Social Security Card Mixup

[Johnny and Mor 0]

I think I managed to goof up the time line. We tried to get my wife her soc. security card the other day, but the rep mentioned it is not possible anymore because we got married.

Quick background: She came over on an approved I-129 and POE was in Feb 11'.

I read somewhere that in order to get her soc. sec card, she needed her State ID and her I-94. So to get a state issued ID (MN), the only required doc we could get was a marriage license...

Now the social sec admin wants us to get the green card first (which im gathering the final docs), before we can get her social.

So with the circumstances above, are we pretty much done job hunting for her before we even began?

Thanks for any insight.

[Messybrownhair 251]

I think I managed to goof up the time line. We tried to get my wife her soc. security card the other day, but the rep mentioned it is not possible anymore because we got married.

Quick background: She came over on an approved I-129 and POE was in Feb 11'.

I read somewhere that in order to get her soc. sec card, she needed her State ID and her I-94. So to get a state issued ID (MN), the only required doc we could get was a marriage license...

Now the social sec admin wants us to get the green card first (which im gathering the final docs), before we can get her social.

So with the circumstances above, are we pretty much done job hunting for her before we even began?

Thanks for any insight.

She won't be able to work anyway until she gets her EAD. And judging from your post, she arrived Feb '11 (as did I) which means her I-94 will expire this month. This means she really won't be issued a SSN now. My advice would be to file for AOS ASAP so that she can get the proper work authorization right away. Oh and to get SSN you need birth certificate, passport and I-94 only.

Goodluck!

Edited May 7, 2011 by messybrownhair

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

What you experienced is something many people in the same situation experience. The best time for a K-1 to get a SSN is about 2 weeks after being admitted to the US and still unmarried. At that point she would have gotten a SSN in her maiden name. Now she doesn't have enough time left on her I-94 so the only way to pull this off now is with AOS and EAD via form I-765.

[LoveinPeru 2]

Although I-94 does expire soon and that puts a damper on getting social security, being married already does not affect anything (or maybe it varies by state). My husband got here in the beginning of April. We got married 2 weeks later. A week after that he went to get his SSN. He was given it with no hassle and a week later his social security card arrived.