SS & EAD

[JAYANN & JAY 11]

How soon can you apply for SS and EAD?

[Bugs 455]

I would wait 10 days for the SS, simply to ensure the I-94 shows up in their system. Technically, you can apply right away.

You can go back for a name change after marriage.

The EAD should be applied for with the AOS, as it is free that way. It will still be processed ahead of the AOS.

Apply for the AOS once you have the marriage certificate.

[JAYANN & JAY 11]

thanks! can he still work though even if he doesnt have the EAD and only SS? someone told me that you cannot apply for SS until you get the green card.

[Tahoma 2,292]

thanks! can he still work though even if he doesnt have the EAD and only SS? someone told me that you cannot apply for SS until you get the green card.

He should apply for a SS number ten days to two weeks after he enters the U.S. He'll receive his SS card a couple of weeks after he applies for it. He does not have to wait for his EAD or his green card in order to get a SS number.

He can't legally work until he has his EAD.

[peices60 1]

thanks! can he still work though even if he doesnt have the EAD and only SS? someone told me that you cannot apply for SS until you get the green card.

No.. he can can not work if he don't have either the EAD or GC. you can apply the SSN if you have the I-94 , but still you can not work unless you have either EAD or GC.

[JAYANN & JAY 11]

He should apply for a SS number ten days to two weeks after he enters the U.S. He'll receive his SS card a couple of weeks after he applies for it. He does not have to wait for his EAD or his green card in order to get a SS number.

He can't legally work until he has his EAD.

Thats what I thought. She told me she didnt get her SS til she got her green card because you cannot apply for SS until you have the green card. We are planning to get married Oct 18 then apply for AOS at the end of Oct. No need for us to pay any fee for EAD if we apply it with the AOS? How long after does he receive the EAD? What is the fee for filing EAD if we file before AOS?

[Tahoma 2,292]

Thats what I thought. She told me she didnt get her SS til she got her green card because you cannot apply for SS until you have the green card. We are planning to get married Oct 18 then apply for AOS at the end of Oct. No need for us to pay any fee for EAD if we apply it with the AOS? How long after does he receive the EAD? What is the fee for filing EAD if we file before AOS?

The EAD is free if you apply for it along with the AOS. Otherwise, I think it will run you over three hundred bucks. It took Chinook about two months to receive her EAD.

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

Ditto on the 10 days to 2 weeks on SSN. Getting it early is important if you want to get a drivers permit/license. You might go to your local SS office in about 7 days and just ask the counter person if he is registered in the SAVE database. If not, walk away. If he's there, fill out SS-5 and file then.

EAD should be filed with AOS as mentioned... back when we did ours, EAD and GC arrived at the same time. But I think GCs are generally taking longer, so he will probably get EAD sooner than GC like Leon said. But there is no guarantee on that.

[JAYANN & JAY 11]

Ditto on the 10 days to 2 weeks on SSN. Getting it early is important if you want to get a drivers permit/license. You might go to your local SS office in about 7 days and just ask the counter person if he is registered in the SAVE database. If not, walk away. If he's there, fill out SS-5 and file then.

EAD should be filed with AOS as mentioned... back when we did ours, EAD and GC arrived at the same time. But I think GCs are generally taking longer, so he will probably get EAD sooner than GC like Leon said. But there is no guarantee on that.

Thank you! Once we file for AOS should we just include the EAD( I-765) application form when we send it in and the only thing we have to pay is $1070 for AOS correct?

Did DMV ask your wife for GC when she applied for a permit/license?

Edited September 18, 2013 by JAYANN & JAY

[Bugs 455]

Thank you! Once we file for AOS should we just include the EAD( I-765) application form when we send it in and the only thing we have to pay is $1070 for AOS correct?

Did DMV ask your wife for GC when she applied for a permit/license?

Don't forget the Advanced Parole. You can file that with the AOS too, for free.

[Hank_ 9,174]

How soon can you apply for SS and EAD?

Wait until Jay is in the USA at least 10 days before heading to SSA.

As for EAD, wait until you file AOS. If you file the I-765 and I-131 at the same time you file the I-485 they are free.

[JAYANN & JAY 11]

Wait until Jay is in the USA at least 10 days before heading to SSA.

As for EAD, wait until you file AOS. If you file the I-765 and I-131 at the same time you file the I-485 they are free.

Ok. So do we included all those forms together and mail it to one place? Also for the I-94 we don't need to mail that right?...we just need to fill it up online?

[Hank_ 9,174]

Ok. So do we included all those forms together and mail it to one place? Also for the I-94 we don't need to mail that right?...we just need to fill it up online?

The guide for AOS is here: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1k3aos

Read the instructions sheets for each form as well.

As for driver's license, my wife did not go get her permit until she had her EAD card, then by the time she was ready to take the driver's test (two months later) her GC had arrived.

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

You can apply for DL/permit as soon as you have SSN. No need to wait for AOS process. DMV will need SSN, 2 forms of ID, and I-94.

[Hank_ 9,174]

Depends on the state.... some are very restrictive.