NO SSN UNTILL NOW AND NAME PROBLEM

[hyperme 0]

Hi everyone,

I came here in the usa tru K1 visa last october 2010, i went to SSA to apply for SSN but they told me that I need a EAD before i can get a SSN.. i went back there 3 times for a reconsideration but they refused. so we got married on november 15 then applied for an AOS together with EAD and travel docs on the 30th in my married name(hyphenated).. Now my I94 already expired and will get EAD in a month or two.(by the way tomorrow is my biometric schedule)

So with the I94 expiration concern I went back to the SSA last week and told them about it and they said i wont be able to get SSN if my I94 is expired even i have EAD unless i get my GC ... this thing is really pissing me off, and i am sure that not everyone has this problem with the SSA. I know it will take time to get my GC but i want a SSN to get a license from DMV, attend school or get a job. Staying at home and doing nothing is really killing me. And my other concern is that i wish i just kept my maiden or use my husband name instead of hyphenated name because the USCIS keep on sending wrong name format on my name even i reported the error and corrected it. I am planning to file a change name at the court to bring back my name and to avoid error or confusion with it, but ofcourse i need to discuss it with my husband..so if ever i can forward it to USCIS before they issue my GC.. is that possible?

oh well everything is very complicated for me now.. i hope to see a lil light in this very long tunnel.

[newlyweds2010 208]

Hi everyone,

I came here in the usa tru K1 visa last october 2010, i went to SSA to apply for SSN but they told me that I need a EAD before i can get a SSN.. i went back there 3 times for a reconsideration but they refused. so we got married on november 15 then applied for an AOS together with EAD and travel docs on the 30th in my married name(hyphenated).. Now my I94 already expired and will get EAD in a month or two.(by the way tomorrow is my biometric schedule)

So with the I94 expiration concern I went back to the SSA last week and told them about it and they said i wont be able to get SSN if my I94 is expired even i have EAD unless i get my GC ... this thing is really pissing me off, and i am sure that not everyone has this problem with the SSA. I know it will take time to get my GC but i want a SSN to get a license from DMV, attend school or get a job. Staying at home and doing nothing is really killing me. And my other concern is that i wish i just kept my maiden or use my husband name instead of hyphenated name because the USCIS keep on sending wrong name format on my name even i reported the error and corrected it. I am planning to file a change name at the court to bring back my name and to avoid error or confusion with it, but ofcourse i need to discuss it with my husband..so if ever i can forward it to USCIS before they issue my GC.. is that possible?

oh well everything is very complicated for me now.. i hope to see a lil light in this very long tunnel.

very strange, they should have given you the SSN by presenting the unexpired I-94 alone. anyway, in California (that's where you are, right?) the SSN is required but not sufficient to obtain a driver license: you also need proof of legal presence, which is either a GC or an EAD. same for working: you can't work just with an SSN, because you will receive a "restricted" card, valid only with work authorization (again, either EAD or GC). at this point, to not waste further time, just wait until you receive the EAD or the GC and then go back to the SSA with that, because for the time being a SSN is quite useless.

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very strange, they should have given you the SSN by presenting the unexpired I-94 alone. anyway, in California (that's where you are, right?) the SSN is required but not sufficient to obtain a driver license: you also need proof of legal presence, which is either a GC or an EAD. same for working: you can't work just with an SSN, because you will receive a "restricted" card, valid only with work authorization (again, either EAD or GC). at this point, to not waste further time, just wait until you receive the EAD or the GC and then go back to the SSA with that, because for the time being a SSN is quite useless.

Yes, thanks for the comment. And that's what i was telling to the SSA officer but they refused..I live here now in Oregon and Iam not sure if every state has its own policy in issuing SSN. same with the DMV requiring SSN to issue license.

Now since my name changed getting an SSN with EAD alone is not possible.. I just wish that I kept my maiden name so all legal documents are in the same name.

[Darnell 8,478]

they never ever gave you a SSN, after applying the first time? They kept saying you must have EAD first? I'm sorry, this is wrong.

