Application Status

[FlowerPot]

Just call the SSN office and confirm they dont see any application already in place and then get an appointment to go in person and file a new application. Its an easy one page application form with very few details. If they see the application based on i-765 then you can follow-up for its status.

My sons EAD came thru in late oct and we waited for 2 weeks and called ssn office to inquire about the status as we selected for SSN issue in the form. They confirmed they dont see any application submission based on EAD approval. So then, they setup an appointment for in person and we went and showed all the necessary docs like passport, h4 i797, ead card, school id, etc. After 7 days he got his SSN by mail. Now, I have called IRS and asked for appointment to convert ITIN to SSN and will be going there mid of this month.

[mohan_jgd]

Just call the SSN office and confirm they dont see any application already in place and then get an appointment to go in person and file a new application. Its an easy one page application form with very few details. If they see the application based on i-765 then you can follow-up for its status.

My sons EAD came thru in late oct and we waited for 2 weeks and called ssn office to inquire about the status as we selected for SSN issue in the form. They confirmed they dont see any application submission based on EAD approval. So then, they setup an appointment for in person and we went and showed all the necessary docs like passport, h4 i797, ead card, school id, etc. After 7 days he got his SSN by mail. Now, I have called IRS and asked for appointment to convert ITIN to SSN and will be going there mid of this month.

Thanks FlowerPot.

Trying to get someone on phone from local SSN office for past couple of days, but has been unsuccessful. Will try my luck early in the day.

If not, will simply take an appointment to apply for one in person.

[AceMan]

Thanks FlowerPot.

Trying to get someone on phone from local SSN office for past couple of days, but has been unsuccessful. Will try my luck early in the day.

If not, will simply take an appointment to apply for one in person.

Same situation, trying to reach the local SSA office from January 3rd till yesterday, no luck.
Today reached out to national line and they asked to mail the application form with notarized copy of card. Let me see what happens.

[mohan_jgd]

Same situation, trying to reach the local SSA office from January 3rd till yesterday, no luck.
Today reached out to national line and they asked to mail the application form with notarized copy of card. Let me see what happens.

Thanks Ace. I believe you'd be mailing the application form to local SSA office, right?

In my case, i believe i'll have to go in person as my kid is above age 12 as per instructions called out in https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/ss5doc.htm

[FlowerPot]

Thanks Ace. I believe you'd be mailing the application form to local SSA office, right?

In my case, i believe i'll have to go in person as my kid is above age 12 as per instructions called out in https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/ss5doc.htm

Yes, fortunately (I stress and say fortunately for a reason) my son was 13 and was asked to come in person. If younger than 12, one of the rep during the conversation mentioned we have to drop all the originals in their dropbox and they will mail them back in couple of days after verification. I was totally stunned hearing that part. Yes I know, we do send passports and documents for passport renewals, visa stampings etc., but in this case we have to drop all originals relating to the kid - meaning passport, i-797, EAD, (GC if you have), school ID, etc. I wouldn't want to take that chance.

My experience during Nov-Dec'21 SSN local office calls were the same. I had to call in multiple times, some reps were understanding what I was looking for, some did not have a clue when I mentioned SSN based on EAD. After the call they would have to setup in-person appointment and send an SMS. If you didn't get the SMS within 24 hours, you would have to call again and start the appointment process all over again (terrible I say).

All my calls were with Local SSN office only.

[ImmiGiveMe]

Hi,

My I485 current status is 'Fingerprint Fee Received' and 'Our National Benefits Center location is working on your case'. BM was done on 12/23 and my receipt series is MSC229004****.

Today I chatted with a live agent to know where my application is so I can check the processing times. The Live agent replied that my case is at 'Nebraska' and check Norflok field office for processing times?

Does this mean the case is transferred from NBC to Nebraska? If so, shouldn't it be updated in the Status about the transfer?

Thanks,
ImmiGiveMe

[AceMan]

Thanks Ace. I believe you'd be mailing the application form to local SSA office, right?

In my case, i believe i'll have to go in person as my kid is above age 12 as per instructions called out in https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/ss5doc.htm

I called again at the national line to verify if it is a copy or original. They confirmed it has to be the original GC. I am skeptical of mailing it. Might try and visit the local SSO with my son and see if they can give an appointment

[mohan_jgd]

I called again at the national line to verify if it is a copy or original. They confirmed it has to be the original GC. I am skeptical of mailing it. Might try and visit the local SSO with my son and see if they can give an appointment

I was finally able to get an appointment (2 months out) at my local SSA office. Keep trying your local SSA office to get an appointment. Not worth mailing it in.

The agent didn't have any clue. I had to explain in detail how my kid was in US all these years without an SSN.

[AceMan]

I was finally able to get an appointment (2 months out) at my local SSA office. Keep trying your local SSA office to get an appointment. Not worth mailing it in.

The agent didn't have any clue. I had to explain in detail how my kid was in US all these years without an SSN.

Could not get today too. I reached out another SSN office and they said I need to reach out to the office near me. Phone call is the only option.

[mohan_jgd]

Could not get today too. I reached out another SSN office and they said I need to reach out to the office near me. Phone call is the only option.

I believe you'd have tried already. but still putting it out there. The local office timings are from 9 am - 4 pm. Try close to when office opens or close. Middle of day, there's not much chance. I tried close to 3:30 pm and luckily got connected in 15/20 minutes.

[AceMan]

I believe you'd have tried already. but still putting it out there. The local office timings are from 9 am - 4 pm. Try close to when office opens or close. Middle of day, there's not much chance. I tried close to 3:30 pm and luckily got connected in 15/20 minutes.

