Update Social Security without asking for a new card?

[iwannaplay54 985]

1 hour ago, arken said:

I'm assuming they don't want to go thru shredding the existing card by getting the new one.

Why would anyone shred a SS card just because they got a new one

[Mike E 11,739]

1 hour ago, arken said:

I'm assuming they don't want to go thru shredding the existing card by getting the new one.

I’ve never shredded my SS card. Why shred a duplicate and valid I-9 document?

[arken 4,197]

1 hour ago, iwannaplay54 said:

Why would anyone shred a SS card just because they got a new one

 

19 minutes ago, Mike E said:

I’ve never shredded my SS card. Why shred a duplicate and valid I-9 document?

Just giving a reason. People have different intentions. Why would anyone ask for a card they already have?

[Mike E 11,739]

8 minutes ago, arken said:

 

Just giving a reason. People have different intentions. Why would anyone ask for a card they already have?

To update their status in SS records as per the directive from USCIS on the day they took oath. 
 

I didn’t ask for a new card.  I wasn’t given an option.  And yet delivery of the new card was confirmation that SSA recorded my status. And now I can collect SS benefits in most countries of the world without any conditions. 

[arken 4,197]

28 minutes ago, Mike E said:

To update their status in SS records as per the directive from USCIS on the day they took oath. 
 

I didn’t ask for a new card.  I wasn’t given an option.  And yet delivery of the new card was confirmation that SSA recorded my status. And now I can collect SS benefits in most countries of the world without any conditions. 

 

Submitting SS-5 to SSA afte getting citizenship without getting a new card does the exact job as well. Message is being conveyed as if new card is definitely required which is not the case. I was asked if i wanted a new card and i said no.

[Veggie3 22]

12 hours ago, Mike E said:

 

 

And the reason you don’t want a new SS card is what?

 

The reason is that the SSN is very sensitive information. I'm sure that for nearly all people there was no problem with USPS delivery. But a tiny chance does exist that it will fall into the wrong hands. Why take that chance if I already have a perfectly valid card with no restriction?

[Sm1smom 250]

13 minutes ago, Veggie3 said:

The reason is that the SSN is very sensitive information. I'm sure that for nearly all people there was no problem with USPS delivery. But a tiny chance does exist that it will fall into the wrong hands. Why take that chance if I already have a perfectly valid card with no restriction?

You can always inform them you only want to update your information and do not wish to be issued with a replacement SSN card, like a couple of others already stated above. Your reason(s) for not wanting a replacement card is(are) yours and yours alone, not sure why some are making a big deal of this. 

[Mike E 11,739]

7 hours ago, Veggie3 said:

The reason is that the SSN is very sensitive information. I'm sure that for nearly all people there was no problem with USPS delivery. But a tiny chance does exist that it will fall into the wrong hands. Why take that chance if I already have a perfectly valid card with no restriction?

Most SSNs have been leaked to the public thanks to sloppy work by the credit bureaus and others.  

[Veggie3 22]

18 hours ago, Mike E said:

Most SSNs have been leaked to the public thanks to sloppy work by the credit bureaus and others.  

Well, that's all fine and dandy. Yet we don't have much control over the misdeeds of others, do we? When it comes to updating our status at Social Security, however, we can implement some due diligence. 

[Elle Worth 21]

On 2/13/2022 at 9:32 AM, iwannaplay54 said:

We’re going in the next couple weeks and will follow up here on what they say

All we want is an account status update

Do we need to do it right away?

[iwannaplay54 985]

1 hour ago, Elle Worth said:

Do we need to do it right away?

We haven’t yet, the only reason to do it is to be correctly classified someday when it comes to benefits.

[iwannaplay54 985]

On 2/14/2022 at 6:03 AM, Sm1smom said:

You can always inform them you only want to update your information and do not wish to be issued with a replacement SSN card, like a couple of others already stated above. Your reason(s) for not wanting a replacement card is(are) yours and yours alone, not sure why some are making a big deal of this. 

It isn’t a big deal unless the one you have says “not authorized for employment except with DHS approval” or whatever they used to send K visaholders (we have one somewhere)

[iwannaplay54 985]

On 2/13/2022 at 8:25 PM, Mike E said:

To update their status in SS records as per the directive from USCIS on the day they took oath. 
 

I didn’t ask for a new card.  I wasn’t given an option.  And yet delivery of the new card was confirmation that SSA recorded my status. And now I can collect SS benefits in most countries of the world without any conditions. 

Which is another reason to get it updated. The main reason.

[MrKo 60]

The SS office has now reopened to the public! I just walked in and got mine updated (finally). I waited in the line outside for a while but once I was let in the process was very quick and pleasant. I specifically asked them not to send me a new card since I already had the unrestricted card. Like others said, you do need to fill out the SS-5 form.

 

I first tried to use my passport card, but they asked if I had a passport book. I was curious why and they explained that because they just reopened their offices, it's a much more familiar process when using passport books. So I gave them my book and they updated my records. So just a quick reminder, if you're able to walk-in and get this done in person, just bring your passport book for faster processing.

[Veggie3 22]

Thanks, MrKo! This is very helpful information.