HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION- OK sorry for the lenghty preamble but I have to set the assumptions first:
1. A foreigner with a B2 visa comes to USA and meets/falls in love with a US military veteran with full benefits (and SSDI);
2. Weeks/months later (well within the visa stamp time frame) they decide to marry, but the foreign spouse will not stay in the US or file for AOS since the foreigner has a life/family overseas AND the US Citizen is a part-time resident in that country as well. They will follow the rules and submit an I-130 via DCF (if possible) or via online AFTER they both return to her/his country;
3. US citizen tries to get foreign spouse a military dependent ID card to enroll her in TRICARE medical insurance and gets told at the ID Card office that the foreign spouse must have SSN or a letter from SSA denying it. The Veterans Administration says the same thing when US Citizen military veteran attempts to file for new dependent(s) benefits.
4. SSA (contrary to myths) will issue a SSA card/number (Type 3) which:
"...Shows your name and Social Security number with the restriction, "NOT VALID FOR EMPLOYMENT".
We issue it to people from other countries who:
- are lawfully admitted to the United States without work authorization from DHS, but have a valid non-work reason for needing a Social Security number; or
- need a number because of a federal law requiring a Social Security number to get a benefit or service."
- https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/cards.htm
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So....the predicament is: If the SSA issues an actual SSN instead of a letter, should we refuse it since it could represent a problem of (erroneous, IMHO) perception?
Since the spouse has a lawful reason to obtain a SSN to secure her lawful benefits as the dependent of a military veteran, I cannot imagine USCIS/NVC questioning the couple's motives...but then again we are talking about bureaucrats.
NOWHERE in US law is marriage while on x or y visa or under xx days prohibited. The prohibition (DOS/NVC) is on the 30/60/90 days for FILING a petition and/or adjusting status from inside the USA, correct?
I would appreciate your analysis. Thanks!