My wife has been using a fake social number to work and now we are applying for a green card

[gs91 1]

Hi,

 

My wife and I just married and now we are applying for a green card for her, but the problem is that she is an undocumented and has been using a false SSN at work. She also has a real ITIN number to pay taxes at the end of the year since she thought it was good morale to pay taxes even though she was illegal.

 

A little background: She got here from Brazil on a tourist visa and overstayed because her parents got sick and she had to pay part of the bills since they don't have a lot of money back there. She was going to go back but we met and she decided to stay when we decided to date 2 years ago. 

 

Now we are scared after reading some articles saying that she committed fraud by using someone else's SSN. We already tried looking to see if someone owns her SSN# but nothing shows up. 

 

Any stories of knowledge on ITIN/SSN scenarios? 

 

Thank you!

[Ontarkie 14,525]

Is the the social she is using indeed fake, not just someone else's?  Did she ever mark down that she is a USC to get work? 

 

 

 

[gs91 1]

@Ontarkie @NuestraUnion So we looked online and it said it didn't match any because the records go until 2011. But we don't know for sure.

 

About the USC she doesn't remember if she marked down and they don't have her job application anymore (we don't know what happened, maybe they got scared that she is an undocumented and lost her file?!) 

 

Thank you for replying!

 

Edited September 6, 2018 by gs91

[Unlockable 7,315]

Ontarkie asked the right questions. There is a difference between using a fake SS# and a stolen one. With the latter having more consequences. 

 

Also, claiming to be a USC can cause serious problems also. These are details you should find out first in order for us to provide accurate advice.

[gs91 1]

@NuestraUnion Is there an accurate website so we can check her fake social?

 

[TNJ17 1,329]

Has she ever claimed to be a US citizen for anything? If she has, this will be very hard to come by. If the SSN belongs to a US citizen she is in trouble. Illegal work will be forgiven when married to a US citizen but if she’s claiming to be a US citizen she will be in trouble. They will ask all of that in the forms for AOS so you must answer truthfully or there will be consequences that will jeopardize your stay. They always know everything. You should probably consult with a good immigration lawyer about the fake SSN. If it is indeed fake because you may not show up in your searches while being a real number. Maybe she can ask whoever she got the number from what was the process they used. 

[Rusty72 68]

I don't think they post those numbers anywhere online... Or info to them..

You know so people don't STEAL numbers and such..

Idendity theft is also and issue.

 

Good luck fixing that better correct it asap and just face the consequences

[JFH 12,191]

How long has she been working for her current employer? Employers are required to keep the I-9 on file for 3 years. The I-9 will indicate whether she made a false claim of citizenship.  

[Rusty72 68]

Using a fake number I am sure is against the law isn't it?

 

 

[gs91 1]

@TNJ17 No, she never claimed to be a citizen anywhere else or anything. The only time she used the fake social was for work that she has been for 4 years. We are looking for a good immigration lawyer. Thank you!!

 

[JFH 12,191]

2 minutes ago, Rusty72 said:

Using a fake number I am sure is against the law isn't it?

 

 

Yes, but there will be some forgiveness for the OP's wife as a spouse of a USC. There is no forgiveness for falsely claiming to be a USC so that's potentially the bigger problem. 

[Rusty72 68]

Just now, JFH said:

Yes, but there will be some forgiveness for the OP's wife as a spouse of a USC. There is no forgiveness for falsely claiming to be a USC so that's potentially the bigger problem. 

Immigration might ..criminally the might not

[gs91 1]

@Rusty72 I get it, but it must be a way of knowing if it's just a fake one or someone else's. Thanks.

[JFH 12,191]

3 minutes ago, gs91 said:

@TNJ17 No, she never claimed to be a citizen anywhere else or anything. The only time she used the fake social was for work that she has been for 4 years. We are looking for a good immigration lawyer. Thank you!!

 

How do you know? Have you seen the I-9 she completed when she started work? She might have told you that she didn't but honesty has not been her forte in all of this. 

[gs91 1]

@JFH she is with the same company for 4 years, since she got here. 

 

@Rusty72 the thing is she is not claiming to be someone else, she is not using the ssn for anything else but for work.