ap4295

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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.