applying for a ssn

[orange_n_pink 0]

currently i'm in the states on my k-1 visa.... i've been here for a little more than 2 weeks and i was planning on applying for a ssn tomorrow. i printed off the ssn application and i was confused as to what to check off in terms of citizenship: legal alien allowed to work OR legal alien not allowed to work. as of right now, i'm not allowed to work so that would be the obvious answer... but eventually i will be able to work... i just want to know that im filling it out correctly. please help?

[Mononoke28 135]

As of right now you are legal alien not allowed to work, once you get your EAD you will have to go back to the SSA office to change your status.

Diana

[payxibka 10,045]

As of right now you are legal alien not allowed to work, once you get your EAD greencard you will have to go back to the SSA office to change your status.

Diana

I beg to differ, as a K-1, for the first 90 days after entry, you are a LEGAL ALIEN ALLOWED TO WORK.... This is what should be checked on the SS-5 application....

Edited June 9, 2008 by fwaguy

[motu 6]

fwaguy is absolutely correct. My wife when she applied for it also marked it Legal alien allowed to work (she came on K1). Good Luck

[Amanda+Stephen 0]

K-1 is a category where the beneficiary is allowed to work - states so on the SSA website ...

[milneshine 0]

Legal alien allowed to work.

I filled out the form and then visited the SSN office. They tap in your visa details and then print out another form that you just sign.

The whole process took just under an hour and the SSN came through the post a week later.

One of the easier steps in this ridiculously long process.

[I'm Gone 60]

RM 00202.115 Form SS-5 Item 3 — Citizenship

https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0100202115

B. Procedure - Answer To Item 3

2. Legal Alien Allowed to Work

The applicant should check this block if he/she alleges to be a lawfully admitted alien with work authorization.

RM 00203.500 Employment Authorization for Nonimmigrants

https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203500

C. Policy - Employment Authorization by Class of Admission

The following policy applies to employment authorization by class of admission:

1. Aliens Work Authorized Without Specific DHS Authorization

The following sections list nonimmigrants, by alien class of admission codes, who are authorized to work in the U.S. without specific authorization from DHS. The person’s I-94 will not have the DHS employment authorization stamp and the alien will generally not have an EAD.

K-1 Fiancé(e) of U.S. citizen

This might be changing in the future

http://www.ssa.gov/oig/ADOBEPDF/A-08-07-17044.pdf

[doodlebugg 10]

If you go to the Social Security office they can help you fill out the form and then you'll know for sure that it's right. My husband did that and they were very patient going over all of it with him.

[I'm Gone 60]

If you go to the Social Security office they can help you fill out the form and then you'll know for sure that it's right. My husband did that and they were very patient going over all of it with him.

You don't even need the application form (SS-5) at all. The SSA employee will enter all the info into the computer and printout an application for you to sign after making sure everything is correct.