December 2018 AOS Filers [merged threads]

[yuni_yuni 59]

Hi December 2018 AOS filer member,

 

sending AOS Package on December 20, 2018, I thought they would process my document in January 2019, Im Surprised that  I received my NOA letter today with the notification date December 27, 2018. that why i decide to joint AOS December 2018 filer.

hopefully will receive biometric appointment asap. 😉

 

[Adrii 208]

So all this talk on SSNs taking forever prompted me to call my local office this morning see what was up.

 

I applied for my SSN after being in the country for 3 and a half weeks, and it’s been another 4 weeks since I applied. My save case check has also showing “sent back to agency” for weeks now.

 

The lady that answered my call today asked for my reference number and then just said - I’ll go ahead and issue the card you’ll have it in two weeks” 

 

- low key don’t believe it’s that simple 😂 I’ll  keep you all posted if it arrives 😂

[Meisha&Jake 869]

9 weeks since i applied for my SSN

 

Rang them again today, to be told the manual verification came back on the 26th Nov (i also said i saw this on SAVE) but for some reason it says “in progress” still on their system... so now they have finally escalated it to their “specialist”

 

They are aware my I-94 expires on 10th Jan & will call me back next Wednesday... i give up.

[Scott Br 164]

Nice to see some familiar faces in this post.  Mailed AOS packet for my wife (so good to say that now) and her 2 kids on Dec 24.  They received it on Dec 27.  Received text last night stating that it has been received and have MSC#'s for everyone as of Dec 31.  This absolutely has to be a better waiting period compared to the K1 process, since we are now doing it with one another.

[KarinaShchetinina 27]

I have my SSN since 2015; however, I went to apply for my last name change on Nov 28th, and I haven't heard anything back from them since then. SAVE Case Check website has been showing "Returned to Agency" for the past 4 1/2 weeks.

I just got off the phone with one their representative, and the lady informed me that I CANNOT get my last name changed until I receive my green card. How true is it?

[K1visaHopeful 2,814]

1 hour ago, KarinaShchetinina said:

I have my SSN since 2015; however, I went to apply for my last name change on Nov 28th, and I haven't heard anything back from them since then. SAVE Case Check website has been showing "Returned to Agency" for the past 4 1/2 weeks.

I just got off the phone with one their representative, and the lady informed me that I CANNOT get my last name changed until I receive my green card. How true is it?

Partially true. It's rare to get it changed before DHS updates your name in their system. That will happen when your EAD/AP or GC is approved (whichever comes first).

You could get lucky and get an SSA agent who doesnt follow the policy though. So the majority of us apply to update our original maiden name card into our married name before the I94 expires and hope for the best.

Edited January 3, 2019 by K1visaHopeful

[KarinaShchetinina 27]

25 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

Partially true. It's rare to get it changed before DHS updates your name in their system. That will happen when your EAD/AP or GC is approved (whichever comes first).

You could get lucky and get an SSA agent who doesnt follow the policy though. So the majority of us apply to update our original maiden name card into our married name before the I94 expires and hope for the best.

Thanks you so much for your prompt response @K1visaHopeful.

Yes, that's what I did as well (my I-94 expires on Feb 9th). They accepted my docs (mc, passport, I-94) without asking for anything else, and that's why when the lady on the phone mentioned something about gc, I was in doubt. O well, will see what's going to happen.

[B-B 17]

Well I just called my local Social Security office and they said that my case is still pending. They connected me with the person who is handeling my case but that person is not in the office today so I left a voice message.. The SAVE website says that my case has returned to agency so hopefully they will call me back with some good news soon  

[K1visaHopeful 2,814]

2 minutes ago, B-B said:

Well I just called my local Social Security office and they said that my case is still pending. They connected me with the person who is handeling my case but that person is not in the office today so I left a voice message.. The SAVE website says that my case has returned to agency so hopefully they will call me back with some good news soon  

 

Ditto:

19 hours ago, K1visaHopeful said:

Nope. Every time I call they ask me my last name and then forward me to the agent who is dealing with my case (who i have been told is sitting at her desk as they can see her before they transfer the call). She wont answer her phone so I am forced to leave a message which she never returns.

 

[B-B 17]

It's such a horrible and inefficient system  

If I won't hear anything back the next couple of days then I will just go to the office instead of calling.

[Gamisha 50]

9 hours ago, Adrii said:

So all this talk on SSNs taking forever prompted me to call my local office this morning see what was up.

 

I applied for my SSN after being in the country for 3 and a half weeks, and it’s been another 4 weeks since I applied. My save case check has also showing “sent back to agency” for weeks now.

 

The lady that answered my call today asked for my reference number and then just said - I’ll go ahead and issue the card you’ll have it in two weeks” 

 

- low key don’t believe it’s that simple 😂 I’ll  keep you all posted if it arrives 😂

Same thing happened to me and I got a letter after 3 days and the card after 5 days.

[Adrii 208]

2 hours ago, Gamisha said:

Same thing happened to me and I got a letter after 3 days and the card after 5 days.

Aahh I hope this happens for me too! Fingers crossed!

[NICK & PAULA 1,097]

@ChuAni girl!!!! I miss you! Come join us here in this group 😘😘😘😘

[NICK & PAULA 1,097]

Okay so my case was updated to "case is ready to be scheduled for an interview" 😊

 

Hopefully, we don't have to wait that long for the interview schedule to arrive in the mail...

 

[ChuAni 1,191]

7 hours ago, NICK & PAULA said:

@ChuAni girl!!!! I miss you! Come join us here in this group 😘😘😘😘

I'm right here, babygirl. I miss you too!! ❤❤

How was your journey to America?

7 hours ago, NICK & PAULA said:

Okay so my case was updated to "case is ready to be scheduled for an interview" 😊

 

Hopefully, we don't have to wait that long for the interview schedule to arrive in the mail...

 

Yes!!!! We're in line now. My case updated 'Ready to be scheduled' on January 2nd.