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kaospouse   5

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Maybe I just want to steam about this but on our third trip to the SS office (since getting her green card) my wife was finally informed that the reason they can't seem to process a new number for her is because USCIS has a mismatch between the name on the green card (my last name) and her maiden name, with which she entered the country. Don't ask me why this is a stumbling block to getting a damn SS card or why it took them three visits to catch on. However, after getting off the phone with a similarly clueless USCIS rep, it now appears that I have to make an Infopass appointment (but hey, they're FREE! Isn't it good to know after the many hundreds of dollars you've already spent, that getting to talk to someone about your case is "free"?), take a few hours off work tomorrow, and drive 2 hours just to have someone change a name in their computer. After which, I'm sure I'll be told that it will be another 10 working days before the change takes effect.

In addition to coming here to seethe about this, I was wondering if anyone else ran into this problem and knew of a less time-consuming solution?

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VanessaTony   3,567

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That's interesting... I had the same issue. Though my GC has my married name on it, for some reason on the SAVE system I was still my maiden name.. but there was no INFOPASS for me.

The SSA had to mail off my forms to USCIS for verification rather than processing it there and then. They needed a copy of my GC and my marriage certificate and about 3 weeks later i got my new SSN card in my married name (and "DHS authorisation required" removed).

Aussie K1 process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/206016-australian-beneficiaries-packet-3-to-interview-date/
AOS, EAD & AP - the Aussie Way (including document list) - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/235331-aos-ead-ap-from-k1-the-aussie-way-doc-list-included/
ROC April 2012 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/358760-i-751-april-2012-filers/ (includes document list)
N-400 April 2013 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/ (includes document list)

N-400 Interview review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6381814

N-400 Oath Ceremony review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6537699
Aussie Chat page continued - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/331922-new-2011-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/
Aussie Name Change on Passport Process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/248400-australian-passport-name-change-process/
Travel on maiden name passport with married name GC, tickets in married name - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/183541-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/page__view__findpost__p__4135806
Shipping Costs from Aus to US - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/293179-shipping-costs-aus-to-usa/

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- For my "standard" timeline please see timeline to the left
- For timeline with Aussie specifics & more detailed info, please see the "About Me" section of my profile

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kaospouse   5

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This morning I took my wife up to the USCIS office and told them what had happened. The woman asked for our marriage certificate and green card, typed away for about 5 minutes, and then said she'd updated the SAVE database but that it typically took 24 hours for the change to show up.

Based on what you wrote, it sounds like she knew what she was doing. Back to SSA tomorrow to see if we can push through with the application for an SSN.

 
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