I465 interview thru the marriage and request of employment history

[Timon]

Hi everyone!

Just need to see if anyone had any similar situation... We applied for I130, and I485 in July 2016. In July 2017 had an interview and IO, who was asking my spouse question regarding her overstay. She kept asking why she didnt go back home and etc.... Then she asked if she worked without authorization, she said yes and all her jobs with employers names were listed in form 325a... Then she asked for our proof of marriage, she took our bills, statement, pictures and ultrasound pictures of our baby, and also she took her i94 form as well. At the end she said she will send us request to provide the letter from Social Security Admin and list of employers for the time that she were not authorized to work. As a right now form I130 is approved on web site and we received letter-request to provide list of her employers and provide letter from SSA with all the years she worked at US after she got her SSN... Any ideas why did she request it? What to expect? Please help!

[Redbutterfly]

Hi everyone!

Just need to see if anyone had any similar situation... We applied for I130, and I485 in July 2016. In July 2017 had an interview and IO, who was asking my spouse question regarding her overstay. She kept asking why she didnt go back home and etc.... Then she asked if she worked without authorization, she said yes and all her jobs with employers names were listed in form 325a... Then she asked for our proof of marriage, she took our bills, statement, pictures and ultrasound pictures of our baby, and also she took her i94 form as well. At the end she said she will send us request to provide the letter from Social Security Admin and list of employers for the time that she were not authorized to work. As a right now form I130 is approved on web site and we received letter-request to provide list of her employers and provide letter from SSA with all the years she worked at US after she got her SSN... Any ideas why did she request it? What to expect? Please help!

I'm sorry to hear that . Can I ask what field office your in ? Don't loose hope. Keep on praying.

Thanks

[inadmissible]

I'm guessing they are curious if she falsely claimed to be a US citizen in order to work

What type of visa was she on, and on what basis did she obtain her social security card?

[Yestoel92]

They are most likely asking just so they have the history in their file. It's also a good way of knowing what companies out there are hiring illegal workers.
There also might want to know what social security number you were using, of it belongs to you, how you got it etc
Also they might wanna check if you paid all your taxes.

Whatever it is it should not hinder anything because illegal work and overstaying is forgiven in y'all's case.

Whatever you say, send or do. Do not lie. Tell the truth. They will find out.

[S_R_E]

I came to the US originally in 1988 and obtained a Social Security # in 1989 by starting the AOS process with my wife of the time. At the time I was given a Social Security card with no restrictions on it. We separated and divorced before two years and never filed to have the conditions removed.

Fast forward to this year and I applied for AOS with my current wife in January and as part of the application process included a copy of my Social Security Card in the application and included the number if it was asked for anywhere on the forms. I have accrued enough benefits since being here to be eligible for Medicare / Social Security etc... and have verified this information on the Social Security website. For the interview I took a printout of my social security statement and at one point asked the IO if he wanted to see it‚ he said no he didn't need to see it.

The only question about my work history was what did I currently do‚ to which the answer was stay at home to take care of my 93 year old mother in law with dementia. We entered nothing for my employment of the last 5 years because‚*that is what I have been doing during that time. He asked no further questions at all regarding work.

We received approval the day after the interview and I have my 10 year green card in hand.

I just posted this here to give my experience regarding work history at the interview. My interview was in Los Angeles

[KeeptheFaith]

Hi everyone!

Just need to see if anyone had any similar situation... We applied for I130, and I485 in July 2016. In July 2017 had an interview and IO, who was asking my spouse question regarding her overstay. She kept asking why she didnt go back home and etc.... Then she asked if she worked without authorization, she said yes and all her jobs with employers names were listed in form 325a... Then she asked for our proof of marriage, she took our bills, statement, pictures and ultrasound pictures of our baby, and also she took her i94 form as well. At the end she said she will send us request to provide the letter from Social Security Admin and list of employers for the time that she were not authorized to work. As a right now form I130 is approved on web site and we received letter-request to provide list of her employers and provide letter from SSA with all the years she worked at US after she got her SSN... Any ideas why did she request it? What to expect? Please help!

I came to US in 1995 on an H1A visa. I was issued an SS#without restriction (I don't know how I was issued without restriction). Fast forward, I've been out of status since 2001 but since there's high demand on my job, I was never been unemployed. I never lied to my employers about my status. I filed taxes every year. When we were interviewed early this month, I was asked by IO if I ever used government assistance and I said "no". Then he asked me how did I sustain myself. I simply said, I was never been unemployed then he looked at my employment history. We got the approval the same day.

