Figured I'd post this here!

[sparkofcreation 0]

Then y'all are doing better than the US citizens, 'cause when I got married and got a new card, they needed my old card, birth certificate, marriage certificate, and passport.

[I'm Gone 60]

Don't give up your old until you receive the new one. Tell them the dog ate it. LOL

https://s044a90.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0100201080

RM 00201.080 Field Office (FO) Disposal of Returned Social Security Number (SSN) Cards

2. Card Returned With Request For Replacement Card or New SSN

If the applicant has a card and requests a replacement card (duplicate or corrected) or a new SSN:

Ask the applicant to return the old SSN card. (If the applicant does not have the card with him or her, remind the applicant to return the old card to SSA for destruction or to keep the old card in a secure place [not in a wallet or purse]).

NOTE: Do not forcefully confiscate the SSN card if the applicant refuses to relinquish it. Similarly, return the old SSN card if the applicant requests that it be given back.

[one_coolchiq 0]

she asked for my marriage application paper but since i didn't bring it coz i brought my marriage license i showed her my passport. Aside from my GC. If you have driver's license you can bring it.

[warlord 73]

Thanks for the info. I have been in the SSN office for the past 9 years and the wait gets worse and worse now. So I'm just wondering since I haven't ever shown my SSN to anyone for any reason yet (I don't think), then what if I just keep it the way it is until I apply for Naturalization? Guess I have to figure out what more that card does? I would hate to have to take a vacation day to wait for hours...

[eau_xplain 2]

Then y'all are doing better than the US citizens, 'cause when I got married and got a new card, they needed my old card, birth certificate, marriage certificate, and passport.

It's probably because you had to change your name on your SSN. They needed to see that the info on your old card and birth certificate will be consistent with that on the marriage certificate.

In my case, it was a simple removal of the "notation". All other info remain the same. So, all they needed was proof that we no longer need the "notation" and that proof is our green card. Since the info on my green card is the same as my old SS card (and will be the same on my new SS card), they did not need any other document.

[sparkofcreation 0]

Then y'all are doing better than the US citizens, 'cause when I got married and got a new card, they needed my old card, birth certificate, marriage certificate, and passport.

It's probably because you had to change your name on your SSN. They needed to see that the info on your old card and birth certificate will be consistent with that on the marriage certificate.

In my case, it was a simple removal of the "notation". All other info remain the same. So, all they needed was proof that we no longer need the "notation" and that proof is our green card. Since the info on my green card is the same as my old SS card (and will be the same on my new SS card), they did not need any other document.

But that doesn't explain why they needed both my birth certificate and my passport, as well as the marriage certificate.

Gareth got his restrictive legend removed at the same office and had to show his old SS card, green card, birth certificate and passport. But that may have been because they'd input his date of birth into the system wrong the first time (his birthday is June 16 and their computer said June 17). He had to go through that additional processing all over again and everything, it took about 8 weeks to get the original card and 7 to get the unrestricted one.

[I'm Gone 60]

But that doesn't explain why they needed both my birth certificate and my passport, as well as the marriage certificate.

Gareth got his restrictive legend removed at the same office and had to show his old SS card, green card, birth certificate and passport. But that may have been because they'd input his date of birth into the system wrong the first time (his birthday is June 16 and their computer said June 17). He had to go through that additional processing all over again and everything, it took about 8 weeks to get the original card and 7 to get the unrestricted one.

If someone asked for a birth certificate for a replacement or corrected SSN they didn't know what they were doing.

https://s044a90.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203020

RM 00203.020 Number of Documents Required for an SSN Card

3. Replacement SSN Cards

For a replacement card, an alien applicant must present evidence to establish identity and lawful alien status or authority to work. The immigration document may fulfill both requirements.

https://s044a90.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203200

RM 00203.200 Evidence of Identity for an SSN Card

4. Why a Birth Record Is Not Evidence of Identity

A birth record establishes a fact of birth (i.e., that the person was born) and the legal name at birth. It is not sufficient evidence to establish identity for SSA purposes because it does not establish the person’s continued existence. Therefore, SSA does not accept a birth record as an identity document because it is not adequate evidence to show that the person is still alive. SSA needs evidence that shows the individual continues to exist beyond the date of birth up to the present time.

[mariaowen 0]

####### thanks for bringing this up. I've had my 10 year GC for about 5 months now and totally forgot about my SSN card. Damn, now I have to find a good time to go as I remember the waits. What all should I bring, just my passport with the stamps, my GC, Drivers licence for extra ID? Anything else?

Gee, I had mine since November. I'll go to SSN office right away. Been busy, haven't had a chance to go here in VJ for a long time. Well, good news is ... I've got promoted on the job last month after working there for only 5 months

Maria