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[amine.elmer 0]

so i went to the ssn office yesterday and they are telling me that i need to get married first before i apply for ssn....

isnt that going to cause problems for me?

im getting married in a week and i want things to go smooth and not run into any problems...

what am i supposed to do go back to the ssn office with my fiance ?

or should i just not get it until after im married?

[dindo and patty 20]

so i went to the ssn office yesterday and they are telling me that i need to get married first before i apply for ssn....

isnt that going to cause problems for me?

im getting married in a week and i want things to go smooth and not run into any problems...

what am i supposed to do go back to the ssn office with my fiance ?

or should i just not get it until after im married?

Here is the link on the guide for obtaining SSN: http://www.visajourney.com/content/ssn

Make sure you print out the document they are talking about and take it with you to the SSN local office.

Apparently, sometimes, the SSN personnel are not aware that K-1 visa holders are eligible.

Edited August 2, 2011 by dindo and patty

[JoyDee 21]

so i went to the ssn office yesterday and they are telling me that i need to get married first before i apply for ssn....

isnt that going to cause problems for me?

im getting married in a week and i want things to go smooth and not run into any problems...

what am i supposed to do go back to the ssn office with my fiance ?

or should i just not get it until after im married?

When did you enter the country? I think if there's only two weeks left on your I94 you have to wait til after you get married. Do you have the marriage license already? Do you need a SSN to get married in the state where you are? IN my state, PA, my fiance needed a SSN so we applied for it straight away. If you have the license, no worries just go back to the SS after you are married. Bring your marriage license and your passport with your visa.

[Dave&Roza 748]

And the person you get the next time you go, if after you get married, will tell you, "Oh, now that you are married you have to wait for your GC as your K-1 is no longer valid." All too often the SSA people are brain dead and do not know their own rules. A k-1 visa holder is able to apply for a SSN. Usually VJers say to wait 2 weeks so your POE information has been entered into the SAVE database and been updated (some have gone in the next day and all has worked out well). You apply for your SSN using your passport, I-94, K-1 visa and another form of ID (like the birth certificate), and the SS-5 application. The K-1 visa expired the day you entered the US. SSA will not issue a SSN if your I-94 is within 2 weeks of expiring. If you wait until then, then it will take a GC to get a SSN.

Go back and try again. If the person says you cannot get a SSN, show them the printout in the precious post. If that does nothing, ask to see a supervisor. If that gets you nowhere, leave and go to a different SSA office if possible. If not call and complain and make sure you get names, time, and can describe what was said. It amazes me how one agency can have some many people that do not know what there job is.

Good luck,

Dave