SSN..HOW??

[gabrielle08 0]

Hi guys,

I'm back..I'm here now with my fiance and next month is our wedding..

Now..how to apply SSN?..please help..

Thank you guys

jhen

[yankee 0]

Hi guys,

I'm back..I'm here now with my fiance and next month is our wedding..

Now..how to apply SSN?..please help..

Thank you guys

jhen

check the website of SSN : http://www.ssa.gov/

Welcome to USA and best wishes on your wedding..

[filirican 3]

2 weeks after ur arrival go to SSA..

best wishes!

welcome to America!!!!!

[tallcoolone 102]

Wait about 10 days and go to your local Social Security Office.

It took Anais about 20 minutes go thru the whole process, quite simple and easy.

SSN arrived within 4 to 7 days.

[vichygurl 1]

Welcome to USA! I got mine after our wedding and i have no sweat luckily. Somehow, I read some post that others got problems in getting one when it's after the marriage. It's your choice. Or,wait until 2 weeks after your arrival then go to the nearest SSN office.

I have my SSN now in my married name. Just have to go back there after getting my EAD card so they could change it in which I can work.

Good Luck and Best wishes!

Vida Taylor

[lokashadow04 0]

"Sis glad u already there,best wishes for both of yah!!!

God bless,

Irene

[tallcoolone 102]

Note: SSN is free.

There is no cost assocaited SSN.

[acobnamia1224 0]

Question. I plan to marry my fiance in December. DO i have to wait till then to apply for SSN so i don't have to change my wifes last name to mine?? or can she apply for SSN few weeks of arrival. Which is better?? upon reading the SSA website, i think only people who can work can recieve SSN. Do i have to wait for the AOS to be completed?? this is quite confusing to me. What documents did you all have to show the SSA office to apply for one?? thanks in advance for your help.. GOd bless!!

Edited September 10, 2008 by acobnamia1224

[vichygurl 1]

acobnamia1224 ..ATTENTION

Question. I plan to marry my fiance in December. DO i have to wait till then to apply for SSN so i don't have to change my wifes last name to mine??

That's exactly what I did. I waited after our marriage to get an SSN and thank God i was given one in my married name. I just have to go back in the office the moment i have my EAD coz they will put on your ID...WORK ONLY WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION.

or can she apply for SSN few weeks of arrival. Which is better??

It's is her choice but she needs to wait for at least 2 weeks after her arrival so by then you can be sure that her name is in the system.

NOTE: It will be of course in her last name.

upon reading the SSA website, i think only people who can work can recieve SSN.

NO. I believe coz I had my SSN in a matter of 7 days upon applying and its directly in my married name, BUT they will put a big BOLD thing as I said..WORK ONLY WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION.

Do i have to wait for the AOS to be completed??this is quite confusing to me.

No need if she is in K-1 which I believe she is. However, it is not necessary in applying AOS.

What documents did you all have to show the SSA office to apply for one??

Since I went there after our marriage, I brought with me ,my marriage certificate, passport with valid I-94 (when I say valid it should be 14 days before the 90 days. Meaning, before it reach 76 days you should go and apply) and birth certificate which is optional. Some State doesn't require birth certificate but to be safe and to avoid going back and forth then I suggest bring one. Just forget about marriage certificate when you decide to get one before the marriage.

thanks in advance for your help.. GOd bless!!

Your Welcome! Good Luck:)

Vida Taylor

Edited September 10, 2008 by djazy66

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[I'm Gone 60]

Question.

DO i have to wait till then to apply for SSN so i don't have to change my wifes last name to mine?? or can she apply for SSN few weeks of arrival. Which is better??

upon reading the SSA website, i think only people who can work can recieve SSN.

Do i have to wait for the AOS to be completed??

What documents did you all have to show the SSA office to apply for one??

You can apply before you are married or after as a K-1 and after married with the maiden or married name. Over all people have less hassles if waiting a couple weeks to apply and with the maiden name. However, neither is requred. An SSN is not required to submit your AOS.

An individual with K-1 status applying for a work authorized SSN must present evidence at an SSA office to establish his or her age, identity and current lawful employment authorized status.

The applicant needs to provide at least two documents as evidence to establish age, identity and current lawful employment authorized status. If one document is used for identity and employment authorized, another has to be provided for age.

SSA will not assign an SSN or issue a card to an individual that is within 14 days of his or her alien status expiring. Until the 76th day after entry an individual with K-1 status only needs to provide an unexpired I-94 showing current K-1 status to establish employment authorized status for SSN purposes.

Once, an individual that entered the United States with K-1 status has been in the United States 76 days he or she will need another document, i.e. I-551, I-688B or I-766 to establish employment authorized status for SSN purposes.

>From day one of entry individuals that have entered the United States with K-2/3/4 status must provide an I-551, I-688B or I-766 to establish employment authorized status for SSN purposes.

RM 00203.500 Employment Authorization for Nonimmigrants:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203500#C1

RM 00203.410 Evidence of Alien Status for an SSN Card for an Alien Lawfully Admitted for Permanent Residence:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203410

Suggest that individuals apply for a corrected SSN card to update the SSN record when there has been a name change due to marriage.

Only the marriage document (foreign or domestic) is needed if it meets the following criteria:

-- The new name can be derived from the marriage document, i.e. bride takes the groom's last name, groom takes bride's last name, compound name (with or without hyphen) of each spouse's original name for either or both parties.

Note: State law must also allow the type of name change wishing to be made

-- The marriage occurred within the past two years

-- The marriage document shows sufficient identifying information, e.g., biographical data such as age, date of birth or parent's names, and

-- The identifying information matches the information on his/her current Social Security number record.

The applicant will need to submit an identity document in the old name along with the marriage document if:

-- The marriage occurred within the last two years and has biographical information, e.g., age, date of birth or parent's names which does not match our records, e.g., the SSN record.

-- The marriage occurred within the last two years, but does not show biographical information, or

-- The marriage occurred over two years ago (with or without biographical information.)

The identity document used to establish the old name must match the name on the current SSN record. The identity document is acceptable even if over two years old or expired.

You can refer SSA office personnel to EM-06064 for current procedures for a name change due to marriage:

https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/public/refere...cttocategory=EM

C. Procedure - Immigration Document as Evidence of Legal Name

When issuing immigration documents, the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security issue them in the person’s legal name. The legal name is also generally the name in which the foreign passport was issued.

When an alien applies for an SSN card, SSA presumes the name on the immigration document is the legal name unless the applicant presents evidence of a legal name change (e.g., marriage) that occurred after the immigration document was issued.

RM 00203.210 Changing Numident Name Data:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203210

This is in addition to proof of current lawful employment authorized status.

When requesting an SSN card, the documents presented, as evidence must be either originals or copies certified by the issuing agency. SSA will not accept uncertified or notarized photocopies as evidence.

If a foreign-born person has the foreign birth certificate (BC) in his/her possession or can easily obtain a copy, he or she must submit it as proof of age. When a person is foreign-born, a BC may not exist, may not have been recorded shortly after birth, or the probative value of the document may not be high. In these situations, SSA can accept alternative evidence of age in order of probative value. The alternative evidence of age may be less than a year old, e.g., a DHS document or passport.

You can find detailed information regarding evidence that establishes age on the SSA Website at:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203110

The documents acceptable as evidence of identity are now based on three factors: (1) the applicant’s age, (2) the applicant’s citizenship/alien status, and (3) the relative probative value of documents.

Primary Evidence of identity for an alien:

-- Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (includes temporary I-551 stamp in combination with an unexpired foreign passport when the I-551 Permanent Resident Card has not yet been issued)

-- Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record in combination with an unexpired foreign passport

-- Form I-766, Employment Authorization card

-- Form I-688B, Employment Authorization card

However, the acceptability of an identity document must be evaluated on a case by case basis by the office processing the application, taking into consideration the applicant's situation and exploring what evidence is available for the person.

You can find detailed information regarding evidence that establishes identity on the SSA Website at:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203200

SSA will not accept an application filing receipt or notice of action in place of an immigration document.

Take the required documents, to the nearest Social Security office. Individuals age 12 or older applying for an original SSN and card must apply in person at one of our offices.

You can obtain the address and directions to the nearest Social Security office from the Social Security Office Locator, which is available on the Internet at:

http://www.ssa.gov/locator

Note: Individuals that live or receive mail in the Brooklyn, NY, Orlando, FL, Phoenix, AZ, Queens, NY and Las Vegas, NV areas must apply in person at a Card Center:

http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/ssa.cf...hp?p_faqid=1412

When an alien requests an SSN or replacement/corrected SSN card, SSA will verify his or her documents and current status with the appropriate Bureau of the Department of Homeland Security. If the initial verification is not available through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system, SSA may need to send Form G-845 for manual verification.

RM 00203.735 Requesting Online (Primary) Verification By SAVE:

http://web.archive.org/web/20051002025945/.../lnx/0100203735

Note: If the applicant has changed his/her name after an immigration document, i.e. I-94, was issued, e.g., married and is now using the married name, but has not obtained a corrected immigration document showing the new name; this is not a name discrepancy for enumeration purposes, i.e. SAVE clearance, if the applicant can provide an acceptable legal name change document to establish the new name.

The 14 day status expiration limit for assigning an SSN and/or issuing a card applies even if an individual submitted his or her application before being within the 14 day period and entered the 14 day period while waiting for his or her status to be verified.

SSA offices can submit an additional electronic verification request, that in most cases eliminates the need for a Form G-845 to be sent. However, the response to the additional electronic verification request can be to send copies of the immigration document(s) under cover of Form G-845.

If your status does not verify through the initial SAVE request be sure that the secondary request has been made and return to the SSA office no more than once a week to see if the SSA office has received a response from the secondary verification request. If the G-845 is sent wait two weeks and start checking once a week for a response. Be sure to take your document whenever going into the SSA office.

All cards are mailed from Social Security Headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland to the postal address provided on the application.

You may find additional SSN and employment information on the Internal Revenue Service Website at:

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/intern...=129227,00.html

The IRS issues Individual Tax Identification Numbers for tax purposes to individuals that are not eligible to be assigned an SSN.

To be issued an ITIN Form W-7 must be submitted.

For more information you can contact the the ITIN office by calling 1-215-516-4846.

If issued an ITIN and later assigned an SSN, be sure to contact IRS to have the ITIN canceled.

When you apply for a new card card DO NOT DO NOT let them take your old card until you get the new one. Say the dog ate it.

RM 00201.080 Field Office (FO) Disposal of Returned Social Security Number (SSN) Cards:

http://web.archive.org/web/20060210014436/.../lnx/0100201080

2. Card Returned With Request For Replacement Card or New SSN

If the applicant has a card and requests a replacement card (duplicate or corrected) or a new SSN:

-- Ask the applicant to return the old SSN card. (If the applicant does not have the card with him or her, remind the applicant to return the old card to SSA for destruction or to keep the old card in a secure place [not in a wallet or purse]).

NOTE: Do not forcefully confiscate the SSN card if the applicant refuses to relinquish it. Similarly, return the old SSN card if the applicant requests that it be given back.

RM 00203.735 and RM 00201.080 were removed from the SSA Website, but the archived copy is still valid POMS procedure for RM 00201.080 and RM 00203.735 section E is still part of the current version of that POMS section as far as the one letter tolerance, no middle name and having changed your name.

[chris-lei 1]

Hi Jhen! I applied for SSN yesterday, 16 days after my arrival here. I brought my passport/visa, with the attached I-94 and my birth certificate. My data is not yet encoded in their system, but they still processed my application anyway. They will wait for my documents from the immigration. Goodluck to you!

[gabrielle08 0]

Thank you guys for those replying my question..Love you guys!

jhen

[I'm Gone 60]

They will wait for my documents from the immigration. Goodluck to you!

SSA does not wait for your documents. They input your I-94 number into the DHS verification system. If that doesn't verify they send a secondary electronic verification request. The majority of the time that verifies and the application can be processed. If the response from the secondary request is to see copies of your documents, a copy of your I-94 is sent with Form G-845 to an immigration office to be verified. As a K-1 sending the G-845 can make your chances of getting an SSN based on the K-1 status and I-94 mighty slim, since it gets mailed to immigration and then mailed back and there is only a few offices doing the verifications for the whole United States.

[super pr*xy 0]

what is the I-94? what does it look like? is the form that gets filled out in the plane?