January 2020 - AOS Filers (merged)

[cgcrooks 64]

20 minutes ago, Mwkaasj said:

FedEx received 1/14 and we received 3 text just a little bit ago.   So it looks like all three forms were accepted with 1 set of documentation.   I guess we could still receive a Request for Information.   Hopefully not....   🙂.      

Fingers crossed! Good luck!

[Primjoy 5]

40 minutes ago, Mwkaasj said:

Don’t worry about 2019 now... they are not due until 4/15.      Good idea to bring to the interview.

Thank you so much! Will process now then send ours too soon! Goodluck on your application!

[Cinder4luv 25]

6 hours ago, Primjoy said:

Did you submit it just recently? That was fast! Might as well do his affidavit with my 2018 tax then. So do we need to send the 2019 when available or just bring it on interview? 

Yes, pd 1/3/20, Noa1 1/9/20, biometric appointment notice received 1/17/20 for 1/30/20

[complik 16]

Mine was received 1/13 and still no response. . . love the consistency!

[nerdcouple 126]

17 hours ago, nerdcouple said:

I just got 3 texts with receipt numbers from USCIS ☺️ They all start with MSCxxx. Does this indicate anything?

Btw: we used FedEx for shipping, so the G-1145 seems to work not only with USPS. 

So today we reached the next milestone: our check was cashed. I cannot wait to receive the NOA in the mail so I can get my drivers license and buy a car

[complik 16]

1 minute ago, nerdcouple said:

So today we reached the next milestone: our check was cashed. I cannot wait to receive the NOA in the mail so I can get my drivers license and buy a car

Do you not need a SSN to get a drivers license?

[igoyougoduke 1,662]

1 hour ago, complik said:

Mine was received 1/13 and still no response. . . love the consistency!

Same here mine was delivered on 1/03 but no response. welcome to the other line of waiting 

[Mwkaasj 67]

36 minutes ago, complik said:

Do you not need a SSN to get a drivers license?

There isn’t a requirement to have a social security number to get a DL.   You can sign a statement that states you don’t have one.      If the 90 day’s of the admittance period is not closed, get a SS number ASAP.    After that window, you won’t be able to get one until you have the Work Authorization approved.  

 

Drivers License:    If before the 90 days admittance stamp, you can get a DL that will expire on the date of your K1 90 day window expiration date and then renew the DL with little problem.    If you don’t get your DL within this window, then you can take your NOA of the 485 with you to the DL office and they can use it to start the process.     It will take 20 days or so for them to check the NOA through the SAVE immigration system.    Check the State department of safety policy where you live.   This may be different by state...   I’m located in TExas.  

 

Establish Credit By:

1 - Beneficiary to be added on Petitioners Credit Card as an authorized user and as soon as you have a SS number, call the CC company and add it to the authorized user’s authorized signer profile so that the CC reporting starts hitting the credit reporting agencies and a credit file starts being established.

2.  Beneficiary to get a secured CC from Capital One...   see www.capitalone.com and look at secured cards for no credit / bad credit / restoring credit.,  

3.   Add Beneficiary to the utility bills and send history with ss number to the credit agencies.

4.  Rent an apartment with a company that reports regularly to the credit agencies and have Beneficiary on the lease with their SS number.

[nerdcouple 126]

Just now, complik said:

Do you not need a SSN to get a drivers license?

I got one 12 year ago when I came to the US on a J1 visa.

 

Just now, Mwkaasj said:

Establish Credit By:

1 - Beneficiary to be added on Petitioners Credit Card as an authorized user and as soon as you have a SS number, call the CC company and add it to the authorized user’s authorized signer profile so that the CC reporting starts hitting the credit reporting agencies and a credit file starts being established.

2.  Beneficiary to get a secured CC from Capital One...   see www.capitalone.com and look at secured cards for no credit / bad credit / restoring credit.,  

3.   Add Beneficiary to the utility bills and send history with ss number to the credit agencies.

4.  Rent an apartment with a company that reports regularly to the credit agencies and have Beneficiary on the lease with their SS number.

American Express has a global transfer service. I could get a credit card from them without any credit history in the US, they took my German credit history as a reference and gave me a significant credit limit right away. So if anyone had an AmEx in their home country they might want to try that. SSN is required.

[Mwkaasj 67]

Updated signature line to help others see actions we took for SS Card, DL and such.

[Letspaintcookies 2,310]

47 minutes ago, Mwkaasj said:

Updated signature line to help others see actions we took for SS Card, DL and such.

Glad that it is so easy in your State to get a DL but what you described only works in a very limited number of States. 

[Lebanese23 303]

1 hour ago, complik said:

Do you not need a SSN to get a drivers license?

First that depends on your state you reside in. Second, it depends on which DL you are aquiring.  There are currently 2 out there, one for driving, there is a new DL called the Real ID, that is going into effect October 2020(used for driving & traveling within the US), people have already started getting them, that one requires a SSN, passport and a proof of address.  if you are getting the DL that is used for just Driving then you should be fine. Again it all depends on your state of residence and their rules. In Connecticut and Illinois, you can get a license without a SSN by submitting a letter from the Social Security Administration stating you are ineligible for a SSN. in Cali they dont ask for such letter. so if you fill out your timeline and all your info, it would help us help you!! 

[complik 16]

I'm curious here: We didn't apply for SSN upon arrival (K1) and instead have filed the EAD/AP/AOS, requesting an SSN through EAD. Should we just wait for that to come back, or are we better off applying for another SSN right now? I don't know how the order of things works, or if we could accidentally end up with two SSNs and then be rejected later 

[Letspaintcookies 2,310]

25 minutes ago, complik said:

I'm curious here: We didn't apply for SSN upon arrival (K1) and instead have filed the EAD/AP/AOS, requesting an SSN through EAD. Should we just wait for that to come back, or are we better off applying for another SSN right now? I don't know how the order of things works, or if we could accidentally end up with two SSNs and then be rejected later 

If you're still in your 90 days go to the SSA and apply. That will be way faster than waiting for your EAD. And no worries, once the USCIS gets to your case and then find out that you already have a SSN they'll simply skip that step.

 

I checked the box too just in case and my card arrived two days after we had sent the packet.  

[Bars&Saqi 120]

Our packet was delivered 1/14, texts on 1/20 and check cashed today (1/22).

We also got my husband's SSN in the mail FINALLY after 5 weeks

He has his driving test on Friday.

WA state is lenient with DLs though, so our experience is different than others from states that have much more strict laws.