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Before Getting to the US: Any Preparations in Advance to Help with AOS?

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 Hello, I’m the Filipino beneficiary. I am hoping to get my K1 visa issued within this month.

 

I was reading on posts here that it is very important to marry AND file for AOS within 90 days. What I know so far is, when I get to the States:


1. Apply for SSN

2. Marry

3. File AOS

4. Name change on SSN (later on, not sure when)

 

If that’s wrong please correct me. My main question though is this: given this timeframe right now, where my fiance and I are still not together in person in the US, are there any specific steps we can take in advance as of right now? Just based on everyone’s experience, was there any document you wished you have requested or applied for earlier, or is everything a pretty smooth process?

 

Just a little concerned, because it looks like many couples file for AOS past 90 days. It made me wonder whether it was very time-consuming to gather documents or something.

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1 hour ago, Howard L said:

 Hello, I’m the Filipino beneficiary. I am hoping to get my K1 visa issued within this month.

 

I was reading on posts here that it is very important to marry AND file for AOS within 90 days. What I know so far is, when I get to the States:


1. Apply for SSN

2. Marry

3. File AOS

4. Name change on SSN (later on, not sure when)

 

If that’s wrong please correct me. My main question though is this: given this timeframe right now, where my fiance and I are still not together in person in the US, are there any specific steps we can take in advance as of right now? Just based on everyone’s experience, was there any document you wished you have requested or applied for earlier, or is everything a pretty smooth process?

 

Just a little concerned, because it looks like many couples file for AOS past 90 days. It made me wonder whether it was very time-consuming to gather documents or something.

I think the recent huge increase in fees is what is preventing people from filing within 90 days more than anything else.

 

There is not much else you can do ahead of time, since you will be waiting to apply for a marriage license and then later for the certified copy of the marriage certificate before you can proceed.

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2 hours ago, Howard L said:

 Hello, I’m the Filipino beneficiary. I am hoping to get my K1 visa issued within this month.

 

I was reading on posts here that it is very important to marry AND file for AOS within 90 days. What I know so far is, when I get to the States:


1. Apply for SSN

2. Marry

3. File AOS

4. Name change on SSN (later on, not sure when)

 

If that’s wrong please correct me. My main question though is this: given this timeframe right now, where my fiance and I are still not together in person in the US, are there any specific steps we can take in advance as of right now? Just based on everyone’s experience, was there any document you wished you have requested or applied for earlier, or is everything a pretty smooth process?

 

Just a little concerned, because it looks like many couples file for AOS past 90 days. It made me wonder whether it was very time-consuming to gather documents or something.

 

I think one bottleneck that many K1-to-AOS don't realize is the time to receive the marriage certificate (not marriage license).

Depending on which state or municipality, the marriage certificate can take 30 days or more to receive. 

We avoided the wait by going to Las Vegas for the wedding where we got the marriage certificate the same day as the wedding. 

Also, you can start collecting the documents for the I-864 like the last 3 years of tax transcripts, payslips, etc., 

A couple of other fairly important steps to plan for the K1 beneficiary is opening a US bank account and getting the state Real ID or driver's license, which rely on the SSN and marriage certificate (for name change).

But as a rule of thumb for the super-prepared, if you can file the I-485 within a month after US entry, then you are balling.

 

You can see the step-by-step of what we did at our Timeline or Profile.

https://www.visajourney.com/profile/386517-eatbulag

 

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23 hours ago, EatBulaga said:

 

I think one bottleneck that many K1-to-AOS don't realize is the time to receive the marriage certificate (not marriage license).

Depending on which state or municipality, the marriage certificate can take 30 days or more to receive. 

We avoided the wait by going to Las Vegas for the wedding where we got the marriage certificate the same day as the wedding. 

Also, you can start collecting the documents for the I-864 like the last 3 years of tax transcripts, payslips, etc., 

A couple of other fairly important steps to plan for the K1 beneficiary is opening a US bank account and getting the state Real ID or driver's license, which rely on the SSN and marriage certificate (for name change).

But as a rule of thumb for the super-prepared, if you can file the I-485 within a month after US entry, then you are balling.

 

You can see the step-by-step of what we did at our Timeline or Profile.

https://www.visajourney.com/profile/386517-eatbulag

 


Hi :). I see on your timeline you guys filed very quickly for SSN. Is the 2-week wait rule not applicable now anymore?

 

My fiance and I would love to file as soon as we can too, just worried about any possible negative consequences.

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7 hours ago, Howard L said:


Hi :). I see on your timeline you guys filed very quickly for SSN. Is the 2-week wait rule not applicable now anymore?

 

My fiance and I would love to file as soon as we can too, just worried about any possible negative consequences.

I read a while back that the Social Security Office could verify the I-94 electronically now. So you don't need to wait 2 weeks. You can maybe wait 1-2 days after printing out your I-94 to take it to the SSO, along with the passport, birth certificate, and filled out SS-5 form.

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