SSN, Marriage and Name Change Question

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Hello,

I've seen similar questions to mine being asked, but the answers weren't quite clear to our exact situation, so here it goes:

My fiancee and I are getting married tomorrow (Fri) and we haven't yet filed for an SSN for her, since we were told to wait two weeks to "get the name into the system" before doing so, and she's not even been here for three weeks yet. We have our marriage license, however.

We asked about applying for an SSN, and were told it doesn't make much sense to apply for a card before we get married and my fiancee's name changes after the wedding. We were told we should just wait and apply *after* the wedding, for a card in her new name.

Is this an acceptable idea? We'll be applying for AOS shortly after the marriage or whenever it makes the most sense, and we'd like to have her be ready for employment and when EAD is granted.

I am not sure how things work with applying for the SSN and AOS with the whole name change factor, especially as far as identifying her as an individual already in the I-94/K-1 system goes.

Thanks!

[Otto 83]

We asked about applying for an SSN, and were told it doesn't make much sense to apply for a card before we get married and my fiancee's name changes after the wedding. We were told we should just wait and apply *after* the wedding, for a card in her new name.

Is this an acceptable idea? Well it could be - but if you need the number/card, you should do what you need to do.

We'll be applying for AOS shortly after the marriage or whenever it makes the most sense, and we'd like to have her be ready for employment and when EAD is granted. I'd apply at your earliest convenience (obviously you'll be busy tomorrow) but before the I-94 expiration date (actual no later than 14 days before the I-94 expires).

I am not sure how things work with applying for the SSN and AOS with the whole name change factor, especially as far as identifying her as an individual already in the I-94/K-1 system goes.

Thanks!

Check the Guide for How to get a Social Security Number Guide. It will explain a lot to you.

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Check the Guide for How to get a Social Security Number Guide. It will explain a lot to you.

Actually, I already did that a few times. It's clear on what needs to be done, but not so much about how important the order of them is, and the reasons behind the order and system, etc.

For reference, this is the page I've been looking at:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...om&page=ssn

Again, very clear on what we need and need to do, but other than that... still a bit in the dark.

[Anh map 2,098]

We got married a couple of weeks after Linh entered on a K1, then applied for her SSC with married name, AOS, etc. No name change issues as the marriage certificate is the primary evidence.

Go ahead and get a few certified copies of the marriage cert. so that you can submit them as needed. (Here they were just a few dollars each, I understand the cost can vary).

The only thing that Linh did with her maiden name after the POE was sign the marriage license application. Never any problems.

[TBoneTX 45,288]

Go ahead and get a few certified copies of the marriage cert. so that you can submit them as needed. (Here they were just a few dollars each, I understand the cost can vary).

Brother Anh is spot-on again. After my marriage, I ordered SEVEN certified copies... and, after all the official uses and giving souvenir copies to mothers, etc., we have ONE left.

[Aubrey 10]

We applied for my husband's SSN after we got married. We hyphenated both our names (note, the marriage certificate did not state our new names), and we had no problems using the certificate as proof of our name change with SS. The lady said it would take a little longer to get his SS card because we didn't get his card before the marriage/name change, and it took about 3 weeks for him to get it.

As to the poster with the cert copies... I ordered 3, and so far have used 1 (for AOS filing). Every other place has accepted a photocopy of the cert'd copy unless it was something I needed to do in person... like the bank and DMV.