Confused and getting more and more angry!

[Kat And Russ 0]

Hey guys

I wasnt sure were to post this...

I went to the Social security office today to apply for my number.... they told me that without either a work permit or a temp permenant resident stamp, I cant get one.

I have my I-94 which was stamped when i was admitted to Orlando...what else do i need?

We called the INS and she said i have to wait until i have applied for my permenant residency

I am SO confused... from what i have read on here it takes around 2 weeks to get ss number?

HELP please!!!

x

[john_and_marlene 162]

You were told wrong. You are eligible for an SSN unless you have been here more than 76 days (2 weeks short of your I-94 expiration). Either ask to speak to a supervisor or try a different office.

[raymaga 25]

As a K-1 Visa holder, you are entitled to a SSN card (without work authorization, of course).

You need to wait at least 2 weeks after entering the U.S. before going to the SSA office, because it takes that long for you to show up in their system.

[Kat And Russ 0]

Ok I just called the Social security people.... Apparently I CAN NOT get a ss number until with a EAD.

I am totally confused.... Am i doing/saying somthing wrong when I ask them WHY I cant get a ss num?

[TracyTN 237]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...om&page=ssn

You ARE eligible. Despite what the 'people' told you.

Edited March 26, 2007 by TracyTN

[raymaga 25]

Ok I just called the Social security people.... Apparently I CAN NOT get a ss number until with a EAD.

I am totally confused.... Am i doing/saying somthing wrong when I ask them WHY I cant get a ss num?

So many people have been given wrong information at their local SSA offices. Go back to the SSA office (or a different office) and ask to speak to a supervisor.

Sometimes SSA is as bad as the USCIS mis-information line!!!!

Like I said previously, though, you have to wait at least 2 weeks after your arrival in the U.S. before you go the SSA or you wont' show up in their system.

[Kat And Russ 0]

Why are they all telling me u cant.... I took My passport with the I-94 in thats been stamped to say what day I arrived. My birth cert and I filled in a application form.

Am i missing somthing?

[Mrs. Beasley 7]

Show them their own policy:

https://s044a90.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203500#c

Take this with you. Show them section C1.

Edited March 26, 2007 by Malak_Rachid

[ivona 0]

Go to VJ guides, under getting Social Security Number and print out the webpage that is only applicable for K1 holders (what Malak said )....

Take that together with your application, passport with I- 94, and birth certificate to the SS Office....

There is NO reason for you to not be able to get SS number, you just have to show them something that says so other than just saying you can get one.....

Ask to speak to the supervisor if the clerk still says no.

Be patient with them, it took two clerks to fill everything for my SSN and it took them about 20 minutes to do it.....

Good luck!

Edited March 26, 2007 by ivona

[raymaga 25]

Your timeline states that you entered the US on March 22nd.... that was only 4 days ago. You need to wait for at least 2 weeks before applying.

[YuAndDan 153]

A few pages from the Social Security Website that can be printed and brought to their attention:

http://www.ssa.gov/immigration/visa.htm

https://s044a90.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203500#C1 (Point out the K-1 in the table in part C)

http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/ssa.cf...php?p_faqid=576

It seems like sometimes that department has people who don't know what the SSA guidelines are.

Also give it 2 weeks for their system to get updated by homeland security about your fiance(e)'s entry into the USA.

Edited March 26, 2007 by YuAndDan

[rebeccajo 14]

You aren't showing up yet on entry records. You only entered on Thursday.

[Michaela_Hassan 1]

You aren't showing up yet on entry records. You only entered on Thursday.

That shouldn't make a difference on filling out an application. We applied 2 days after my husband entered the US, because someone told us it's important to file for the SSN before the marriage. They accepted our application without any problem, all we brought is the passport with the I-94. But we had to wait about 5 weeks for the card to arrive, because they didn't process it until he was in the system.

Michaela

[jlvr 1]

Wow. I don't know what I would do without this site.

Question, one is eligible to get a SS card and work, it then expires until one files for EAD during AOS? I read that whole thread about visa being the first half and what you're not told and all that. Am I understanding it correctly that work authorization expires when you get married until EAD is approved? And if AOS comes before EAD, that provides work authorization, too, right?

[YuAndDan 153]

Wow. I don't know what I would do without this site.

Question, one is eligible to get a SS card and work, it then expires until one files for EAD during AOS? I read that whole thread about visa being the first half and what you're not told and all that. Am I understanding it correctly that work authorization expires when you get married until EAD is approved? And if AOS comes before EAD, that provides work authorization, too, right?

K-1 visas only allow work if they have EAD either the temporary stamp from the POE or EAD card. Having SSN is not authorization to work. Ues if you get AOS approved before getting EAD, the Green-Card is work authorization.

SSN never expires, it is a person's for life, so only need to apply 1 time, if immigration status or name changes, you need to visit SSA and get the change noted in their system. Immigration status changes when AOS is approved, and later when a person naturalizes and becomes a citizen.