Adjustment of status timing, SSN and medical documents question

[Dragonsarereal 18]

hello there,

 

I wonder if you have any suggestions for me.

We moved to the USA in June 2024 with a K1 visa and filed for Adjustment of status in the end of August, also asking for me to have a week permission and an SSN.

All went well and now my teen who is 17 is always asked for the SSN, so I thought I would file for her too, which is $260 so not an expense I want to make unless I am sure that the Green card will arrive very late.

We used the California centre for petition (not our choice, we live in WY)

 

Looking at the stats in this website, the days between Biometrics and Decision Date is currently 256. Today is April 26. It looks like 256 days after September 11, 2024 is Sunday, May 25, 2025. In the last 3months though, the average days are 168. Therefore, if the average processing time has been 168 days in the last three months, our green card was expected around February 26, 2025. And it is not here.

Both Denver and LA have 14 months average time to process adjustment of status, according to USCIS.  So we would be waiting until October.

 

So first question is, is it worth it now to apply for the SSN? At College, my teen was going to be awarded $400 a month as an incentive, and she lost it al because of not having an SSN. Now we are thinking about university and again the SSN might be an issue.

 

Second question is on the medical. We had a medical in London, UK. All was well but we deferred both Covid vaccine and Flu vaccine, and the HEPATITIS series for my daughter (there needs to be a space between shots so she had the last one here)

 

In September we had the Covid vaccine here in the USA. But due to both of us having a MTHFR mutation, we respond far too robustly to medications and vaccines, so we have tried not to have another flu vaccine, which invariably causes flu and malaise in both of us.

 

So far the USCIS page tells us our case will take 12 months and has not asked for medical records.

At what point will they ask for them? Do they always ask for them?

 

I asked my doctor an estimate- she is also an authorized immigration doctor - and to add a note with the new jabs she asked for $350 EACH.

I'd rather just bring the receipt from Walmart Pharmacy...as other people here  have  done. Is it okay?

 

Is there any way to skip the flu vaccine? Is it worth filling the I-765 and then the GC arrives anyway?

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

 

[Yareth 162]

Hi,

I can't answer all your questions but I will try to inform you to the best of my ability. 
 

-Filing EAD for SSN: Since your daughter already lost out on an incentive worth 400 dollars per month (that's a possible 4800 per year!) I'd say the cost of requesting an EAD to get an SSN would have been justified by that alone. By not having filed the EAD before you already lost out on a lot of financial gain. 
-Considering expected times from visajourneys statistics: Visajourney's statistics are a useful estimate, but far from accurate or guaranteed. It is also wise to stick to the estimate that was given when you submitted your documents. It's better to keep an eye on the USCIS processing times to see if your case is really taking too long. 
-Considering medical: Your medical files were in the envelopes you gave to CBP during your entry on your K1 visa. There is also a document you should've gotten called the DS-3025. If that document says that vaccinations were 'properly completed' you should be fine for now. USCIS might ask you for a new medical examination through an RFE. If so, you will have to get an examination from a civil surgeon (or at least let them fill in a vaccination sheet verifying you have all your vaccinations) and the vast majority of them will charge you a lot of money for that. That's why your doctor asked for $350. She might still ask you that when you bring a Walmart receipt of getting the vaccine there. 
-At what point will they ask for them (medical records): Your guess is as good as mine. You don't know until you hear from them. They might not need them at all. It's a matter of waiting. 

-Is there a way to skip the flu vaccine: it's only necessary when it's flu season. So it depends on your timing. 

 

Good luck!
 

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[milimelo 4,602]

Neither covid vaccine is required any longer and you're past the time (end of March) when they require flu shots. 

[Dragonsarereal 18]

23 minutes ago, milimelo said:

Neither covid vaccine is required any longer and you're past the time (end of March) when they require flu shots. 

Good to hear. However as we assume it might be autumn before they pick up the papers and make a decision, it will be flu vaccine time again. I think it’s silly to require it at that point as we have been in the country over a year and had all chances to get the flu anyway. And the last time I got the flu was 1999. 

[Ontarkie 14,784]

3 hours ago, Dragonsarereal said:

Good to hear. However as we assume it might be autumn before they pick up the papers and make a decision, it will be flu vaccine time again. I think it’s silly to require it at that point as we have been in the country over a year and had all chances to get the flu anyway. And the last time I got the flu was 1999. 

You filed in August of last year. You do not need to do anything else with that medical, if it was complete at the time of filing. 

 

As for the EAD it is too bad you didn't file for it last year too for her. At this point it is really hard to tell which will come first.