Problem with Social Security Number

[ribbonwa 0]

Hello everyone,

My wife came to the United States recently on a K-1 marriage visa and just this last Friday we got married we are now going to start with the whole process of getting her a green card, work permit, social security number, all of that stuff needed for her to become more or less a true citizen of this country. Here is where our first problem arises though, while submitting for a social security number it asks that she put her biological father down, but when we filed for the marriage we put her adoptive-father down instead because that is who she considers her true father, since her biological father is out of the picture. Since the marriage certificate says her step fathers name and we need to use that certificate throughout this whole process, will this be a problem when things ask for her biological fathers name? Should we get new marriage certificates saying her biological fathers name instead of her step fathers? Please help.

Best Regards.

[TBoneTX 45,329]

*** Thread moved from K-1 Process forum to the Social Security Numbers subforum -- OP is past the K-1 stage. ***

[Dave&Roza 748]

Hello everyone,

My wife came to the United States recently on a K-1 marriage visa and just this last Friday we got married we are now going to start with the whole process of getting her a green card, work permit, social security number, all of that stuff needed for her to become more or less a true citizen of this country. Here is where our first problem arises though, while submitting for a social security number it asks that she put her biological father down, but when we filed for the marriage we put her adoptive-father down instead because that is who she considers her true father, since her biological father is out of the picture. Since the marriage certificate says her step fathers name and we need to use that certificate throughout this whole process, will this be a problem when things ask for her biological fathers name? Should we get new marriage certificates saying her biological fathers name instead of her step fathers? Please help.

Best Regards.

As she is not gaining citizenship via birth to a USC parent, it matters little to which name she uses as neither can grant her the benefit of USC. Keep it the same as that is who she considers her "real" father. What name did she use on the G-325A form as her father? Just be consistent from here on out.

Dave

[dea87 1]

U get married or have wedding w out the SSN yet? Cuz i thought u should have SSN before getting married?

[Dave&Roza 748]

U get married or have wedding w out the SSN yet? Cuz i thought u should have SSN before getting married?

This is a common misunderstanding. The law states that you must provide your SSN if you have one, but you are not REQUIRED to have one. In my county in the state of COLORADO, I did not have to give my SSN at all. So it varies greatly within the US as each state has its own laws and every county with each state also has its own way of doing things. Driver's licenses, Marriage Licenses, and Marriage Certificates are state jurisdiction and what I must do in Colorado is vastly different from what someone in California must do. A SSN is a FEDERAL ID number and it has limitations on who can request it. Unfortunately, more people ask for it than have a need or a right. Since this is a valuable form of ID and can be used by people to steal your identity, I highly recommend that everybody educate themselves on who has a right to the number and question them rather than just willing to give it up freely.

It is easier to obtain the SSN before marriage for the immigrant especially if that immigrant is a female and wants to take her husband's surname, but this is because of poorly trained SSA personnel.

Dave