social security

[Jasman0717 9]

I am thankful that Claudeth had a fairly easy time the the social security thingy

[Neonred 3,647]

After waiting almost three weeks following entry we went to the SSA office and she was still not in the system. We went ahead and had her information entered manually. Her SS card arrived six days later. Didn't seem like a really big deal.

You got your card six days after you went to the SSA office, so I don't doubt that part, but I find it very hard to believe that the SSA office sent a G-845 and got it back in time for you to get the card 6 days later. I guess they could have faxed it, but immigration and SSA offices normally don't fax G-845s to each other.

I don't know about the G-845 and figured it's not my problem to worry about. All I cared about was getting my fiancee her SS card. As I said we had it in 6 days, and I was happy and a bit surprised. Like I said, it wasn't too difficult.

[Rocio 0]

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As a K-1, you need to apply at your local office. Wait for 3 weeks after entry before applying, however, just so that the SSA has time to get you into the SAVE system. I don't know which of you is the foreigner, the male or the female, but if you are the female, then as long as you haven't got married before applying, you should have no trouble getting a card. If you get married before applying, and want the card issued in your married name, then you will need to wait for your EAD card. That will take about 3 months after filing for AOS/EAD before you get it.

So the key to avoiding the 3-month wait is to get the card in your maiden name before you get married!!

If the foreign fiance is the male, then it shouldn't make any difference when you apply since you typically won't be changing your name.

As a point of reference, my fiancee first got a card in her maiden name, we then got married, then she updated it to her married name after she received her EAD card. We were married at the end of August, filed for EAD late September, and got the card early January.

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