can you get SSN after marriage

[I'm Gone 60]

Since I assume there is no name change involved, SSA isn't going to know you are married unless you tell on yourself. So another option is to take off the ring and try another SSA office and keep your mouth shut about being married.

i will do that on monday and try to go to another office neer me

http://www.ssa.gov/locator

[island_princess 2]

I arrived here in the US with a K-3 spousal visa. I tried to acquire SSN, but they did not give it since I had no Greencard or EAD yet. This is what I don't understand about the SSN process. A fiancee visa holder can get an SSN, even before the marriage, while a K-3 spousal visa can not. To think, the K-3's I-94 validity is two years.

[island_princess 2]

Since I assume there is no name change involved, SSA isn't going to know you are married unless you tell on yourself. So another option is to take off the ring and try another SSA office and keep your mouth shut about being married.

i will do that on monday and try to go to another office neer me

http://www.ssa.gov/locator

If I were you, I would not do that. That's very deceitful, and not recommended especially when your immigration status is vulnerable.

[David-and-Mae 15]

I arrived here in the US with a K-3 spousal visa. I tried to acquire SSN, but they did not give it since I had no Greencard or EAD yet. This is what I don't understand about the SSN process. A fiancee visa holder can get an SSN, even before the marriage, while a K-3 spousal visa can not. To think, the K-3's I-94 validity is two years.

As far as I know, it is due to the fact that K1 is work authorized and K3 is not...

--Mae

[island_princess 2]

A K-1 can work, with a I-94 validity of 90 days, while a K-3 has 2 years validity. In esense they are they same - need to do AOS stateside. Confusing.

I arrived here in the US with a K-3 spousal visa. I tried to acquire SSN, but they did not give it since I had no Greencard or EAD yet. This is what I don't understand about the SSN process. A fiancee visa holder can get an SSN, even before the marriage, while a K-3 spousal visa can not. To think, the K-3's I-94 validity is two years.

As far as I know, it is due to the fact that K1 is work authorized and K3 is not...

--Mae

[I'm Gone 60]

I arrived here in the US with a K-3 spousal visa. I tried to acquire SSN, but they did not give it since I had no Greencard or EAD yet. This is what I don't understand about the SSN process. A fiancee visa holder can get an SSN, even before the marriage, while a K-3 spousal visa can not. To think, the K-3's I-94 validity is two years.

For about the 100th time. At one time SSA also required a K-1 to have an EAD card or work authorization stamp to be assigned a work authorized SSN, but INS at that time was having trouble getting EAD cards out to K-1s under the A6 catagory while the K-1 status was still valid, so the infamous EM-00154 was issued. K-3s don't have the A6 option or any real worry about status expiring before the EAD card arrives.

[I'm Gone 60]

Since I assume there is no name change involved, SSA isn't going to know you are married unless you tell on yourself. So another option is to take off the ring and try another SSA office and keep your mouth shut about being married.

i will do that on monday and try to go to another office neer me

http://www.ssa.gov/locator

If I were you, I would not do that. That's very deceitful, and not recommended especially when your immigration status is vulnerable.

No it isn't since being married or not is not a requirement to be assigned an SSN and the SSA office was wrong to have not taking the application in the first place.

[mohamed N melinda 0]

we went to SSN office . in thirsday he told me i cant have my SSN now just iafter i have my EAD . then we went today and i printed some papers from social security website that show i can have it . so he is like i am sorry and i already applied for it Alhamodlilah

[TracyTN 237]

Great news!

[cellarlily 0]

Good news!

Same thing happened to my husband. He ended up going to a different SS office, didn't mention being married and he had no problems. It's frustrating that not all of the SS employees know their own rules, but if you equip yourself with the proper documentation, you'll have a much better chance.

[mohamed N melinda 0]

yes we went to the same office but had papers show him he was wrong so he aplogize!!!

[I'm Gone 60]

As I said you would be doing nothing wrong by going to another office, since that office was wrong to not take the application in the first place.