K1 - Obtaining a SSN - Covid

[Smokey Bear 71]

I have searched the forums to see if anyone has managed to get an SSN - I'm on a K1.

I need one for a drivers license - etc.....

 

SB

[BandBjourney 21]

Have you applied for an EAD card?

I was able to get a driver's permit without an SSN.

Edited June 16, 2020 by BandBjourney

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

You are currently unable to obtain one as social security offices are closed.

When does your I-94 expire? This is pertinent only if the offices open soon.

Each states DMV has different requirements so what one person may be able to do is not the case of another.

[Wuozopo 4,293]

 

3 hours ago, Smokey Bear said:

I have searched the forums to see if anyone has managed to get an SSN - I'm on a K1.

I need one for a drivers license - etc.....

 

SB

Are you still eligible for a SSN? Your timeline doesn’t say when you entered the US. When does your I-94 expire? 
 

I think you will need an EAD Card to get a driver license in Tennessee. Proof of legal presence—-

(I don’t think a K1 visa will satisfy the second item because it’s only a 90 day visa)

 

• Conditional Resident Alien Card (I-551)
• Valid Foreign Passport with Valid Visa and I-94 attached
• (Note: The passport must have an English translation)
• Valid Foreign Passport with I-94W attached
  • Holders of F1, F2, M1, or M2 status should also present a valid SEVIS I-20
  • Holders of J1 or J2 status should also present a valid DS-2019
• Temporary Resident Identification Card (I-688)
• Employment Authorization Card (I-766)

Edited June 16, 2020 by Wuozopo

[yuna628 9,676]

Unlikely that you'd be getting a DL without an EAD in most states so the SSN thing is a moot point. Yes you'll need the SSN eventually, but the offices aren't open, and you'll have a long wait for the EAD if you haven't applied yet.

[Smokey Bear 71]

On 6/16/2020 at 8:37 PM, BandBjourney said:

Have you applied for an EAD card?

I was able to get a driver's permit without an SSN.

THANKS

21 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

 

Are you still eligible for a SSN? Your timeline doesn’t say when you entered the US. When does your I-94 expire? 
 

I think you will need an EAD Card to get a driver license in Tennessee. Proof of legal presence—-

(I don’t think a K1 visa will satisfy the second item because it’s only a 90 day visa)

 

• Conditional Resident Alien Card (I-551)
• Valid Foreign Passport with Valid Visa and I-94 attached
• (Note: The passport must have an English translation)
• Valid Foreign Passport with I-94W attached
  • Holders of F1, F2, M1, or M2 status should also present a valid SEVIS I-20
  • Holders of J1 or J2 status should also present a valid DS-2019
• Temporary Resident Identification Card (I-688)
• Employment Authorization Card (I-766)

Thank you - updated my records now......

 

 

 

[Wuozopo 4,293]

1 hour ago, Smokey Bear said:

THANKS

Thank you - updated my records now......

 

So you entered June 12 as a fiancé, but you married May 1. How does that work?

 

Anyway, you have until around August 27 to get a SSN as a K1 before your 76 day window closes. Hopefully offices will open so you can get one. But I don’t think you will be successful getting a DL in TN until your EAD is approved.  If you had one of the longer term visas like work or student you could, but your K visa is basically over and your I-94 probably says you are admitted only until around Sept 10. If you got a license, they would expire it around Sept 10 so what’s the point really.