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Green card arrived, SSN Problems!

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neonrain   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: South Africa
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We did DCF to apply for the green card and I finally arrived just over three weeks ago. When I filed, I checked yes on the DS-230 form, saying I wanted a SSN.

My green card arrived about 5 days ago, three weeks after arriving. Still no SSN though and after looking over their website, which says the wait three weeks after arriving before calling the 1-800 number. Called them yesterday, which wasn't very helpfull, and was told there was no way they could help me, I must go to the local SSA office.

So I went today with all of the relevant documents. I was told that I shouldn't have checked yes on the DS-230 because Immigration does not make it a priority and I could be waiting for like 3 months for a number. When he chcked on the computer, my application hadn't been processed yet. The official was worried that if he processed my application now, I'd end up with 2 SSN's at some point in the future. He suggested we wait another week and see if anything changes.

What should I do? Who is at fault here because no one else on this board seems to have had this problem. Why would the SSA website say that waiting 3 weeks before calling is good, but the guy at the local office thinks it'll take months?

I'm having trouble applying for jobs without the number among other things. Can't get a driver's license either because of it so I'm stuck and going crazy!

Any advice would be great, even if it's a number I should call and sit on hold again for half an hour.

As a non-Korean, I thought getting a US tourist visa in Korea was a mission. This experience has been a whole other story. After being treated a bit like a social outcast at my B1/B2 visa interview in 2007, I'm hoping they go easy on me for my CR1 interview... details to follow.

DCF - South Korea

04/09/2008: File I-130 at US Embassy in Seoul

21/10/2008: Receive email confirming approval of I-130 and E-pkt 3

23/10/2008: Faxed DS-230 (part 1) to Embassy

01/11/2008: Sent online request for interview to embassy.

03/11/2008: Received email notification of interview date (Dec 15)

08/11/2008: St. Mary's Hospital Seoul for Medical check and vaccinations

14/11/2008: Back to St. Mary's to meet with panel physician and receive x-rays and envelope.

21/11/2008: Finally heard from RSA home affairs; birth certificate is ready (8 weeks of waiting).

28/11/2008: Police check and Birth certificate in the mail... Mom is a rock star

02/12/2008: Police check and Birth certificate package arrives

15/12/2008: Interview - US Embassy Seoul and VISA APPROVED!

17/12/2008: Visa in hand! wahoo!

03/04/2009: POE: New York JFK

20/04/2009: 2 welcome letters arrive

24/04/2009: Green card arrives! Hurray!

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kaffy Proficient

kaffy   2

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Australia
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If your information is already in the system but a SSN hasn't been assigned yet just go ahead and apply for a new one using the S-5S form

DCF Timeline here

POE Timeline

08/24/2008 POE Seattle

08/29/2008 SSN assigned

09/08/2008 SSN (Card) received

09/29/2008 Green Card received

I-90 Timeline (USCIS error)

11/10/2008 Send I-90 to Texas service center

12/xx/2008 NOA1

01/07/2009 Card production ordered

01/14/2009 Card mailed

01/xx/2009 Card received

I-751 Timeline

06/02/2010 Send I-751 to California service center

06/04/2010 Received at CSC

06/07/2010 NOA1

06/09/2010 Check cashed

07/27/2010 Biometrics

07/28/2010 Touch

09/02/2010 Approved

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Flames9_RN   358

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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yep many have checked the box on the form and get NO SSN in the mail, myself included! takes around 10-14 business days after your POE to get into the system. Its a very simple fix--head to ur local SSN office and reapply! You can download the form from ssn.gov and already have it filled out!

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

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trinket   30

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: India
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yep many have checked the box on the form and get NO SSN in the mail, myself included! takes around 10-14 business days after your POE to get into the system. Its a very simple fix--head to ur local SSN office and reapply! You can download the form from ssn.gov and already have it filled out!

:thumbs: Agreed

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