Applying for Social Security Card

[thule_guy 0]

My fiancee went to apply for a social security card 2 weeks after entering the US on a K-1 visa just as the K-1 visa flowchart suggests. They denied her application for the social security card stating that we would have to contact immigration services. I went to our local immigration service to see if something was entered incorrectly or ask them if they knew if there was a reason she was denied. They simply said that we should get married first and then apply for employment authorization before applying again for social security.

My question is this: If we wait to apply again for social security after applying for the employment authorization wouldn't the I-94 then be invalid (past it's expiration). According to what I have seen the employment authorization can take 90 days to be approved, and from what I understand to apply for social security if you are not a US citizen you need a valid I-94 to apply for social security.

Does anyone know what I should do for this situation? Thank you.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

My fiancee went to apply for a social security card 2 weeks after entering the US on a K-1 visa just as the K-1 visa flowchart suggests. They denied her application for the social security card stating that we would have to contact immigration services. I went to our local immigration service to see if something was entered incorrectly or ask them if they knew if there was a reason she was denied. They simply said that we should get married first and then apply for employment authorization before applying again for social security.

My question is this: If we wait to apply again for social security after applying for the employment authorization wouldn't the I-94 then be invalid (past it's expiration). According to what I have seen the employment authorization can take 90 days to be approved, and from what I understand to apply for social security if you are not a US citizen you need a valid I-94 to apply for social security.

Does anyone know what I should do for this situation? Thank you.

Go back to the SSA and ask for a supervisor. A K1 is allowed, married yet or not, until 2 weeks before the I94 expires.

After you have EAD, the I-94 doesn't matter anymore because the EAD gives you 1 year of authorization to work in the US and get a SSN.

Have you read this guide? http://www.visajourney.com/content/ssn

Scroll down a little to read the K1 part.

Edited April 1, 2013 by Nich-Nick

[Darnell 8,478]

I think yer timing and timing was off, just by a week or so. But that's my gut feeling, as I have no way to check what's in SAVE database on yer lass.

If you're still within the 90 day window of the I-94, there's some hope.

Please fill out the rest of your timeline at http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=122553 and thanks in advance !

re: your question - sure - she can try again once EAD in hand, but I think you missed something during the I-94 window, please review the K-1 section over at ssn http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/405546-ssn-howto/

FWIW, the local immigration cannot fix SAVE db issues - only CBP can fix - you should have chased down the nearest CBP office, instead of going to your local immigration office.

Edited April 1, 2013 by Darnell

[thule_guy 0]

Thanks Nick,

Yes, that is the guide I was following also. Unfortunately, I was not with her at the social security office to argue with them. I did give them a call when we recieved the letter of not being able to issue a social security card, however, they simply would not listen to me and said I would have to contact immigration on the matter. This is when immigration told me to get married first and then apply for the EAD.

So, I assume then from what you mentioned that the EAD replaces the I-94 once you recieve it and that will qualify as a proof of immigrant status for the SSN?

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

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So, I assume then from what you mentioned that the EAD replaces the I-94 once you recieve it and that will qualify as a proof of immigrant status for the SSN?

Correct. Then the greencard will eventually replace the EAD.

[Darnell 8,478]

hey - yer POE date is 2013-02-02 , right ?

She still has some time on the I-94, to get in and apply for the SSN.

Read my post about how to do, aye? and go in..

[jac_chappin 24]

OP - You should be able to get a SSN without being married before I-94 expires. My wife and I waited (6 weeks before I-94 expired) because we wanted the card to be under her new name (she took my last name).

We didn't have any problems. Just ask to speak with a supervisor or try a different clerk. You should be able to get one.

Good luck!

[TBoneTX 45,537]

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