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[twellspeak 0]

Just a quick update:

We are on AOS limbo. Processing dates have finally been updated for our local office, and now state they are processing applications with receipt dates from Feb 1, 2006, our Receipt date is December 29, 2005. Today we'll be customer service to try and find out what the holdup is, will keep you all posted.

Ty

[LastSurvivor 0]

Just a quick update:

We are on AOS limbo. Processing dates have finally been updated for our local office, and now state they are processing applications with receipt dates from Feb 1, 2006, our Receipt date is December 29, 2005. Today we'll be customer service to try and find out what the holdup is, will keep you all posted.

Ty

Man, that is brutal. What is the delay? We submitted our paperwork in March and have our Interview on August 9th. Good luck. I know you are frustrated.

Rich

[twellspeak 0]

Man, that is brutal. What is the delay? We submitted our paperwork in March and have our Interview on August 9th. Good luck. I know you are frustrated.

Rich

As luck would have it, I decided to check cased status online before calling and our case was touched today. I'll give them one more day before I call, hopefully good things are happening.

The delay has been brutal... Everything was moving very fast, then in February, Dao got a very small cut on her finger which was enough to have to re-schedule her fingerprints. Unfortunately, it seems that has been the cause of our delays. Two month delay on EAD, and an unknown amount of time on her AOS.

[chivasgeo 0]

Hey everyone. Does anybody know how to change the name on the Social Security Card. We have a Work card would that be enough. Thanks to all!

Skyman,

To change the name on my wife's SS card, we went back to our local SSA office and submitted form SS-5 and brought along her Calif ID and our marriage certificate.

You can download and print the SS-5 form along with more info by clicking the link below!!

http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/ssa.cf...php?p_faqid=315

Good luck!!

regards,

George

Edited July 18, 2006 by chivasgeo

[Tiksman 0]

Hello All!!

A quick update. Last week Tik wiound up in the hospital with a 103 deg fever and she had bacteria in her blood. She was very sick and the doctor said she was very close to death. They gave her a IV and put un 2 types of antibiotics and she is back home now and feeling better. I have not started AOS yet some paperwork is filled out but I have not had the time. I hope everyone else is doing well.

[Billy 0]

Hello All!!

A quick update. Last week Tik wiound up in the hospital with a 103 deg fever and she had bacteria in her blood. She was very sick and the doctor said she was very close to death. They gave her a IV and put un 2 types of antibiotics and she is back home now and feeling better. I have not started AOS yet some paperwork is filled out but I have not had the time. I hope everyone else is doing well.

Hi Denis

Sorry to hear about your wife being sick. I hope everything going to be ok. Wishing her to get well soon.

Bill

[malydon 0]

Hello All!!

A quick update. Last week Tik wiound up in the hospital with a 103 deg fever and she had bacteria in her blood. She was very sick and the doctor said she was very close to death. They gave her a IV and put un 2 types of antibiotics and she is back home now and feeling better. I have not started AOS yet some paperwork is filled out but I have not had the time. I hope everyone else is doing well.

I am happy to hear that Tik is getting better.

[malydon 0]

Hey everyone. Does anybody know how to change the name on the Social Security Card. We have a Work card would that be enough. Thanks to all!

Skyman,

To change the name on my wife's SS card, we went back to our local SSA office and submitted form SS-5 and brought along her Calif ID and our marriage certificate.

You can download and print the SS-5 form along with more info by clicking the link below!!

http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/ssa.cf...php?p_faqid=315

Good luck!!

regards,

George

After we got married we went to our local SS office to have my wife’s name changed to "first name, maiden name as middle name, new married last name"

The girl at the desk put through the change without a problem. Just before we left I asked if there was anything they could do to get this "not allowed to work with bla..bla" stamp off the next card. The girl asked a senior member for advise. The senior member looked over our situation and flipped out at the "summer help" girl for putting the name change through. She told her she would have to answer to the boss because the name isn't the same as the immigration document" K1 visa" she said that the name change had gone through and couldn't be changed back now.....so we slinked out of the office...happy to know that the name change went through and wasn't going to be changed back.

