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Hi,

My wife has a social security card and number, but it is from when she was here on a J-1, with her old last name. When would it be wise to have a new one, with her new name, before the AOS or after she gets her green card?

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There are people who weren't able to change their name on the SS card before they had an EAD or a green card (I'm one of these people), but there were also those able to do it with just a marriage certificate. I don't know what's best - you sure can try going to your SS office and apply for a new card before AOS, but since a social security card isn't required for AOS, you may as well wait till you have a green card.

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You should use the old number and get the name changed once you receive something official from the USCIS like the EAD card or the green card.

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Hi,

My wife has a social security card and number, but it is from when she was here on a J-1, with her old last name. When would it be wise to have a new one, with her new name, before the AOS or after she gets her green card?

If she had tried before today she could have possible been issued a corrected SSN card.

Duration calculation results

From and including: Thursday, July 19, 2007

To, but not including : Wednesday, October 3, 2007

It is 76 days from the start date to the end date, but not including the end date

Even though she cannot be issued an SSN card without proof of current work authorization, she may be able to have the name corrected on her SSN record.

RM 00203.510 D4 Correcting Numident Data When a Replacement Card Cannot Be Issued

If the alien does not provide evidence of work authorization or a valid nonwork reason, explain that no replacement card can be issued.

Although a replacement card cannot be issued, the Numident can be corrected if the alien has provided documentation supporting the change, e.g., a name change.

If the alien provides documentation supporting the change, process the SS-5 to update the Numident information but suppress the issuance of a card.

RM 00203.510 Alien without Work Authorization - Nonwork Need for an SSN:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203510#D4

Once her SSN record has been corrected, she can request an SSN Verification Printout, which will provide her with proof of her SSN and the name that currently appears on the record until she is eligible to be issued an SSN card.

“RM 00202.320 Issuing Numidents and SSN Verification Printouts:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100202320

Only the marriage document is needed to establish the name change if it meets the following criteria:

-- The new name can be derived from the marriage document, i.e. bride

takes the groom’s last name, groom takes bride’s last name, compound

name (with or without hyphen) of each spouse’s original name for

either or both parties.

Note: The type of name change requested must also be allowable under state law, i.e. groom taking bride’s last name.

-- The marriage occurred within the past two years

-- The marriage document shows sufficient identifying information

(e.g., biographical data such as age, date of birth or parent's

names), and

-- The identifying information matches the information on his/her

Social Security number (Numident) record.

The applicant may need to submit an identity document in the old name along with the marriage document if:

-- The marriage occurred within the last two years and has biographical

information, e.g., age, date of birth or parent's names which does

not match our records, e.g., the SSN record.

-- The marriage occurred within the last two years, but does not show

biographical information, or

-- The marriage occurred over two years ago (with or without

biographical information.

The identity document used to establish the old name must match the name on the current SSN record. The identity document is acceptable even if over two years old or expired.

In name change situations when evidence of identity in the old name is required, e.g., name change occurred more than 2 years ago and the applicant does not have any acceptable evidence of identity in the old name with him or her at the time the SSN application is filed, we can request the following documentation to process the name change:

1. Name change document (e.g., marriage document) showing the old name that agrees with the name on the latest SSN record (Numident) (e.g., maiden name), and

2. Acceptable evidence of identity in the new name (name to be shown on the SSN card), excluding marriage document if it was submitted as the name change document and

3. Verification of identifying information (SSN, name(s) on latest Numident record, date of birth, place of birth, parents’ names) from the latest Numident record.

If these three documentation requirements are not met, the name change request cannot be processed under this new policy. Evidence of identity in the old name would need to be submitted per EM-06064.

Note: Refer the Social Security office personnel to EM-06064, which was issued 10/02/2006 and EM-07045, which was issued 07/03/2007 for the current procedures regarding name changes based on marriage.

https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/public/refere...cttocategory=EM

If she still has her old SSN card DO NOT DO NOT let the SSA office have it until she get a new one!!!

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