Social Security Card for spouse?

[buggy22 1]

Hi,

My wife came to USA from the Philipine 3 weeks ago (I'm US citizen sponsoring for my wife).

She just received her 10-year Green Card but HAVE NOT yet received her Social Security Card.

On the DS-230 Visa Application, she checked the box to apply for SSN and sent to home address (it was older address than current address).

1) was the Social Security card automatically sent to the older address as indicated on the DS-230?

2) Or does she have to go to the SOcial Security Administration office to apply for the Social Security Card?

Please advise. Thank you.

[caly 48]

She should call or walk-in at your local Social Security office to sort this out.

It may or may not have already been sent to the address listed.

I checked the box on the form but didn't receive my social security card in the mail and had to apply at the SS office. The card arrived in the mail 4 days later.

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

*** Moving from Moving Here to SSN forum ****

[Pitaya 2,577]

Checking the box and receiving the SSN card seems to be a bit of a hit-or-miss proposition. There are numerous forum threads bemoaning this process. It is likely best to just go to the local SSA office and apply for the SSN number and card.

YMMV.

Good luck on your immigration journey.

[awesome87 0]

Is it really? A 10 year green card? or 2 year greencard?

[KrystelKyle 16]

I did checked the box too but the Ssn never came so I took my wife to the ssa office and applied for one 4 days after she received her Ssn card. Just go to the nearest ssa office and apply for one more quicker that way.

[Darnell 8,478]

'ticking the box' on the DS-230 is sorta teasing to any Visa Applicant.

The SSN may get processed, it may not get processed - it just depends on the clerk doing the data entry work for the 'intake' on the casefile once yer wife handed it over to any POE staffer. I know, the tick box was ticked, there's a reasonable expectation that 'something will get done' based on that tick box...

But -

if it's been more than 2 weeks past the Port of Entry Date,

then there's a good chance that the SAVE database system has synched up,

and

any SSA clerk, at the local SSA office, can find her in the SAVE database.

Ya won't know till you try. Suggest you go in person, bring -

--yer wife

--her passport

--filled out application (can get those at the office, too)

and apply.

Whilst at the SSA office -

Ask any clerk to look her up in the SAVE database, in the VISA name and A#.

If they can't find her by EITHER ONE (name or A#) - go away, do not allow the application to be accepted,

come back in a week - SAVE system doesn't have her, yet. IF any SSA clerk mumbles 'need DHS/USCIS electronic verification' - do not allow the application to be accepted - come back in a week - SAVE system doesn't have her, yet.

Although SAVE database is useful for 'status checking' at the SSA office (by the SSA clerks) -

many of them are not trained on how to use it. If you get blank looks or mumbles, ask for a Supervisor,

and ask the Supervisor to 'look her up' in SAVE. If she is found via A# but the VISA name is stored wrong, in SAVE, you'll need to do something else, with the SAVE unit, to get it changed. It's a hassle, sure, but suggest you do change it to proper spelling of 'VISA NAME' prior to SSN issuance.

More SAVE INFO - http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextchannel=1721c2ec0c7c8110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextoid=1721c2ec0c7c8110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD

re: greencard - should arrive within 45 days. If not have it after that, don't sweat this, much, as she has an I-551 stamp in her passport that validates her VISA to be used as a temporary green card, for up to 1 year.

Hey - you have any address issues? Do you still live at the address listed in the DS-230 ? If not, oh boy - you'll need to contact a Tier 2 Human with USCIS - see http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/gc_1221837986181.shtm#5 and ask

--anything sent to that address yet?

--you receive 'nixed' mail yet?

--please resend all to the new address.

Don't muck about with a Tier 1 Sub-Human, a CSR - you , instead, want/need/require - a Tier 2 Human , an ISO.

also - checking in with the USCIS status portal can be useful - SOMETIMES it's updated properly and you'll see the 'card production ordered' status show up. Sometimes.