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hope.andsun   7

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Hi everyone!

It feels weird to be going to a different thread, as I always go to the one related to the K1 visa. I be leaving for the US in a week, and it'll be in California.

I have read that once you get there, you should wait for a week, then get a SSN. Get married, and have a name change.

Is it possible if I just get my SSN after we get married? Is this allowed? If so, what are the advantages and disadvantages of applying for a SSN immediately, rather than waiting after marriage?

This question has probably been asked before, but I don't know how to search for it. :P Thank you!

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Brother Hesekiel   2,236

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You should wait about 2 weeks, not 1 week.

Is it possible that you'll get a SSN (and card) after you got married? Sure. Unless you change your name, in which case the name USCIS has for you on file does not match the name you are having by then. But nothing is unimpossible.

Follow the advice given here frequently: wait about 10 to 14 days after arriving in the US and then go to the SSA and apply for a SSN and card in your maiden name, the name that's on your passport which carries your visa and the I-94.

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

President Teddy Roosevelt on Columbus Day 1915

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VanessaTony   3,567

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As a K1 you are eligible for a SSN. For some reason some offices seem to think that once you're married you are no longer eligible. This isn't the truth but if they won't let you apply, then you won't get one.

For that reason it is best to apply for it in your maiden name (prior to marriage) and change it afterwards. Sometimes they won't let you change it without an EAD or GC. At least you know FOR SURE you'll get it with your K1 prior to marriage, after marriage it seems to be a little hit and miss.

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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kikayrheina   0

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i applied for my SSN 5 days after i arrived in US with my married name already...i got my SSN card a week after so filing it earlier than 2 weeks after you arrive shouldnt be a problem...good luck...

"Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act."-Paulo Coelho

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