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I am curious as well. My wife is wanting to fly home to Vietnam for Tet in January. Her VN passport and GC with marriage license will suffice, as I understand it? State ID/Social Security card as backup or no?

Congrats! Now on to AOS and the (slightly less than 129) headaches it entails! FYI, I received an RFE for our I-864 because I did not provide proof of my US citizenship with it. Seems silly as our 129 was approved, etc, but nonetheless I received it.

The engagement ceremony, "Le Dinh Hon" does not cause any issues as far as the consulate in Ho Chi Minh City is concerned, speaking specifically about Vietnam. I would go so far as to say that NOT having it would draw more questions than having it. It is a well known custom there, so no, you do not appear to be "too married" as it is not a wedding. I used many photos of ours as proof of relationship, as did a friend of mine and both our (now) spouses passed the interview with no issues and are here in the US.

Hey man! Seth. I just went through the whole K1 process. Got her conditional greencard a month ago. Shoot me a message.

You were spot on! Thank you very much

Checking it. Thanks everyone!

Anyone ever see this? Will the tracking number become available when it ships or do I just wait for it in the mail? August 15, 2024 Card Was Produced On August 15, 2024, we produced your new card for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Receipt Number IOE0XXXXXX. The tracking number assigned is UNAVAILABLE. You can use your tracking number at www.USPS.com in the Quick Tools Tracking section.

I see. No, I did not receive a similar email.

No? That says greetings earthling at the top?

485 Approved today! 81 days including RFE for proof of my US citizenship. No interview. Keep the faith everyone Seth

Filed May 16 RFE May 28 for proof of my citizenship RFE Response received June 3 Approved today, August 7 No interview

May 16th AOS filer. Received an RFE May 28th due to me not providing proof of citizenship with the I-864. I had assumed that was already established since we were granted the K1 Visa in January. Uploaded evidence to USCIS account and we went to Biometrics June 16th. Good luck to all Seth

A little late to the game, but Congrats! Seth

Well said and very sage advice.

We were in and out of the Indy SSA in 2 hours. We'll have her new card in 2 weeks.

Thank you for the information. Much appreciated.

Yes we took everything. The Soc Sec Card is the roadblock. We had a State ID which expired when her K1 expired. Now even with marriage cert they will not issue her a new one because her Soc Sec card is her maiden name.

The BMV here turned us away and stated her application for State ID would be rejected by DHS without new Social Security Card. All I hit is brick walls trying to use old SSN card and marriage cert. If the names don't match they are having none of it, without new card. I have tried, believe me.

We used her married name.

Yes. It is a case of being caught in the middle. Her Soc Sec card is in her maiden name, which matches her passport and (now expired) K1 Visa. Her state ID card was issued in her maiden name, and expired on the same date as her K1. By way, it expired May 15th, I received it in the mail June 6th, already expired. Since we cannot get an new state ID card (that's a whole other issue) in her married name without the new Soc Card, she has no proof of ID in a whole myriad of things. Her state ID card is expired, and her K1 is expired and many will look at the I-94 and see it is expired also. I knew this process would not be easy, but Lord. To clarify, I was told that the SSA-5, I-94, Passport, Marriage Cert, and her Birth Cert is all that is needed to update her card. SSA and BMV like to point fingers and blame one another and leave many people caught in the middle.

She has to be enrolled in DEERS for TRICARE health insurance. I am retired military. They require a new Soc Sec Card. Also, are you in Indiana? Do you bank with Navy Federal? So thanks for your input. I'll do me as you said.

She can in fact get an updated card, not a new card. There is a difference. That is why we got her initial card, to avoid the hassle with name being different on passport etc.

I am not waiting for green card because I cannot enroll her for health insurance, add to bank account, get state ID, anything without the new Soc Sec Card. Can't add her to my life insurance, get her driver's license, etc etc.

A cautionary tale of incompetence. I took my spouse to the closest SSA office to get her name changed on her social security card. I had her I-94, Passport, SSA-5, our marriage certificate, her birth certificate, our 797 for AOS, my passport, and my birth certificate. We were 2nd in line that morning. There was only one lady working the desk. I noticed she was being pretty short and rude with the Filipina in front of us, who was there with her disabled husband in a wheelchair. She left in tears. We approached the window and as I tried to say good morning she cut me off and asked if I had an appointment or was a walk in. I told her we were a walk in. She rolled her eyes and mumbled something under her breath. Now for the record, I am a retired Senior Chief from the US Navy, so I perhaps don't suffer fools as well as I should, but it was an immediate bad start. She asked my spouse, who is Vietnamese, if she spoke English. She answered a little. The clerk rolled her eyes again and muttered something. She then asked me what we were there for. As I tried to tell her she again interrupted me and said Just give me your paperwork. She went through it saying Don't need this, don't need this, don't need this. She then asked me for our form I-766. I tried to explain to her we didn't have a 766 because we didn't file an I-765 with our adjustment of status. She then told me my spouse is out of status since we got married and there was nothing she could do, to take it up with DHS. I then tried to explain to her that that very office is where we got her initial Social Security card and we were just there to submit a name change. She told me not to raise my voice. On cue, the DHS security guard yelled at me and told me not to raise my voice. I again tried to tell her what we were doing with her cutting me off repeatedly. She told me to leave. I asked to speak to a supervisor and she told me no. Then the guard (I am not even joking), took 3 steps toward me with his hand on his weapon and told me to leave the building. So we left. I told him when I walked past him on the way out he should be ashamed of himself and a couple of other choice words. In the parking lot, I called the office number and asked to speak to a supervisor. They transferred me and the lady that threw us out answered the phone. So we left. My wife was terrified, both from being told she was out of status and that guard putting his hand on his pistol. I finally got her calmed down on the drive home. I called the 800 number for Social Security and after being on hold an hour, talked to a very nice young lady who assured me that we were not out of status, and that all I needed was the SSA-5, I-94, her passport, our Marriage Cert and my wife's birth cert to get the name change. She was very apologetic and recommended we go to the office in Indianapolis where the people know what they are doing. (Her words, verbatim). This incident was in the Bloomington, Indiana office. My advice is don't try to reason with someone like that. Don't argue your point, take your paperwork and go elsewhere. We are going to Indianapolis in the morning. I will update this post tomorrow afternoon. Seth

Yes I intend to. Probably a little overkill but I am not taking any chances at this point.