Can Someone Apply For A SSN While Waiting For Work Permit?

[Brittnee Pulford 0]

My husband wants to get his U.S. Driver's License and we were told by someone helping us with our application that he has to get the green card or work permit before he can get the SSN but I am hearing from some other cases that you can apply while you wait and even receive a SSN before ever getting a green card. Has anyone tried to get the SSN without work permit or green card? Thanks in advance!

[milimelo 4,535]

Why didn’t you apply for SSN when he arrived in the first 90 days? 
now you have to wait until he either gets an EAD or green card. 

[KennethBk 67]

Hey, I applied for my SSN two weeks after arrival and got it the next month. I got my Texas drivers license with my AOS form i797c and SSN. 

[Scandi 4,176]

K-1 folks apply for their SSN shortly after arriving in the US, before marriage. Some like to wait until 2 weeks after arrival, I applied for mine 4 days after arrival. When there is only 2 weeks left on the i-94 it's too late and you have to wait for the EAD.

Edited July 4, 2020 by Scandi

[Brittnee Pulford 0]

23 minutes ago, milimelo said:

Why didn’t you apply for SSN when he arrived in the first 90 days? 
now you have to wait until he either gets an EAD or green card. 

Oh, well the person who helped us with everything said you can't apply until he received the work permit. Wish I would have looked into it more. I just took their word for it. Lesson learned. Bummer.

[JFH 12,191]

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[JeanneAdil 6,606]

The best help is not from a person  but by going to your state's information on driving licenses 

 

there is a section from Colorado that addresses the issue when there is not the necessary documents like SS #

 

https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dmv/applicants-who-are-temporary-lawful-present-residents

 

you would a a temp lawful under this until you are lawful permanent resident

 

BTW the man also has to register with selective service (and this will come at when he applies for citizenship)

all the steps you need to follow after coming on K1 were given in the welcome phamlet 

 

Please complete your timeline showing when he entered / hard to go back thru and try to guess

[Sandyl 128]

I applied for my SSN shortly after arrival and it says that for work it’s  only valid with DHS authorization.

[NinPran 99]

6 hours ago, Brittnee Pulford said:

My husband wants to get his U.S. Driver's License and we were told by someone helping us with our application that he has to get the green card or work permit before he can get the SSN but I am hearing from some other cases that you can apply while you wait and even receive a SSN before ever getting a green card. Has anyone tried to get the SSN without work permit or green card? Thanks in advance!

When filling out the form I-765 for EAD one of the questions asks you if you want them to issue a SSN. Do you remember answering that? 

[Sarah&Facundo 599]

Yes We got married 2 weeks after my husband's arrival on the K1 and he applied for his SSN a few days after the wedding. He had his SSN 4 weeks later and the EAD card about 5 months later. You need to apply within a certain amount of time after arrival though, although I don't remember the amount of days exactly offhand. I'm sure someone else can chime in on that.

[Blessed21 141]

Like everyone said I guess u have to wait. One advice though when going through this long green card process key word  "do your own research "don't take someone words of just cause there helping you good luck with your process wishing you the best .

[Ayrton 965]

10 hours ago, Sarah&Facundo said:

Yes We got married 2 weeks after my husband's arrival on the K1 and he applied for his SSN a few days after the wedding. He had his SSN 4 weeks later and the EAD card about 5 months later. You need to apply within a certain amount of time after arrival though, although I don't remember the amount of days exactly offhand. I'm sure someone else can chime in on that.

in the past, people needed to wait around 2 weeks for their names to be in the system, since it was a paper i-94. No need to wait now. I arrived on a Saturday and applied for SSN on Monday. Received the card in 3 weeks.

 

But you must apply within 75 days. After that, it's not enough time for DHS to verify the nama in the system.