social security card without EAD

[jmillien1 0]

i recently married maryury and i was wondering if she can get a social security card without EAD. i was going to get her a social security card and then put her on my health insurance and then do the AOS.

[Carlawarla 1]

Sure you can. Go with her to the office if you want, bring all the documentation required, and make sure her I-94 won't expire within 14 days and you'll hopefully be able to get her a SSN. Usually it takes about 10 days for her to be in the system. If she's not, they may have her fill in the required forms to send her one, or they may ask that she return in a week.

Best of luck!

[himher 634]

You have to get an EAD before SS card; however, I added my wife to our insurance right after we were married (inside the "change of circumstance" window) with name, DOB, and faxed marriage cert - and that was (6) months before she entered the country on K3.

I added her then because entering the country itself is not a change of circumstance, so I would have had to wait until the NEXT open enrollment period which would have left her without insurance coverage for a period of time between arrival in the States and next open enrollment period the following year.

Most insurance plans have a window, I think 30 days, after change of family circumstance like marriage, new baby, etc and you do not want to miss that window to enroll a new family member. They (the insurance plans) like to have a SS number but it is not required (it never is when you are adding a newborn). In our case, it was a full year after enrollment before the K3 was approved, EAD/AOS was filed, EAD approved, and we received the SS card and my wife was covered for that entire period of time.

[KarenCee 3]

You have to get an EAD before SS card; however, I added my wife to our insurance right after we were married (inside the "change of circumstance" window) with name, DOB, and faxed marriage cert - and that was (6) months before she entered the country on K3.

I added her then because entering the country itself is not a change of circumstance, so I would have had to wait until the NEXT open enrollment period which would have left her without insurance coverage for a period of time between arrival in the States and next open enrollment period the following year.

Most insurance plans have a window, I think 30 days, after change of family circumstance like marriage, new baby, etc and you do not want to miss that window to enroll a new family member. They (the insurance plans) like to have a SS number but it is not required (it never is when you are adding a newborn). In our case, it was a full year after enrollment before the K3 was approved, EAD/AOS was filed, EAD approved, and we received the SS card and my wife was covered for that entire period of time.

The part in red is incorrect. A person entering the US on a K-1 can apply for a SSN approximately two weeks after entry. One actually has 76 days after entry to apply for a SSN.

[jmillien1 0]

You have to get an EAD before SS card; however, I added my wife to our insurance right after we were married (inside the "change of circumstance" window) with name, DOB, and faxed marriage cert - and that was (6) months before she entered the country on K3.

I added her then because entering the country itself is not a change of circumstance, so I would have had to wait until the NEXT open enrollment period which would have left her without insurance coverage for a period of time between arrival in the States and next open enrollment period the following year.

Most insurance plans have a window, I think 30 days, after change of family circumstance like marriage, new baby, etc and you do not want to miss that window to enroll a new family member. They (the insurance plans) like to have a SS number but it is not required (it never is when you are adding a newborn). In our case, it was a full year after enrollment before the K3 was approved, EAD/AOS was filed, EAD approved, and we received the SS card and my wife was covered for that entire period of time.

did you use her maiden name or did you use your last name for her when you filled out the insurance form?

[TracyTN 237]

You have to get an EAD before SS card; however, I added my wife to our insurance right after we were married (inside the "change of circumstance" window) with name, DOB, and faxed marriage cert - and that was (6) months before she entered the country on K3.

I added her then because entering the country itself is not a change of circumstance, so I would have had to wait until the NEXT open enrollment period which would have left her without insurance coverage for a period of time between arrival in the States and next open enrollment period the following year.

Most insurance plans have a window, I think 30 days, after change of family circumstance like marriage, new baby, etc and you do not want to miss that window to enroll a new family member. They (the insurance plans) like to have a SS number but it is not required (it never is when you are adding a newborn). In our case, it was a full year after enrollment before the K3 was approved, EAD/AOS was filed, EAD approved, and we received the SS card and my wife was covered for that entire period of time.

The part in red is incorrect. A person entering the US on a K-1 can apply for a SSN approximately two weeks after entry. One actually has 76 days after entry to apply for a SSN.

The part in red IS correct for a K3 entrant, but not for a K1.

[Jeraly 4]

I came across on a K-1 and applied for my SSN two weeks after POE. I got my card a week later. When we got married, we went to the SSA and with license in hand, applied to change the name on my card, which again turned up a week later

Hope this helps

Oh - and we filed AOS after doing both

[jmillien1 0]

I came across on a K-1 and applied for my SSN two weeks after POE. I got my card a week later. When we got married, we went to the SSA and with license in hand, applied to change the name on my card, which again turned up a week later

Hope this helps

Oh - and we filed AOS after doing both

thanks. thats what i was looking for