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Hi guys,

I'm going to create a thread where I'm going to be posting field reports on using my US passport card domestically and internationally.

Sure, this ID should be universally accepted in the US anywhere, even to enter federal facilities and cross border with Mexico and Canada by land.

However, we all know sometimes clerks and other people make mistakes and reject to accept one form of ID or the other.

Feel free contributing to this thread.

Below is what US passport card looks like in June 2025:

Hi all,

Facing a rather frustrating issue with my SSN, here's a timeline:

• Arrived in Jan
• Applied for SSN early Feb
• Married mid Feb
• By March first SSN never arrived, arranged replacement that arrived by the end of March.
• Tried to get added to husbands bank account but lady at bank said it came back "unverified". Told me to speak to SSA to get them to "activate" my SSN. Called SSA same day and explained situation, was told that SSNs aren't activated, they are valid upon being generated and issued. Left it there for a while.
• Tried to update name on SSN but had a problem with lack of docs. Returned once I had my EAD card and it was updated.
• Received updated SSN early June.

I'm already an authorized user on my husband's credit card (did this before updating my name so only provided my contact info) but we're trying to upgrade my access on the account. I put in my SSN, but it keeps saying it can't be verified. We also want to try the bank again, but it's a 1.5 hour round trip to the bank and we feel we might face the same issue.

Anyone else experienced this? Is there something I need to do with my SSN? Im going to start looking for work soon so I have to be able to either open an account of my own or be added to my husbands.

Any help or advice is appreciated!

Hello , i filed i-90 for my mom last June 2024 just before 6 months of expiration date. She gave her biometrics and everything. But after few weeks the online status was showing and still showing that " Case Administratively Closed ". Initially i thought its positively closed and they sent for card production. But till today we didnt received anything. On the status they says that we mailed u letter explaining why the case was closed. But we never received that letter in mail/email. Even in the online account under documents section there is no such a notice. I did everything but still no response or help from uscis.

Does anyone gone through similar status or do u have any idea that whats going on ? Ur help is much appreciated. Thanks

Hi there! It s been a long time since my last post. I got my citizenship since last yr and just last week was when I tried to apply for my blue passport. However, I just realized today while I am signing my toddler s tuition fee payment for next month that I forgot to sign the personal check payment to the U.S Department of State and on top of that, I checked the copy of my cert. of naturalization, then I noticed that I didn t sign it either

what can I do at this point? How can I make it better? I am so anxious right now and couldn t believe how a single mistake can lead to this.

I'm refiling my wife's i-130 and have two questions

The first concerns "What is the beneficiary's Travel Document number?"
I provided her passport number in the passport number field, but wonder if I should put her B-2 Visa number (control number) for the travel document number section.
Some places I've seen online make it seem like they could be asking about a visa in this field.

Also, in the next section it asks "What was the beneficiary's class of admission?" and then it asks about her i-94, date of arrival, and when her stay expires.
She's not currently in the USA--so, should I leave this information blank or include her I-94 which shows that she visited and then left? And what about "when does the beneficiary's authorized stay expire?" My instincts say leave this blank since she is not currently in the US, but I want to be sure.

Thanks so much to all.