Green card delivery and social security

[EmliS 32]

Hello all,

 

I arrived in the US on 18th August and applied for my social security a couple of days afterwards. I'm on an IR1 visa.

My social security application was rejected and I got told that I need to wait for my residence card to arrive in order to get my social security number. This is because my passport name is different to my legal name which I changed through Deed Poll. It's annoying but completely unavoidable as I couldn't update my passport abroad during covid.

No-one seemed to know the answer when I asked at SSA, but can I apply for jobs without this number? How long will it likely take to receive this card? 

Thanks in advance.

Edited September 4, 2021 by EmliS

[HRQX 4,145]

4 minutes ago, EmliS said:

can I apply for jobs without this number?

Did you select "Yes" on the SSN request question of the DS-260? If so, you can even begin working before receiving the SSN: https://www.e-verify.gov/faq/my-employee-applied-for-a-social-security-number-ssn-but-has-not-yet-received-it-what-should-i

My employee applied for a Social Security number (SSN) but has not yet received it. What should I do?

A case cannot be created in E-Verify without an SSN. If a newly hired employee has applied for, but has not yet received his or her SSN (e.g., the employee is a newly arrived immigrant), attach an explanation to the employee’s Form I-9 and set it aside. Then create a case in E-Verify using the employee’s SSN as soon as it is available. If you are unable to create a case by the third business day after the employee’s first day of employment, select Awaiting Social Security number when prompted by E-Verify.

 

Also an example of working before receiving SSN: