4 weeks after Arrival No Social Security Card - DHS/SAVE Verification

[Katientsm 16]

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has had the same issue: 

 

My husband (IR1 Visa) applied for a social security card in person a few days after arriving in the U.S. It has now been 4 weeks and nothing. 

The office had said that he needed verification with DHS because he wasnt in the system yet but that it shouldnt take more than 2 weeks.

According to the SAVE website, the status is still under review and when I contacted USCIS, all they said is that they can make us an appointment to go into a field office, but it can take weeks just to get an appointment. 

My husband needs to get a State ID ASAP, and we need the social security card for that. 

 

 

Edited May 25, 2022 by Katientsm
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[Timona 4,208]

Not unusual..it has taken 3 months for others to just get SSN..so hold tight 

[SteveInBostonI130 3,471]

I believe it's up to 3 months to get the physical greencard.  SSN should take several weeks at most.

 

@Katientsm Did your husband show them them the endorsed IR1/CR1 visa in his passport?  That should be the verification they need that he is a legal permanent resident.

Edited May 25, 2022 by SteveInBostonI130

[Katientsm 16]

37 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

I believe it's up to 3 months to get the physical greencard.  SSN should take several weeks at most.

 

@Katientsm Did your husband show them them the endorsed IR1/CR1 visa in his passport?  That should be the verification they need that he is a legal permanent resident.

Yeah he showed the physical visa in the passport but apparently you have to be in the system and if not USCIS/DHS has to provide verification via SAVE. No idea why the passport alone isn't sufficient, when you already have permanent residence 

Edited May 25, 2022 by Katientsm
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[SteveInBostonI130 3,471]

3 minutes ago, Katientsm said:

Yeah he showed the physical visa in the passport but apparently you have to be in the system and if not USCIS/DHS has to provide verification via SAVE. No idea why the passport alone isn't sufficient, when you already have permanent residence 

 

I'm sorry for your troubles.  There have been other posts about issues with USCIS/DHS updating SSA, something to do with incompatibilities or bugs in their systems.

 

Have you contacted SSA recently?  Maybe they can manually verify your husband's status?

[little immigrant 801]

We never got my son's SSN card automatically after ticking the box on the form. We had to roll up at the SSA ourselves and within that week the card arrived. 

Edited May 26, 2022 by little immigrant

[Katientsm 16]

UPDATE: The status on SAVE CASE CHECK was complete on May 30 and the Social Security Card came one week later.