SS card update?

[J&N* 68]

Our AOS just got approved even before our AP and EAD (how funny) Anyway, do I need to go to the social security office and get my card updated, remove that "VALID FOR WORK WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION ONLY"? Or should I just leave it??

Thanks!!

Edited April 2, 2011 by Nermeen&Joe

[ryna 132]

Our AOS just got approved even before our AP and EAD (how funny) Anyway, do I need to go to the social security office and get my card updated, remove that "VALID FOR WORK WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION ONLY"? Or should I just leave it??

Thanks!!

Congrats!

If the name isn't going to change, you can leave it as it is. The GC is the DHS work authorization.

[Maxximus1074 14]

Congrats!

If the name isn't going to change, you can leave it as it is. The GC is the DHS work authorization.

Congrats on the approval!!!

I waited for the actual green card to arrive in the mail and then went to the social security office and applied for removal of that imprint for them to sent me a card without it.

Yes, the green card is the authorization, but if you apply for a job and someone wants to see your social security card, why not having one that is without the restriction, that way you don't have to bring your green card along, explain that you are a permanent resident etc. ......sooo if you have some time to spare, go to the office, pull a number and wait your turn at the social security office like I did

Maxximus

[M.O 6]

I never changed mine,it doesnt hurt anything..since im gonna change it anyway once i am a citizen,why make an extra trip to SSA when its not necessary...this is really a choice than a must...

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

It's up to you. Some people have it changed, some do not.

Basically, if you are applying for a new job, you need to fill out an I-9 form. For it, you have to show who you are and that you are allowed to work. There are 3 lists of permitted documents to satisfy this. In case of a LPR (which your wife is), this can be:

1) Driver license and unrestricted SS card, or

2) Green Card.

So if your wife does not want to show her Green Card when applying for a new job, she should get a new, unrestricted SS card. If she does not mind to show her Green Card, then she won't have to show her SS card again for a very long time. I did not change my SS card until I became a US citizen and only then because I also changed my name at the same time. Other than for employment, the SS card is never shown again. All that's needed is the number and that never changes.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Our AOS just got approved even before our AP and EAD (how funny) Anyway, do I need to go to the social security office and get my card updated, remove that "VALID FOR WORK WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION ONLY"? Or should I just leave it??

Thanks!!

You do not HAVE to remove it. SS cards are not valid for employment anyway, not even for citizens, without something else. You will be solving a problem that does not exist.

Alla never changed hers and has never been asked for her SS card for any reason. It is safely tucked away in a drawer. You show your green card for proof of employment eligibility.

[baron555 934]

Our AOS just got approved even before our AP and EAD (how funny) Anyway, do I need to go to the social security office and get my card updated, remove that "VALID FOR WORK WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION ONLY"? Or should I just leave it??

Thanks!!

Yes, just do it. Very easy.

[patient2010 93]

Our AOS just got approved even before our AP and EAD (how funny) Anyway, do I need to go to the social security office and get my card updated, remove that "VALID FOR WORK WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION ONLY"? Or should I just leave it??

Thanks!!

Our AOS was approved before Our EAD/AP also. We got the greencard and welcome letter in the mail on Friday April 1st we are done until March 2013(or at least 90 days prior of course). Congrats!!!