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Does it matter which one (EAD or SSN) you get first?
QUOTE(jechancolvr @ Nov 1 2007, 07:35 PM) 
Does it matter which one (EAD or SSN) you get first?
jechancolvr,
I don't believe it matters - you'll, of course, need both to work. I believe the SS Card you'd get would still say "Not valid for work without DHS authorization" whether applied for before or after receiving EAD.
(Am of course assuming a lot about your situation but that's essentially the answer.)
QUOTE(jechancolvr @ Nov 1 2007, 08:35 PM)
Does it matter which one (EAD or SSN) you get first?
Depends on your status.. For a K-3 you first need to have the EAD card before you are eligible for the SSN. For a K-1 it doesn't matter. For a K-1 up until the 76th day after entry only the I-94 is needed to be assigned an SSN After the 76th day the EAD or I-551 is needed.
QUOTE(I Quit @ Nov 2 2007, 01:41 PM)
QUOTE(jechancolvr @ Nov 1 2007, 08:35 PM)
Does it matter which one (EAD or SSN) you get first?
Depends on your status.. For a K-3 you first need to have the EAD card before you are eligible for the SSN. For a K-1 it doesn't matter. For a K-1 up until the 76th day after entry only the I-94 is needed to be assigned an SSN After the 76th day the EAD or I-551 is needed.
Or on VWP and applying for AOS here will also have to wait for the EAD.
We went to SSA for Claudeth's SSN two weeks after she arrived. It came a week later. About a month after we were married we sent in the AOS and EAD petitions.
We applied for SSN 2 days after I arrived in US... so hopefully I will get it soon 
QUOTE(Elmira @ Nov 2 2007, 07:39 AM)
We applied for SSN 2 days after I arrived in US... so hopefully I will get it soon
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