Interview scheduled for Green card before receipt of EAD

[SJI 8]

Hi there,

 

My wife's Green card interview has been scheduled before EAD and we were quite a bit shocked. We did not expect the interview to be scheduled before my spouse receives her EAD. I am not able to do any joint filings, such as a joint lease, joint bank account, joint tax return as they require my spouse SSN. Initially, I was planning to gather all joint statements of us upon receipt of her SSN. Also, my joint tax file of 2018 is pending because of her SSN. Since the interview is scheduled earlier, would it be okay if we can't show any joint statements? We submitted our marriage certificate, some photos together, and some itineraries while filing for her adjustment and we never got any RFE before the interview is scheduled. Can someone please advise whether the same documents will serve as satisfactory evidence for the interview? I am a bit concerned. Thanks for your help.

[Ash.1101 1,756]

You can only show what you can. If it's the same stuff you sent, then that's it. 

You can also do a power of attorney, a will, some credit cards will allow you to add her on as an authorized user with just a state ID. Is she on your lease for your home? Have ya'll adopted any pets that can show both names? You can also provide her drivers license or state ID and yours if she has one to show the same address.

And yes, it's always possible to have an interview before anything else is approved.

What visa did she come into the states on?

[SJI 8]

1 minute ago, Ash.1101 said:

You can only show what you can. If it's the same stuff you sent, then that's it. 

You can also do a power of attorney, a will, some credit cards will allow you to add her on as an authorized user with just a state ID. Is she on your lease for your home? Have ya'll adopted any pets that can show both names? You can also provide her drivers license or state ID and yours if she has one to show the same address.

And yes, it's always possible to have an interview before anything else is approved.

What visa did she come into the states on?

Dear Ash,

 

Thanks for the quick reply. My wife came through K1 visa. I am not able to add her on my lease as she does not have her SSN as per the leasing policy. She came through K1 visa last July 2018 and we have been living together ever since. We did a court wedding on Aug 2018 and is planning to do our reception later along with our friends and families (my family will be invited only if they accept our relation ). Both me and my spouse family are against same-sex wedding. Anyway, that's not the issue. We don't have any pets. Again, for state id, other than a passport, she needs to prove her residency in my current state by showing some utility bills, etc in her name and her SSN plays a key role in that. 

[Ash.1101 1,756]

1 minute ago, SJI said:

Dear Ash,

 

Thanks for the quick reply. My wife came through K1 visa. I am not able to add her on my lease as she does not have her SSN as per the leasing policy. She came through K1 visa last July 2018 and we have been living together ever since. We did a court wedding on Aug 2018 and is planning to do our reception later along with our friends and families (my family will be invited only if they accept our relation ). Both me and my spouse family are against same-sex wedding. Anyway, that's not the issue. We don't have any pets. Again, for state id, other than a passport, she needs to prove her residency in my current state by showing some utility bills, etc in her name and her SSN plays a key role in that. 

Ahh okay.

This is one of the big reasons to apply for the SSN while in the 90 day window of coming in on the K-1. As entrance on the K-1 does allow you to apply for SSN.

Again though, you can only send what you have. They don't expect LOADS of info since you're K-1 and they know you just got married, but try for aaaannything you may have.

[jakejon 1,197]

Hey!

 

Can't you file Form W-7 to get an ITIN (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number) for your beneficiary in lieu of using SSN? We filed electronically (we originally thought we had to paper file) - I was lucky enough to get a SSN previously and our tax refund is due to paid tomorrow according to IRS. Only took 2 weeks I think all in all. 

 

 

Edited February 20, 2019 by jakejon

[SJI 8]

4 minutes ago, jakejon said:

Hey!

 

Can't you file Form W-7 to get an ITIN (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number) for your beneficiary in lieu of using SSN? We filed electronically (we originally thought we had to paper file) - I was lucky enough to get a SSN previously and our tax refund is due to paid tomorrow according to IRS. Only took 2 weeks I think all in all. 

 

 

ITIN will take almost 5-7 weeks to receive from the time of filing and the interview date is next month. I applied for my spouse's SSN in October 2018 and is still pending. I thought it will come soon. Anyway, my best bet is to contact a lawyer. Thanks all for your help :).

[jakejon 1,197]

1 minute ago, SJI said:

ITIN will take almost 5-7 weeks to receive from the time of filing and the interview date is next month. I applied for my spouse's SSN in October 2018 and is still pending. I thought it will come soon. Anyway, my best bet is to contact a lawyer. Thanks all for your help :).

Oh ok - wasn't aware of processing times for ITIN. Hope you get sorted soon. Good luck  

[Websters202 149]

Have you tried adding her to your insurance?

 

Another option is to add her as an authorized user on any credit cards you have. 

[tamcloud 92]

I agree with the previous suggestions of adding her as an authorized user on your credit cards and adding her to your insurance; some insurance companies will allow an SSN placeholder (like 000-00-0000) for family members. Some banks and credit unions will allow joint accounts without an SSN; we've had one for years. You could set up legal powers of attorney and wills through an online service. What about her cell phone? Is she on your plan as a family member?  You may also want to go to (or call) the SSA to follow-up on why her SSN is taking so long; may not get any answers, but it's worth a shot. 

 

You won't need tons of evidence at this stage; they know you're newly married. You need to show that you're working towards co-mingling your lives. You can take copies of the previously submitted evidence with you. We did, which was good because our interviewer was still waiting for our file to come to her when we got there.  At the end of the day, you can only take what you have. Make sure to clearly explain the steps you've been taking for the rest and don't panic about it. 

[Ryan H 3,812]

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