Do I need new SS card after AOS is approved?

[sealavender 0]

Greetings everyone,

We made it! We went to our interview this morning and got approved! I would like to thank the VJ community for your crucial guidance, we could not have come so far without you!

When I was an F1 student, I worked on campus and so I applied for a SSN. My card, however, says that I am not allowed to work without DHS authorization. Now that I have become a PR, is it necessary to have my SS card changed to remove the restriction?

Once again, thank you all very much!

Edited November 9, 2010 by sealavender

[aleful 1,905]

Greetings everyone,

We made it! We went to our interview this morning and got approved! I would like to thank the VJ community for your crucial guidance, we could not have come so far without you!

When I was an F1 student, I worked on campus and so I applied for a SSN. My card, however, says that I am not allowed to work without DHS authorization. Now that I have become a PR, is it necessary to have my SS card changed to remove the restriction?

Once again, thank you all very much!

congrats!!! correct. yes you do have to go to the SS office to get the restriction off. the other card is a temporary one.

[Betti 1]

Greetings everyone,

We made it! We went to our interview this morning and got approved! I would like to thank the VJ community for your crucial guidance, we could not have come so far without you!

When I was an F1 student, I worked on campus and so I applied for a SSN. My card, however, says that I am not allowed to work without DHS authorization. Now that I have become a PR, is it necessary to have my SS card changed to remove the restriction?

Once again, thank you all very much!

I went to the SS office after I received my greencard, but they told me that it is not necessary to apply for a new card. The DHS authoriziation that your current SS card refers to is your greencard (and before it was your F-1 visa), so there is no need to change your actual SS card. The SSN will stay the same for the rest of your life, the only thing that changes are the restrictions. I was told that the only time I'll have to go back and update my status is after I complete the naturalization. (This is all what I was told at the Austin SS office).

[hniHnitsuJ 8]

congrats

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

My card is from January 1991, almost 20 years old, and reads: "not valid for employment." No need to get a new card. The card just shows the SSN, whereas the Green Card documents the authorization to work. So the Green Card overrides whatever is written on the SS card. If it reads: "only valid with DHS authorization" then the Green Card IS the authorization. Since you have both, Green Card and SS card, you have everything to need. Only if you have time to kill or if it rocks your boat, you can get a card without anything on it. I never felt the need to get one.

Edited November 9, 2010 by Just Bob

[vivizoka 0]

Like everyone said, the GC allows you to use your current SS card. Unless you want to change your name. Then you can request a new card with your new name, which will not have the message on it.