congrats.so after 2 months they scheduled your interview after rfe received? ive been waiting a lifetime lol go celebrate

where is your country of origin?

I was very quick with getting my documents together and sent ASAP I also sent extra documents to show we were together and I guess maybe that help

I’m Australian

@ Morgan C , congratulations, you don’t need work permit anymore dearie, all what you want to apply for now is social security number and you have one from your school that, will be automatically converted to real social security number.

hey Morgan if you got ur 2 year conditional card in hand you don’t need ur work authorization. I got my 2 green card card very fast too before authorization which at that point is no longer required. Also any marriage under 2 years less at the time of green card issue only gets 2 card card so it’s not specific to ur case. In the next few years focus on collecting more evidence of co mingling like joint bank account, joint bills etc etc When you apply for removal of conditions they look more at what you all co mingled like bank account statements/credit card statements/wills/life-health insurance/receipts of trips together/receipts of expensive gifts maybe/birth certs of children born in that time/joint bills/car insurances joint etc

wow the more you know thanks for letting me know!! I already have a SS number as I worked on campus and had an OPT visa when I was on my F1 visa

and yes taxes at that point ^* congrats!

Morgan for ur SS # does it have ‘valid only for’ on it? because if does… you can get a new one with 0 conditions! so exciting

you from Australia 🇦🇺 wow, that’s the reason

congratulations Morgan 🎊 👏...

my ss card is for school use only so will they just send me a new valid one or will I have to go get it

you have to get it. Before you could just walk into the social security office and show your green card and get a new card but now I think it’s by appointment due to covid. Just call ur nearby office and book an appointment. Took me like 5 mins before and they send in the mail in a few days

@Nunka 007 - I am Australian on EB2 and waiting since Sep-2021. I don’t think it’s the reason 🙃

@H TX you’ve just been waiting for less than 5month, my EAD renewal is 13 months now after so many requests still no response. I bet if Morgan was from any of the African country with less evidence for her interview, I bet with my life she will never get the GC.

@H TX you’ve just been waiting for less than 5month, my EAD renewal is 13 months now after so many requests still no response. I bet if Morgan was from any of the African country with less evidence for her interview, I bet with my life she will never get the GC.

Nunka certain countries are easier to background check. My green card took barely 4 months and that was with an rfe for lost paperwork which prolonged us a month. Also, when u have 2 people around the same age/same language/same college it’s a much more believable love story than a 60 year old man picking up a 20 year old on vacation. Aussies aren’t exactly looking to escape poverty and scam Americans for a green card. The processing times are an estimate of the last 6 months average and things are picking up. I saw a young lady from Mexico her green card in about 59 days on here yesterday. Her evidence is perfectly acceptable for this time… that’s why we have 2 year green cards but later we show $$$ and assets being mingled. In the beginning all you can bring is photos/love letters etc. Plus she’s already been in the states so she got that background check done b4/another check saying she hasn’t commited crimes while being here/she’s now American educated paying American taxes and genuinely fell in love so say ‘congrats’ and move on.

@Nunka you should be attacking the congressman and asking them for help on why its taking so long this doesnt have anything to do where the person comes from.

thank you for those who are kind and have helped along the way. I just wanted to share my story and maybe help others who had questions like when I asked other people questions. this is mostly a great community all trying to navigate a very challenging and complicated system