ssn question..

[my_honey-bunch 0]

Hi guys!! I just need clarification.. I have read about this before but I'm not sure if I understood correctly.. When I got my SSN card it was stamped "valid for work only w DHS authorization" I could ask SSA to removed it once I have my GC is this right? It's unecessarily to have it removed isn't it?

Thanks a lot for answering my query..

[didopage 337]

Yes. You need to keep the SSA informed if your immigration status changes. So when you will get your GC, you need to go see them, and show them your green card. You will then receive a new SS card with your name and SS# only (same as for US citizens).

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

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[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Hi guys!! I just need clarification.. I have read about this before but I'm not sure if I understood correctly.. When I got my SSN card it was stamped "valid for work only w DHS authorization" I could ask SSA to removed it once I have my GC is this right? It's unecessarily to have it removed isn't it?

Thanks a lot for answering my query..

Okay,

let me explain this to you. But as a favor in return, and as a way to grasp this easier, I want you to google "I-9 form."

If you are seeking employment, you will have to fill out an I-9 form. In addition, you'll have to prove two things:

1) who you are and that you are who you claim you are, and

2) that you are authorized to work.

There is a bunch 'o documents that are accepted for I-9 purposes. These documents are in 3 lists: List A, List B, and, you guessed it, List C.

List A documents proof 1 and 2.

List B documents proof 1 only

List C documents proof 2 only.

So if you are a US citizen or a Green Card holder, all you need to show is either a US passport or a Green Card, both of which are List A documents, and that's it. You will not even have to show your SS card. All you need to do is give them the SSN, and that covers it. In such a case, it doesn't really matter what's on the SS card, or if you can even find your SS card, or if the little one glued the photo of Minny Mouse on top of it. You won't have to show it if you present a List A document.

But, you don't have to show a List A document. You can also fulfill the I-9 requirement by showing one List B document and one List C document. A great List B document is a driver's license, and a proper List C document is an "unrestricted" SS card. That's one without the "valid for work . . . " restriction.

So you can exchange the SS card for one without restriction once you have a Green Card. What good does that do?

It would mean that you can lose your Green Card (please take a photocopy or a scan of front and back the moment you have it) and you can still get a job simply by showing the driver's license and unrestricted SS card. If you do not exchange the restricted SS card for an unrestricted one, you'll always have to show the Green Card or EAD when being hired.

So that is what it's all about. Since getting a new SS card is not a big deal, you may as well do that. Just in case.

Edited November 2, 2012 by Brother Hesekiel