How many days/weeks to wait for SS card?

[milwaukeegirl 0]

Hi all. It has been 4 weeks since my husband's POE, and he still hasn't received his SS#. I checked out the SSA website, and it had a whole page dedicated to immigrants who apply for a SS# on the immigration paperwork. This is what my husband did. Anyway, on the website it says that you should call the toll free number for SSA if you don't receive your card within 3 weeks. After waiting on hold for 20 minutes, my husband finally got through to a representative. She told him that it takes 12 weeks to receive the social security card! I took the phone away from my husband, and told the woman what I read on the website. She told me that it takes 3 weeks for American citizen replacement cards, and that immigrant cards take 12 weeks. I told her that they need to change the website if that's the wrong information. She gave me her "12 weeks" speech again and then promptly hung up on me! I am not impressed. We're going to the social security office today, so I'll post with details.

After 4 weeks, my husband hasn't even received his "welcome to America" letter. Has it taken this long for anyone else?

Good luck to everyone,

Natalie

[Mononoke28 135]

Oh my gosh, are you kidding me? My husband got the same speech but his was "8 weeks" not 12, hopefully not 12!! And they were also very rude to him.

He also hasn't received his green card nor his "Welcome to America" letter and it's been 5 weeks today.

Please let us know what you find out.

Thanks a bunch!!

Diana

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Man, this is crazeeeee!!! 12 weeks???? Why don't you go to a SSA office and apply in person? It will be much quicker.

As per the Welcome letter/Green card, I'm also on week 5 and counting....

[samaci 0]

For those of you who went into an office to apply for, or re-apply for your SSN, I have heard that they will give you your new SSN #, and you just have to wait for the card to arrive in the mail. Is that so? (once they enter you into the system, are they able to give you a number right away?)

['my_destiny' 0]

Im from California. My SS card arrived less than 3 weeks after we applied under my married name.

Hope you will have yours soon!

Have a great day!

[DakotaK1 1]

Hi all. It has been 4 weeks since my husband's POE, and he still hasn't received his SS#. I checked out the SSA website, and it had a whole page dedicated to immigrants who apply for a SS# on the immigration paperwork. This is what my husband did. Anyway, on the website it says that you should call the toll free number for SSA if you don't receive your card within 3 weeks. After waiting on hold for 20 minutes, my husband finally got through to a representative. She told him that it takes 12 weeks to receive the social security card! I took the phone away from my husband, and told the woman what I read on the website. She told me that it takes 3 weeks for American citizen replacement cards, and that immigrant cards take 12 weeks. I told her that they need to change the website if that's the wrong information. She gave me her "12 weeks" speech again and then promptly hung up on me! I am not impressed. We're going to the social security office today, so I'll post with details.

After 4 weeks, my husband hasn't even received his "welcome to America" letter. Has it taken this long for anyone else?

Good luck to everyone,

Natalie

Same here,I applied for mine last week of September and still nothing.

That just shows how professional they are by just hanging up,people like that should get fired.

I dont have a welcome letter either,did not know that I should get one anyway LOL

[Mononoke28 135]

Well guess what? Now I know why we don't have his SS card yet. We just called the USCIS and they were total morons who had no idea what we were talking about, they kept asking for his WAC #. Idiots. But anyway, we were transferred to a "especialized" agent, she asked for his A# and told us he's still not in the system. Can you believe that? It's been 5 weeks and they haven't entered his info in the system. So she said to wait another 3-4 weeks and if we still don't receive anything that we need to make an infopass appointment to go in person and have them enter his info in the system.

Augh!!!!

Diana

[milwaukeegirl 0]

Hi. Went to the social security office today. The employee there was really nice and helpful with my husband's questions. She looked up his passport info on the computer, and found that he hasn't been entered in the system yet. It will be 5 weeks on thursday since his POE. She told us that she couldn't do anything right now, but that if he doesn't receive a social security number in the mail by his 8th week, he should come back to the office to apply for one.

I was comparing our case to other visa journey timelines before my husband's POE, and it seemed like we were really on track and things were moving on schedule. But almost everyone else who was a few weeks ahead of our POE seems to have gotten their social security cards in 3 weeks. Do you think that USCIS is just really busy now, because so many people applied for their visas before the application price went up? I feel so awful for my husband. I'll be starting a job soon, and he'll just have to sit around for awhile and wait. But at least we're together!

