affter arriving to the us what should i do ?

[Yassinhajjej 1]

hey i just have five days in the us what should i do to get a ssa and green card - i pay all fees  but im not sure do i have to wait to get them or i apply for them ?

i have a friend say he wait 10 days and the ssa shiped to his home what you guys think ?

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

Your Green Card will be mailed to you automatically.  It could take a few weeks to a few months.  If you marked the appropriate box on the DS-260, your Social Security card should also be sent to you automatically.

[Sukie 1,460]

If it has been two weeks (10 business days) since you immigrated, and you do not have your SSA card yet, then you might want to visit your local SSA office.  If you checked the box on the DS-260, your processing at your port-of-entry should have triggered a message to the SSA system.  However, this only works about 50% of the time.  You'll need to wait the two weeks before going to your local office though.  They'll be able to look at their system and see whether or not the request was made.  And, if not, they will help you apply on the spot.

 

Good luck!

 

Sukie in NY

[Beaniebob 8]

My green card arrived about 2 weeks after I got here. My social security card didn't come even though we checked the box so I had to go to the social security office to apply. So I would go if it doesn't come in 2 weeks 

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Progress Reports to Moving to the US and Your New Life In America forum; topic pertains to items post POE.

[Just Paul 4,595]

if you haven't gotten the SS card in 2 to 3 weeks go to a SSA office and fill out a new SS-5.

[WaterLeaf 200]

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