SSA plans to review proceedures on K1 visas

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Ok, I found this on the Social Security Administration website, regarding thier agenda for 2007:

Assigning Social Security Numbers to Fiancé Visa Nonimmigrants

Objective

To (1) evaluate SSA’s compliance in assigning SSNs to fiancé visa nonimmigrants and (2) determine whether vulnerabilities exist in this process that may allow noncitizen fiance’s whose immigration status has expired to remain in the United States and improperly use their SSNs.

Background

U.S. citizens who are engaged to a foreign national may petition the State Department for a fiancé classification. The marriage must take place within 90 days of the fiancé entering the United States. If the marriage does not take place within 90 days, the State Department requires that the fiancé leave the United States.

SSA policies and procedures state that fiancé visa holders are eligible to receive an SSN upon producing evidence of age, identity and a valid, unexpired U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Form I-94, Arrival-Departure Record, which contains the appropriate certification from DHS that entry to the United States has been permitted with a fiancé visa classification. SSA assigns about 14,000 original SSNs annually to individuals who have fiancé visas. SSA field office personnel have expressed concern that the Agency assigns SSNs to fiancé visa holders whose legal duration of stay in the United States may only be 90 days. An SSN card makes it easier for individuals who do not marry to remain in the United States.

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The entire document is here, and may contain other information of interest:

http://www.ssa.gov/oig/ADOBEPDF/workplan2007.pdf