Get SSN with I-551

[tapas777 0]

My daughter and I landed on Aug 31st 2011. We both went to Social Security Office in Neptune, NJ to request SSN. We had all required documents:

1- Passport with I-551 for both of us.

2- Birth certificates.

3- Bank statement showing that we have an address in NJ.

The lady told us that we cannot apply for SSN and we have to wait for a month or get I-94 form, bla, blahh, blaahh, #######.

P.S: In form DS-230, we declined the request to get SSN

My question:

1- Is it possible to apply in another Social Security Office in Virginia (when we visit some family)?

2- Will it help if we get an appointment to talk to an immigration officer in Washington, DC or Newark, NJ?

Thanks for your reply. Please, be advised that we are traveling to Canada in less than a week. We need SSN so we can start applying for jobs in USA and settle here.

Thanks

[Davidlee 0]

what status you entered with? immigrant or non immigrant?

[KdRjN 2]

My daughter and I landed on Aug 31st 2011. We both went to Social Security Office in Neptune, NJ to request SSN. We had all required documents:

1- Passport with I-551 for both of us.

2- Birth certificates.

3- Bank statement showing that we have an address in NJ.

The lady told us that we cannot apply for SSN and we have to wait for a month or get I-94 form, bla, blahh, blaahh, #######.

P.S: In form DS-230, we declined the request to get SSN

My question:

1- Is it possible to apply in another Social Security Office in Virginia (when we visit some family)?

2- Will it help if we get an appointment to talk to an immigration officer in Washington, DC or Newark, NJ?

Thanks for your reply. Please, be advised that we are traveling to Canada in less than a week. We need SSN so we can start applying for jobs in USA and settle here.

Thanks

all i know is u need to wait at least 3 weeks after ur POE time to SSA officer will put ur information in their system

you can try another local SSA office to apply for SSN or u can talk to supervisor in the SSA office

all you need is passport and prove of ur date of birth i dont think you have I-94 bec u arrived here with CR1

good luck

[Inky 1,110]

Immigration cannot help you with an SSN they have nothing to do with social security.

[DanTes 21]

My daughter and I landed on Aug 31st 2011. We both went to Social Security Office in Neptune, NJ to request SSN. We had all required documents:

1- Passport with I-551 for both of us.

2- Birth certificates.

3- Bank statement showing that we have an address in NJ.

The lady told us that we cannot apply for SSN and we have to wait for a month or get I-94 form, bla, blahh, blaahh, #######.

P.S: In form DS-230, we declined the request to get SSN

My question:

1- Is it possible to apply in another Social Security Office in Virginia (when we visit some family)?

2- Will it help if we get an appointment to talk to an immigration officer in Washington, DC or Newark, NJ?

Thanks for your reply. Please, be advised that we are traveling to Canada in less than a week. We need SSN so we can start applying for jobs in USA and settle here.

Thanks

We went to the local SS office after my wife received her 10 year green card (24 days after POE). We filled out the form while waiting for our number to be called. When our number was called we presented the form, her green card, birth certificate and passport. They checked their computer first to see whether or not she was in the system. Total time in and out the building was about 30 minutes. 7 days later she received her SS card in the mail from Baltimore, MD.

[tapas777 0]

Thx for ur help. I will give it a try in another social security office and let us c. Hopefully, they accept the application today as we have to flight back to Canada in 5 days.

We went to the local SS office after my wife received her 10 year green card (24 days after POE). We filled out the form while waiting for our number to be called. When our number was called we presented the form, her green card, birth certificate and passport. They checked their computer first to see whether or not she was in the system. Total time in and out the building was about 30 minutes. 7 days later she received her SS card in the mail from Baltimore, MD.

[I'm Gone 60]

Thx for ur help. I will give it a try in another social security office and let us c. Hopefully, they accept the application today as we have to flight back to Canada in 5 days.

I think you are going to find that most office are not going to do anything until you have been here three weeks.

Why in the world didn't you check off on the DS-230? I suggest that everyone check off on the DS-230. If it doesn't work, you are no worse off. After three weeks you go apply at the SSA office.