Will I Ever Get A Break?

[Missa 0]

wow that sucks. especially since its just a learners permit. the secretary of state here in michigan asked for me to bring my marriage license to link the maiden name with the married name and i was good. : / ins better not make you pay for their mistake

[KiminON 0]

I feel your pain. I went to get the restriction removed from my SSN card and was told I have to go back to DHS because they left the the 'e' out of my first name (Kimberly vs Kimberley). #######?! Like I am going to drive 3 hrs one way because some fatfingered gov't employee can't type? I think not.

Thankfully the DMV didn't seem to mind so I'd got my license. Probably helped that the DMV lady had a run in with the sow at the SSN office too. LOL And since I don't plan on changing jobs that often, I have decided to keep my SSN the way it is and just give them my PR card too. Hasn't been trouble so far.

[Kimbear 53]

i usually have the same issue with both my first and maiden names..they always put ly instead of ley or they put dy instead of die...so bloody annoying..my lawyer did that so many times now matter how much i corrected him..grrr.

Edited July 9, 2010 by Kimbear

[ashenflowers 5]

ugh... I HATE that so many people are being given the runaround on so many different areas with this process. It's driving me nuts. I hope you're able to get this sorted out soon Rhiann!

[Gemmie 142]

I had the same problem.

I had to wait to go to the DMV because of waiting for the Green Card to come through. Finally got my GC, studied for the test, but the office was closed. The next time I heard there was a change in the permit test and they had a strong focus on alcohol-related questions, so I had to cancel and re-study the manual to make sure I was OK. The next time I waited in line for the 40 minutes and then was told that they couldn't take my SSN because of a recent name change - and that they wouldn't accept my GC as evidence of residence. The time after that, I finally got to take the test and the woman told me that the GC was fine, and that some offices have a reputation for making it hard for immigrants. Heck, I even saw the same person at that office yelling at a foreign woman, asking if she even spoke English.

Try not to get too disheartened. You WILL get there.

[star_shine 0]

Jezzz i just walked in with my Passport and a proof of adress and my social and i was fine lol!