Prior SSN and greencard

[VJNG 0]

Hi Guys,

I worked in US on L1 Visa 2 years back and left.Now I got married to a USC and arrived on a greencard.We applied for a replacement SSN in the form DS-230 but I didnot receive it.I-9(Employment Eligibility form )says I will be good with I-551 passport stamp(my greencard has been lost in mail ,applied for replacement)

I need some advise.I know SSN will be used for taxfiling purposes.But the name on my SSN card is maiden name.Unfortunately I am getting divorced and getting the divorce decree in a month.so i dont think it is worth going to SSA just to change my maiden->married because i will need to change it to maiden soon.

Guys,Please advise what to do?

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

I would save the trip until after you have the divorce decree and then go to SSA with proof of divorce and confirm that SSA records are only in your Maiden name. If not then you can make the change with your divorce decree.

RE: SSN & DS-230, it's not uncommon for USCIS to not automatically order your SSN neither my wife or son got theirs without us making the trip to local SSA...

[I'm Gone 60]

Generally, a foreign-born person’s legal name is the name shown on his or her immigration document, for example, Form I-551.

If the required documents show clearly different names, we cannot accept the evidence to process the application. In these situations, the applicant must submit evidence showing the same name, or submit evidence of a name change that occurred after the immigration document was issued.

RM 10212.001 Defining the Legal Name for an SSN:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110212001

Acceptable evidence of a new name can be:

-- Domestic divorce/annulment decree, or order of dissolution of a

civil union or domestic partnership.

-- foreign divorce or annulment decrees

RM 10212.060 Evidence of Name Change based on a Divorce, Dissolution, or Annulment:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110212060

A divorce decree, annulment decree or evidence of dissolution stating the new name (name to be shown on the SSN card) is acceptable evidence of the new name. If a new name is stated in the document, this is the new name that must be used.

If the divorce or annulment decree does not specify the new name, we can accept one of the following:

-- Any prior SSN record showing a card was issued in the new name.

This is often the applicant’s maiden name, or it could be a prior

married name;

-- A birth certificate (BC), or amended BC, if the person is changing

to the maiden name;

-- A prior marriage document, if the person is changing to a prior

married name; or

-- Other documents such as the person’s Naturalization Certificate,

immigration document, for example, Form I-551, or previous court

order for a name change.

The identity document used to establish the old name must match the name on the current SSN record. The identity document is acceptable even if over two years old or expired.

Example:

Deborah Thompson wants to change her name to her maiden name, Lewis. She submitted evidence of the name change event, her divorce decree. The decree does not specify the new name, Lewis. The divorce decree shows her married name and date of birth that agrees with the SSN record and indicates the divorce took place three years ago. Her SSN record shows she previously had a card in the name Lewis, which is used as evidence of the new name. Since the divorce decree took place over two years earlier, the divorce decree cannot be considered acceptable evidence of identity. Deborah submits her United States passport in the name shown on the most recent SSN record (Thompson). Since Deborah submitted acceptable evidence of a name change and identity, we can process the name change.

RM 10212.065 Evidence Required to Process a Name Change on the SSN based on Divorce, Dissolution, or Annulment:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110212065

Evidence of identity in the new name to be shown on the SSN card and in the prior name on the latest SSN record must always be established in order to link the new name to the SSN record and to establish that the person applying for the name change and the number holder are the same person.

The name change document can also serve as an acceptable identity document for a name change if:

-- The divorce or annulment occurred within the past two years, and

-- The document has name and biographical information such as age,

date of birth, or parents’ names, which matches the data on the

latest SSN record.

If the name change event document does not meet both criteria the applicant must submit an identity document in addition to the name change document. The applicant must submit either:

-- one identity document in the prior name as shown on the latest SSN

Record, or

-- one identity document in the new name (to be shown on SSN card)

when the requirements described in RM 10212.020 listed below are

met.

We can accept expired identity documents in the prior name if submitted in connection with a name change.

RM 10212.015 Evidence Requirements to Process a Name Change on the SSN:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110212015#d

In name change situations when evidence of identity in the old name is required, for example, name change occurred more than two years ago and the applicant does not have any acceptable evidence of identity in the old name with him or her at the time the SSN application is filed, we can request the following documentation to process the name change:

-- Name change document form, for example, marriage document, showing

the old name that agrees with the name on the latest SSN record,

and;

-- Acceptable evidence of identity in the new name (name to be shown

on the SSN card), excluding marriage document, if it was submitted

as the name change document and;

-- Verification of identifying information (SSN, name(s) on latest SSN

record, date of birth, place of birth, parents’ names) from the

latest SSN record.

Example:

Laura Brooks wants to receive an SSN card in the name Brooks. She submits evidence of a name change event, her divorce decree. She changed her last name on the Social Security card from her maiden name (Brooks) to her husband’s last name (Thompson) soon after marriage but never changed her name back to her maiden name (Brooks) after the divorce. The divorce decree does not specify the new name or provide any identifying information. Her SSN record shows a prior card was issued in the name Laura Brooks, which can be used to establish the new name. Since the divorce does not meet the criteria for evidence of identity for the number holder, evidence of identity in addition to the name change document is required to process the name change.

Ms. Brooks never used her husband’s last name and alleges not having identity documents in the name on the latest SSN record (her married name of Thompson). She never changed her name to her married name on her driver’s license and is now having problems renewing her license because the DMV cannot verify her name and SSN in “Brooks” because the SSN record is still showing her married last name, Thompson.

In this situation, apply the evidence of identity in new name criteria to determine if the name change can be processed:

-- The divorce decree indicates the marriage between Laura Thompson

and Brad Thompson has been dissolved. The divorce decree shows the

prior name as shown on the latest SSN record;

-- The driver’s license is in the new name, Laura Brooks; and

-- All of Laura’s identifying information on the latest SSN record

(SSN, names on prior records, date of birth, place of birth,

parents’ names) matches her allegation and data shown on the

divorce decree and driver license.

RM 10212.020 Evidence Required to Process a Name Change on the SSN When Evidence of Identity in the New Name Only is Submitted:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110212020

[VJNG 0]

Hi,

Is there anyway i know whether USCIS has ordered SSN production or not?(even though it is unlikely).It is possible that my ex is holding me from it(if it has arrived to his address).I changed my address in USCIS database and they have the rightaddress.I received the welcome letter to the rightaddress but not the greencard(not sure what happened with it).Or is going to SSN office onlyway to find out if they ever touched my record/mailed it?

Thanks,

I would save the trip until after you have the divorce decree and then go to SSA with proof of divorce and confirm that SSA records are only in your Maiden name. If not then you can make the change with your divorce decree.

RE: SSN & DS-230, it's not uncommon for USCIS to not automatically order your SSN neither my wife or son got theirs without us making the trip to local SSA...

[I'm Gone 60]

If you know your SSN, you can call the SSA 800 number, 1-800-772-1213, to review your SSN record. No way to really know if immigration has successfully transmitted your information to SSA. Figure if you have been here at least three weeks, and the card has not been issued, it didn't work.