Social security for K1

[Zen Den 18]

To apply for a SSN you will need to go to your local SSA office and bring the documents below. These

documents are proof of your eligibility to file for a SSN:

1. The SS-5 form you downloaded and filled out (they have some at the office if you forget).

2. your Passport (with the K-1 Visa in it)

3. your valid I-94

4. another form of valid ID (as defined in the SS-5 instructions)

5. You should also bring the document RM 00203.500 that you printed out

Hi guys, I'm US now and waited for two weeks per the guide for me to get on their SAVE-ASVI system.

My question is, the guides tell you to bring your passport and another form of valid ID as defined in SS-5. SS-5 states that to show age, you can bring your birth certificate. To show valid proof of ID, SS-5 states:

IDENTITY: We must see evidence of identity in your legal name. Your legal name will be shown

on the SSN card. Generally, we prefer to see documents issued in the U.S. Documents submitted to

establish identity must show your legal name AND provide biographical information (your date of

birth, age, or parents' names) and/or physical information (photograph, or physical description--

height, eye and hair color, etc.). Additionally, if you send a photo identity document but do not appear

in person, the document must show your biographical information (e.g., your date of birth, age, or

parents' names). To protect your Social Security card and number, identity documents must be of

recent issuance.

only thing I can think of that shows legalname and parents name is a birth certificate. But then the SS-5 continue to say:

WE CANNOT ACCEPT A BIRTH CERTIFICATE, HOSPITAL SOUVENIR BIRTH CERTIFICATE,

SOCIAL SECURITY CARD OR CARD STUB, OR A SOCIAL SECURITY RECORD as evidence

of identity.

I'm so lost. So I can;t show my bc as proof of identity and I already am bringing my passport but it wont show parents name for the purpose of evidence of ID. That's all I have at this point: bc and passport. I have a Malaysian equivalent of social security which is an identity card, but that does not show parents name either. Are they just not rigid in the application of this guideline even though its clearly stated? Will a bc and passport be enough?

Sorry for the confusion and all the questions but the nearest SS office is an hour away, so I wanna be sure. I dont want to call them as I heard most clerks arent even aware that a K1 fiance is entitled to a SS number, so that would be pointless.

I just want to doublecheck I have everything ready when we go down there tommorrow or next week.

PS: Also, how long did it take to receive your SS card in the mail? The guide says 2 weeks but my fiance's mom told me her friend's son's SS# took months to process.

you're fine with just a passport, since you're not yet a LPR or a USC. you'll be fine. bust still bring your BC