Originally Posted by
tamara1
Thank you for responding! I totally forgot that the shutdown would have an impact on this. I just don't understand how my husband got approved so quickly when I did his application after mine. It seems like they should be able to pull my SS# and see that I haven't had any legal issues. Most people that I saw posting about this had been approved in 2-4 weeks and I am just worried what could be holding mine up. It's just very strange
It is not just about you. Their searches could have come up with names of people similar to yours who have been in legal trouble and that can sometimes take time to work out.
And I wouldn't rely on your SSN number being a specific identifier. Digits can get transposed in all sorts of situations and again they need to check those mis-matches out to make sure it really is you.
I'm afraid you'll just have to keep waiting.