Removal of conditions on SSN

[bt1 42]

I know this is not directly related to ROC, but thinking that many of you posting here would have gone through this. My question is, do you need to remove the condition on your SS card once you get your green card? My husband, after entering the US on a K1 visa, applied for a SSN at the time when he still had no EAD or GC. Now that he has his GC, does he need to somehow remove that statement on his SS card that states that it's only valid with a valid work permit. I am thinking that once you get a SS number, it doesn't matter what it says on the card itself, but maybe I am wrong.

[JohnR! 5,495]

I know this is not directly related to ROC, but thinking that many of you posting here would have gone through this. My question is, do you need to remove the condition on your SS card once you get your green card? My husband, after entering the US on a K1 visa, applied for a SSN at the time when he still had no EAD or GC. Now that he has his GC, does he need to somehow remove that statement on his SS card that states that it's only valid with a valid work permit. I am thinking that once you get a SS number, it doesn't matter what it says on the card itself, but maybe I am wrong.

It is really up to him at this point.

The restriction ceased to be at the moment he received his green card, because his green card is de facto, his permit to live and work in the US, permanently, so that condition is satisfied.

Employers seldom verify the SS card itself, the green card being more than sufficient as proof of legal residence.

In the end, his SSN will not change and most don't even know where their SS cards are anyway. It is one of those things that one loses at some point in life and never cares to replace.

good luck!

Edited October 8, 2012 by Gegel

[bt1 42]

It is really up to him at this point.

The restriction ceased to be at the moment he received his green card, because his green card is de facto, his permit to live and work in the US, permanently, so that condition is satisfied.

Employers seldom verify the SS card itself, the green card being more than sufficient as proof of legal residence.

In the end, his SSN will not change and most don't even know where their SS cards are anyway. It is one of those things that one loses at some point in life and never cares to replace.

good luck!

Thanks Gegel,

that's what I thought, but needed to make sure.

[natalieblake 0]

thank you both! i was actually just trying to find the answer to this exact question!

[bigdog 376]

My wife removed her DHS stamp immediately upon receiving her green card. Personally I would not want the stamp on my card if it did not apply, free to change it.

Edited October 8, 2012 by bigdog

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

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