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That isn't true either. All that is required to change your name from single to married is a marriage certificate, so all that should be required to apply for you SS card in your married name is your I-94, passport and.... a marriage certificate. Hmm, that is how my wife did it, two days after we were married.

Thank you, Hank! So should I just apply for SSN after we get married?

That isn't true either. All that is required to change your name from single to married is a marriage certificate, so all that should be required to apply for you SS card in your married name is your I-94, passport and.... a marriage certificate. Hmm, that is how my wife did it, two days after we were married.

Thank you, Hank! So should I just apply for SSN after we get married?

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*** Thread moved from Philippines regional forum to the Social Security Numbers subforum. ***

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

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Thank you, Hank! So should I just apply for SSN after we get married?

Thank you, Hank! So should I just apply for SSN after we get married?

That is a krap shoot, as you never know what level of intelligence you will get at SSA.... my wife got lucky - that guy had actually read the SS-5 Edited by Hank_

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If you can possibly get your SS card "before" you are married. Me and my wife waited until after, and it took 5 trips to the SS office to get her card, because her new married name was not in the data base, her "maiden" name was in the data base. Then we had to wait until she got her EAD/AP card, and then had to get a person from another office to come in and get this mess straightened out.

If you possibly can go back, and explain what I have told you here. If you wait until after married, you have a lot of grief coming your way!

some dissection -

'Maiden Name' = VISA name, the name printed in the visa, the name stored in the SAVE database.

A SSA clerk makes a look up in the SAVE database by Alien Registration Number and VISA name. The name got into the SAVE database because of the POE event. For K-1 visa holders, the name exists there because of that electronic I-94 record.

Sometimes things don't match - VISA Name mis-spelled, A# typo, as stored in SAVE - but a supervisor can over ride that at the SSA office.

To apply in 'married name' is the kiss of death for a K-1 visa holder, prior to the 74th day past POE, as a properly trained SSA clerk will send out the file for DHS verification, and that takes 2 to 3 months. During that verification period, the window to apply expires, and now one has to wait until the EAD shows up with the 'new married name'.

It's a hassle. Those that got it done in married name and actually got a card within 2 weeks are the anomoly, as it's not supposed to happen at all.

[this not apply to CR-1/IR-1 visa holders]

Sure, Hank_ got it done, but he was lucky, an anomoly.

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That isn't true either. All that is required to change your name from single to married is a marriage certificate, so all that should be required to apply for you SS card in your married name is your I-94, passport and.... a marriage certificate. Hmm, that is how my wife did it, two days after we were married.

i applied for ssn yesterday.. I had my passport, 1-94..marriage certificate but The guy told us that I cannot use my married name on it. :wow: He said I have to wait for the greencard and then I can change my name.. however, my friend from kentucky was able to use her married name on her ssn. thought it would be the same case with me. :( why are they doing thissss....not being fair to everyone... :protest:

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i applied for ssn yesterday.. I had my passport, 1-94..marriage certificate but The guy told us that I cannot use my married name on it. :wow: He said I have to wait for the greencard and then I can change my name.. however, my friend from kentucky was able to use her married name on her ssn. thought it would be the same case with me. :( why are they doing thissss....not being fair to everyone... :protest:

There are way too many working at SSA that don't have a clue what the requirements are so they use their opinion or the opinion of the person sitting next to them, never bothering to get the facts.

I some times wonder if the test to work at SSA is printed on the back page of a comic book.

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i applied for ssn yesterday.. I had my passport, 1-94..marriage certificate but The guy told us that I cannot use my married name on it. :wow: He said I have to wait for the greencard and then I can change my name.. however, my friend from kentucky was able to use her married name on her ssn. thought it would be the same case with me. :( why are they doing thissss....not being fair to everyone... :protest:

so, did you apply in yer visa name, or no ? if yes, go back to the office today, they will either:

1. give you the ss number (not the card) or

2. tell you of new problems.

Sometimes my language usage seems confusing - please feel free to 'read it twice', just in case !
Ya know, you can find the answer to your question with the advanced search tool, when using a PC? Ditch the handphone, come back later on a PC, and try again.

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Whoa Nelly ! Want NVC Info? see http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process

Congratulations on your approval ! We All Applaud your accomplishment with Most Wonderful Kissies !

 

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