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The OP's stepchild is in the Philippines, which wasn't on Trump's banned list. I'm sorry that Thailand is...it makes things extremely challenging when all you want is to be together.

You've been very fortunate by the looks of things if your GC interview is in Feb. That's not very typical. As with anything immigration related, it's luck of the draw. Had your greencard interview taken significantly longer, your EAD likely would have been issued first. Since you can't predict the future, I'd vote money well spent. It's kinda like insurance...you pay into it for forever and hope you'll never need it but if you do, you have that reassurance.

All application fees are available here: https://www.uscis.gov/g-1055 Choose the form you're filing. The I-130 is the first step; successive steps will have associated fees (DS-260, greencard fee). Make sure you read the guide posted by Dashinka.

@yuna628 stay safe while digging out of that white garbage! My mom has a neighbor who uses a bobcat to move the snow on their block, thank goodness. My mom lives on a crescent with an alleyway beside the house as well as behind, so thankfully the neighbors push the snow out of the side alley so mom can access her garage. I was chatting to her the other day and she said the city seems to clear the alleyways for the garbage men before they do the main roads...make that one make sense!!

This is giving some real Dexter vibes - the only thing missing is bleach. Are you a wannabe Dexter Morgan? Yes, I'm joking! But for real, exam gloves and caution tape?

Make the selections above, which are 100% pertaining to name change.

` FedEx is a courier company. USPS is the US Postal service. Yes, FedEx or UPS would be faster. `

Hubs went last night just to get the few bits we needed. He said shelves had been locusted, but not any worse than a Sunday. We kinda figure people are doing their weekend shopping on the week days because Sunday will be cold and miserable. Got our plants all moved into their respective homes. Got incandescent christmas lights in some, a coop heater in the greenhouse and got the spigots and sprinklers dealt with. Just need one electrical splitter and to stick the thermometers out and we'll be good to go. Generator was serviced a couple of weeks ago and exercised, as scheduled, on Wednesday, so hopefully we'll be with fewer issues than we have in the past.

All dual citizens so it definitely worked out!

Please fill out your timeline: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=490235 You should probably go back and look at what the entire immigration process looks like. The instruction you've cited above applies to individuals who are citizens, permanent residents with a valid greencard an/or extension letter or temporary workers with valid work authorization. Your wife is none of these. A K-1 visa is technically a non-immigrant visa. Your then fiancé was inspected and paroled into the US for 90 days. She had 90 days to marry you and file to adjust status. Once the I-94 ran out, she entered a period of authorized stay. That's it. Nothing more. She currently has no immigration status. A SSN is government issued, unique identification number issued to US citizens, permanent residents and ELIGIBLE temporary workers. Your wife is not a citizen, she is not a permanent resident (yet) and she is not a temporary worker. She is a visitor who was authorized to enter the USA. The only reason she was issued the SSN in the first place and the reason it states the restriction of "VALID FOR WITH WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION ONLY" on her card is because the assumption is her status will be verified - that the marriage occurred within the 90 days, that the AOS was filed and that the I-765 was approved. So technically, her SSN isn't even valid at the moment. It won't be valid until her case is adjudicated or work authorization is issued. This is also why it is recommended to file the I-765, irrespective of whether or not the immigrant plans to work. If you look at what is REQUIRED for a SSN, the SSA clearly states they will verify immigration status. The only way a SSN will be given outside of immigrant status is if the applicant has work authorization. Your wife does not have any immigration status at the moment. She has an active application to adjust status. It hasn't yet been adjudicated. You didn't state whether you even filed an I-765, but based on the comment "she is NOT trying to work" and no mention of work authorization, it is assumed not. Please read ALL of the following after selecting adult, corrected, non-citizen on the left side of the page, paying close attention to the blue note box toward the bottom: https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/ss5doc.htm Noncitizens: https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10096.pdf Until all conditions are met, the SSA will not update her card.

We did this. Hubs was a PR when we filed my I-130. We upgraded the petition once he naturalized. It was only a royal pain because I have kids and the system is a bit backward. Otherwise, no big deal.

