Social security help....

[Jubav 0]

So today i went to my local ss office and they told me i need to have a work authorization prior to receicing my ss card....!! I explained that is not corrext bcz the i94 gives work authorization along with a k1 visa..i have seen other posts about this topic but i just want to know what others did in order to explain to them that HE CAN get the ss card.. Anyone with advice please help

[Inky 1,110]

The I-94 is not a work authorization... the EAD or Green Card is work authorization.

A K-1 is entitled to an SSN though not able to use it to work until they have work authorization. Most SS offices turn people away it seems unless they have the EAD or GC.

[happyblessedme 12]

So today i went to my local ss office and they told me i need to have a work authorization prior to receicing my ss card....!! I explained that is not corrext bcz the i94 gives work authorization along with a k1 visa..i have seen other posts about this topic but i just want to know what others did in order to explain to them that HE CAN get the ss card.. Anyone with advice please help

An I-94 is not an authorization to work. Only EAD and Green card will allow u to work.

I am not sure how it works now but when i came here 4 yrs. ago i was able to get my SSN after me and hubby got married..all they asked from me is my marriage certificate and passport. I did not have my AOS yet that time.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

So today i went to my local ss office and they told me i need to have a work authorization prior to receicing my ss card....!! I explained that is not corrext bcz the i94 gives work authorization along with a k1 visa..i have seen other posts about this topic but i just want to know what others did in order to explain to them that HE CAN get the ss card.. Anyone with advice please help

A K-1 visa holder is only authorized to work while their I-94 is valid if they have authorization from Department of Homeland Security (i.e., an EAD from USCIS). The only reason this is allowed is so that a K1 will be eligible to apply for a Social Security number. In reality, nobody with a K1 would be crazy enough to actually apply for an EAD based on their I-94 because you have to pay a fee to file the I-765, it takes a couple of months to be approved, and it will expire when the I-94 expires. If you were lucky, you'd get to work a couple of weeks before it expired.

Anyway, SSA is supposed to issue a Social Security number to a K1 with a valid I-94, as long as the I-94 still has at least 14 days of validity remaining. Print out the following page from the SSA website and rub it in the face of the clerk at your local SSA office.

https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0110211530

Please note that the link in the VJ K1 SSN guide is apparently now broken, but the above link will get you the information you need. I guess SSA has revised their guidelines since that link was posted in the VJ guides.

[Krikit 1,164]

Moving from AOS Process to the SSN section.

[I'm Gone 60]

So today i went to my local ss office and they told me i need to have a work authorization prior to receicing my ss card....!! I explained that is not corrext bcz the i94 gives work authorization along with a k1 visa..i have seen other posts about this topic but i just want to know what others did in order to explain to them that HE CAN get the ss card.. Anyone with advice please help

Go back to the office, or try another office and tell them to look at:

RM 10211.420 Employment Authorization for Non-immigrants

https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0110211420

C. Policy - Employment Authorization by Class of Admission (COA)

The following policy applies to employment authorization by class of admission:

1. Aliens Work Authorized Without Specific DHS Authorization

The following sections list non-immigrants, by alien class of admission codes, who are authorized to work in the U.S. without specific authorization from DHS. The person’s I-94 will not have the DHS employment authorization stamp and the alien will generally not have an EAD.

K-1 -- Fiancé(e) of U.S. citizen