You should take names and ID numbers of the employees that told you this, file a complaint with the SSA ombudsman's office - you've dealt with idiots.

and

do you have some name problem with SAVE database, either the name is mis-spelled or the A# is off, when comparing what's in SAVE database to what's on the visa and I-94?

If so, you'll need to get into a CBP office, secondary inspection / deferred inspection - and get it fixed there, face to face -

and then, several days later, return to SSA office (suggest after you have EAD in hand)

and apply again.

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also , I think they are wrong about 'EAD only' scenario - as many have gotten it solely with the EAD, showing that and the expired I-94, passport with VISA document.

Edited February 5, 2011 by Darnell

[hyperme 0]

they never ever gave you a SSN, after applying the first time? They kept saying you must have EAD first? I'm sorry, this is wrong.

You should take names and ID numbers of the employees that told you this, file a complaint with the SSA ombudsman's office - you've dealt with idiots.

and

do you have some name problem with SAVE database, either the name is mis-spelled or the A# is off, when comparing what's in SAVE database to what's on the visa and I-94?

If so, you'll need to get into a CBP office, secondary inspection / deferred inspection - and get it fixed there, face to face -

and then, several days later, return to SSA office (suggest after you have EAD in hand)

and apply again.

---

also , I think they are wrong about 'EAD only' scenario - as many have gotten it solely with the EAD, showing that and the expired I-94, passport with VISA document.

thank you for the info... And yes they never gave me a chance to get an SSA, i went there 3x during the time my I94 was not expired yet..they never ever checked my name in the computer too so...and keep on saying i need an EAD.. then when i came back the 4th time with I94 expired and with my AOS and EAD acceptance notice from the immigration they said i need to wait until my GC because they wont accept EAD approval alone in the future since my I94 is already expired and another thing is that they said my name is already changed to married name.. i really feel bad about this thing...maybe filing a complaint to the ombudsman is a good idea...

[Darnell 8,478]

wow - they not check yer documents even when you first applied? I'm sorry, lass - I'd be royally p|ssed off, to the point of making sure the ombudsmans report got INTO that worker's employment jacket - if I can't get them fired, at least I can make sure they won't get promoted the next time a review is performed.

[newlyweds2010 208]

I sort of had the same problem because the girl at the front desk insisted that I did not have a work visa or a valid non work reason to get one (obtaining a driver license alone is not a valid reason), until she said she would go talk to her supervisor. she disappeared in the back office with my passport and when she came back a few minutes later, she said "sorry I was wrong, you can apply right now".

[Haarp425 26]

thank you for the info... And yes they never gave me a chance to get an SSA, i went there 3x during the time my I94 was not expired yet..they never ever checked my name in the computer too so...and keep on saying i need an EAD.. then when i came back the 4th time with I94 expired and with my AOS and EAD acceptance notice from the immigration they said i need to wait until my GC because they wont accept EAD approval alone in the future since my I94 is already expired and another thing is that they said my name is already changed to married name.. i really feel bad about this thing...maybe filing a complaint to the ombudsman is a good idea...

You don't have to wait until you get your GC to obtain SSN card. What the SSA staff meant is that once you have your EAD (Employment Authorization Document) card, you can go back to the SSA local office and file for your SSN card. The SSA staff will not accept filing receipt and you have must your EAD now to get your SSN card since your I-94 has expired.

You local SSA office is probably have the same mindset with our local SSA office here where I live. Twice, the local SSA office here denied my wife with a valid K-1 visa and unexpired I-94 (4/16/2011) to obtain a SSN card. Only when I notified the SSA in Seattle Regional Office regarding my situation that SSA Regional Office notified the local SSA office with a message "Note: Marriage does not affect an individual with K-1 status's eligibility to be assigned an SSN, or issued a card".

You can visit this link to show the documentation I have received from SSA via email.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/296376-eligibility-to-be-assigned-a-social-security-number/