Fake SSN and AOS pending.

[KelevraUSA 8]

Hello everyone,

 

I am new in the forum. I've tried to look for topics with my same issue but found none so far. I would like to have opinions from people/lawyers who are/were dealing with my same situation. 

 

I applied for AOS few days ago as our immigration lawyer suggested. I am married to an US citizen and crossed the border legally months ago, from Italy. The lawyer reassured us that I will eventually obtain the Green Card, since our strong historical/financial background but I am worried about work. I should receive my EAD in 6 months, hopefully, and this really gets me down. Living for lots of time without getting some honest money in the pocket really gets me down. I know people that can easily give me a fake SSN so I can start working, but I want to think twice before doing it. 

Is there any chance that it can come out during my AOS process? I will not use the SNN or other reasons but for work. 

I would be happy if someone can share experiences about this. I have not talked about this with my lawyer since she gets paid a lot only for simple questions. 

[Crazy Cat 41,288]

You are not authorized to work without a valid EAD.....period....

Edited March 3, 2020 by missileman

[KelevraUSA 8]

3 minutes ago, missileman said:

You are not authorized to work without a valid EAD.....period....

Thank you. I am totally aware of this and there is no need of a genius to understand that.  I just need other kinds of answers. 

[bakphx1 789]

Your main problem would be that there are several layers of government that could prosecute it as a crime.  But moreover, especially with this president finding you can strip people of their citizenship if information that would have barred them from getting it was discovered later.  
 

That means you would never be free from possible deportation over it.  Even 15 years from now with a home and famil and citizenship.

 

 

[African Zealot 1,454]

29 minutes ago, RockoUSA said:

I will not use the SNN or other reasons but for work. 

As if that makes it any better or less illegal 😆. At VJ all kinds of illegal activity are a no no. You are paying the price for adjustment of status which almost all other immigrants (except those with prior work authorization like H1B etc) who wanted to behave in a legal fashion had to pay.

 

To answer your question, there's no other legal option to work. You had the option for consular processing but chose this route, manage it.

 

PS: Although illegal work is forgiven, identity theft (or aggravated identity theft) is a felony which would preclude you from having the good moral character required to adjust status and naturalize. As someone said, even after you acquire citizenship it could be stripped if they discover you did not have GMC at the time you adjusted status.

 

Edited March 3, 2020 by Ray.Bonaquist

[Crazy Cat 41,288]

8 minutes ago, RockoUSA said:

Thank you. I am totally aware of this and there is no need of a genius to understand that.  I just need other kinds of answers. 

The terms of service here state that it we can not "Condone or instruct, either directly or indirectly, others on how to commit fraudulent or illegal immigration activities in any way, shape, manner or method."

 

[KelevraUSA 8]

14 minutes ago, Ray.Bonaquist said:

As if that makes it any better or less illegal 😆. At VJ all kinds of illegal activity are a no no. You are paying the price for adjustment of status which almost all other immigrants (except those with prior work authorization like H1B etc) who wanted to behave in a legal fashion had to pay.

 

To answer your question, there's no other legal option to work. You had the option for consular processing but chose this route, manage it.

 

 

I know that is illegal and might sound funny to hear that. But I just enlightened it as all we all know with fake ssn you can make even worse actions(like getting loans or screwing someone else's credit score).  I said "but for work" also to point out that I am going to pay taxes for the few months I'd work. 

Consular processing unfurtunately, given the present times, meant I would not allowed to cross US for a time between 18 and 24 months(that's the average). 

Edited March 3, 2020 by RockoUSA

[Crazy Cat 41,288]

2 minutes ago, RockoUSA said:

Consular processing unfurtunately, giving the present times, meant I would not allowed to cross US for a time between 18 and 24 months(that's the average). 

Why do you say that?

[African Zealot 1,454]

4 minutes ago, RockoUSA said:

I know that is illegal and might sound funny to hear that. But I just enlightened it as all we all know with fake ssn you can make even worse actions(like make loans or screw the credit score).  I said "but for work" also to point out that I am going to pay taxes for the few months I'd work. 

 

We know what you mean and sympathize with your plight but it is what it is. You could have been waiting 18-24 months in Italy and working while your petition is adjudicated. Yeah its a long time to be apart from your loved one, but she could visit and you could also visit to make it more tolerable. In any case that's already water under the bridge.

 

You can do some volunteering (which is not classified as work) or tour the the country to kill time.

 

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Consular processing unfortunately, giving the present times, meant I would not allowed to cross US for a time between 18 and 24 months(that's the average). 

 

Not true. You can visit while undergoing consular processing.

Edited March 3, 2020 by Ray.Bonaquist

[KelevraUSA 8]

2 minutes ago, missileman said:

Why do you say that?

When we first had to decide which way to get, our lawyer told us that if I wanted ask for the GREEN CARD from Italy, so consular processing and not a AOS, it would have taken from 18 up to 24 months to be able to travel and work to US. Unless we are talking of two different things. 

That way, ok, I could still work in my country but at the same time could not see my wife for a long time. 

[ineedadisplayname 464]

49 minutes ago, RockoUSA said:

Hello everyone,

 

I am new in the forum. I've tried to look for topics with my same issue but found none so far. I would like to have opinions from people/lawyers who are/were dealing with my same situation. 

 

I applied for AOS few days ago as our immigration lawyer suggested. I am married to an US citizen and crossed the border legally months ago, from Italy. The lawyer reassured us that I will eventually obtain the Green Card, since our strong historical/financial background but I am worried about work. I should receive my EAD in 6 months, hopefully, and this really gets me down. Living for lots of time without getting some honest money in the pocket really gets me down. I know people that can easily give me a fake SSN so I can start working, but I want to think twice before doing it. 

Is there any chance that it can come out during my AOS process? I will not use the SNN or other reasons but for work. 

I would be happy if someone can share experiences about this. I have not talked about this with my lawyer since she gets paid a lot only for simple questions. 

I don't know anybody who can give me a fake ssn. That is very very bad....

 

You should not even think about it ...

If you would have chosen to do a proper immigration you would have an SSN by now.

 

A SSN by itself doesn't allow you to work. U need EAD for that.

 

If you pretend to be a US citizen on the work eligibility form thats a NO NO, it will ban you from everything and eventually be kicked out of the country once discovered. Why do you want to start your new life by a lie which will catch up later and get you deported???

 

You said money is not an issue, so no reason to work illegally. 

 

Do some self improvmentz read books, clean the house, travel, go to meetups, hobby groups etc instead of working illegally.

Edited March 3, 2020 by ineedadisplayname

[KelevraUSA 8]

12 minutes ago, Ray.Bonaquist said:

Not true. You can visit while undergoing consular processing.

If you mean with a B-2 Visa, I was told that even with this, times are very long. Maybe I was told wrong

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