SSA

[don2008 0]

i just took my fiancee to apply for a SSn. it was very easy and quick. they told me they have to send a copy of her documents to the USCIS to verify them and it could take up to 6 weeks. my question is: is this the normal process and im trying to find out how long it really takes? thanks

[LovinLiberia 0]

They said the same thing to us, but it only took 11 days to receive the SSN.

[Robyn-n-Kris 72]

We applied on a Friday.. he got it within a week.

[sashagrin 0]

same thing! I applied last Friday and got it today - on Thursday! less than a week

[don2008 0]

thats good to hear! did you guys call to get the number or did they mail it to you that soon?

[Mia Sav 1]

thats good to hear! did you guys call to get the number or did they mail it to you that soon?

It took me 4 business days to receive my SSN card after applying. They sent it thru the mail. Hope your fiancee will get hers soon too...

[sashagrin 0]

thats good to hear! did you guys call to get the number or did they mail it to you that soon?

It took me 4 business days to receive my SSN card after applying. They sent it thru the mail. Hope your fiancee will get hers soon too...

yes, got it in the mail

[hope2018 25]

we got An's back in 6 days best of luck

Edited July 6, 2008 by Eric and An Thuy

[Eric-Pris 1,606]

i just took my fiancee to apply for a SSn. it was very easy and quick. they told me they have to send a copy of her documents to the USCIS to verify them and it could take up to 6 weeks. my question is: is this the normal process and im trying to find out how long it really takes? thanks

It may take a few weeks in your case because you may have gone to apply too soon (based on your timeline). The general recommendation on this forum is to wait at least 2 weeks once you enter the US to apply for SSN. The reason is that it takes up to that long for your immigration info to enter the SSA database. If your info hadn't arrived at SSA when you applied they will have to do a manual verification, which I was also told can take up to 6 weeks.

[mrsartis 10]

i just took my fiancee to apply for a SSn. it was very easy and quick. they told me they have to send a copy of her documents to the USCIS to verify them and it could take up to 6 weeks. my question is: is this the normal process and im trying to find out how long it really takes? thanks

i t hink it takes 3 weeks.. can i do it online?

[payxibka 10,045]

i just took my fiancee to apply for a SSn. it was very easy and quick. they told me they have to send a copy of her documents to the USCIS to verify them and it could take up to 6 weeks. my question is: is this the normal process and im trying to find out how long it really takes? thanks

i t hink it takes 3 weeks.. can i do it online?

No, it requires a visit to an SSA office

[Lili 3]

It took mine two months (that was back in 2003, things probably got streamlined since then).

[JillianShea 0]

We were told the same thing about USCIS verification, after two weeks went by we called and it still wasn't verified and I believe if we hadn't called them it would still be not verified. It took 4 & 1/2 weeks in all to get it

[I'm Gone 60]

i just took my fiancee to apply for a SSn. it was very easy and quick. they told me they have to send a copy of her documents to the USCIS to verify them and it could take up to 6 weeks. my question is: is this the normal process and im trying to find out how long it really takes? thanks

If you just applied they shouldn't need to send a copy of the I-94 already. It's a 3 step process, first the intital verification, then the secondary electronic verification and if the response from the secondary electronic verification requests to see a copy of the documents, then the document(s) sent under cover of form G-845. I would make sure they didn't skip the second step and sent the G-845 right away, since that's what takes weeks or months.

[I'm Gone 60]

It may take a few weeks in your case because you may have gone to apply too soon (based on your timeline). The general recommendation on this forum is to wait at least 2 weeks once you enter the US to apply for SSN. The reason is that it takes up to that long for your immigration info to enter the SSA database. If your info hadn't arrived at SSA when you applied they will have to do a manual verification, which I was also told can take up to 6 weeks.

If the SSA office follows procedure it shouldn't matter. If you apply before you have been in the country 10 days, they are supposed to do the initial verification and then hold it until the 10th day and do another initial verification before submitting the secondary electronic verification. SSA would rather that you wait 10 days, since it gives them double work and you take the chance of them not doing the 2nd intital verification, but it has never been a requirement to wait 10 days.