This coming week will be 4 weeks since i applied for my SSN and they gave me a letter saying thye would have to verify my information with DHS so i am now wondering if i should give them another week to send me the card or should i go down to the SSN office and check the status of my case?

When the SSA office sends the G-845, suggest that you 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 you 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.

We're still waiting for my wife's SS card as well. We went back to the local office after 2 weeks and they said to wait two more weeks so they have time to process everything.

Bah

One thing I want to add. When the SSA office checks SAVE either at the time of filing or on a follow-up be sure that they try both the A number and the I-94 number.

So do you suggest that i wait unitl the end of the month to go back to the office or should i go NOW!!!!!! i applied for the SSN on the 20th of july

We applied on July 12 and received a letter yesterday saying that the card should arrive within 2 weeks.

Hopefully you are close too! If you've got the time, an office visit wouldn't be a bad idea, IMO.

Randy

thank you

It's up to you. If it was me and you have the time I would go back once a week.

HI

It takes anywheres from 10 days to 8 weeks to get the SSN. In my case I applied for it in Palquement(louisiana).

I went early on a Monday 14th Aug 2006 morning and lucky for me no one but me...

and by 18th aug friday we got the number in the mail.

THe actual card came in yesterday the 24th aug 2006.

So I guess it also depends on the amt of workload the office (district) where you apply has at that point