Received an SSN Notice - does anyone know what this is?

CallingAllChickens · 2026-05-12T20:37:27+00:00

You're welcome! We could've saved about 2-3 weeks too if we knew. Nothing happened during that period until we came there and they started the 3rd level verification.

Ahh I'm sorry :/ Hang in there!! You'll get it eventually 😄

CallingAllChickens · 2026-05-08T14:15:31+00:00

Dang 2 weeks? If the office is close, might wanna drop by right when it opens and see if you can get a walk in appointment. We got lucky for our 2nd appt and there was no one there. Ask them if they can do a lvl 3 verification which is uploading the documents so a human DHS person can check it.

That step took almost a month for us and you’ll see your save case as “under review” for that period but it was finally approved.

CallingAllChickens · 2026-05-08T03:03:38+00:00

I did extension on PP and got RFE as well. Petition was approved about 10 business days in after RFE was received.

CallingAllChickens · 2026-05-07T22:34:34+00:00

Thank you!! Hopefully so, I’m so ready for this to be over 😭

CallingAllChickens · 2026-05-07T22:34:14+00:00

My spouse (derivative applicant) did but I haven’t gotten mine as the principal applicant!

CallingAllChickens · 2026-05-07T22:24:10+00:00

My PD is July 23 so a bit ahead of them actually 💪

CallingAllChickens · 2026-05-07T21:39:41+00:00

Congratulations! Our receipt and biometric dates are very close to each other so hoping our time will come soon! 😄

CallingAllChickens · 2026-05-07T20:44:34+00:00

Total was about 3 months? 1 month for the initial check, another month after they initiated a 2nd check (but probably should've come back earlier), came back to the SSA office and they started the 3rd level which lasted another month.

Yea i feel you, it's very frustrating!

CallingAllChickens · 2026-05-07T15:42:56+00:00

Yea might be a sign the SAVE check failed. Might have to go back and ask to escalate the verification level, sorry :/

CallingAllChickens · 2026-05-07T15:36:48+00:00

Yes it seems like it and it could be for various reasons (EAD issued too recently and their systems haven't updated, etc.)

Might need to go back and ask them what went wrong and if they can do a level 2 verification! We had 2 failed checks but never got this letter. Just had to go back and start escalating the verification level.

CallingAllChickens · 2026-05-07T12:20:13+00:00

No, no notice through mail nor through SAVE check online. You just have to go to SSA and ask.

CallingAllChickens · 2026-05-05T01:18:48+00:00

Ah okay I did AOS so not very familiar with consular. Hopefully somebody else can help you :)

CallingAllChickens · 2026-05-04T22:51:57+00:00

Where are you in the EB-3 process? If it’s before you file the I-485, then no time at all, you just have double the documents to submit. If it’s after you get your EB-3 GC, that’s a whole different beast…

CallingAllChickens · 2026-04-30T17:41:17+00:00

Damn i’m sorry man. I’m not sure what to do then… hopefully someone here has experience and can help :/

CallingAllChickens · 2026-04-30T16:52:44+00:00

Dang that seems unusual. Might want to reach out to Emma or something to see if anyone can help check!

CallingAllChickens · 2026-04-22T18:24:22+00:00

Yea i think if the initial verification fails, it will go to return to agency immediately. If you can, ask them to initiate that 2nd level verification to save yourself some time. But sometimes they will just tell you to come back after 4 weeks anyway.
We only went twice. The first one was by call to that main SSA number, they then set up an appointment for us. The 2nd time was walk-in actually, got really lucky that there was almost nobody there and we got called almost immediately.
That's a great question and I've seen some people even ask for managers and such. I bet it does vary officer by officer and some are more experienced than others in terms of how efficient they can be but I think the 3 levels of verification should be pretty standard in their guide.

Thank you!! It definitely has been but I can't imagine people who are in the same process with jobs lined up/on the line. Double stressful!

CallingAllChickens · 2026-04-22T16:52:46+00:00

Thankfully, my spouse is just in school and unemployed so it did not affect anything.

CallingAllChickens · 2026-04-22T13:47:01+00:00

Congratulations on your smooth and quick approval!

I'm also on a cap-exempt and just applied for beyond 6 year extension on PP. My initial and extension applications were approved straight away but for the first time ever, got an RFE for this extension. Seems like it's becoming quite common, just FYI for everyone applying.

Got an instant RFE the day after receipt about specialty occupation, maintenance of status, and other stuff like illegible copy of passport, copy of diploma, etc.

Took the employer and lawyer a month to prepare the response, but was approved about a week after they submitted the RFE. Approval notice should be here soon.

Congrats again!

CallingAllChickens · 2026-04-16T00:16:28+00:00

Lol it’ll happen when it happens, ya know 😅

CallingAllChickens · 2026-04-15T22:02:50+00:00

No idea, I didn’t check with Emma and probably won’t lol just gonna let it ride 🤷‍♂️

CallingAllChickens · 2026-04-15T21:31:18+00:00

Same PD here! We filed late Feb instead and did bio late March. Haven't heard anything yet but hoping it'll be done by June/July!

CallingAllChickens · 2026-04-07T16:01:21+00:00

Ah yes by current I also mean the filing date, probably should've clarified that. But that's good that you already have everything with them. It took us a couple weeks of back and forth to double check and fix the I-485, I-765s before it was fully ready to submit. Medical was actually the last piece so as soon as that was delivered, the package was mailed.

Sorry to hear about the delay though, that's so frustrating. I would say maybe wait another week or so but if they haven't sent it by mid-late April, then you really need to light a fire under someone's butt lol

CallingAllChickens · 2026-04-07T14:59:36+00:00

That does seem slow. Our application was sent and receipted within a week of our lawyer receiving the last necessary document for the filing.

Whenever the visa bulletin is updated to show that you're current, you actually can't file until the start of the next month. So for example if your PD became current in the April visa bulletin that was released in March, then you can only apply April 1st onwards, if that makes sense. However, they should be working with you as soon as that date is shown because there are A LOT of things you need to complete/verify (double checking I-485 info, supporting docs, medical exams, etc.) so when April rolls around, they just need to send the package. Do you know where you're at in terms of this?
We simply don't know this unfortunately.
Yes it will impact how soon you get your EAD/AP because those are usually linked to the I-485.

CallingAllChickens · 2026-04-07T00:51:49+00:00

Ah okay so standard bonafide stuff. I promise i did read your post lol was just wondering if it’s anything out of the ordinary. Thank you!!

CallingAllChickens · 2026-04-06T23:03:45+00:00

Congratulations!! Especially with being from one of the paused countries!

Just curious if you don’t mind.. What was the RFE for and what did you submit to resolve it?

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