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Trying to get a SSN after i got my green card

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Hey

I came over here on a K1 visa, got married, and got my green card approved a couple weeks ago... i got my green card in my hand last week, so i went into social security to get a SSN number.... my information apparently wasnt coming up on the screen so they had to take photo copies of my documents to verify it with home land security... is this normal? they said it can take up to 4 weeks but it wont... you wouldnt think it would be a problem seeing as though ive been approved and got my green card... anyone had the same dramas get a ssn?? so frustrating as i cant apply to study, cant work, cant get my drivers license, cant do jack all!!

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Hey

I came over here on a K1 visa, got married, and got my green card approved a couple weeks ago... i got my green card in my hand last week, so i went into social security to get a SSN number.... my information apparently wasnt coming up on the screen so they had to take photo copies of my documents to verify it with home land security... is this normal? they said it can take up to 4 weeks but it wont... you wouldnt think it would be a problem seeing as though ive been approved and got my green card... anyone had the same dramas get a ssn?? so frustrating as i cant apply to study, cant work, cant get my drivers license, cant do jack all!!

No one can have a definitive answer for you. I can only advise patience.

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You may want to wait until week three and go back and try again. It may be that the information is not in the system yet. It is like going in after the POE most people advise waiting two weeks before attempting the SSN. This may be the same case here. I would go back after it has been over two weeks since the GC arrived and try again. Note the date, time and person you talked to. If there are still problems I would e-mail the head SSA office and ask them why your information cannot be retrieved and maybe they can either retrieve it or give you assistance on your next step.

Good luck,

Dave

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well, here's some logic branches.

go back to THAT SSA office with the application form, yer passport, yer greencard.

have the clerk look you up in the SAVE database by your VISA NAME and by yer A# in the visa. (that's 2 look ups)

If you are found both ways, there's no problem.

If you are found only via A#, yer name was incorrectly entered into the SAVE database by the CBP data entry clerk that made the record of your entry into the country.

If you are found only via VISA NAME, yer A# was incorrectly entered into the SAVE database by the CBP data entry clerk that made the record of yer entry into the country.

What to do, if this error? SSA office can't fix it - you'll need to show up in person at yer local Customs/Border Patrol Secondary Inspection / deferred inspection office, get the shift supervisor, show them yer copy of the I-94 and yer visa stamp in yer passport, and ask them to verify the data entry record for you. They can fix it there, live, in real time, but you must go in person.

A few days later, get back to the SSA office, apply again.

Good Luck !

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Hey

I came over here on a K1 visa, got married, and got my green card approved a couple weeks ago... i got my green card in my hand last week, so i went into social security to get a SSN number.... my information apparently wasnt coming up on the screen so they had to take photo copies of my documents to verify it with home land security... is this normal? they said it can take up to 4 weeks but it wont... you wouldnt think it would be a problem seeing as though ive been approved and got my green card... anyone had the same dramas get a ssn?? so frustrating as i cant apply to study, cant work, cant get my drivers license, cant do jack all!!

OMG Dave you have been having some issues hey. Shoot you would and should have been in the system 3 weeks after arrival. I just do not understand these SS offices at all. I went in to apply for my SS card 3 weeks after our wedding and never had a problem. Some are just :bonk: One question Dave I saw you came through Atlanta? How so from Australia did you get a direct flight to Atlanta?

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OMG Dave you have been having some issues hey. Shoot you would and should have been in the system 3 weeks after arrival. I just do not understand these SS offices at all. I went in to apply for my SS card 3 weeks after our wedding and never had a problem. Some are just :bonk: One question Dave I saw you came through Atlanta? How so from Australia did you get a direct flight to Atlanta?

thanks darnell.. might try that!

barbara... yeh nothing seems to be easy for me! kinda getting over it.. cant wait to get my ssn number so i can get everything else sorted and live a normal life, well as normal as can be haha.. they said to me on the phone that you have a 90 day period where u can get a ssn number when you first came over.. but i didnt know that.. yeh you would assume id be in the system but seeing as though i just had my green card approved i might not show up for awhile and they have to verify my status and so forth with the DHS... man i wish i knew i could of got one when i first came here, i would of done it!... yeh i came through atlanta.. i went from brisbane to souel to atlanta to charlotte... it was about $4-500 cheaper then going direct! :)

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Hey

I came over here on a K1 visa, got married, and got my green card approved a couple weeks ago... i got my green card in my hand last week, so i went into social security to get a SSN number.... my information apparently wasnt coming up on the screen so they had to take photo copies of my documents to verify it with home land security... is this normal? they said it can take up to 4 weeks but it wont... you wouldnt think it would be a problem seeing as though ive been approved and got my green card... anyone had the same dramas get a ssn?? so frustrating as i cant apply to study, cant work, cant get my drivers license, cant do jack all!!

Well, you could have applied for the SSN after about three weeks of your arrival but obviously you waited. Now you wait some more.

Phil (Lockport, near Chicago) and Alla (Lobnya, near Moscow)

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'might try that' ? really ?

oh - i hope it is more than 'might', really.

Sometimes my language usage seems confusing - please feel free to 'read it twice', just in case !
Ya know, you can find the answer to your question with the advanced search tool, when using a PC? Ditch the handphone, come back later on a PC, and try again.

-=-=-=-=-=R E A D ! ! !=-=-=-=-=-

Whoa Nelly ! Want NVC Info? see http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process

Congratulations on your approval ! We All Applaud your accomplishment with Most Wonderful Kissies !

 

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Dave,

sure you can work.

Your Green Card is a LIST A document for work and I-9 purposes, meaning it's the only document you need to proof who you are and that you are authorized to work. No SS card needed as long as you live. You'll just tell your employer that you'll give them the SSN as soon as you know it. Thousands of people do this every day, my own daughter included.

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Dave,

sure you can work.

Your Green Card is a LIST A document for work and I-9 purposes, meaning it's the only document you need to proof who you are and that you are authorized to work. No SS card needed as long as you live. You'll just tell your employer that you'll give them the SSN as soon as you know it. Thousands of people do this every day, my own daughter included.

You need an SSN number to work regardless of if you use it to support your I-9 idiot...

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Dave,

sure you can work.

Your Green Card is a LIST A document for work and I-9 purposes, meaning it's the only document you need to proof who you are and that you are authorized to work. No SS card needed as long as you live. You'll just tell your employer that you'll give them the SSN as soon as you know it. Thousands of people do this every day, my own daughter included.

oh ok... well i did get a letter when i applied for the ssn stating i can work but it didnt make sense to me seeing as though i thought you had to have a ssn number.. i will ring up to double check this today..... thanks for that

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