SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ALERT!!!!

[Boorai 0]

My wife and daugher have been in country for 3 weeks. Came on CR1/CR2 VISAs. On teh DS230 form there is an option to have USCIS obtain and deliver a social security number to you with you having to do nothing but wait at home for the number. We did this....waited 3 weeks. The numbers never came.

So, i called the Federal Social Security Administration..they had no clue what they were talking about. So, I then called the local, reginal office who were much more informed. Seems that ALL social security numbers must be processed IN PERSON at the regional office. Call you regional office for exact info, but it was very straight forward for us. Passport(with I155 stamp and birth certificates)...took about 15 minutes to process. Then we were told that SSN would be mailed to us 10-14 days.

We wasted 3 weeks waiting and I do not want to see anyone else just wait like we did. So, my advice....we you FIRST arrive in the U.S....call the Federal Socail Secutiry Administration and ask for status of processing on your number. They will say "processing" or "nothing pocesses"...if you get the latter; get to your regional office and get processed.

Hope this helps.

[elmcitymaven 9,711]

Moved to Moving Here and Your New Life in America forum -- OP's family entered on CR1/CR2 visas, and post is about obtaining am SSN after moving to the US.

[Reba 2]

Basically the problem is that the information for the SSN request doesn't get from USCIS to SSA in a timely manner. it'll get there eventually, but if you don't want to wait, it's best to do it on your own.

Besides which, it takes minimum 2 weeks from the date you enter the US with a valid eligible visa for the SAFE system to be updated so that the SSA can verify your status anyhow. So even if you go to the SSA the day after you get here, they're not going to give you an SSN for about 2 weeks until they can verify your status with USCIS.

Basically the problem is that the information for the SSN request doesn't get from USCIS to SSA in a timely manner. it'll get there eventually, but if you don't want to wait, it's best to do it on your own.

Besides which, it takes minimum 2 weeks from the date you enter the US with a valid eligible visa for the SAFE system to be updated so that the SSA can verify your status anyhow. So even if you go to the SSA the day after you get here, they're not going to give you an SSN for about 2 weeks until they can verify your status with USCIS.

[tallcoolone 102]

They want it that way to keep down scammers from obtaining SS Cards in USA.

I also asked when my fiance/wife was getting her SS Card, if there was any way to do this via mail or without doing a in person application

They told me no.

Now once it is issued, you can do some changes via mail.....

[Nelly228 0]

i applied for my ssn last april 16 after i received my GC but when they checked at their system my record was not there. i was surprise, why their system is not updated? after 1 week i received a letter from them stating that they will be sending my card within 2 weeks. just recieved my card yesterday. and happy that they have my record on their system now.