dundeehighlander

Thanks for everyone's input and if anyone has any other thoughts then it would be great to see them. Thanks again guys, this forum has been so helpful to me during the entire process and couldn't have got where I am without many many great pieces of advice.

I did check on SAVE and my SSN case is under review and will be reviewed again in 40 days of not updated, pretty much what she said. However, I think I need to go back to social security to hurry this along because it's been two months since GC and I should be legally able to have work authorization removed, it shouldn't be that difficult.

I completed the SS-5 on my visit today but, as I mentioned earlier, she said that they won't be able to verify my status with USCIS/Homeland Security because my SSN hasn't been updated on their system. That's what she told me anyway and that I wouldn't be able to get my updated SSN until they could verify with them. They would try again in four weeks apparently. But I will ask there again and see if they can explain it better.

Thanks for all the advice guys, much appreciated, will try social security again.

Hi there, thanks for your reply. I think the point that the assistant at the social security office was making was that, although, as you say, having a green card implies that I must be able to have any restrictions removed, they use Homeland Security to verify my information and as Homeland security have not updated my SSN status, then they can't verify my right to having restrictions removed. I think that's what she meant anyway.

That's what I did today but social security said that they can't update because my status on USCIS is still authorized for work only. The assistant said that they have to change my status on their system before they can update. She said that if it didn't change that they will try again to update on ss system in four weeks.

Yes, I have a green card, it was issued about two months ago.

Hi all, I have a problem regarding my social security number. Before I got married in 2019, I applied for a SSN and got it within a few weeks. For various reasons and covid making things take longer, I didn't get my permanent resident card into about two months ago. I live up in the mountains of San Bernardino where seven feet of snow caused a state of emergency and major damage to beams in the roof of our house. Although we do have home insurance, it looks highly likely that will deny any claim, thus we decided to apply to FEMA, they are camped up here until June. The problem that I have is that FEMA could not process the application because my SSN was flagged up. I went down to social security today to update my SSN to remove the restrictions, ie employment only card, but social security say that they could update within one day if USCIS/ Homeland Security had updated my account when I got my green card but unfortunately they haven't done it and my SSN is showing employment only. I should point out the house is still in my name only as I bought it in 2012 before we were married. Does anyone have any ideas? If I can call USCIS, will they be able to deal with it? Any advice/ information welcome. Thanks Keith