Documents needed for SSN

[alliejourney 61]

Hello!

 

Just trying to plan ahead - my fiance should be arriving here on a K1 visa in June and we'd like to get on the process of getting his SSN as soon as he arrives, before our marriage. 

 

In looking at the instructions/accepted documents, it is my understanding that you need two separate documents to prove age and evidence of identity. However, everything under the "evidence of identity" section specifies that it must be a US license, US state ID card, or US passport, obviously none of which my fiance will be able to get. Under evidence of age, it also specifies a US birth certificate.

 

So my question is, what documents can we bring that would be acceptable? Will his foreign passport and foreign birth certificate in addition to his visa and I-94 suffice, or is there something else we will need? I searched but haven't found a consistent answer.

 

Thanks for the help.

Edited March 13 by alliejourney
adding clarifying information

[appleblossom 2,482]

5 minutes ago, alliejourney said:

Hello!

 

Just trying to plan ahead - my fiance should be arriving here in June and we'd like to get on the process of getting his SSN ASAP, before our marriage. 

 

In looking at the instructions/accepted documents, it is my understanding that you need two separate documents to prove age and evidence of identity. However, everything under the "evidence of identity" section specifies that it must be a US license, US state ID card, or US passport, obviously none of which my fiance will be able to get. Under evidence of age, it also specifies a US birth certificate.

 

So my question is, what documents can we bring that would be acceptable? Will his foreign passport and foreign birth certificate in addition to his visa and I-94 suffice, or is there something else we will need? I searched but haven't found a consistent answer.

 

Thanks for the help.

 

You need to select 'non citizen' to be given the list for him. https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/ss5doc.htm

[alliejourney 61]

4 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

You need to select 'non citizen' to be given the list for him. https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/ss5doc.htm

 

Thanks so much for this, that's helpful!

 

So since he's a K1 he isn't technically authorized to work. I already saw that I should print out the webpage memo that states he is still eligible for an SSN, so I'm hoping that we get a good agent who will accept that for the work authorization piece. I know this also means he'll have a social security card with a restriction, which is fine. We'll apply for the EAD and AOS as soon as we're married.

 

Then if I'm reading this correctly, we'll also just need his I-94, show the visa stamp in his passport, and then they'll accept his foreign birth certificate and foreign passport for identification and proof of age - anyone, please feel free to correct me or let me know anything we may need in addition!

[hplusj 135]

 

On 3/13/2024 at 8:39 AM, alliejourney said:

Then if I'm reading this correctly, we'll also just need his I-94, show the visa stamp in his passport, and then they'll accept his foreign birth certificate and foreign passport for identification and proof of age - anyone, please feel free to correct me or let me know anything we may need in addition!

 

I would appreciate it if someone could verify that this is correct. The RM 10211.530 is very hard to decipher and one of the requirements on the VJ SSN guide is "another valid form of ID". 

 

Is the above method acceptable?

[alliejourney 61]

2 hours ago, hplusj said:

 

 

I would appreciate it if someone could verify that this is correct. The RM 10211.530 is very hard to decipher and one of the requirements on the VJ SSN guide is "another valid form of ID". 

 

Is the above method acceptable?

 

Hi! I can confirm that this was correct. We got his SSN with absolutely no problems the day after we entered the US on his K1. We brought along his foreign birth certificate, the I-94 with his most recent entry on the K1, and his passport with his K1 stamp. They actually didn't even ask to see his birth certificate, just the I-94 and passport. (I'd still bring the birth certificate though, just to be safe.) All in all it took about a half hour at the office, and we received his SSN in the mail just over 2 weeks later.

Edited July 11 by alliejourney
clarifying

[hplusj 135]

On 7/10/2024 at 8:23 PM, alliejourney said:

 

Hi! I can confirm that this was correct. We got his SSN with absolutely no problems the day after we entered the US on his K1. We brought along his foreign birth certificate, the I-94 with his most recent entry on the K1, and his passport with his K1 stamp. They actually didn't even ask to see his birth certificate, just the I-94 and passport. (I'd still bring the birth certificate though, just to be safe.) All in all it took about a half hour at the office, and we received his SSN in the mail just over 2 weeks later.

Thank you so much for the update! 

 

Can you provide how long you waited after he entered the US before going in to the SSA office, in order to see him in the SAVE-ASVI database?  What was that process like, even?

[Lil bear 4,189]

14 minutes ago, hplusj said:

Thank you so much for the update! 

 

Can you provide how long you waited after he entered the US before going in to the SSA office, in order to see him in the SAVE-ASVI database?  What was that process like, even?

Next day is recommended .  

Edited August 15 by Lil bear

[alliejourney 61]

2 hours ago, hplusj said:

Thank you so much for the update! 

 

Can you provide how long you waited after he entered the US before going in to the SSA office, in order to see him in the SAVE-ASVI database?  What was that process like, even?

Yep, what lilbear said. We arrived late at night. When I woke up the next morning, I checked the I-94 website to see if it had been updated. It had been, so I printed a copy and we headed to the SSA office as soon as he was awake that day! Now that everything is done digitally, it’s incredibly fast and painless