Social security help

[Mal and Meg 12]

Hi all im currently just filing in my SS-5 form for my social security number but i am confused by question 5?

What do i enter? I came to America on a K-1 visa so not sure what i should tick? can anyone help me out?

The options are: us citizen, legal alien allowed to work, legal alien not allowed to work, other

Please help if you know

[happyblessedme 12]

Hi all im currently just filing in my SS-5 form for my social security number but i am confused by question 5?

What do i enter? I came to America on a K-1 visa so not sure what i should tick? can anyone help me out?

The options are: us citizen, legal alien allowed to work, legal alien not allowed to work, other

Please help if you know

If u came here on a K1 visa then check " Legal Alien not allowed to work" since the SS card u will get will not authorize you to work yet.

[JoannaV 174]

And then after you adjust your status you will go back and update Social Security to that of a legal alien able to work :-)

[happyblessedme 12]

And then after you adjust your status you will go back and update Social Security to that of a legal alien able to work :-)

Yes . Even if you don't adjust your status yet as long as you have the EAD or the employment authorization document you can legally work here.

[brownskinned 5]

Hi all im currently just filing in my SS-5 form for my social security number but i am confused by question 5?

What do i enter? I came to America on a K-1 visa so not sure what i should tick? can anyone help me out?

The options are: us citizen, legal alien allowed to work, legal alien not allowed to work, other

Please help if you know

legal alien allowed to work - if you have your employment authorization already

legal alien not allowed to work - if you haven't got the EAD yet.(depending on the state, those that doesnt have EAD will not be granted SSN)

[VanessaTony 3,567]

contrary to everyone else's statement, the correct answer is: Legal alien ALLOWED to work. With or without EAD. The K1 is work authorised for SSA purposes. It's in their rules here: http://www.fosterquan.com/content/documents/govt_websites/SSEmploymentAuthorizationNonimmigrants.pdf (sorry the SSA link isn't working but this is the same rule). Read bottom of page 5, section C where it says "1. Aliens Work Authorized Without Specific DHS Authorization" and you'll see K1 listed on page 8.

If you're worried you can wait till you get to the SSA and they'll tick that box anyway.

[Haarp425 26]

contrary to everyone else's statement, the correct answer is: Legal alien ALLOWED to work. With or without EAD. The K1 is work authorised for SSA purposes. It's in their rules here: http://www.fosterquan.com/content/documents/govt_websites/SSEmploymentAuthorizationNonimmigrants.pdf (sorry the SSA link isn't working but this is the same rule). Read bottom of page 5, section C where it says "1. Aliens Work Authorized Without Specific DHS Authorization" and you'll see K1 listed on page 8.

If you're worried you can wait till you get to the SSA and they'll tick that box anyway.

That's what we selected as well. Legal alien ALLOWED to work.

[Ronnie&Hang 12]

contrary to everyone else's statement, the correct answer is: Legal alien ALLOWED to work. With or without EAD. The K1 is work authorised for SSA purposes. It's in their rules here: http://www.fosterquan.com/content/documents/govt_websites/SSEmploymentAuthorizationNonimmigrants.pdf (sorry the SSA link isn't working but this is the same rule). Read bottom of page 5, section C where it says "1. Aliens Work Authorized Without Specific DHS Authorization" and you'll see K1 listed on page 8.

If you're worried you can wait till you get to the SSA and they'll tick that box anyway.

That's true. I did check that box and she did not tell me otherwise at the SSA office.

Edited March 9, 2011 by Ronnie&Hang

[Mal and Meg 12]

Thanks very much

where do you find what states wont give SSN until you have EAD?

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Thanks very much

where do you find what states wont give SSN until you have EAD?

All states are SUPPOSED to give you a SSN until 2 weeks before your I-94 expires (then they won't issue it). Once you have less than 2 weeks left on the I-94 you need to wait for the EAD or GC.

[Nadiia and Eric 1]

All states are SUPPOSED to give you a SSN until 2 weeks before your I-94 expires (then they won't issue it). Once you have less than 2 weeks left on the I-94 you need to wait for the EAD or GC.

Would really be interesting to see a state that wont issue a SS Card considering Social Security is FEDERAL , but the offices diffently look at dates on I-94.

[JoannaV 174]

That's weeeeird. And yet K-3 needs the EAD.

[Messybrownhair 251]

Got mine yesterday with no problems!

I ticked legal alien allowed to work

[kaospouse 5]

I applied for an SSN for my wife about a month after her arrival, last November, and she didn't get the number. Unfortunately, I hadn't begun using this website as a reference yet, because looking back I think if I'd tried to push it through a second time (knowing what I know now) I likely would have got the number. I'm guessing that it landed on someone's desk who didn't know what they were doing. It was explained to me by my local SSA office in such a way that made it seem like she was ineligible.

So now I'm stuck waiting for the EAD or GC, whichever comes first, before applying again.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Would really be interesting to see a state that wont issue a SS Card considering Social Security is FEDERAL , but the offices diffently look at dates on I-94.

It's not a state thing, it's an office thing. And it's not a state rule, it's just stupidity. SO many people have gone to SSA offices with a valid I-94 and are supposed to get a SSN but because they're married they're told their status changed to K3 and that's not SSN eligible. Others just say marriage cancels the K1, others don't realise a K1 can get a SSN. The SSA in Houston, Texas (near Spring) knows the K1 rule, but other offices don't... I just assumed the OP meant office