US Immigration from Senegal

I recently filed the I-130 s for both my stephchildren to join my spouse and I here in the US. Previously I filed for my spouse and it required mailing in full packages of documents. This new process was a bit strange just filing the form online and attaching the marriage certs and birth certs. I fee completely deficient with information.

Can any provide any advice or tips. We have been through this process before with my spouse, but just would like to know if we should prepare for anything out of the ordinary.

Hello,

My fiance arrived at the POE on Dec. 19, 2020. We went to the SSA office on Dec. 31, 2020 to get his SSN. The person who helped us was at least aware that K1s can get SSN, and had done them before, so that was good.

When he entered the data and submitted it, it came back as a mismatch in the SAVE system. He said he would email the relevant agency about that and get back to me.

Today, he said he had spoken to someone at DHS, who asked if my fiance and I had married yet. The DHS employee said that it would take 35 days in order to process the SSN if we remained unmarried (not clear when the 35 days would start -- from POE or from application date or? ). Otherwise, it would have to be resubmitted as a new request if we had married (because my fiance would no longer be under K1 status if we had married (????)).

We have not yet married, though I don't see how this would change anything (neither of us plan on changing our name after marriage). I asked the SSA officer if it made more sense to marry and resubmit the request or to wait for the 35 days for DHS first. He said he wasn't sure, but would let the DHS person know we were not married.

We're still planning how/when to marry, and we have some time, but I'd rather not wait too long for any of this. The SSA officer asked if we were waiting on the SSN to start work (!!) and I said it was just for doing things like putting my fiance on my lease and getting him a bank account and such.

Has anyone heard about this 35 day thing from DHS, or the idea that immigration status changes just after marriage??? Any advice on how to proceed is also welcome.

Hi community,

Anxious waiter here: We mailed in our 1-130 mid-June 2020 to AZ (Texas processing center) and we have no received an NOA yet, or any notice besides the initial "accepted:processing...."

Is this normal for 2020 filers? My friends in the same boat who applied around the same time in the same country (Senegal) already got their NOA's a couple months ago.

Thanks,

-Adair

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone knew if the embassy in Dakar, Senegal is doing interviews. We are just waiting for our interview for our spousal visa. Feel like it's taking soooooooo long.

Please help to calculate Sponsor's Household Size!

l filed form I-130 in Jan to bring wife in the US and case was approved in Jul. In 2018 l also filed an affidavit of support for a friend who won the DV lottery to immigrate in the US. My friend stayed with me five months before finding a place to live and was financially independent. Consequently, I have never claimed this friend as Dependent in my taxes return. In this situation, how would l calculate my household size?