Social Security

[melliemel 0]

A friend of mine had her interview in January and was approved. She got her visa in her passport and moved here permanently on Thursday. She was wondering if she has to go into social security and apply for her card or will they automatically send it to her in the mail.

Please let me know so I can pass the info on to her.

Thanks,

Melliemel

[marriedtomrg 141]

What visa did she use to enter the US?

A friend of mine had her interview in January and was approved. She got her visa in her passport and moved here permanently on Thursday. She was wondering if she has to go into social security and apply for her card or will they automatically send it to her in the mail.

Please let me know so I can pass the info on to her.

Thanks,

Melliemel

[amykathleen2005 441]

If she came in with a K-1 she will have to get it herself. If she came in with a CR-1 and indicated she would like a SS card then it will be mailed soon.

[Flames9_RN 358]

What type of visa did she come in on??? if it was a cr-1/ir-1 and she checked the box on the ds-230 theoretically it should arrive in her mailbox-BUT many times it dioes not!! If after 10-14 BUSINESS days no SSN card, then download the form at ssa.gov (just in case)head down to the local SSN office with passport/birth cert and inquire about its status

[OBX 51]

What type of visa did she come in on??? if it was a cr-1/ir-1 and she checked the box on the ds-230 theoretically it should arrive in her mailbox-BUT many times it dioes not!! If after 10-14 BUSINESS days no SSN card, then download the form at ssa.gov (just in case)head down to the local SSN office with passport/birth cert and inquire about its status

Checking off the box on the DS-230 is hit or miss, no guarantee it will arrive on its' own.

[FireKari 4]

It's been screwy around here lately.

I am STILL waiting on my ssn to arrive, and I have been in USA on CR1 since August.

[Udella&Wiz 325]

It's been screwy around here lately.

I am STILL waiting on my ssn to arrive, and I have been in USA on CR1 since August.

Have you gone to the SSN office as suggested above since it hasn't arrived on its own?

Edited February 2, 2011 by Udella&Wiz

[FireKari 4]

Have you gone to the SSN office as suggested above since it hasn't arrived on its own?

Not yet, my husband works 6 days a week and the office is a ways away from where we are.

We have plans to try and go there in about two weeks, weather dependant of course.

[Flames9_RN 358]

Not yet, my husband works 6 days a week and the office is a ways away from where we are.

We have plans to try and go there in about two weeks, weather dependant of course.

lol--u have been here since August? 99.9999% chance it aint coming,lol Download the form, bring greencard and birth cert to local office. goodluck

[FireKari 4]

I found time and went to the office.

I talked to the guard in there as he was helping get people organized, he said that I didnt have to wait in line, took all my stuff and sent it to the counter.

The lady walked away with my papers and ID and did a bunch of stuff.

45 mins later she called me up and told me that I should have the card in two weeks by mail, and that I was done there.

Glad about not having to wait in line, the room was PACKED.

[coraliesolms 47]

Lol.. Im lucky, the SSN office near me is NEVER busy, I walked in and out in 10 min..