(I read this at USCIS website)

Certain adjustment bars do not apply to an immediate relative, including the spouse or child (unmarried and under 21 years old) of a U.S. citizen, and the parent of a U.S. citizen older than 21. [2]
An adjustment applicant applying as an immediate relative may be eligible to adjust status even if:
•The applicant is now employed or has ever been employed in the United States without authorization;
•The applicant is not in lawful immigration status on the date he or she files the adjustment application;
•The applicant has ever failed to continuously maintain a lawful status since entry into the United States;
•The applicant was last admitted to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) as a visitor under the Guam or CNMI Visa Waiver Program and is not a Canadian citizen;
•The applicant was last admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant visitor without a visa under the Visa Waiver Program; or
•The applicant has ever violated the terms of his or her nonimmigrant status.
C. Certain Special Immigrants

[Standing]

Hi everyone!

Just need to see if anyone had any similar situation... We applied for I130, and I485 in July 2016. In July 2017 had an interview and IO, who was asking my spouse question regarding her overstay. She kept asking why she didnt go back home and etc.... Then she asked if she worked without authorization, she said yes and all her jobs with employers names were listed in form 325a... Then she asked for our proof of marriage, she took our bills, statement, pictures and ultrasound pictures of our baby, and also she took her i94 form as well. At the end she said she will send us request to provide the letter from Social Security Admin and list of employers for the time that she were not authorized to work. As a right now form I130 is approved on web site and we received letter-request to provide list of her employers and provide letter from SSA with all the years she worked at US after she got her SSN... Any ideas why did she request it? What to expect? Please help!

Good luck, I know it's hard and stressful but don't give up, keep the strength. Once you don't lie to them, you should be fine. I got you in my prayers

[Timon]

Update

Thank you all for responses and warm words!
Just want to provide a little update. We went to SSA to get a earning statement letter, but they stopped providing any letters several years ago... They suggested to get on SSA web site, create an account and print earning from there... or another option was to submit form SSA-7050-F4 and get itemized earning report (FEE 115$ and processing time up to 120 days).... We both were confused and didnt know what report they need, so we went to our USCIS office for clarification. Lady at the information desk told us to send the one from web site and write a cover letter with explanation of another itemized report and 120 days processing time. She also said to mention processing time of 120 days, since we have left less then 85 as of right now. Getting everything together and planning to send letter back tomorrow. And will wait again...

Our processing office in St. Louis, MO, and my spouse came on J1 visa and that how she obtained her ssn.

[steadygaze]

Do you think they may be doing this now? Getting a list of employers and calling them to ask if they claimed to be American citizens on the application?

All those new questions for inadmissibility on i-485 make me wonder.

I'm guessing they are curious if she falsely claimed to be a US citizen in order to work

What type of visa was she on, and on what basis did she obtain her social security card?

[azblk]

Do you think they may be doing this now? Getting a list of employers and calling them to ask if they claimed to be American citizens on the application?

All those new questions for inadmissibility on i-485 make me wonder.

Typically they dont do this but it is possible. why not simply get i-9 from previous employers where possible?

[S_R_E]

I don't know how the OP obtained their Social Security # and what if anything that has to do with the request for additional info.

[inadmissible]

Timon,

That sounds like a lot of work, and I can't picture government employees going the extra mile to do this. Getting ahold of past I-9's isn't always easy, as employers are only required to keep them for three years after hire or one year after employment ends, whichever is later. Employers in the best of circumstances tend to have poor recordkeeping and the ability to respond to document requests.

I hope adjudicating officers are not working that hard because I-9 fraud is rampant, and aliens are almost universally ignorant of the consequences when filling it out

Best of luck

KeepTheFaith,

Unauthorized employment is not a bar to adjustment of status to that of a permanent resident for immediate relatives of US citizens. However, I-9 fraud is. In particular, there is no waiver available to aliens who had made false claim to US citizenship on that form

[Timon]

Timon,

That sounds like a lot of work, and I can't picture government employees going the extra mile to do this. Getting ahold of past I-9's isn't always easy, as employers are only required to keep them for three years after hire or one year after employment ends, whichever is later. Employers in the best of circumstances tend to have poor recordkeeping and the ability to respond to document requests.

I hope adjudicating officers are not working that hard because I-9 fraud is rampant, and aliens are almost universally ignorant of the consequences when filling it out

Best of luck

KeepTheFaith,

Unauthorized employment is not a bar to adjustment of status to that of a permanent resident for immediate relatives of US citizens. However, I-9 fraud is. In particular, there is no waiver available to aliens who had made false claim to US citizenship on that form

Thank you for respond. She never filled the I-9 until she got her work authorization/ she never claimed her as citizen.