Any one else have trouble like this…isn’t this what all of us are doing?

Also we are almost ready to file our AOS. Question: should all the forms for the AOS, EAD, Et al. be filed out with the new name “first name, maiden name as middle name, new married last name”????

Thanks

Mike

[Yodrak 7]

Mike,

A lot of people have trouble like this. One can advise the SSA of the name change for their records, but the SSA cannot issue a changed card for the alien unless the name matches what's in the USCIS SAVE data base. That isn't going to happen until after the woman (it's generally a 'female' problem) applies for adjustment, because until that application is made the USCIS has no way of knowing that there's been a name change.

The AOS and other applications should be made in the name that your wife is using at the time she submits the applications. (Unless, perhaps, she is planning to change the name very shorly after making the application.)

Yodrak

After we got married we went to our local SS office to have my wife's name changed to "first name, maiden name as middle name, new married last name"

The girl at the desk put through the change without a problem. Just before we left I asked if there was anything they could do to get this "not allowed to work with bla..bla" stamp off the next card. The girl asked a senior member for advise. The senior member looked over our situation and flipped out at the "summer help" girl for putting the name change through. She told her she would have to answer to the boss because the name isn't the same as the immigration document" K1 visa" she said that the name change had gone through and couldn't be changed back now.....so we slinked out of the office...happy to know that the name change went through and wasn't going to be changed back.

Any one else have trouble like this…isn't this what all of us are doing?

Also we are almost ready to file our AOS. Question: should all the forms for the AOS, EAD, Et al. be filed out with the new name "first name, maiden name as middle name, new married last name"????

Thanks

Mike

Edited July 20, 2006 by Yodrak

[malydon 0]

Mike,

A lot of people have trouble like this. One can advise the SSA of the name change for their records, but the SSA cannot issue a changed card for the alien unless the name matches what's in the USCIS SAVE data base. That isn't going to happen until after the woman (it's generally a 'female' problem) applies for adjustment, because until that application is made the USCIS has no way of knowing that there's been a name change.

The AOS and other applications should be made in the name that your wife is using at the time she submits the applications. (Unless, perhaps, she is planning to change the name very shorly after making the application.)

Yodrak

After we got married we went to our local SS office to have my wife's name changed to "first name, maiden name as middle name, new married last name"

The girl at the desk put through the change without a problem. Just before we left I asked if there was anything they could do to get this "not allowed to work with bla..bla" stamp off the next card. The girl asked a senior member for advise. The senior member looked over our situation and flipped out at the "summer help" girl for putting the name change through. She told her she would have to answer to the boss because the name isn't the same as the immigration document" K1 visa" she said that the name change had gone through and couldn't be changed back now.....so we slinked out of the office...happy to know that the name change went through and wasn't going to be changed back.

Any one else have trouble like this…isn't this what all of us are doing?

Also we are almost ready to file our AOS. Question: should all the forms for the AOS, EAD, Et al. be filed out with the new name "first name, maiden name as middle name, new married last name"????

Thanks

Mike

Thanks Yodrak

I don't quite understand what you meant by "(Unless, perhaps, she is planning to change the name very shorly after making the application.)"

Since our wedding day she has used her new name. Will this cause a problem when they don't see her "original" name on the AOS forms?

Thanks

Mike

[chivasgeo 0]

Also we are almost ready to file our AOS. Question: should all the forms for the AOS, EAD, Et al. be filed out with the new name “first name, maiden name as middle name, new married last name”????

Thanks

Mike

Mike,

If thats how you and your wife wants her name to officially be, then Yes...my wife's name has the same format as your wife's, and that is how she entered the name on the application for AOS (her first name, her maiden name for middle, and my last name )

Best of luck...

regards,

George

[malydon 0]

Also we are almost ready to file our AOS. Question: should all the forms for the AOS, EAD, Et al. be filed out with the new name “first name, maiden name as middle name, new married last name”????

