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Your first visit on arrival to the U.S. should be to the Social Security Administration. I-551 stamp in the passport usually suffices as proof of your immigrant status. You might also need some proof of your physical address; ask you wife to add your name to the lease. With a Social Security card, passport, and a proof of address, you should be able to open a bank account. Some banks might ask for a driver's license or non-driver's state ID card. If this happens in your case, you will have the option of going to the nearest Registry of Motor Vehicles and applying for a driver's license or state ID card.

Is she has not received her conditional green card, her husband can withdraw his petition and therefore she cannot receive green card. But if she has condition green card, her husband can refuse to file joint petition to remove the condition. She must then file divorce and then file a waiver of the joint petition. If she can prove her marriage is bona fide, her husband cannot get her out of the country.

The filing of a Form I-130 application will not trigger authorization to remain in the U.S. beyond the period identified on a Form I-94 associated with a B2 visa. The filing of a marriage-based Form I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status by a foreign national who entered the U.S. with a visitor's visa and then became married to a U.S. citizen, however, will authorize the foreign national to remain in the U.S. while the Form I-485 application remains pending, regardless of when the Form I-94 date and the B2 visa expire. The application process, commenced while the foreign national is still in valid nonimmigrant status, also should include filing a Form I-131 and I-765 so that the foreign national will obtain an Employment Authorization Document and Advance Parole - that card will serve as evidence of lawful presence in the U.S. while the Form I-485 application remains pending. Especially since you appear to be less than thoroughly familiar with the often complex immigration laws and regulations, it would be wise for you and your spouse to work with an immigration attorney in the application process.