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Exactly what the guy today said. He even tried to say we need to now file for a K3 if we want to get a SSN. 🤡

I think they will use her maiden name since they are getting their data from DHS/USCIS. We'll have to go back later to update her name after we've sent in the AOS which will have her new name. It's not a big deal. Again, assuming I am reading all of this correctly. Guess it's too much to ask for the government to give clear instructions and competent employees. No wonder people come here illegally.

If I'm reading this thread right (and plenty of other people I've seen while googling), the guy we talked to at the SSA office today was just an idiot who doesn't know how to do his job. We CAN get one after marriage, we'll just have to go back and get a new one once her name change goes through with the AOS. Guess I'll have to just go there again and insist on talking to the manager like a Karen.

The I-94 doesn't expire until April 29th of this year. She just got to the U.S 2 weeks ago.

I know this is an old post, but my wife and I went to a SSA office today and the guy flat out told us he cannot give her a SSN since her K1 was "voided" once we got married because "that's what his chart say". Should I have been a Karen and demanded to talk to someone else? He is clearly wrong.

Thank you, that makes sense. Now if only I can get the SSN thing sorted out. We went to our local SSA office today and the guy had no idea what he was talking about. He said because we got married and she's not my fiancée anymore, the K1 is void and I cannot ask for a SSN. So I guess the AOS is the only way to request one now? This is all so confusing.

Speaking of asking for a social security number, it asks that question on both the I-485 and the I-765 (the work permit one). Do we only ask for it on one of those or both?

Hello, my fiancée came to the U.S on a K1 visa. We got legally married on Friday, but it still has her maiden name on the wedding certificate since that is how my state does things. We are not sure what to put on the adjustment of status when filling out her name. As many of you will know, Filipino naming conventions have your maiden last name shift to your middle name where your mother's maiden name used to be. (i.e if your maiden name was Jane Smith Doe and you marry a man named John Brown, you'll become Jane Doe Brown by Filipino rules.) So basically what I am asking is, when we fill out the adjustment of status paperwork (I-485) do we put Jane Smith Doe or Jan Doe Brown? If that makes sense. My fiancée found a source while googling that says she cannot legally change her middle name until she becomes a U.S citizen, so just wondering if any other Filipinos can chime in with their experience. We thought we could change it when she applies for a Social Security Number, but our local office wouldn't let us apply for one in person, so our only option is to check the box on the I-485 to request one, but it does not ask what name you want associated with your social. So we just assume it will use the name on the I-485. Which just brings me back to our original question of which name to use. Thank you in advance, sorry if this post is confusing.

When you say "The foreign fiance's income can NOT be counted on either affidavit" does that mean I should not include my fiancee's current job in the "Beneficiary's Financial Information" section of the I-134? She makes a pretty good income by her country's standards and we wanted to include it to prove she isn't a gold digger, since she is already financially well off.

The only date they ever gave her was for the first day which was this Monday. They never said anything about additional days until they found the scars and scheduled her for the psych exam today.

Well unless they can squeeze her in for tomorrow or the 20th for that 3rd day, looks like we'll have to reschedule the interview that or she can beg her work to let her not have to go on that business trip.

Last day? I thought this exam would just be a one day thing and the only reason she had to go back is for the psych exam. She's out of town next week and her interview is on the 21st, unless they can cram her in tomorrow or the 20th there's no way she can get it all done before her interview.

Oh yeah forgot to ask, does this "all day affair" include immunizations? They didn't do them at the initial exam and she kind of needs to get them all done this week because next week she is out of town for work.

Sadly the only psych records she has are from that recent appointment. All the records from when she was a teenager have been lost one way or another in the decade plus since then.

My fiancée had her medical exam yesterday and was mostly cleared. However they found her self harm scars from well over a decade ago when she had a rough time in high school. (Don't worry, she has been fine since then ). She had the foresight to go see a psychologist a few weeks ago, and they signed off saying that she is mentally sound and good to go. She brought that document with her and showed it to the people doing the medical exam but she still has to return for a follow up about it. Is this just a standard procedure? Has anyone else had experience with this? I don't think it's going to result in her being rejected or anything, just want to make sure she doesn't need to bring anything else or prepare for certain questions.

I grew up with a German mother, I have years of experience dealing with pessimism

My fiancée filled out and submitted her DS-160 today, but whatever program they use messed up the formatting where she had typed her duties at her current and previous jobs. It didn't look like this on the application, only after she received her personal copy. I personally don't think this is going to be a big deal because it's still readable. Since this is just her personal copy, it may look different on their end, and even if it did get wonky on their end, I am pretty sure she is not the first person this has happened to and it's not going to get her visa rejected or require a rescheduling. However she's still very upset and I think it would help calm her nerves to get other people's opinions who have been on this journey before. So any feedback will be appreciated.

Sorry for the delayed response, had a busy week. We had issues trying to pay after the status changed to ready. She eventually just went to the bank and paid them directly that way instead of using their website.

We were finally able to schedule an interview, but we didn't need to complete the DS-160 yet. It says she just needs to bring the confirmation page with barcode to the interview.

They literally will not let my fiancée schedule an interview. She paid the fee in person and was told to give it at least 4 hours to validate. More than 12 hours later it still will not let her schedule saying the receipt number is invalid.

I guess you're not supposed to fill out the DS-160 before payment, even though their website says you should have one before paying it? This is completely moronic. It won't let my fiancée pay or schedule.

My fiancée can't even book hers. She had too many failed logins (she forgot she had to tried to get a tourist visa years ago and already had an account) and she's been banned from the website for an unspecified amount of time. This is so stupid. There is not a single step of this process that hasn't intentionally been made to be as frustrating as possible in order to discourage legal immigration.

Do embassies still automatically extend I-129f approvals? Ours expires on October 12th and with how booked they are on interviews I am not sure my fiancée can get one booked before then.

Thanks! Now I kinda regret getting my financial documents so early. I mean, the W2s and such will be fine, but the bank documents and proof of employment will be months old by then. I guess I was a bit TOO on top of things lol.