Social Security Card

[Miranda&James 8]

Hi, I applied for my Social Security Number at our local office and was told they couldnt verify my status or something along those lines. So I was given a letter stating They cannot issue me a card until they check the documents I gave them to show my citizenship or alien status. 'we will check the documents with the agency that issued them. This will take about four weeks'.

Well, its been over four weeks now and ive heard nothing.

Has this happened to anyone else? Is this normal?

Thanks!

~James

[dorianharris 0]

hi there....what i know is that it normally takes 2 weeks for your record of arrival here in the USA to be in the system of gov't agencies such as Social Security...if you applied for ssn less than 2 weeks from your arrival then they will do a manual verification which could take 4 weeks...and since 4 weeks have passed since the manual verification, what u can do right now is to go back to the social security office & get a ssn...they will be able to process your application & after 2 weeks you will get your card in the mail.

[I'm Gone 60]

Hi, I applied for my Social Security Number at our local office and was told they couldnt verify my status or something along those lines. So I was given a letter stating They cannot issue me a card until they check the documents I gave them to show my citizenship or alien status. 'we will check the documents with the agency that issued them. This will take about four weeks'.

Well, its been over four weeks now and ive heard nothing.

Has this happened to anyone else? Is this normal?

Don't know if normal is the word to use, but it happens to a lot of people.

SSA will not assign an SSN or issue a card if your status has expired or is within 14 days of expiring.

K-1 status is good for 90 days, so that only gives you 76 days to be

assigned an SSN and issued a card. After that time you will need an EAD

or I-551 card to establish authorization to work. Before that time the

I-94 showing K-1 status is the document that establishes authorization

to work for SSN purposes.

The status/documents of all aliens must be verified before SSA will

assign an SSN and/or issue a card and the 14 day limit applies even if

you pass the 76th day while waiting for your status to be verified.

The SSA office will try to verify your status through the SAVE system

while you are in the office. If they can't, they will send a form G-845

to immigration for manual verification. This could delay the assigning

of an SSN and/or issuing a card for weeks and some times months.

If the SSA office does send the G-845, suggest that you go back to the

SSA office no more than once a week with your documents to (1) ask them

to check SAVE again (2) ask if they sent a G-845 (3) if yes, did it come

back (4) after 30 days ask if they have followed up on the G-845 by

calling or sending another mark "second request."

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

RM 00203.720 Verifying Immigration Documents

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http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203735

RM 00203.735 Requesting Online (Primary) Verification By SAVE

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After having waited at least 30 days and your local SSA office doesn't

seen concerned about following up on the G-845 she can try contacting

the SSA Regional Office (RO) responsible for your state:

http://www.ssa.gov/pressoffice/natlpocontacts.html

Refer them to this:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203740

RM 00203.740 Requesting Additional (Manual) Verification By DHS

B. PROCEDURE – HOW TO REQUEST MANUAL VERIFICATION

STEP 6

DHS should respond to SSA within 15 federal work days after receiving

the Form G-845. If DHS does not respond within 15 federal work days from

the receipt of the G-845 from SSA, follow-up with the DHS, USCIS

Immigration Status office. (Allow 15 days plus five additional federal

work days of mail time for the G-845 to be received at and returned from

DHS.

Follow local practice to follow-up with DHS. Some SSA offices have an

arrangement with the DHS, USCIS office to telephone for the follow-up

contact; other SSA offices send a copy of the original G-845 annotated

“second request.”) If the DHS response is still not received within 15

federal work days after the follow-up contact (if the follow-up is by

mail allow five additional federal work days of mail time for the G-845

to be received at and returned from DHS), make a second follow-up

contact. If the DHS response is not received within 15 federal workdays

(again, if the follow-up is by mail, allow five additional federal work

days of mail time for the G-845 to be received at and returned from

DHS), after two follow-ups, contact the RO. Also report to the RO any trend that shows a serious

deviation by DHS from the above time frames. The RO will consult with central office.

[Gatorfan 0]

My wife applied on June 19th, and they said she was not in system and sent the G-845.

We went again yesterday and were told she is still not in the system and the DHS has not responded to the G-845. I asked the lady if she could send another request and she said she would.

Unfortunately, for some of us this turns out to a lengthy process.

Best wishes.