Obtaining an unrestricted SSN with expired green card + 24 month extension letter?

[eeaaggllee 9]

I went to the local SSA on Friday and the representative was not 100% she can do this. She asked her supervisor and enter the application for me anyway, saying it’s now dependent upon if DHS approves or not. The extension letter just proves that my PR status was extended, but in the system she mostly used the A-number for DHS verification.

 

The weird thing is, on the SSN receipt, it still says “work only if you have authorization from the DHS”. But in my subsequent call after the visit, another representative said my immigration status was cleared and I should receive an unrestricted SSN.

 

It is so confusing…not sure if it actually went through or not. ☹️☹️

Edited December 11, 2022 by eeaaggllee

[Mike E 11,739]

Your SSA office is staffed with  incompetents.  We got my wife an unrestricted SS card with her 2 year gc abs extension letter by walking into 88 W 38th St #100, Tucson, AZ 85713. Make the trip.  

 

The clerk knew exactly what the deal was and even knew where my wife lived. It was the easiest social security experience I’ve ever had.  
 

 

Edited December 11, 2022 by Mike E

[eeaaggllee 9]

41 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Your SSA office is staffed with  incompetents.  We got my wife an unrestricted SS card with her 2 year gc abs extension letter by walking into 88 W 38th St #100, Tucson, AZ 85713. Make the trip.  

 

The clerk knew exactly what the deal was and even knew where my wife lived. It was the easiest social security experience I’ve ever had.  
 

 

Thank you! Hopefully it did go through and I am as lucky as your wife

[Blah blah 2]

On 12/10/2022 at 7:33 PM, eeaaggllee said:

I went to the local SSA on Friday and the representative was not 100% she can do this. She asked her supervisor and enter the application for me anyway, saying it’s now dependent upon if DHS approves or not. The extension letter just proves that my PR status was extended, but in the system she mostly used the A-number for DHS verification.

 

The weird thing is, on the SSN receipt, it still says “work only if you have authorization from the DHS”. But in my subsequent call after the visit, another representative said my immigration status was cleared and I should receive an unrestricted SSN.

 

It is so confusing…not sure if it actually went through or not. ☹️☹️

I got this exact same letter. Did it go through for you?

[eeaaggllee 9]

On 6/12/2023 at 5:03 PM, Blah blah said:

I got this exact same letter. Did it go through for you?

Yes, unrestricted SSN

[ShayrineC 43]

@Blah blah reviving an old thread - but I tried to do the same and encountered some fierce resistance at my local office, then got a letter with the wording on it about DHS authorization. 

 

Did you manage to get an unrestricted SSN card? Thanks!

[TBoneTX 45,270]

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3 hours ago, ShayrineC said:

Did you manage to get an unrestricted SSN card?

See OP's last answer.