SSN during COVID

[A&Mtogether 0]

Hello everyone

 

I am curious to know if anyone has been able to receive their SSN with little to no delays  during the lockdown, as most SSA office are still closed.

 

Thank you!

 

 

[Asterix78 27]

Not sure if this depends on the location. My wife was able to in February, appointment was about 2 weeks out from the initial phone call. The card, however, took 2 months to arrive after that. 

[A&Mtogether 0]

I am sure it depends on location  but it's great to hear she was able to receive it within 2 months.

[flicks1998 1,044]

4 minutes ago, A&Mtogether said:

I am sure it depends on location  but it's great to hear she was able to receive it within 2 months.

Its very location dependent.  Call one office, if you dont like the answer try another.

 

We tried one office in early March, told us no in-person appointments.  We had to mail all documents in, including original passport.  I tried another office and they said they can make an appointment, will have someone call us back.  Less than an hour later, someone called for next day appointment.  When we got to the SS office the next day, we were the only ones there.  We werent allowed inside the office but sat in a hallway.  At the specified time, someone came out and collected our documents, reviewed them and said they were OK.  About 2-3 weeks later, we had the card in the mail.

 

 

[mc962 55]

We didn't do it during the pandemic, but they did take their time when my wife got her number a couple years ago (something about the PoE airport being slow to send their arrival information along).

I think the key to getting them to do it before getting stuck in that weird in-between state for AOS where SSA doesn't like to issue numbers, was to really push them as frequently as possible to check in on the case and move things along (generally calling/visiting them as soon as the previous visit letter said we could follow up, generally every 2-3 weeks).

 

3-4 visits later, they finally told the number on the last visit and said the card would be arriving in a few days.

[kkmk 47]

13 hours ago, flicks1998 said:

Its very location dependent.  Call one office, if you dont like the answer try another.

 

We tried one office in early March, told us no in-person appointments.  We had to mail all documents in, including original passport.  I tried another office and they said they can make an appointment, will have someone call us back.  Less than an hour later, someone called for next day appointment.  When we got to the SS office the next day, we were the only ones there.  We werent allowed inside the office but sat in a hallway.  At the specified time, someone came out and collected our documents, reviewed them and said they were OK.  About 2-3 weeks later, we had the card in the mail.

 

 

my local office is appointment only but it takes basically forever now. i tried calling a different office, but they say they can't serve me cuz the i'm not from their area and that anyway at their office is gonna take about the same time as the first office....i wonder if that's bs? anyway...been waiting for the damn ssn for two months now and counting....zzzzz 

[TBoneTX 45,776]

Thread is moved from the main "AOS from K Visas" forum to the Social Security Numbers subforum.

[JeanneAdil 6,603]

It is good u asked before your June 4th interview as it is important you apply ASAP (after marriage ) for this using the I 94 gotten upon entry to the US

i do not know this process as i did spouse visa but now that others know you are not yet in the US ,  they will guide you with the process for SS card

 

Also is the pending immigrant a  male under age 26?   if so,  he needs to register for Selective service

 

Good luck in interview 

[BasmaHicham 34]

My husband received his card within 1 week of arrival.

[JeanneAdil 6,603]

5 hours ago, BasmaHicham said:

My husband received his card within 1 week of arrival.

for a K1 they will have to apply within the 90 day window of the I 94

or wait for about a year for the AOS process to be done

OP very important to marry and apply for the ss# ASAP

[A&Mtogether 0]

 

On 5/12/2021 at 8:04 PM, JeanneAdil said:

for a K1 they will have to apply within the 90 day window of the I 94

or wait for about a year for the AOS process to be done

OP very important to marry and apply for the ss# ASAP

Thank you for your help!  I was wondering was do you think it's better to apply for a SSN after marriage and not before?

 

We were planning to do it before, as it is what others advised here on the forum. there won't be any name changing.

 

Thanks

 

[JeanneAdil 6,603]

15 hours ago, A&Mtogether said:

 

Thank you for your help!  I was wondering was do you think it's better to apply for a SSN after marriage and not before?

 

We were planning to do it before, as it is what others advised here on the forum. there won't be any name changing.

 

Thanks

 

i have no opinon as that is up to u but do it while the I 94 is valid (within those 90 days ) 

[Xia Angela 5]

On 5/10/2021 at 6:54 AM, A&Mtogether said:

Hello everyone

 

I am curious to know if anyone has been able to receive their SSN with little to no delays  during the lockdown, as most SSA office are still closed.

 

Thank you!

 

 

I got mine 2 weeks (apply Feb 10,2021) got married Feb 14,2021. SSN come in maiden name,i change my ssn into married name April 02,2021 using Marriage certificate and Military id (come in mailbox 10 days) but it really depends on ur location,my ssa office near here isn't in a big city so maybe less people apply for ssn.

[uapilot 70]

On 5/12/2021 at 4:04 PM, JeanneAdil said:

for a K1 they will have to apply within the 90 day window of the I 94

or wait for about a year for the AOS process to be done

OP very important to marry and apply for the ss# ASAP

What's fun is that the Clerk of Courts office where we got married on May 1st is telling us they need 4-12 weeks to get our certificate out to us. I'm wondering if I can apply for the SSN and I-485 using an online record of our marriage (which has been recorded) and provide them with a link or something. And we still have to process a name change at the local circuit court since they don't do the name change during marriage in the state where we married.

[Ayrton 965]

1 hour ago, uapilot said:

What's fun is that the Clerk of Courts office where we got married on May 1st is telling us they need 4-12 weeks to get our certificate out to us. I'm wondering if I can apply for the SSN and I-485 using an online record of our marriage (which has been recorded) and provide them with a link or something. And we still have to process a name change at the local circuit court since they don't do the name change during marriage in the state where we married.

If you're applying for a SSN during the 75 day period of your I-94, you must apply in your maiden name because that's the name DHS has on file and that's the name on your immigration document (passport/visa/I-94).

 

After getting married, you can use the marriage certificate/court order to update the name on the SSN.

 

Btw what state do you live in that doesn't allow change of last name after marriage?