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Immigration Forum / USA Marriage Base / March 2005Arrived safely!!
Hi everyone, I finally arrived in the US on 17th March,into the waiting arms of my fiance'.Now that I am here I once again need your help with what I have to do now and whats the best way to do it???? My fiance' and I are getting married on 8th April,and we would like to know what steps have to be taken,ie; paperwork,etc,how to obtain social security number,green card,etc, I know it was all explained to me at immigration,but to be truthful I was so nervous that I didn't hear any of it,all I was waiting to hear was the words "Welcome to America" Any help or advice would be very much appreciated. Thank you. Wendy > Hi everyone, > I finally arrived in the US on 17th March,into the waiting arms of my [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Thank you. > Wendy CONGRATULATIONS!! The next step is to go get your Soc Sec number assigned (preferably prior to the wedding), open a bank account, get married, file for AOS (and EAD/AP, if needed). Here is a helpful link: http://www.visajourney.com/faq/k1faq.htm Good Luck! :)Marnee > CONGRATULATIONS!! The next step is to go get your Soc Sec number > assigned (preferably prior to the wedding), open a bank account, get [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Good Luck! > :)Marnee Welcome to America! :D As Marnee said, those are the steps to take. It's probably best to wait a week or 10 days before trying for the SSN just to give them time to get your name in their system. Then get married, get the Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate, and file AOS/EAD, and AP if you want to. You can also go to www.uscis.gov for more info. And we're here to help with all your questions. :) Best Wishes! Rene > Welcome to America! :D > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Best Wishes! > Rene The OP arrived on March 17th, so should be in "the system" by now. Good point about the marriage certificate! :)Marnee > The OP arrived on March 17th, so should be in "the system" by now. > Good point about the marriage certificate! > > :)Marnee Thanks for replying so quickly,I knew I would get answers to my questions,but just didn't expect it so quickly,you lot never cease to amaze me!!!! I shall have a look at the links you have recommended.Can you also tell me what I will be required to show to open a bank account? Once again,thank you,it is gratefully appreciated. Wendy > Thanks for replying so quickly,I knew I would get answers to my > questions,but just didn't expect it so quickly,you lot never cease to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Once again,thank you,it is gratefully appreciated. > Wendy Hi Wendy, It will vary greatly on your location and your bank, but just to give you our example: My fiance arrived in April 2004. A week after his arrival, after we got married, we went to my bank (Wells Fargo) where I do all my banking. We were able to add him to my current checking account, and open his own checking account, without a social security number. He showed his passport as ID and that's all they required, they didn't even need to see our marriage license. Once he got the SSN several weeks later, we let the bank know. After that, he opened a secured credit card there also. So in our case, it was very simple, and a social security number was not needed. Your experience might be different...but hopefully it will be just as easy. Best Wishes, Rene |
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