Refused to issue Social Security card

[Brooklyn23 0]

I can totally sympathise with your run in with the SSA. I just today received my ssn in the mail after an 8 and a half week ongoing battle involving 5 visits to two different SSA offices and an infopass appointment, 3 calls to the USCIS hotline and 2 to the SSA who told me totally different information to the clerks at the 2 SSA offices who also contradicted each other. Plus a supervisor who wouldn't talk to me as she 'doesn't get involved with case work'.

True genius at work. The funniest thing was the quote on the back of the envelope the card camein: 'For the times that count, count on Social Security!' - yeah, I'll remember that in future...

Please keep us all posted and I hope it works out for you soon!

[natty 0]

Hey jim_julian I think you have no luck. I had deal with SSA before. Since I moved here with K1, and I got SSN after I got married before I get Greencard. I think it depend on the office and the officer on that office too.

Talking about changing name of your K2, you have no luck too. I got a greencard and I went to change my SSN, first the officer was a little confuse about my name too, the other officer come to help him. I got SSN in 1 week or so after that. I think the officer which you deal with didn't know how to work (I belived that.)

Anyway I hope you get SSN for your K2 very soon

Natty

[I'm Gone 60]

I can totally sympathise with your run in with the SSA. I just today received my ssn in the mail after an 8 and a half week ongoing battle involving 5 visits to two different SSA offices and an infopass appointment, 3 calls to the USCIS hotline and 2 to the SSA who told me totally different information to the clerks at the 2 SSA offices who also contradicted each other. Plus a supervisor who wouldn't talk to me as she 'doesn't get involved with case work'.

But did you ever send an e-mail?

[I'm Gone 60]

https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203210

RM 00203.210 Changing Numident Name Data

C. Procedure - Immigration Document as Evidence of Legal Name

When issuing immigration documents, the Department of State and DHS issue them in the person’s legal name. The legal name is also generally the name in which the foreign passport was issued.

When an alien applies for an SSN card, presume the name on the immigration document is the legal name unless the applicant presents evidence of a legal name change (e.g., marriage) that occurred after the immigration document was issued.

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

RM 00203.200 Evidence of Identity for an SSN Card

E. Procedure – Priority Lists of Acceptable Identity Documents

ALIEN: Birth through Age 5

Primary Evidence

Request a current U.S. immigration document and an unexpired foreign passport.

-- Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (includes temporary I-551 stamp/machine readable immigrant visa (MRIV) in combination with an unexpired foreign passport when the I-551 Permanent Resident Card has not yet been issued)

-- Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record in combination with an unexpired foreign passport

-- Form I-766, Employment Authorization card

-- Form I-688B, Employment Authorization card

ALIEN: Child Age 6 through 17

Primary Evidence

Request a current U.S. immigration document and an unexpired foreign passport.

-- Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (includes temporary I-551 stamp/machine readable immigrant visa (MRIV) in combination with an unexpired foreign passport when the I-551 Permanent Resident Card has not yet been issued)

-- Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record in combination with an unexpired foreign passport

-- Form I-766, Employment Authorization card

-- Form I-688B, Employment Authorization card

[jim_julian 26]

Got it! (errr ... as long as it comes in the mail)

This afternoon we visitied the Brea, CA SS office again. As luck would have it we were seen by the lady who originally turned us down.

I greeted her and suggested she check the SAVE database to confirm that USCIS had cleared the name mismatch. She didn't say a word ....

Type, type, type ... click, click click ... she pushed a printout towards us for review and signature. My daughter and I looked it over and I said that there was a mistake in her mother's name ... shoudl be a "q" not a "g". The SS lady said "Well it looked like a "g" to me!"

She corrected the form. My daughter signed it. I thanked her for her assistance ... she said nothing ... we took our receipt and left.

[bradcanuck 1]

Got it! (errr ... as long as it comes in the mail)

This afternoon we visitied the Brea, CA SS office again. As luck would have it we were seen by the lady who originally turned us down.

I greeted her and suggested she check the SAVE database to confirm that USCIS had cleared the name mismatch. She didn't say a word ....

Type, type, type ... click, click click ... she pushed a printout towards us for review and signature. My daughter and I looked it over and I said that there was a mistake in her mother's name ... shoudl be a "q" not a "g". The SS lady said "Well it looked like a "g" to me!"

She corrected the form. My daughter signed it. I thanked her for her assistance ... she said nothing ... we took our receipt and left.

Friendly friendly woman. Keep us posted on when you get some mail.