Petition Approved without SSN

[R.Tope 0]

Hi all,

I just thought it was important to post this since I could not find any type of information on this site relating to questions I had about this topic. My husband does not and has never had a SSN and thus has never filed taxes (he has not been evading taxes since has been travelling most of his adult life for his family business, which he does not hold a job title for and does not get paid). We were concerned as to how this will affect our application and thus called everywhere and searched every website possible to no avail. We did a DCF in Dec 2010, was approved and received our package. The consular officer there advised us that once we receive a notarized letter from the IRS and have his parents as our sponsors nothing else is needed on his behalf.

I hope this is useful for anyone who may have any questions about this topic, though I highly doubt it as I mostly received snide remarks like my husband is an outcast or a drug cartel when previous posts were made requesting information on our situation. I pity their ignorance as a SSN is not mandatory and you can in fact have a bank account without one.

[YuAndDan 153]

Nowhere on any petition, application, or even I-864 is a SSN requested or required.

Having a joint sponsor is common for most receiving a visa through DCF due to not having an income that would continue after arriving in the USA.

Petitioner is required to prove or show re-establishing domicile in the USA.

Good luck with the IRS!