SSN situation

[Anjelika81 0]

Hello, everyone,

I was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience with receiving a SSN:

I applied for a SSN a month after entry to the USA on K1 visa, 1 week after we got married. They kept a photocopy of my passport with I-94, a copy of our marrriage certificate and told me I should be receiving my SSN by mail any time soon. Weeks went by and there was no SSN in my mail box. I was checking with SS office every 2 weeks, but they were telling me that they are waiting for a confirmation from USCIS without which they could not issue a number, and no confirmation was received. They assured me it was a matter of time, since all the documents I submited were all they needed. In the meantime (3 weeks after I applied for my SSN) I send in my application for GC and EAD, a week later I received my receipts, had done biometrics and my case does show up on USCIS website when I make a search. Imagine my surprise, when a day before my K1 visa expires (2 months after I applied for a SSN), I receive a phone call from my SS office (I was bugging them all previous week), and they tell me that they have requested 4 confirmations on me in the last 2 months, but got a reply that there are no records on me. They told me that since my I-94 is expired by now, I can only re-apply for a SSN once I receive my EAD. I find it very annoying...Has anyone had the same situation?

I was also very eager to apply for US driving license. I have not received EAD yet, no SSN, so basically I don't have any kind of state issued ID to prove my legal status here.

Is it possible to apply for driving license without any of these papers??

Thank you!

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Hello, everyone,

I was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience with receiving a SSN:

I applied for a SSN a month after entry to the USA on K1 visa, 1 week after we got married. They kept a photocopy of my passport with I-94, a copy of our marrriage certificate and told me I should be receiving my SSN by mail any time soon. Weeks went by and there was no SSN in my mail box. I was checking with SS office every 2 weeks, but they were telling me that they are waiting for a confirmation from USCIS without which they could not issue a number, and no confirmation was received. They assured me it was a matter of time, since all the documents I submited were all they needed. In the meantime (3 weeks after I applied for my SSN) I send in my application for GC and EAD, a week later I received my receipts, had done biometrics and my case does show up on USCIS website when I make a search. Imagine my surprise, when a day before my K1 visa expires (2 months after I applied for a SSN), I receive a phone call from my SS office (I was bugging them all previous week), and they tell me that they have requested 4 confirmations on me in the last 2 months, but got a reply that there are no records on me. They told me that since my I-94 is expired by now, I can only re-apply for a SSN once I receive my EAD. I find it very annoying...Has anyone had the same situation?

I was also very eager to apply for US driving license. I have not received EAD yet, no SSN, so basically I don't have any kind of state issued ID to prove my legal status here.

Is it possible to apply for driving license without any of these papers??

Thank you!

I don't know why this happens. My wife received her SSN immediately without a problem or any input from USCIS. I would suggest GOING to the local SS office with your passport and I-94 and speak to a supervisor and sort this out. It is true that if the I-94 is expired you will need t wiat until EAD or AOS to receive an SSN, but since you applied before this, I would think they could work it out

I do not recall if my wife needed her SSN for her drivers license, she did need her marriage lisence and the I-797C that we filed for AOS.