Thanks

Mike

Mike,

If thats how you and your wife wants her name to officially be, then Yes...my wife's name has the same format as your wife's, and that is how she entered the name on the application for AOS (her first name, her maiden name for middle, and my last name )

Best of luck...

regards,

George

Thanks for the info George

I guess that it won't raise a red flag then...I suppose that her name not matching the save sysytem is something they see and deal with all the time.

Mike

[Yodrak 7]

Mile,

If your wife is already using the name that she plans to continue using into the future then the comment does not apply to her. I included it for completeness because, for example, someone might be ready to submit their application today and may intend to start going by a different name 2 weeks from today. It would be reasonable to anticipate the change over that short a period of time.

It won't cause a problem to see a woman's married name on an AOS and related applications when a different name was used on pre-marriage documents. The USCIS is an entity of the USA, its employees are US citizens. They know that in the USA a woman typically, though not always, changes her surname to that of her husband when she marries. It would probably cause more difficulty is she used her previous name on the applications when they don't intend to use it. (Have you seen the ocassional posts from people who apply for adjustment in their maiden name, try to change it later on during the adjustment process, and then are upset because their green card is issued in the name they gave when they applied?)

Yodrak

Mike,

....

The AOS and other applications should be made in the name that your wife is using at the time she submits the applications. (Unless, perhaps, she is planning to change the name very shorly after making the application.)

Yodrak

Thanks Yodrak

I don't quite understand what you meant by "(Unless, perhaps, she is planning to change the name very shorly after making the application.)"

Since our wedding day she has used her new name. Will this cause a problem when they don't see her "original" name on the AOS forms?

Thanks

Mike

Edited July 20, 2006 by Yodrak

[malydon 0]

Mile,

If your wife is already using the name that she plans to continue using into the future then the comment does not apply to her. I included it for completeness because, for example, someone might be ready to submit their application today and may intend to start going by a different name 2 weeks from today. It would be reasonable to anticipate the change over that short a period of time.

It won't cause a problem to see a woman's married name on an AOS and related applications when a different name was used on pre-marriage documents. The USCIS is an entity of the USA, its employees are US citizens. They know that in the USA a woman typically, though not always, changes her surname to that of her husband when she marries. It would probably cause more difficulty is she used her previous name on the applications when they don't intend to use it. (Have you seen the ocassional posts from people who apply for adjustment in their maiden name, try to change it later on during the adjustment process, and then are upset because their green card is issued in the name they gave when they applied?)

Yodrak

Mike,

....

The AOS and other applications should be made in the name that your wife is using at the time she submits the applications. (Unless, perhaps, she is planning to change the name very shorly after making the application.)

Yodrak

Thanks Yodrak

I don't quite understand what you meant by "(Unless, perhaps, she is planning to change the name very shorly after making the application.)"

Since our wedding day she has used her new name. Will this cause a problem when they don't see her "original" name on the AOS forms?

Thanks

Mike

Thanks

I understand what you are saying now. I keep forgetting that it is real people looking at these applications and that they can probably figure it out.

Mike

[CJ&Jum 0]

Hey Everyone,

I have some questions. Jum has her learner's permit for driving that was obtained prior to our wedding. The expire date of the learner's permit was her Visa expire date of Aug. 6th. Now she is ready for her driver license exam and will do just fine. However, in order to get past the hurdle of the expire date of her learner's permit I have some questions. We have all of the good stuff like certified copy of marriage certificate, Thai birth certificate, passport, and all of those types of things, but the DMV wanted to see her permanent residency card. I think that doesn't come until 1 1/2 - 2 years down the road after adjustment of status is approved. Does anyone else have any experience with this? Thanks for your help!

C.J. & Jum

Edited July 24, 2006 by CJ&Jum