Hello,
We are one of the few fortunate couples who managed to be together in spite of the pandemic. I (a Canadian citizen and resident) crossed the border days before it closed indefinitely. We were married in a very small, intimate ceremony on April 11. We understand the situation is so hard for so many people and we do not wish to make light of any of that.
We are about to file for my adjustment of status - even if their offices are closed, they will see we did our part to comply with their requirements within the ninety days. I am wondering if anyone else has had trouble with item 11 on page 6 of Form I-944 (Declaration of Self-Sufficiency), the new required form since February of this year. That item asks the applicant to provide either a U.S. credit score from a credit agency or a confirmation from a credit agency that the applicant has no U.S. credit score.
I understand new entrants to the U.S. are entitled to apply for a social-security number immediately. I do not have a social-security number since offices were closed. Thus, in phoning different credit agencies, none of them could help me, since without a SSN they can't look anything up. I have prepared a page outlining for USCIS all the steps I have taken to try to obtain this confirmation of absence of a U.S. credit score, but I am wondering if it is enough. There doesn't seem to be anything left to do. On top of this, there is a space on Form I-765 for requesting a SSN - so I imagine USCIS would understand that not all applicants through the K-1 program will have a SSN at the time of requesting AOS. I am wondering if we have exhausted all our options for this pesky item 11 on page 6 of Form I-944.
Wishing you all well, most sincerely,
Jules and Mary