EAD CARD

[w8n4u 1]

My brother just graduated from college and just got his EAD Card for his OPT. He has an interview for a job that he will probably get but he doesn't have a Social Security Number. What does he need to get one and how long does it take?

[Harsh_77 716]

If he goes to SSN office, with his new I20, EAD card, and offer letter from work and passport.

I think that should be good enough and he can get SSN# in couple of weeks.

[Winonan 3]

I don't think he needs employment offer, according to SSA website, he just needs to take his EAD and passport.

[Briggi 0]

From SSA website:

Immigration status

To prove your immigration status, you must show us the current U.S. immigration document, I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, issued to you when you arrived in the United States. If you are an F-1 or M-1 student, you also must show us your I-20, Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status. If you are a J-1 exchange visitor, you must show us your DS-2019, Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor Status.

Work eligibility

If you are an F-1 student and eligible to work on campus, you must provide a letter from your designated school official that:

* Identifies you;

* Confirms your current school status; and

* Identifies your employer and the type of work you are, or will be, doing.

We also need to see evidence of that employment, such as a recent pay slip or a letter from your employer. Your supervisor must sign and date the employment letter. This letter must describe:

* Your job;

* Your employment start date;

* The number of hours you are, or will be, working; and

* Your supervisor’s name and telephone number.

Once he accepts the offer, he should ask for an employment letter (must be printed on a company letterhead) from the employer. He will not need to ask the letter after he starts working, he can ask for the letter before the employment as long as the letter state "He will be working......." Also, remember to have the employer sign the paper. SSA can deny your paperwork if they think is fake or irrelevant.

My experience was very easy, a staff took my EAD, passport, I-94, I-20 (old one + new OPT), employment letter, & marriage license (to change my name). It only took 15 mins and all set. Two days later, I was able to check my number in SSA office & they printed out a non-official paper to show my SS# and I got the actual card a week later.

If he needs to fill out any paperwork before he knows the SS#, he should write "Applied For" & notify the employer as soon as he gets the ss# to correct all the tax forms.

* Offer letter is not an employment letter, it just shows the company has offered him a job. He needs a letter that stay he has been accepted & will be/ currently is employed.

[TyandAllie 17]

Sorry to thread steal a little, but I don't have my EAD yet, I have biometrics next week, so it will be a bit. I had no idea you need a job to get your SSN once you have your EAD.

I will be self employed, how will that work? A letter from myself? (only half joking