NO SSN YET...

[galaxy_2008 0]

Hello

I am here again to let my fellow member understand that i have not received my ssn yet i got to POE on 18th of nov,2008 and i have been seenin other ppl received there in the mail. i got my wellcome letter just last 2 weeks ago stating that i will received my green card within 30days. does that mean i will received my ssn and green card toghter. i am been at home for almost 4 weeks now and i am so tried pls somebody should just share his expriences with me and i will really apperciate it so much.

[YuAndDan 153]

For the most part CR-1 tends to not get SSN automatically.

Visit local SSA office and order a card, present the passport with visa and I-551 stamp, and form SS-5

http://www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.pdf

Green-card comes from USCIS, SSN card comes from SSA two different offices.

Edited December 16, 2008 by YuAndDan

[Lansbury 19]

I ticked the box on the visa application form to have the SSN number issued automatically when I got here but it wasn't done. Had to go along to the SS office to request one, got it a week after that.

[kaffy 2]

Go to your local SSA with your passport (and I-551 stamp inside). Ask them to look you up on their system to see if you have firstly made it into their system, and secondly if you have been assigned a number yet.

1. If you are in the system and have been assigned a number ask them to give you a print out of the number and confirm with them the mailing address the card will be sent to. It should usually arrive within a week

2. If you are in the system but haven't been assigned a number, fill in form SS-5 and turn it in on the spot

3. If you aren't in the system then POE/USCIS is simply being slow and you'll just have to wait a bit longer