People having problems being on SAVE to get a ssn

[thatguyuknow 147]

Guys something just came to mind today and I thought i’d post about it as it may help people.

 

when I went into the social office for my number they initially couldn’t find me on SAVE.

 

For example my name is Forename: Joe - Middle name: Billy - Surname Bloggs

 

At the social office when they entered Joe Bloggs they couldn’t find me in the system. The girl that was serving me called someone over and she told her to enter my first name as Joe Billy and that worked, they found me on SAVE.

 

Wonder if that’s part of the reason people are having problems being found on SAVE?

[mc962 55]

They likely are going by whatever is on your I-94.

If your I-94 had an incorrect/mismatched name (such as First Last Middle), then they might have trouble finding you in the database.

[Wuozopo 4,293]

I've posted this speculation before.  The old fill in a card on the plane I-94 only had a place for first name, last name. That's how my SSN was issued. I even asked if my middle name could be added...nope, it had to match the I-94.

 

Since I-94s started being generated by passport scans, the names sometimes run together--

JoeBilly Bloggs. I have suggested that one should apply in the name exactly as appears on the I-94, even if you have two names merged into one such as JOEBILLY.