SSN FOR CR1

[andrea4prez 1]

My hubby arrived here last Feb 2, 2010 on an CR1 visa. Last feb 12, he received the green card right away but with A TYPO error on his first name, we then requested a new card with the right spelling of his name... We didnt go to the SSN office at all to fill for his SSN because in the DS230 ( I THINK), we put there that we want them to file the SSN for my husband...did we do the right thing?

PLEASE HELP! tHANKS!

[Otto 83]

did we do the right thing?

Yes you did the right thing - however, for some reason they don't always send the SS Card and many folks end up having to go down the the SSA to apply for one in person. I'd give it a couple more weeks to come in, then go down and apply if it hasn't arrive by then.

[andrea4prez 1]

Yes you did the right thing - however, for some reason they don't always send the SS Card and many folks end up having to go down the the SSA to apply for one in person. I'd give it a couple more weeks to come in, then go down and apply if it hasn't arrive by then.

THANKS! he's been here two weeks today, until when do I wait for it before applying in person? I just need him to have his SSN before I file my taxes on March 13.

[RVIANE♛ 5]

THANKS! he's been here two weeks today, until when do I wait for it before applying in person? I just need him to have his SSN before I file my taxes on March 13.

a week or two i went there after 10 days i arrived here just bring your marriage cert and passport

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

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[andrea4prez 1]

a week or two i went there after 10 days i arrived here just bring your marriage cert and passport

ok, so even if we checked the SSN part on the DS230, we still have to go to the SSN office?

[Darnell 8,478]

ok, so even if we checked the SSN part on the DS230, we still have to go to the SSN office?

maybe.

maybe not.

The 'problem' is that even if you ticked the box on the DS-230 - you have no way to guarantee that it will be issued.

I suggest you go to an SSA office TODAY, bring passport and greencard.

Use the VISA NAME (printed in the passport) when he applies for a SSN, and the clerk should tell you WHETHER OR NOT he is 'found' in the SAVE database. Then, if he is 'found' - the application will go through.

Then, go back 2 days later to same SSA office, the clerk will GIVE you the SSN. (but not the printed card - that will show up in the mail).

Don't bother calling the national hotline - these folk are not only clueless, but don't have access to your husband's record.

[andrea4prez 1]

ok, another problem is the green card had a typo in his name, so we told by uscis that we need to send the card and they will replace it...

can he just show his passport and birth cert instead?

maybe.

maybe not.

The 'problem' is that even if you ticked the box on the DS-230 - you have no way to guarantee that it will be issued.

I suggest you go to an SSA office TODAY, bring passport and greencard.

Use the VISA NAME (printed in the passport) when he applies for a SSN, and the clerk should tell you WHETHER OR NOT he is 'found' in the SAVE database. Then, if he is 'found' - the application will go through.

Then, go back 2 days later to same SSA office, the clerk will GIVE you the SSN. (but not the printed card - that will show up in the mail).

Don't bother calling the national hotline - these folk are not only clueless, but don't have access to your husband's record.

[Darnell 8,478]

IMO, he not need to 'show the greencard' at SSA.

He has I-551 stamp in his passport already, given at the POE.

That SHOULD be sufficient.

But - if any problem with SAVE database - you might want to have the clerk look him up under the mis-spelled name, as well, which would mean to bring in the GC to SSA office.

This stuff is so twisted - I hate it .. I should not have ever had to 'learn' all this cr@p - USCIS/DOS/SSA/CBP/DHS should make it all f*ckin seamless, and they DON'T !!!

[~happyndinlove~ 540]

My hubby arrived here last Feb 2, 2010 on an CR1 visa. Last feb 12, he received the green card right away but with A TYPO error on his first name, we then requested a new card with the right spelling of his name... We didnt go to the SSN office at all to fill for his SSN because in the DS230 ( I THINK), we put there that we want them to file the SSN for my husband...did we do the right thing?

PLEASE HELP! tHANKS!

yes! you did the right thing. i got mine 2 weeks after i got here and before i got my GC.

[Flames9_RN 358]

Sometimes the SSN card comes as it is supposed to --if ya checked off the box on the DS-230----but sometimes it doesn't! After 10-14 business days, no SSN, simply head to the SSN office and ask about it! Best to download and fill out a form just in case your not in the system. Take ur passport with ya (with the visa in it) for proof that ur eligible for a SSN. Thats what I had to do. 1 week later it came in the mail

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

[Mononoke28 135]

We also checked the SS box in the DS-230 and even though we received my husband's green card in the mail 7 weeks after he arrived, the SS card was nowhere in sight. So, we ended up going to the SSA office to apply for a new one.

Keep in mind that the SSA will not issue a SSN unless all info has been entered in the system by the USCIS.

Diana

[andrea4prez 1]

We also checked the SS box in the DS-230 and even though we received my husband's green card in the mail 7 weeks after he arrived, the SS card was nowhere in sight. So, we ended up going to the SSA office to apply for a new one.

Keep in mind that the SSA will not issue a SSN unless all info has been entered in the system by the USCIS.

Diana

thanks guys!!! since im off on friday, we will just go to SSN office that day and see whats happening...we got the green card 7 business days after he got here but no SSN thats why i got worried.

[Flames9_RN 358]

thanks guys!!! since im off on friday, we will just go to SSN office that day and see whats happening...we got the green card 7 business days after he got here but no SSN thats why i got worried.

Thats quick for the green card, normally its closer to a month after POE

[andrea4prez 1]

Thats quick for the green card, normally its closer to a month after POE

i know i was expecting the SSN first... hehe