Thanks, I reached out to local congressman's office and signed the authorization to follow up in scheduling an appointment.

[Codefreeze]

Hi all, New here. I had filed for EB3 downgrade in October 2020 and 140 was approved in September 2021 via premium. My PD is Dec 2012. Now with Feb 22 bulletin my PD is current and looking to interfile back to EB2- same employer. My employer name changed from company america inc to company system inc for tax reasons and also moved 7 miles to a new HQ. I have been promoted many times in the last 10 years but my core duties are the same with ppl management. My attorney ie says I have to amend my 140 since entity, location and job title changed? Interesting thing is at least 7 ppl from my company whose PD was in 2010,11 had the same situation with entity,location and title but they just filed 485j with their Straight application and have received GC. Is an new 140 amendment required to interfile? Thank you for your advise in advance.

[qesehmk]

Hi all, New here. I had filed for EB3 downgrade in October 2020 and 140 was approved in September 2021 via premium. My PD is Dec 2012. Now with Feb 22 bulletin my PD is current and looking to interfile back to EB2- same employer. My employer name changed from company america inc to company system inc for tax reasons and also moved 7 miles to a new HQ. I have been promoted many times in the last 10 years but my core duties are the same with ppl management. My attorney ie says I have to amend my 140 since entity, location and job title changed? Interesting thing is at least 7 ppl from my company whose PD was in 2010,11 had the same situation with entity,location and title but they just filed 485j with their Straight application and have received GC. Is an new 140 amendment required to interfile? Thank you for your advise in advance.

I think entity did not change. The name changed. So that's out of question.
The location change is not a problem - again my uneducated guess.

But the job itself is an interesting thing. It all depends on how general your GC job is written down. e.g. if that time when do you did labor 10 years back if the job was 120K and now you are earning 240 or 360K then I would say it is a problem. But I also must say - this is so common now - that so many people have been promoted and becomes executives.

There is a vested interest for the company to keep pushing your application backward. I honestly don't have any advice how to handle that. Amending I-140 could add another year.

[Codefreeze]

I think entity did not change. The name changed. So that's out of question.
The location change is not a problem - again my uneducated guess.

But the job itself is an interesting thing. It all depends on how general your GC job is written down. e.g. if that time when do you did labor 10 years back if the job was 120K and now you are earning 240 or 360K then I would say it is a problem. But I also must say - this is so common now - that so many people have been promoted and becomes executives.

There is a vested interest for the company to keep pushing your application backward. I honestly don't have any advice how to handle that. Amending I-140 could add another year.

Thank you, Q, for your response. I agree with you regarding the name change and location. As for my job the duties are exactly the same except for title change which they had to due to re-org. Salary wise i have had a steady increase over the last 10 years (except for last year they corrected for market inflation). Also given that the same situation applied to my peers in the same department when they filed in 2020, I asked my attorney to go ahead with filing supplement J and interfile request. My employer was inclined to do amendment, and the problem there, per the attorney is it will be a new filing and premium request has to be made after the receipt. this may or may not get picked up in the first attempt (knowing much luck ). Fingers crossed that it works out!

[SG2020]

Hi all -

I have seen a lot of folks post messages recently on various forums/social media to interfile as USCIS is encouraging(?) people to do so. There is a section in the notice below that tells people how to interfile. My guess is that it is targeted for folks who are not current in EB3, but then I could be wrong.

I was hoping to get advice from this group on whether I should interfile back to EB2. My application is in TSC. EB2 to EB3 downgrade I-140 is approved. FP was done in September. I never submitted the medicals. I have not received EAD/AP yet (14 months and counting). My firm has engaged Fragomen and they will file the interfile request/ I-485J if I ask them to. The question is...
- Will an interfile help me get out of the TSC mess? The USCIS memo advises to send applications to an address in California.
- Does the clock get reset when you interfile? Since I don't have EAD/AP yet, will it be another 6 months then before I get to the 180 day mark to change jobs if I needed to?

Will appreciate advice/perspectives.

See section - Transfer of Underlying Basis: https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/gre...BlT5-61X2SN60A

[qesehmk]

Thank you, Q, for your response. I agree with you regarding the name change and location. As for my job the duties are exactly the same except for title change which they had to due to re-org. Salary wise i have had a steady increase over the last 10 years (except for last year they corrected for market inflation). Also given that the same situation applied to my peers in the same department when they filed in 2020, I asked my attorney to go ahead with filing supplement J and interfile request. My employer was inclined to do amendment, and the problem there, per the attorney is it will be a new filing and premium request has to be made after the receipt. this may or may not get picked up in the first attempt (knowing much luck ). Fingers crossed that it works out!

Just stay in good books with manager and all the top folks you are exposed to. Be a good soldier. Sky is the limit. GC is peanuts. It is just a matter of time. All the best!

[AceMan]

I believe you'd have tried already. but still putting it out there. The local office timings are from 9 am - 4 pm. Try close to when office opens or close. Middle of day, there's not much chance. I tried close to 3:30 pm and luckily got connected in 15/20 minutes.

So finally I managed to get to a person who got me an appointment on March last week. Timing was just after 3:00 pm after I made the call around 2:50 pm. Pleasant conversation.

Update : 3/24/2022 Submitted the application, got the standard 2 week notification letter. Hope I can get the SSN before the tax filing.

[AceMan]

So finally I managed to get to a person who got me an appointment on March last week. Timing was just after 3:00 pm after I made the call around 2:50 pm. Pleasant conversation.

Update : 3/24/2022 Submitted the application, got the standard 2 week notification letter. Hope I can get the SSN before the tax filing.

Pleasantly surprised to see my son's ss card show up in the mail box today.