Middle name issue

[Sean and Kristina 24]

My husband just applied for his first Social Security card on Friday using his EAD/AP combo card. It went really smoothly, but one thing the lady mentioned was that the EAD/AP only listed his middle initial and so she could only list his middle initial on the SSN card in order to make sure there wouldn't be any future issues. She said not only did they have to match, but also that his green card would probably have his middle initial too...

However, both his Massachusetts state ID and New Zealand passport (and his military dependent card) that we presented as his identification list his full middle name--not the initial. My SSN lists my full middle name, so I'm quite confused. 1. Is this correct? 2. Does it matter because he'll get another SSN card when he's a LPR anyway and we can have it changed? 3. Do green cards list full middle names or just initials? 4. Do EAD/APs typically have the full middle name?

Thoughts? Are we stressing for no reason or is this a legitimate concern?

[vlag 1]

I think I may be able to help you. I work at SSA. So here it is:

I've seen many EAD and LPR with just a middle initial. NO FULL MIDDLE NAME. That's just something DHS does, I dont know why, but that is how they issue the names on some immigrant cards.

As for SSA, only the first name and last name are what matter in our system. So, that lady could've put your husband's full middle name on there and it still would've worked, the system would've taken it. But she was just being straight by the book because technically we have to go by what the immigration document has on it.

I know, because I was that way at first when I began working there, but then once I tried inputting the full middle name and saw that it worked. I would go ahead and input the whole middle name in my system and it processed it successfully.

Be advised, do not plan on going back into the office this week requesting a new card because of the incomplete middle name. This time, it wont be the representative denying it, but the system as well. It's too late to do any changes. You'll have to wait until it processes it and issues the card, and your husband can just ask for a replacement afterwards, claiming he lost it. That's when he can request, politely, for his full middle name to be inputted, like telling the SSA representative "please, just humor me, and see if it works." Which it should.

Hope that helps.

[Sean and Kristina 24]

This is so helpful! Thanks for taking the time to clarify