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After being admitted to the US can you go to the Social Security office and request a Social Security number without the physical Green Card and just use the endorsement that is written at the bottom of the visa?  I requested one on the form (DS-260 I believe) but heard it can be unreliable and you're left waiting for ages. My visa is a CR1 visa by the way.   Thanks in advance. 

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Mine came automatically about a week after POE. If yours doesn't arrive, then yes, you can go in person with your passport, visa, and birth certificate. No need to wait for the physical green card to arrive - the stamped visa in your passport is a green card valid for one year.

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Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to Social Security Numbers forum.

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1 minute ago, broppy said:

Mine came automatically about a week after POE. If yours doesn't arrive, then yes, you can go in person with your passport, visa, and birth certificate. No need to wait for the physical green card to arrive - the stamped visa in your passport is a green card valid for one year.

So your social came before your Green Card?  Interesting. Did you request it be sent to you on your DS-260?

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3 minutes ago, MattyUK said:

So your social came before your Green Card?  Interesting. Did you request it be sent to you on your DS-260?

Yes, I checked the box to have the social sent. If it does come automatically, it's usually within a couple of weeks. Green card is another matter - I waited around 14 months for that to come!

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MattyUK   22

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1 hour ago, broppy said:

Yes, I checked the box to have the social sent. If it does come automatically, it's usually within a couple of weeks. Green card is another matter - I waited around 14 months for that to come!

Wow! Thanks for your replies. 

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