Social Security Card

[Lika 0]

Hi everybody,

I got my SSN this year, after I got my AOS, the problem is, my SSN shows * Valid for work only with DHS Authorization*

Do I have to change my SSN, because I have 2-year GC already, or do I have to wait till I get the 10 year GC???? I'm a little confused :-)

Thanks,

Lika

[raymaga 25]

If you applied for your SSN card after you got your GC, you should not have had that notation on your card. I would go back to your local SSA office and ask them to issue you a card without the notation.

Edit: I just noticed from your timeline that you got your SSN card before your GC, so you received the SSN card with the notation, which is correct. You will now need to go back to SSA office to have a new card ordered without notation.

Edited June 30, 2006 by raymaga

[I'm Gone 60]

When an individual was previously issued an SSN card with “VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH INS (or DHS) AUTHORIZATION” printed on it and has been granted permanent residency, he or she can apply for a replacement SSN card that reflects the new immigration status.

An alien granted permanent residency status is eligible to be issued an unrestricted SSN card and will retain the originally assigned SSN.

An alien applying for a work-authorized replacement SSN card must present evidence to establish identity and employment authorization.

When requesting an SSN card, the documents presented, as evidence must be either originals or copies certified by the issuing agency. SSA will not accept uncertified or notarized photocopies as evidence.

The documents acceptable as evidence of identity are based on three factors: (1) the applicant’s age, (2) the applicant’s citizenship/alien status, and (3) the relative probative value of documents.

You can find detailed information regarding evidence of identity on the SSA Website at:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203200#E

Employment Authorization Documents:

-- I-551 (Stamp or card)

Documents that establish lawfully admitted for permanent residence (LAPR)

-- I-551 card

NOTE: Some LAPR aliens have conditional 2-year I-551s (Alien Registration Receipt Card), subject to the limitation that they must apply for removal of the conditional basis 90 days before the second anniversary of the admittance date to the United States. A conditional I-551 is identified by an expiration date 2 years later than the admittance/adjudication date is acceptable proof of permanent residency.

-- Temporary I-551

Temporary evidence of immigrant status is issued for an alien to use

until the permanent I-551 card is received. This may be a stamp in the individual's passport or on the I-94.

RM 00203.410 Evidence of Alien Status for an SSN Card for an Alien Lawfully Admitted for Permanent Residence:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203410

Form SS-5, “Application for a Social Security Card,” is the appropriate form to request a replacement card.

Form SS-5 can be requested by calling the SSA toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213 or download from the SSA Website at:

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

To read and print Form SS-5 at a personal computer, you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The software is available free of charge from Adobe's Internet server at:

http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html

Complete the Form SS-5 and take it along with the required documents, to the nearest Social Security office.

You can obtain the address and directions to the nearest Social Security office from the Social Security Office Locator, which is available on the Internet at:

http://www.ssa.gov/locator

Normally, an SSN card should be received in the mail within two weeks after the application and document(s) have been received and verified.

However, when an alien requests an original SSN or replacement SSN card, SSA will verify his or her documents and current status with the appropriate Bureau of the Department of Homeland Security. If verification is not available through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system, SSA will send Form G-845 for manual verification.

RM 00203.720 Verifying Immigration Documents:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203720

All cards are mailed from Social Security Headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland to the postal address provided on the Form SS-5.

[Peter Miami 0]

If you applied for your SSN card after you got your GC, you should not have had that notation on your card. I would go back to your local SSA office and ask them to issue you a card without the notation.

Edit: I just noticed from your timeline that you got your SSN card before your GC, so you received the SSN card with the notation, which is correct. You will now need to go back to SSA office to have a new card ordered without notation.

Ditto.

Peter Miami

[Yodrak 7]

Lika,

You do not change your SSN when you get your LPR status, and you don't have to change your SS card. But if you want to get a new card without the notation you can do it now.

Yodrak

Hi everybody,

I got my SSN this year, after I got my AOS, the problem is, my SSN shows * Valid for work only with DHS Authorization*

Do I have to change my SSN, because I have 2-year GC already, or do I have to wait till I get the 10 year GC???? I'm a little confused :-)

Thanks,

Lika

[honeyblonde 0]

I'm so glad I found this thread. I just realized Abdel has his green card and still has the restricted SSN card. Now if we can just find a time when he isn't at work and their office is open to take him in to change it. I guess it isn't too big a deal since he already has his job now.

Any reason to rush and change it?

[zixuandavid 0]

Looks like your SO has an EAD card, which serves as his DHS authorization... and once he gets the GC this will be the authorization. The SS Card text just implies that some proof of authorization is needed to work.

But without the text, it will leave little argument for someone who isn't familiar with the authorization issues... So I guess one should do it for peace of mind.

although you would think that all employers are aware of legal requirements for the I-9 (employment eligibility)... but the documentation is not consistent across USCIS and SSA...

I'm so glad I found this thread. I just realized Abdel has his green card and still has the restricted SSN card. Now if we can just find a time when he isn't at work and their office is open to take him in to change it. I guess it isn't too big a deal since he already has his job now.

Any reason to rush and change it?