Question about SSN and AP

[cookieandcream 10]

hi, so ( according to my timeline ) can I get an SSN? if yes how?

second, my grandmother is not doing well and I think I might have to leave at some point soon, what would the process be like? would the doctor s letter have to be in french and then translated in english or can it be in english directly ( french doctor who can pbb speak english )?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

You have to wait for your EAD to get your SSN. Once you get it go to the SS office with your EAD card and passport and you should be good to go. Be sure to go back once you get your GC and update your status to LPR and also you'll get a SS card with no "work authorization" wording on the top.

Your AP would normally be approved in about 3 months (maybe a bit less). If you need emergency AP, you can try to get it through an infopass appointment. I am not sure what they are looking for to approve your emergency AP (but I am sure writing originally in English is more than fine). Sorry about your grandmother.

[cookieandcream 10]

thank you so much, apparently our insurrance company wants my ssn which is weird, and they did the same thing with our son.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Ahh, I have heard people say that there are ways around that "requirement" from the insurance company. Perhaps you could start another thread asking how to get around that rule (because I think they cannot legally require that if you don't have it). Good luck.

Edited December 13, 2010 by Harpa Timsah

[I'm Gone 60]

You have to wait for your EAD to get your SSN.

What are you basing this on? I see no date of entry in the timeline. As long as the I-94 is not expired or within 14 days of expiring the person is still eligible to be assigned an SSN based on K-1 status.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

What are you basing this on? I see no date of entry in the timeline. As long as the I-94 is not expired or within 14 days of expiring the person is still eligible to be assigned an SSN based on K-1 status.

Because she did not enter on K-1. It says she submitted a I-130 with her I-485 application. I take this to mean she entered on a non-immigrant visa.

Edited December 13, 2010 by Harpa Timsah

[I'm Gone 60]

Because she did not enter on K-1. It says she submitted a I-130 with her I-485 application. I take this to mean she entered on a non-immigrant visa.

If that is the case, you are correct and the EAD card or I-551 card or stamp will be needed. I'm so used to K-1s asking about SSN eligibility, I just assumed the person entered as a K-1.

BTW K-1 is also a non-immigrant visa.

[Stanley Hermosill 1]

Yes, it is very normal for insurance companies to ask for a SSN. They want to make sure you don't default on your payments, and if you do, they need to be able to slash your credit score, which is tied to your SSN!