Scott-Ilyn

It's best to apply for the SSN before marrying. In my case, my fiance (now wife) applied before we married and she did not get her SSN until after we married.

Sorry. I wasn't accusing you of anything. I was merely asking if my calculations were incorrect. Thanks for the advice. I will certainly include the i-751 copies (and the explanation you suggested) in the N-400 petition for my wife when the time comes.

My wife applied for i-751 in December of 2024. Unfortunately, they were unable to remove conditions together because stepdaughter was a follow to join and she came approximately 1 year after her mother. See comments above. Wife and daughter did not remove conditions together. My wife's green card expired January of 2025. We have filed for i-751 for her in December 2024. According to my calculations, my wife can apply for naturalization in October of 2025 because it will 90 days prior to her 3 years being an LPR living with me for more than 3 years. How are my calculations incorrect?

Hello, I have been reviewing some websites and I have a few questions: 1. It seems that once my LPR wife becomes a naturalized citizen, her LPR stepdaughter who lives with us and is under 18, will automatically become a U.S. Citizen as well. Can you please confirm that to be true? 2. My LPR stepdaughter's conditional green card expires May of next year. If her mother's naturalization doesn't happen by February, we will need to file for the ROC for her at that time. Is that also true? 3. When my wife becomes a naturalized citizen, what will happen to my daughter's ROC filing if there is overlap between the two processes? Does it just become disappear or do I have to alert USCIS? Thanks for your help. Scott

Hi. If your wife has a written offer of employment, she can attempt to expedite the EAD (work permit). This was possible a couple of years ago with some success and some failure. I'm not sure if this possible any longer but it is worth looking into.

My wife submitted her I-751 packet on 12/06/2024. We think she will become a citizen before the removal of conditions is processed. 🙂 Good luck everyone.

I would have your son ask the questions on this site. He will be the one responsible for all immigration decisions made.

Money Orders are also another payment method. I've used them in the past with good results.

There is a link below the 31 months that states "When can I ask about my case?" When you enter your receipt date and click the Get Inquiry Date button, it will tell you when you are allowed to inquire about your case. Until that date is past, you are still within processing times. Sorry, the waiting really sucks. My wife is about to submit her i751 too. She's not looking forward to the wait.

There is a question (Part 1, Question 11) on the i-485 asking if you have an online account number with USCIS. Did you fill that in with your account number? If not, that could be why you are being asked to create a new account. If yes, I think any pertinent documents would be uploaded to that pre-established account.

Congrats!!

We ran into similar road blocks in Indiana. Since the lack of current name on the SS card didn't cause us any hardships, we simply waited until she received her green card (never received an EAD card or AP document). We too, got her a SS card right after her arrival but before our marriage. I am a federal employee. We were able to 1. Enroll her in our FEHB health coverage without an SSN 2. Open a joint bank account at 5th 3rd without an SSN 3. Add her as my beneficiary for life insurance / TSP without an SSN 4. Obtain her a new PHP passport with her married name We were NOT able to 1. Get a state id / license without a green card or EAD because of the mismatched name on the SS card 2. Get her name changed at the SSA without a green card or EAD Once she received her green card 1. We were able to get her name changed on her SS card. 2. We were able to get her driver's permit, then license after in her married name I hope this helps.

My wife's 2 children (k2, follow to join, with 1 rfe each) received their green cards on June 10, 2024. Almost exactly one year from application date.

I agree with Crazy Cat. You are worrying about this too much. I remember looking over my original K1 petition and seeing a couple of errors related to birth places that I made in the petition. They were overlooked and never even mentioned to me as the petitioner or my fiance (now wife) during the interview.

There is a guide here to help you