SSN and I765 Employment Authorization done

[randyvalt]

Hello all, Much progress has been made since I last posted here....

A month ago, my wife finally got her I765 and card in the mail.

Last week, she got her social Security card. On the day she got

her social security card, she got a job at H&R Block to be a tax preparer.

I got her 3 credit cards (in her name only) to start establishing credit

for her.

 

I checked the status of her I485 and from the timeline, it will not be until

September that she gets her I485 approved. We got married in china,

so she is here on a K-3 visa that expires in September.

 

What happens if her K3 visa expires and she doesnt get her I485

approved by september?

 

Is there any other paperwork I need to apply for or worry about?

 

Whenever I depend on the govt, I feel a bit insecure.

 

All comments are welcome!

 

P.S. she didnt know a thing about taxes when she arrived in america at

the end of september, but she learns fast!

[Trigg]

I'm speaking for K1--once you apply for AOS- I-465, you needn't worry about K1 visa date. I'm pretty sure K3 is the same.

[tywy_99]

From the Federal Register:

 

37. According to the INS rule, the alien spouse of a U.S.

citizen and a child of that spouse who are already in the

United States may have the U.S. citizen file an I-130

petition on their behalf with INS; the alien spouse and

his/her child may then file with INS for an adjustment of

status to LPR. While either of these are pending, the

alien spouse and his/her child may remain in the United

States without accruing unlawful presence, and they may

also obtain work authorization and permission to travel

outside the U.S., and they may continue to do so without

K3/K4 status or visas.

[Trigg]

From the Federal Register:

 

37. According to the INS rule, the alien spouse of a U.S.

citizen and a child of that spouse who are already in the

United States may have the U.S. citizen file an I-130

petition on their behalf with INS; the alien spouse and

his/her child may then file with INS for an adjustment of

status to LPR. While either of these are pending, the

alien spouse and his/her child may remain in the United

States without accruing unlawful presence, and they may

also obtain work authorization and permission to travel

outside the U.S., and they may continue to do so without

K3/K4 status or visas.

Yea, that's what I meant- i think