Sudowpa2

Congrats on everything working in your favor. Wish you guys the best of luck. word of advice. Don’t depend on the ssn check box on the visa application to work 100 percent. Be very proactive with the ssa. Give it a week after arrival and go to the local office and find out if a number has been issue. If not, immediately apply for the number. being all documents and ss5 application ready to go just in case. They told me to wait and it never happen. Proactive is the key.

Then it should be anytime now. I have a timeline inside my notes on my timeline page documenting when I got everything. It will even include the dates on when it became issued and when we received it from Dahl for some peace of mind

Yeah there isn’t really much you can do but wait. It also makes a difference on what they want from you. They may have to do more careful consideration depending on what document was requested. Because mine was a simple divorce decree with a raised seal. If they needed to they could have easily called the county clerk to verify. If it’s something more extensive then a longer wait time.

So when it got to the embassy. I think it took less than a week. They kept screwing around with the status. The thing you have to look for is the last time modified. It will stay refused until it isn’t but what I looked for is when they were looking at it. I think the date and time modified changed three times before it was issued

I would say just shy of a month because we had to get the document from the United States. Took about two weeks for the document to make its way to Colombia and about a week and a half for it to make it to the embassy for reconsideration. We sent the document off from Medellin. So if you are in bogota. You can hand deliver it quicker.

If you look at my timeline. I wrote up everything about the situatuon.

It's very sad that things have come to you going behind backs because no one will do their job correctly. Makes everything very frustrating. I ran into the same issue with getting a military id card for my wife. When I went to thr first office in beafort, sc. They told me that she needed a ssn to recieve the id card. I got the ssn and returned again bit went to cherry point nc They told me that they could have given my wife her id card first time go except the lady didn't process the application correctly. She told the application that she was a foreigner in another country and not a green card holder. Something to that degree. So they had different rules processing the id card.

It is just irritating that the government are the ones that set the rules and they can't seem to coordinate with anyone from all 50 states and say "doing this might cause issues for the new immigrant" red flag or something. Here is the other issue. North Carolina issues their IDs and Driver's License from central location which is in Raleigh. So, they give you a paper copy of the card to show that you have registered with the state, but they also tell you that not many people will consider that a real ID card because it is only the paper copy. Companies have the right to refuse it and its a hit and miss when you try to use it. They they told me that I might have a longer wait than usual because they have to process the refugees first and put the other visa classifications on the backburner. Not saying that refugees are not legal, but they should wait in line like everyone else. So, this is what I have to do. I mean its only a 45 minuet drive each way and it cost money and time each time you achieve a step. 1. Once I get the green card, then I have to go back to the DMV with the card to upgrade it to Real ID. 2. I also have to get a new card when she wants to get her permit. So, the NC ID will be converted to the NC Driver's Permit. 3. Once she is done with the permit, then we have to go back and get the permit changed to a full fledged driver's license. Each time this is done. You have to drive, spend money and time and actually wait weeks to get the physical copy in the mail each time. He said that the state id without the real id will be fine. It is fine for her because she has a military dependent ID card she can use to fly. Also, they are not in a real big hurry to fix it because real ID doesn't go into affect till May 2025. My question would be.. what happens when May 2025 comes around and people are complaining about how insanely difficult it is to get something you should be entitled to in the first place coming in the legal way. You have already been vetted by the US Immigration and SSA.

Just got back from the North Carolina DMV for my wife's ID Card. I wanted to get the real ID, but didn't get it because of the ignorance of immigration status and laws set. There were two options. 1. I-551 green card. 2. Valid, Unexpired Foreign Passport with unexpired visa and a I-94. Because I have the Temp I-551 CR1 visa with the endorsement, he was asking me for the I-94. I kept telling him that she didn't get one because the visa turns into a green card and isn't required for permanent residents. So, now I have to wait for the physical green card just to prove I was right all along. They didn't take thr time to read the visa and what it had to say. It gets so frustrating when government agencies don't talk to one another or people want to be incompetent and ignorant by not listening to the customer at hand.

My wife came in on December 5th 2023. I even checked the box on thr DS260. I waited till January 18 and went to SSA and they told me her information was not in the computer. I waited one week and returned with the SS5, Passport with CR1 visa, and her birth certificated with translation We filed on January 28th. We received her SSN number today and that was with a holiday on Monday. My suggestion is wait a week. Go into the SSA office with those following documents. If she is not in the system ask them to order one for you. Do not wait thr three weeks like i did. Another thing you will run into is that most people are very ignorant with the Temp I-551 with the visa and endorsement. When they hear green card, they only know about thr physical card. Prepare to fight with people.

My wife entered on December 5th. I waited 2 weeks and went to the SSA office and they had no record of my wife in their computers. I went yesterday and filed for her SSA Card even after checking the box on the DS-260. I was able to apply for the SSA card online. I cannot put the link down because they disabled my copy and paste from the website. Just type in google "First Time SSA Card" I did this and also brought a paper copy with me to the SSA office. I also brought her Passport, Visa FOIL and the endorsement stamp turning her visa into a green card. I also included the foreign birth certificate with translation. Took them 5 minutes to input all the information into the computers and told to wait 2 weeks.

DS-260: Checked the box to have DHS send the information to SSA to produce a card after POE entry. 12/05/2023 Entered MIA 12/18/2023 Stopped by Myrtle Beach SSA to verify information. Was non-existent. 12/21/2023 Called SSA Main Number, Hold for 1 hour and spoke with someone incompetent of the immigration services, was put on hold 4 times, extra 35 min and still got nothing to work with 12/28/2023 Decided to go to local SSA Office without an appointment. Brought the SSA 5 application, Passport with Visa and Visa Stamp, foreign birth certificate and its translation. Asked the women if she could double check the computers again to see if the information was transferred. No luck. The women took the SS5 and applied for the SSA card manually. Took about 5 min and was told to wait two weeks for the verification and delivery of the card. I would say give it a week and go to the SSA office with SS5 filled out, Passport with Visa stamp and their birth certificate (translated just incase). Check to see if your information is entered into the computer automatically from the DS-260. If it is not, request that they order a SSA number instead of waiting longer.

We had our Interview at the Bogota Embassy today. My wife's visa status was given "Refusal" and was given the 221g Yellow paper stating that they need a certified raised seal divorce decree. I wasn't thinking and had thought I had a copy of the raised seal and didn't think to check if it was the real one, because I had so much on my plate. They kept my wife's passport. Now, I think I am just overthinking this, but I think it is a good thing that they kept it. I am thinking that once they get that final document that they will immediately issue her the CR1 Visa. My big issue is that I am in Colombia and the divorce decree is in the United States. I don't want to have to fly to Nevada to get it, but if I have to, I just might to get the ball rolling. Has anyone been in a similar situation?