Diana, where does someone go for an infopass appointment? I hope none of us end up having to do that!!

Natalie

Hi all. It has been 4 weeks since my husband's POE, and he still hasn't received his SS#. I checked out the SSA website, and it had a whole page dedicated to immigrants who apply for a SS# on the immigration paperwork. This is what my husband did. Anyway, on the website it says that you should call the toll free number for SSA if you don't receive your card within 3 weeks. After waiting on hold for 20 minutes, my husband finally got through to a representative. She told him that it takes 12 weeks to receive the social security card! I took the phone away from my husband, and told the woman what I read on the website. She told me that it takes 3 weeks for American citizen replacement cards, and that immigrant cards take 12 weeks. I told her that they need to change the website if that's the wrong information. She gave me her "12 weeks" speech again and then promptly hung up on me! I am not impressed. We're going to the social security office today, so I'll post with details.

After 4 weeks, my husband hasn't even received his "welcome to America" letter. Has it taken this long for anyone else?

Good luck to everyone,

Natalie

Same here,I applied for mine last week of September and still nothing.

That just shows how professional they are by just hanging up,people like that should get fired.

I dont have a welcome letter either,did not know that I should get one anyway LOL

I'm starting to think the welcome to America letter is a myth!!

[Mononoke28 135]

Natalie,

I'm glad I'm not the only one waiting for them to enter his stuff in the system. I'm going to try to call every week to find out what is going on and will be posting it in here.

You can make an infopass appointment by going here http://infopass.uscis.gov/

I'll keep you posted.

Diana

Edited November 7, 2007 by Mononoke28

[milwaukeegirl 0]

Natalie,

I'm glad I'm not the only one waiting for them to enter his stuff in the system. I'm going to try to call every week to find out what is going on and will be posting it in here.

You can make an infopass appointment by going here http://infopass.uscis.gov/

I'll keep you posted.

Diana

It's true, misery loves company! I will keep you posted as well. Thanks for the link.

Natalie

[Mononoke28 135]

Natalie,

I called the USCIS again today and they told me that my husband's info was finally entered in the system on 11/08/07 and that his card is now in production, so we should get it withing 2-3 weeks. Hopefully we'll get his social then as well.

Just wanted to keep you posted as promised.

Diana

[slbois 0]

My husband arrived on the 20th of September and we just got his welcome to America letter with a receipt date of 11-2-07. I took the receipt number and checked the status online today on the USCIS website and it says that his card production was ordered on November 8th and will be mailed within 30 days. Also, I wonder if this is what has been holding up his SS card???

This whole business is driving me nuts. I can't wait until he gets his social security card number so that he can get his drivers license. I'm tired of playing taxi driver.

[Mononoke28 135]

My husband arrived on the 20th of September and we just got his welcome to America letter with a receipt date of 11-2-07. I took the receipt number and checked the status online today on the USCIS website and it says that his card production was ordered on November 8th and will be mailed within 30 days. Also, I wonder if this is what has been holding up his SS card???

This whole business is driving me nuts. I can't wait until he gets his social security card number so that he can get his drivers license. I'm tired of playing taxi driver.

At least you got a Welcome to America letter. We haven't gotten anything. The lady at the DHS told me that they are behind entering all the new immigrant visas in the system so that's why it's taking so long. This is probably why he hasn't gotten his SS card yet. But you should check with the SSA office as soon as he gets his green card in the mail.

Diana

[milwaukeegirl 0]

Diana-

Happy to hear that your husband's info has finally been entered in the system! Since we arrived in America on the 4th of October, I'll assume that my husband's info isn't far behind. Thanks for keeping me updated! We'll go to SSA as soon as we get his green card.

I feel like a taxi driver too! I was spoiled being driven around when I lived in England. Now I do all of the driving. By the time he gets his social security card, it's going to be snowing here in Wisconsin. That'll be a fun road test!

Natalie

[chipsahoy 3]

Got mine within 2 weeks.. Just need to have my name changed.

Hope, you'll get your mans' SSN card soon.