The SSA are not able to update her card for the exact reason given - her I-94 is expired and they have no way to verify her status. Your wife entered on a single use K-1 visa. That is where the I-94 90 day validation came from. When you married and filed the AOS paperwork, she entered a period of authorized stay, but that's it. She is in this funny place of limbo where she's allowed to be in the US but does not actually have legal status. Until a decision is made to offer her legal status, be it work authorization is issued or her permanent residency is granted, you will not be able to change her name. This is, in part, why many people wait until they naturalize to do the name change.

Nah...his name is Gilbert. He was a rescue that had been hit by a car, so couldn't be released back to the wild. He lived his best life!

Impostor though...Ireland doesn't have these majestic tick eaters! 🤭

I'm ok with the rain. I need the plants good and watered before we move them into their temporary accommodation. Hopefully incandescent christmas lights and a coop heater will keep them toasty enough, especially Sunday and into Monday. I'm kind of expecting there may be a late start to school on Monday, considering Sunday isn't looking bright and sunny to burn off any icy bits. Ordered some straw for the foam cooler opossum house we have. We set it out with some cat food when the weather is cold for the little dude that roams around here. Keeps ticks and bugs at bay and is no bother to us, so we'll extend the courtesy.

Do you guys have a generator? Guessing you have a fireplace that will just live on for the next couple of days. Apparently Centerpoint was testing lines in our area yesterday for robustness in the event of ice on them. We'll see...Centerpoint pretty much sucks, period. Glad the new faucet didn't seem like as much of a drama to get in as the old one was to identify the leak!

Create an online IRS account and just download your tax transcripts. Then you can upload to your N400 application. File online - it's easier and $50 cheaper. Anything else you need to upload can be scanned with a regular scanner or use the built in scanners in your phone. If you wanna be fancy, you can get a fancier app, but not necessary. This. Every part of this. If you want to naturalize this year, then make sure you give them no reason to question your eligibility, your spousal relationship and your commitment to the US.

Not that Amazon typically sends stuff in bubble mailers anymore, but they work wonders for insulating and covering faucets. I have to grab some pliers and get the one hose off. Hubs will deal with the backflow preventer for the sprinklers, too. It blew up one year when I was out of town and our neighbors were nice enough to shut the water off for us! I wrapped the resin tank for the water softener in a hot water heater blanket last week already. I did the same last year and it seemed to work well. I suppose we need to go get groceries before the masses buy all the bread, eggs and milk. Might be a good excuse to just make some fresh sourdough bread since we haven't in a minute.

I don't care for -40, either. That said, without any wind, it's doable. If there's even a breath of air, it's COLD. I grew up in Saskatchewan - cold, dry and normally windy. @TBoneTX you ready for Saturday's dip into the 20's? We should have our greenhouse arriving today. We'll move the sensitive plants into it with C9 incandescent lights for some heat. We just can't move everything into the garage - it takes up too much room and, well, we have ended up with some critters like the little green anoles that Monster would eat. Best if they just go hang out in the greenhouse in their potted fern home.

Hubs has a larger collection of shoes than I...just sayin'

Not automatic. You have to make an appointment and go in person to get the SSN.

Exactly. If anything, you'd think there would be I-864 reform and a review of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. As much as certain someone wants to believe he's lowered grocery prices (the basis for the HHS poverty guideline is food prices for those that aren't aware), he hasn't and I can't believe for one minute that barely meeting these minimum income guidelines doesn't put a family welcoming a new immigrant in a whole world of potential hurt.

Don't forget to get his SSN after you get his passport. You'll need it for income taxes as he's a dependent and you'll be entitled to certain write offs.

So how does that work? The visa has been printed and affixed to a passport, but in the system, it's refused? Does DOS stamp it as "refused" so it can't be endorsed when a person wants their passport back? Seems messy.

When you make your appointment, make sure you request the correct type of CRC. It will NOT have fingerprints on the paper when you get it. It's not the typical type for visas - it's type Other and contains the entirety of your records profile.