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Cun0144   0

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Hello, my fiance is entering the US this month to Texas. I'm looking to get married asap but she doesn't have her SSN yet, will we be able to get married without a SSN or must I wait until after she has been issued a SSN?

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Thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the "Moving to the US" forum.

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Answer:  In Texas, we were able to.  Check with your county clerk or the clerk's website.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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19 minutes ago, Cun0144 said:

Hello, my fiance is entering the US this month to Texas. I'm looking to get married asap but she doesn't have her SSN yet, will we be able to get married without a SSN or must I wait until after she has been issued a SSN?

SSN requirement depends on the county of marriage. Also, beware of the wait-time for the marriage certificate as that is a bottleneck to the AOS process for some filers.

 

But as a general rule, getting the SSN before marriage is better than after because of the name change process. Applying for the SSN with the EAD may take longer.

 

If you look at my Profile and Timeline, we were able to get the SSN and Marriage within a few weeks of US entry. Others were able to do both in less than 2 weeks.

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Mike E Grand Master

Mike E   11,739

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Some states require  an SSN. Some states require  an SSN if you have one. Some states don’t ask for an SSN

 

Utah remote presence wedding solves this ambiguity.  
 

https://www.utahcounty.gov/dept/clerkaud/PassMarr/RemoteAppearanceFAQ.asp
 

Several visa journey members have gone this route.  
 

Or contact @Loren Y to get married in Vegas 

 

Apply for an SSN 2 working days after arriving in USA and before you get married. 

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Cun0144 Apprentice

Cun0144   0

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Hello, 

 

My fiance arrived to Texas thru the K1 visa, which should I do first? Get married then apply for a SSN or apply for a SSN for her, then go get married?

 

THanks 

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Crazy Cat Grand Master

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SSN first.

Read this flowsheet.  You are at step 15.

K1 Fiance Visa Process Flowchart and Timeline - US Immigration & Visa Guides - VisaJourney

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1 hour ago, Cun0144 said:

Should I get married first or apply for a SSN first?

Apply for an SSN first, because you could run into SSA officials who don't understand the rules, but if logistically that's a serious problem I wouldn't sweat it.

 

I've only ever heard of one state (Idaho) requiring an SSN for K-1 visa holders, and I'm not even entirely sure how accurate that is (the report was that anyone eligible for an SSN had to have one; I think the couple in question may have resolved things by getting legally married in another state). Online forms having issues or local officials not understanding the law (usually people without an SSN do not have to provide one), that's more common. 

K-1                             AOS                            
NOA1 Notice Date: 2018-05-31    NOA1 Notice Date: 2019-04-11   
NOA2 Date: 2018-11-16           Biometrics Date: 2019-05-10    
Arrived at NVC:  2018-12-03     EAD/AP In Hand: 2019-09-16     
Arrived in Moscow: 2018-12-28   GC Interview Date: 2019-09-25      
Interview date: 2019-02-14      GC In Hand: 2019-10-02
Visa issued: 2019-02-28
POE: 2019-03-11
Wedding: 2019-03-14

ROC                             Naturalization
NOA1 Notice Date: 2021-07-16    Applied Online: 2022-07-09 (biometrics waived)
Approval Date: 2022-04-06       Interview was Scheduled: 2023-01-06
10-year GC In Hand: 2022-04-14  Interview date: 2023-02-13 (passed)
                            	Oath: 2023-02-13

 

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Chancy   6,241

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7 minutes ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

I've only ever heard of one state (Idaho) requiring an SSN for K-1 visa holders

 

The Louisiana marriage license form asks for SSN, and the clerk of court website states that marriage license applicants must provide SSN.  But, based on my experience, the clerk of court staff are perfectly fine with non-citizens providing 000-00-0000 as their SSN.  Seems their software system set the SSN field as mandatory, so they have to put something there, but the staff understand that non-citizens may not be eligible for SSN.

 

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TBoneTX Grand Master

TBoneTX   45,288

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Duplicative threads have been merged.  Please add further questions to this thread only.

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Your success throughout this immigration process relies on your becoming an "A" student of every step.  Please do your reading, then ask questions for which you can't find answers.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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