Green card fee

[Murph4865 597]

Does the IOE  number change at all

[HRQX 4,145]

8 minutes ago, Murph4865 said:

Does the IOE  number change at all

The IOE number for Green Card fee should be different than the IOE number for I-130 petition.

[Murph4865 597]

Just now, HRQX said:

The IOE number for Green Card fee should be different than the IOE number for I-130 petition.

Ok, i just paid and it shows different ioe number then what we had so i guess that will be ok, it listed our mnl#and the A# correctly before i payed

[HRQX 4,145]

2 minutes ago, Murph4865 said:

Ok, i just paid and it shows different ioe number then what we had so i guess that will be ok

The new IOE number you just got will be on the back of the GC when they issue it.

[Murph4865 597]

10 minutes ago, HRQX said:

The new IOE number you just got will be on the back of the GC when they issue it.

Cool thanks, it says 120 days or should i look at longer time period for it and the SS card what is time frame on that

[HRQX 4,145]

2 minutes ago, Murph4865 said:

Cool thanks, it says 120 days or should i look at longer time period for it

It can vary from a few weeks to months.

 

But her CBP-endorsed IR-1 visa is her I-551 document while she waits: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/temporary-i-551-stamps-and-mrivs

^the blue stamp is put on at POE by CBP.

5 minutes ago, Murph4865 said:

and the SS card what is time frame on that

That can also vary, but contact SSA 3 weeks after entry if not yet received https://www.ssa.gov/ssnvisa/Handout_11_1.html

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IMPORTANT: Call us if you do not receive your Social Security card after 3 weeks or if you change your mailing address after arrival in the United States.

 

She can technically start working as soon as she enters the US. If the employer uses E-verify the employer can select "Awaiting Social Security number." https://www.e-verify.gov/faq/my-employee-applied-for-a-social-security-number-ssn-but-has-not-yet-received-it-what-should-i "If a newly hired employee has applied for, but has not yet received his or her SSN (e.g., the employee is a newly arrived immigrant), attach an explanation to the employee’s Form I-9 and set it aside. Then create a case in E-Verify using the employee’s SSN as soon as it is available. If you are unable to create a case by the third business day after the employee’s first day of employment, select Awaiting Social Security number when prompted by E-Verify."

 

https://www.twc.texas.gov/news/efte/employees_without_ssns.html "It is certainly legal to hire someone who is authorized to work in this country, but who does not have a social security number or who chooses not to disclose it."

 

An example of working before receiving SSN: