CR-1, DS-156, DS-230 with SSN

[llj45 0]

Hi,

Thanks for advance for answering these 3 not very interesting questions! :-)

1) in the process of creating a CR-1 visa for Russian woman, is it necessary to submit the DS-156 form?

2) when the DS-230 form is submitted for the same CR-1 visa, should I check the "YES" box at the end of the form which says:

"Do you want the Social Security Administration to assign you an SSN (and issue a card) or issue you a new card (if you have an SSN)? You must answer "Yes" to this question and to the "Consent To Disclosure" in order to receive an SSN and/or card."

My wife wishes to work in the United States soon after she arrives. So, the SSN would be good in this way.

However, my wife's name was changed to my last name in Russia when we were married. Also, as usual the transliteration of the English by the Russian government was very poor.

So, I am thinking that if I go myself to the local Social Security office with my wife where I live after she arrives in the United States with a Russian marriage certificate which reads the English name correctly and an official and correct English translation made in Russia of the Russian marriage certificate,

perhaps,

the local Social Security office will issue a Social Security card using the correct name from the Russian marriage certificate and its official English translation.

Is this use of the local Social Security office really possible or will they simply look at her Russian passport and CR-1 stamps inside it and use the badly incorrect English name?

3) will the lack of a request for a SSN on the DS-230 form cause any problems with the visa being issued with the 1 year EAD stamp inside her Russian visa?

Again, thank you for responding! :-)

LLJ45