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Hi folks, Now that I have my wife in the States, we want to start the process for her son, my step-son, who was 20 when we got married, but over 21 by the time she got her CR-1 visa. I now have the following questions: 1. Is there any information we need to send with the I-130 application, other than the hefty check of $420? 2. About when will they request any other information, if not sent with the application? 3. Any ideas about what the current wait times are for a person to get through the que? (In other words, about how much time may it take for my step-son to get to the States? We heard it is about seven years.) 4. I will be out of the States for the next nine months, almost immediately following the I-130 submission. Would there possibly be anything too complicated for me to do over the phone with my father for getting documents to USCIS? Anything that might require a signature?

Hello all, I have been reading a lot about how to adjust status from K1 to green card. And I am following those steps right now. I am having a very detailed question regarding to form I-765. So I was in U.S on a student visa before. And after I graduated with the master degree, I applied for one year OPT(Optional Pratice Training) Becuase of this OPT, I had this Employment Authorization Card only valid for one year. And this was A# coming with it. My question right now is on the form there is a question asking: Have you ever applied for employment authorization before? Should I answer YES? And if yes, there are following questions as Which USCIS office? Dates? Where can I get those information? The card didnt contain that information. BTW, another general question, for my understanding so far, it might take a while to get the green card. But for the work authorization, how long does it usually take? Thanks

Afternoon everyone, Yuan And filed for her AOS, EAD and AP at the same time. Her Biometrics appointment is on Aug 1, 3 weeks from mailing date. My question is, the Appointment letter has the I485 and I765 application Numbers on it. But does not list the I-131. Is this going to be a problem? The I-131 is the most important part of the process for us to get completed ASAP. Thanks for your time.

Hi, did anyone there apply for a SSN with EAD? How long did it take? We did not apply for the SSN before the I -94 expired. Got EAD a bit more than 2 weeks ago and went to apply for the SSN. Got a letter with a reference number that they need to confirm things with USCIS, and that it could take 4 weeks. We are in urgent need of the SSN to buy insurance and for employment. Do you guys know anything we could do to speed up the process? Thanks a lot!

The one I can find from the USCIS website expires on 8/31/08. Is there a later one?

AOS for K1-K2 has been pending for some time now. My question is whether when approved does a child's status change to allow for a SSI#?

Hello, My wife went for her biometrics last week. Is there a general rule as to when the "work permit" will be sent out after the bio is completed? Also, I have heard others say that they received a green card without an interview. How often does this happen and what is the factor that controls whether a interview is performed or not? If a interview is needed - how far out is it usually scheduled? Thanks, Scott

Still filling all these forms out and getting the documents together. I want to be sure I understand this correctly as I am unable to find this spelled out as well as I like. (If you have a link to a gov site, please post). If we do not file the I-765 with the I-465, after we have an AOS interview for the I-465, she can then go to work without this form? Or do you need to file it no matter what if you want to work? For example, if she is not going to go to work for a year, and we might get an interview before that, is this just a waste of money? At what point can you get the "not authorized to work" stamp removed from the social security card? Thanks.

My wife starts work next week on her K-1 visa without and ead. I have been to the SSA web site many times trying to decipher their laws and meanings. It is also basically useless to call them. They have to many different replies. I will post this directly from the SSA web site with the address from this page and add some excerpts. I plan to print this out and have my wife bring it with her to the job in case they have any questions. Any lawyers out their want to tell me exactly how to interpret this. In this forum people say yes she can work without and ead. Others say she can defiantly not work. Read from this SSA web site and see what the consensus is. Thank You http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/36f3b2ee954...b4?OpenDocument . POLICY - EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION BY CLASS OF ADMISSION The following policy applies to employment authorization by class of admission. 1. Aliens Work Authorized Without Specific INS Authorization The following lists nonimmigrants, by alien classification, who are authorized to work in the U.S. without specific authorization from INS. The aliens I-94 will not have the INS employment authorization stamp and the alien will not have an EAD. For those with an asterisk, the principal alien, spouse, and child all have the same visa symbol. FO: Ask the alien which he/she is and see RM00203.500C.2. and RM 00203.500C.3. if the alien is the spouse or child. Class of Admission Description A-1* Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer A-2* Other foreign government official or employee A-3* Attendant, servant, or personal employee of principal A-1, or A-2 C-3* Foreign government official in transit through the U.S. E-1* Treaty trader E-2* Treaty investor F-1 Academic student - for on-campus employment, and DSO authorized off-campus practical training. (See RM 00203.470) G-1* Resident representative of recognized foreign member government to an international organization G-2* Other temporary representative of recognized foreign member government to an international organization G-3* Representative of unrecognized or nonmember foreign government to an international organization G-4* Representative of international organization (officer or employee) G-5* Attendant, servant, or personal employee of principal G-1, G-2, G-3, or G-4 H-1B Worker in a specialty occupation H-1C Registered nurse H-2A Agricultural worker H-2B Non-agrarian seasonal worker H-3 Trainee I* Foreign information media representative J-1 Exchange visitor (pursuant to an approved program) (See RM 00203.480) K-1 Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen Aliens Who Require an EAD From INS Authorizing Employment The following lists nonimmigrants, by alien classification, who are authorized to work with authorization from INS. Employment authorization must be shown on an EAD. EXCEPTION: Employment authorization may be shown on the I-94 for a refugee, on Form I-20 ID for an F-1, or on a sponsors letter for a J-1. Class of Admission Description A-1, A-2 Spouse or child of principal A-1, A-2 alien (provision of law: 274a.12©(1)) B-1 Visitor for business who is: A personal or domestic servant accompanying or following a employer admitted to the U.S. as a nonimmigrant (provision of the law: 274a.12©(17)(i)) A domestic servant accompanying or following a U.S. citizen employer (the employer has a permanent home or is stationed in a foreign country and is temporarily in the U.S.) (provision of the law: 274a.12©(17)(ii)) An employee of a foreign airline and the employee is not a national of the country of the airlines nationality (provision of the law: 274a.12©(17)(iii)) NOTE: The instructions in section C.3. apply if the B-1 alien is not authorized to work under one of the above situations. E-1 Spouse or child of principal E-1. Spouse of treaty trader E-2 Spouse of treaty investor F-1 Academic student - for employment while F-1 is pursuing a full course of study or authorized optional practical training (provision of law: optional practical training -274a.12©(3)(i); employment with an international organization -274a.12©(3)(ii); economic hardship - 274a.12©(3)(iii)) G-1, G-3, G-4 Spouse or child of principal G-1, G-3, G-4, alien (provision of law: 274a.12©(4)) J-2 Spouse or dependent child of J-1 alien (provision of law: 274a.12©(5)) K-2 Child of K-1 (provision of law: 274a.12(a)(6)) K-3 Spouse of U.S. Citizen (provision of law: 274a.12(a) (6)) K-4 Child of K-3 (provisions of law: 274a.12(a))