IF you asked USCIS to give you SSN, you have to wait until you get EAD before getting SSN

3) It is suggested that anyone marrying get an SSN BEFORE getting married. It is difficult to get an SSN in your married name if you didn't get one before because you have no documents showing your married name (i.e. no passport, birth certificate, etc)
Hence it is always easier to go into SS with your Passport with maiden name when you originally did POE, marry, then return with marriage certificate to  change the maiden name

I think #3 above most likely applies to you? Let me know if that helps. 

Thank you! I did a little reading here on VJ and that looks like the best route!

[batcher 2]

On 8/8/2018 at 8:53 AM, emekus94 said:

I think you might be asking too many things at once
Let me take a stab at this and try to clarify some things-

1) It seems you did POE in June 23. That means your I-94 is still valid. SS office will not give an SSN number if your I-94 has less than 30 days left on it
2) IF you already filed for AOS/EAD, did you ask USCIS to give you an SS? Because you did not have one when you filed.
2a) IF you told USCIS to give you an SSN, then going back to the SS office is a bad idea. That's going to cause some issues for you down the line if you end up with 2 SSN in the system. So IF you asked USCIS to give you SSN, you have to wait until you get EAD before getting SSN

3) It is suggested that anyone marrying get an SSN BEFORE getting married. It is difficult to get an SSN in your married name if you didn't get one before because you have no documents showing your married name (i.e. no passport, birth certificate, etc)
Hence it is always easier to go into SS with your Passport with maiden name when you originally did POE, marry, then return with marriage certificate to  change the maiden name

I think #3 above most likely applies to you? Let me know if that helps. 

Can my wife get a ssn in her maiden name even after marriage? And then change it to her married name after she gets her green card?

[Lucy123123 139]

Hey all, 

 

Received my NOA1 in the post today, I put on my application for EAD a6 by mistake, my NOA1 says C9 SO I'm guessing they changed it.... anyone else had this?