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. ☹️☹️