Port of entry

[Keem12 9]

So my wife visa was approved after 7months of waiting. So my questions are

How long after she gets process in until she gets the social security/ greencard ?

2) at the port of enter will she have to sign up that form immigrants have to do when they get here?

3) what questions are ask at the port of entry 

[Crazy Cat 41,888]

58 minutes ago, Keem12 said:

So my wife visa was approved after 7months of waiting. So my questions are

How long after she gets process in until she gets the social security/ greencard ?

2) at the port of enter will she have to sign up that form immigrants have to do when they get here?

3) what questions are ask at the port of entry 

1.  If the $220 Green Card fee has been paid, she should receive the GC in few weeks to a few months after POE.  If she marked the box on the DS-260 requesting a Social Security card, it should arrive in a few weeks after POE.

2.  She will have complete a declarations sheet, yes.

3.  Usually none or very few.

[Keem12 9]

5 minutes ago, missileman said:

1.  If the $220 Green Card fee has been paid, she should receive the GC in few weeks to a few months after POE.  If she marked the box on the DS-260 requesting a Social Security card, it should arrive in a few weeks after POE.

2.  She will have complete a declarations sheet, yes.

3.  Usually none or very few.

Oh someone told me that it's visitors and not immigrants do the I-94form 

But they will provide the form for her to complete, right?

[Crazy Cat 41,888]

Just now, Keem12 said:

Oh someone told me that it's visitors and not immigrants do the I-94form 

But they will provide the form for her to complete, right?

I-94s are all electronic.

[USS_Voyager 1,972]

1 hour ago, Keem12 said:

So my wife visa was approved after 7months of waiting.

Time to pay the $220 green card fee to USCIS

 

1 hour ago, Keem12 said:

How long after she gets process in until she gets the social security/ greencard ?

Green card will come 3-6 weeks after entering, if the green card fee has been paid.

Social security number will come 3-6 weeks after entering, if you indicated in the DS-260 you wanted one.

27 minutes ago, missileman said:

She will have complete a declarations sheet, yes.

If you’re talking about the sheet they give you on

 the airplane to declare how much money you bring in and if you have any fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, fish,... then yes, everyone has to do one of those including US citizens.

 

1 hour ago, Keem12 said:

3) what questions are ask at the port of entry 

The most I heard is “what’s your address in the US?” “ Who will you live with?”. Most people don’t get asked anything.

 

There are thousands of new immigrants entering the US every day, many of them do not speak a word of English. The US CBP is very well trained to handle this.

[Keem12 9]

18 minutes ago, USS_Voyager said:

Time to pay the $220 green card fee to USCIS

 

Green card will come 3-6 weeks after entering, if the green card fee has been paid.

Social security number will come 3-6 weeks after entering, if you indicated in the DS-260 you wanted one.

If you’re talking about the sheet they give you on

 the airplane to declare how much money you bring in and if you have any fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, fish,... then yes, everyone has to do one of those including US citizens.

 

The most I heard is “what’s your address in the US?” “ Who will you live with?”. Most people don’t get asked anything.

 

There are thousands of new immigrants entering the US every day, many of them do not speak a word of English. The US CBP is very well trained to handle this.

Thank you very much. Oh man... Another fee. 

[angelbrown 195]

1. As others stated, pay the fee for the gc. You can check the box for the SS card but you can also go your local office and apply. 
2. Not sure what form you’re referring to. Only form I’m aware of is the customs form when traveling internationally. 
3. See if there are any reviews for her port of entry. If I remember correctly,  they just asked my husband what he was coming for and he said his wife is here. 

https://www.visajourney.com/reviews/poereviews.php

Edited November 15, 2019 by angelbrown

[payxibka 10,045]

22 hours ago, Keem12 said:

Oh someone told me that it's visitors and not immigrants do the I-94form 

But they will provide the form for her to complete, right?

Customs declaration not i94 

Edited November 15, 2019 by payxibka

[HRQX 4,145]

23 hours ago, Keem12 said:

So my wife visa was approved after 7months of waiting.

It's recommended to pay the $220 fee before entering the US. But she also has the option of paying it after entry, if she wants: https://my.uscis.gov/uscis-immigrant-fee/

23 hours ago, Keem12 said:

How long after she gets process in until she gets the social security/ greencard ?

Contact USCIS after waiting 120 days: https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/expect-green-card Contact SSA after waiting 3 weeks: https://www.ssa.gov/ssnvisa/questions.htm

22 hours ago, Keem12 said:

Oh someone told me that it's visitors and not immigrants do the I-94form

It's electronic. Sometimes even US citizens (born in the US) have I-94 records:

 

[payxibka 10,045]

1 minute ago, HRQX said:

 

It's electronic. Sometimes even US citizens (born in the US) have I-94 records:

 

Huh?  An i94 indicates an entry status and period of authorized stay.  A USC never gets an i94 

[HRQX 4,145]

1 minute ago, payxibka said:

Huh?  An i94 indicates an entry status and period of authorized stay.  A USC never gets an i94 

See the thread above. They confirmed it further when TM92 asked them.

[payxibka 10,045]

10 minutes ago, HRQX said:

See the thread above. They confirmed it further when TM92 asked them.

Please don't confuse arrival and departure information, a totally separate lookup option on the site separate from i94, to which a USC NEVER receives 

[Keem12 9]

35 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Customs declaration not i94 

And she would get that on the flight before she arrived in the USA, right?

[HRQX 4,145]

39 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Please don't confuse arrival and departure information, a totally separate lookup option on the site separate from i94

To test it out I asked my USC son to try it out with his passport on the "Get Most Recent I-94" page. It did generate the I-94 page; all fields were marked "N/A."

[HRQX 4,145]

On 11/14/2019 at 3:49 PM, Keem12 said:

greencard ?

Reminder that the endorsed immigrant visa is a I-551 document: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/temporary-i-551-stamps-and-mrivs

She can immediately work upon entry.