My fiancée arrived 5 weeks ago and we have just married. We have not applied for SSN yet. Question: If we come to SSA office with her passport, I-94 and marriage certificate, will they issue SS card with married name (not maiden)?

Somebody posted information here that after marriage K-1 is not valid more and it is not possible to get SSN in this case. I think that is wrong information, but I worry about that.
Probably, that couple applied for SSN after k-1 expired (I mean after 90 days)

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...custom&page=ssn
Link for SSN info.

Good Luck

Adele

Yes she can apply after getting married without an EAD card as long as she hasn't been in the U.S. 76 days. SSA will not assign an SSN or issue a card if her status has expired or is within 14 days of expiring.

K-1 status is good for 90 days, so that only gives her 76 days to be assigned an SSN and issued a card. After that time she will need an EAD or I-551 card to establish authorization to work. Before that time the
I-94 showing K-1 status is the document that establishes authorization to work for SSN purposes.

The status/documents of all aliens must be verified before SSA will assign an SSN and/or issue a card and the 14 day limit applies even if she passes the 76th day while waiting for her status to be verified.

Now the name she applies with is going to depend on if the marriage certificate has her age or date of birth.

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203210
RM 00203.210 Changing Numident 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.
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http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203200#G2

2. Determine if the ID Document Has Required Information

Ask the applicant to submit one or more documents that show the person's name AND provide:

Biographical information in addition to the person's name that the reviewer can compare with the
data on the SS-5 (e.g., date of birth, age, or parents' names) and/or

Physical information that the reviewer can compare with the applicant (e.g., physical description,
photograph).

NOTE: A non-picture identity document must have the person's name as well as information that can be
compared to the Numident, the applicant or other documents submitted (e.g., age, date of birth, or
parents' names).
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The SSA office will try to verify her status through the SAVE system while she is in the office. If they can't, they will send a form G-845 to immigration for manual verification. This could delay the assigning of an SSN and/or issuing a card for weeks and some times months.

If they can verify her work authorized status with the I-94 through SAVE this may stop them from sending the G-845 if applying with the married name:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203735
RM 00203.735 Requesting Online (Primary) Verification By SAVE

E. PROCEDURE—ONLINE SAVE QUERY RESPONSE INFORMATION DOES NOT AGREE WITH
IMMIGRATION DOCUMENT

1. Name

e. Applicant Has Changed His/Her Name But SAVE Query Response Shows Old Name

In some cases, the applicant may have changed his/her name after DHS
issued the immigration document (e.g., he/she has married and is now
using the spouse’s last name) but does not present an immigration
document showing the new name. In these cases, the DHS system reflects
the new name only when the person provided the name change information
to DHS and requested to have his/her immigration record changed to show
the new name.

When the SAVE query response shows the old name that is shown on the
immigration document presented and not the new name on the identity
document presented, do not consider this a name discrepancy for
enumeration purposes. See RM 00203.200 when the applicant presents an
identity document in the new name that is more recent than the
immigration document to determine if the identity document is
acceptable. Tell the applicant he/she must report the name change to DHS
so that DHS can update its records.

NOTE FROM ME: Procedure tells the SSA office to tell you to report the name change to DHS, not that the application can't be processed.
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If the SSA office does send the G-845, suggest that she go back to the SSA office no more than once a week with your documents to (1) ask them to check SAVE again (2) ask if they sent a G-845 (3) if yes, did it come
back (4) after 30 days ask if they have followed up on the G-845 by calling or sending another mark "second request."
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http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203720
RM 00203.720 Verifying Immigration Documents
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http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203735
RM 00203.735 Requesting Online (Primary) Verification By SAVE
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After having waited at least 30 days and your local SSA office doesn't seem concerned about following up on the G-845 she can try contacting the SSA Regional Office (RO) responsible for your state:

http://www.ssa.gov/pressoffice/natlpocontacts.html

Refer them to this:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203740
RM 00203.740 Requesting Additional (Manual) Verification By DHS

B. PROCEDURE – HOW TO REQUEST MANUAL VERIFICATION

STEP 6

DHS should respond to SSA within 15 federal work days after receiving the Form G-845. If DHS does not respond within 15 federal work days from the receipt of the G-845 from SSA, follow-up with the DHS, USCIS
Immigration Status office. (Allow 15 days plus five additional federal work days of mail time for the G-845 to be received at and returned from DHS.

Follow local practice to follow-up with DHS. Some SSA offices have an arrangement with the DHS, USCIS office to telephone for the follow-up contact; other SSA offices send a copy of the original G-845 annotated
“second request.”) If the DHS response is still not received within 15 federal work days after the follow-up contact (if the follow-up is by mail allow five additional federal work days of mail time for the G-845
to be received at and returned from DHS), make a second follow-up contact. If the DHS response is not received within 15 federal workdays (again, if the follow-up is by mail, allow five additional federal work
days of mail time for the G-845 to be received at and returned from DHS), after two follow-ups, contact the RO. Also report to the RO any trend that shows a serious deviation by DHS from the above time frames. The RO will consult with central office.