Are K-1 Visa fiances eligible to get a social security card before they arrive

[Filipina Lover 1]

I saw this webpage and it says some are eligible, and you can apply as part of your visa application

http://www.ssa.gov/ssnvisa/eae_info_sheet.html

as far as I know we can't do this

[payxibka 10,048]

nobody is eligible before they arrive

The DS-230 Part II is an immigrant visa application ....

Edited January 25, 2010 by payxibka

[Tsup2 0]

She can apply once she enters the US but it wont allow her to work until she gets the EAD.

[Filipina Lover 1]

She can apply once she enters the US but it wont allow her to work until she gets the EAD.

You can work before you get the EAD if you are K-1 but only for 90 days after you arrive https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203500

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I saw this webpage and it says some are eligible, and you can apply as part of your visa application

http://www.ssa.gov/ssnvisa/eae_info_sheet.html

as far as I know we can't do this

No. You need to show that she has entered the country legally and this needs to be verified by thr "SAVE" system. Wait until the day after she arrives, apply in her name exactly as in the passport and do not take no for an answer. If the clerk does anything but immediately sign you up...ask for a supervisor. Change the name on the card (if she wants to) AFTER you have a green card. The number will not change.

[payxibka 10,048]

You can work before you get the EAD if you are K-1 but only for 90 days after you arrive https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203500

do not rely on the SSA for most current information about work authorization

[Arabella 4]

do not rely on the SSA for most current information about work authorization

I was told this is outdated information and the K1s can no longer work until EAD.

[Filipina Lover 1]

I was told this is outdated information and the K1s can no longer work until EAD.

It's less than 1 year old, says April 2009, it couldn't be outdated already, but I will check with them and find out for sure.

[payxibka 10,048]

It's less than 1 year old, says April 2009, it couldn't be outdated already, but I will check with them and find out for sure.

The SSA is not the agency that determines work authorization or not... so information from them is NOT authoritative