Work in US with alien # until ss # ?

[jbjbjb 7]

The time it took to write your post and read all of the answers would have been sufficient to go to the nearest SSA office and apply for a SSN.

This post was unnecessary. Thank you to those who provided helpful responses.

[Kehinde 45]

I think an I-9 is the form an employer has to fill out to prove the employee is authorized to work but I'm not 100% sure.

I don't think you need an SSN before you start work you just need one before they can pay you for tax purposes.

I was told if my SSN did not arrive within 3 weeks I had to go to the local SS office and apply. It never came so I went down there and I'd never been put in the system. From what I here this is common and you usually have to go and do it yourself.

I got the card a few days after I went to the office.

You don't have to put the SSN on application forms. There is no reason for them to know it unless you are employed and the more you give the number out the more likely you are to be a victim of identity theft.

If you dont go to the Social Security Office and apply for a SS card then you will not get one cos POE has no control over issuing a SSC. My husband went and applied for his SS card and received it in 7days, before his GC arrived. Read my previous status reviews. He arrived Sept.

[ceadsearc 516]

You don't need a social to APPLY for jobs. You need to know the number to be actually EMPLOYED.

[Harsh_77 718]

You don't need a social security number to work. The endorsed immigrant visa is sufficient by itself to complete the I-9.

That is wrong information SSN is required, most companies HR would wait few weeks if you cannot provide one immediately but you have valid work authorization status.

If the company hires you before you get your SSN than you are supposed to provide it to company as soon as you get one.

Your SSN withholding is based on your SSN number and not your alien #.