Speed up SSN process??

[danyfra 0]

Hey everyone,

Well, i received my EAD on the 12th of april, and applied for SSN on the 13th, so it's been 2 weeks.

I still didn't receive my SSN, and got a job in north carolina (so i'll move from new jersey, alone first as my wife have her job here, but later on she will join me there).

Anyway, i called the SS office to ask about my application, and they said it's still being check by INS. Then the guy told me that i could go back to the office and ask them to 'speed up' the process, cause i really need the SSN now for my job and to move in NC.

Is it really possible to speed up the process like that??

Any tips??

thanks for your help

[meauxna 15]

You applied immediately after getting your EAD, so there may be a lag as USCIS updates your status in the database they share with SSA.

SSA must verify your status before issuing your card.

However, if your employer has hired you, and you've applied for the SS card, you don't have to wait for it to get started working.

Employers may hire candidates who have applied for, but not yet recieved, their Social Security Card.

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Do legal aliens need a Social Security number to work?

Question

We are a company who is hiring legal aliens without Social Security numbers. Do they need a number to work, or just a work permit?

Answer

You are required to get each employee's name and Social Security number and to enter them on Form W-2. (This requirement also applies to resident and nonresident alien employees.) You should ask your employee to show you his or her social security card. The employee is required to show the card, if available. You may, but are not required to, photocopy the Social Security card if the employee provides it.

A non-U.S. citizen employee who does not have a Social Security number may apply for one by completing Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Card. To apply for a card, he or she will need to complete Form SS-5 which is available for download. Or they may obtain Form SS-5 by calling 1-800-772-1213 or visiting the local Social Security office.

The employee will need to submit Form SS-5 with evidence of age, identity and current authorization to work from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). (The application cannot be filed by the employer.) The immigration document may be acceptable as evidence of both identity and authorization to work in the United States. All documents must be either originals or copies certified by the issuing agency.

To apply for a replacement card, the employee will need to submit Form SS-5 with evidence of identity and current authorization to work from the DHS. We cannot accept photocopies of documents. We need original documents or copies certified by the custodian of the record. Notarized copies are also not acceptable.

If the employee is a noncitizen, we must verify their documents with the (DHS) before we issue a card. We will issue the card within two days of receiving verification from DHS. Most of the time, we can quickly verify documents online with DHS. If DHS can't verify the documents online, it may take several weeks or months to respond to Social Security's request.

Employers may hire foreign workers who have applied for and are waiting to receive Social Security numbers and cards. The employee may work while the Social Security number application is being processed. If your employee applied for an SSN but does not have it when you must file Form W-2, enter "Applied for" on the form. When the employee receives the SSN, file Form W-2c, Corrected Wage and Tax Statement, to show the employee's SSN.

Note that these are SSA's instructions to employers.

[danyfra 0]

Thanx for your answer meauxna

Seems all i have to do is wait to get my card and update my employer's datas when i'll get it.

I'll go tomorrow to the office anyway, see what they can tell me.

[eau_xplain 2]

When the guy at SSA told you to go into the SSA office and ask them to speed up the process, he is probably referring to "manual verification".

When you first applied for your SSN and your EAD had not shown up on the SAVE system yet, SSA is supposed to have sent a request for electronic verification. After two weeks, if SSA still has not received a confirmation of your status, they're supposed to follow up with a manual verification.

Good luck and I hope you get your SSN soon!

[I'm Gone 60]

When the guy at SSA told you to go into the SSA office and ask them to speed up the process, he is probably referring to "manual verification".

When you first applied for your SSN and your EAD had not shown up on the SAVE system yet, SSA is supposed to have sent a request for electronic verification. After two weeks, if SSA still has not received a confirmation of your status, they're supposed to follow up with a manual verification.

Things have changed since January. First they try an initial online verification. If that doesn't work they send a secondary electronic verification request and immigration is supposed to reply with 15 days, but that's optimistic. If that comes back verifing your status they complete the processing and you get your number and card. If it doesn't verify then the application is denied. If they come back wanting to see your documents on the secondary request, that's when the G-845 gets sent along with copies of your imigration document(s). You need to give the G-845 30 days to come back.