Marriage before SS what you think ?

[A_M 7]

Hello VJ's

hope everyone is OK ... i have few questions .

1- Is it OK to get married once I get to u.s.a through the first 2 weeks before applying for the SS ?

2- Can i send the AOS & EAD also through those 2 weeks after marriage and before applying for SS ?

3- If i got the marriage certificate with me when applying for SS it will help me in what ?

Thank's in advance

[KayDeeCee 4,892]

1) Yes.

2) Yes. SSN is not required to file for AOS. As long as you have a copy of your certified marriage certificate from the court, then you can go ahead and fill out all the forms and file.

3) They might go ahead and give you your SSN in your new married name, if you are changing your name, Most of the time though it is easier to apply for the SSN in your maiden name and change it later when you have the green card in your married name.

~ Moved from K-1 Process to AOS from Family Based Visas - topic is AOS, not K-1 ~

[QueenOfBlades 224]

Hello VJ's

hope everyone is OK ... i have few questions .

1- Is it OK to get married once I get to u.s.a through the first 2 weeks before applying for the SS ?

2- Can i send the AOS & EAD also through those 2 weeks after marriage and before applying for SS ?

3- If i got the marriage certificate with me when applying for SS it will help me in what ?

Thank's in advance

If you do get a SSN after you're married, it's probably better not to mention you're married and apply in your maiden name, and take the print out page from the SSN guide on VJ to prove you're eligible. A fair few people get the unlucky people who don't know what they're doing, and insist that if you're married on a K1, you need a K3 visa and can't get a SSN. Easier to avoid the hassle.

[Darnell 8,478]

marriage not matter for getting a SSN on a K-1 visa.

What does matter is the k-1 visa and the I-94. However, most SSA clerks are braindead and were asleep during their training sessions.

if you are talking about a marriage certificate, are you worried about 'married name' and are you a female ? If yes to both,

instead,

I suggest you only apply in VISA name, then have the name changed with SSA later, after you get the first SSN card, when you have the EAD or green card in your hand. SSA clerks are dumb, stupid, and if they cannot find the name you used in the SS-5 application in the SAVE database, they will send out the application to be verified at DHS, which will take anywhere from 3 days to 9 weeks, depending on the staff there at the SSA office.

So, since an SSN is such a big deal, you should apply in VISA name .

Go Get Em and Good Luck !

[slowlyman 118]

Hello VJ's

hope everyone is OK ... i have few questions .

1- Is it OK to get married once I get to u.s.a through the first 2 weeks before applying for the SS ?

Yes, but the county clerk here said my wife needed the SSN # to apply for a marriage license YMMV

2- Can i send the AOS & EAD also through those 2 weeks after marriage and before applying for SS ?

Yes

3- If i got the marriage certificate with me when applying for SS it will help me in what ?

If you want the SSN in your married name, bring the marriage cert. but be aware it might create a name mismatch, and the SSN clerk may make problems for you. Most people seem to have smoother sailing by getting the original SSN in maiden name and changing after you get the green card.

Thank's in advance

[A_M 7]

If you do get a SSN after you're married, it's probably better not to mention you're married and apply in your maiden name, and take the print out page from the SSN guide on VJ to prove you're eligible. A fair few people get the unlucky people who don't know what they're doing, and insist that if you're married on a K1, you need a K3 visa and can't get a SSN. Easier to avoid the hassle.

thank you so much

marriage not matter for getting a SSN on a K-1 visa.

What does matter is the k-1 visa and the I-94. However, most SSA clerks are braindead and were asleep during their training sessions.

if you are talking about a marriage certificate, are you worried about 'married name' and are you a female ? If yes to both,

instead,

I suggest you only apply in VISA name, then have the name changed with SSA later, after you get the first SSN card, when you have the EAD or green card in your hand. SSA clerks are dumb, stupid, and if they cannot find the name you used in the SS-5 application in the SAVE database, they will send out the application to be verified at DHS, which will take anywhere from 3 days to 9 weeks, depending on the staff there at the SSA office.

So, since an SSN is such a big deal, you should apply in VISA name .

Go Get Em and Good Luck !

thanks a lot .. but .. I'm little confuse about changing names I'm Male and i really don't understand this step .. why i change my name ? i will use my same name at all forms from SS and EAD and AP and AOS ... same name as on my passport and my visa ..... so why i have to go back to SS office and change it again ?

[A_M 7]

thank you so much

[A_M 7]

OK what i understand from the posts here ... that maiden name is only for females and me as a male i will not need to change my name or go back to SS office to do any changes about my name after i receive my SSC ... AM I right ?

[pete_falcone 7]

YMMV, but if I had to do it all over again, I would have gotten her SS first before getting married. The local SS clerk (Glendora, CA) declined her K-1 because it "expired once you got married." So we had to wait until the EAD card before reapplying.

[KayDeeCee 4,892]

OK what i understand from the posts here ... that maiden name is only for females and me as a male i will not need to change my name or go back to SS office to do any changes about my name after i receive my SSC ... AM I right ?

Yes, as a male, this makes no difference for you. You do not have to worry about changing names and listing maiden name on forms. Your name remains the same on all the forms and you never need to change it. It is easier for males.

[UK-USA-K1 128]

YMMV, but if I had to do it all over again, I would have gotten her SS first before getting married. The local SS clerk (Glendora, CA) declined her K-1 because it "expired once you got married." So we had to wait until the EAD card before reapplying.

I've heard of this happening before to other people, but we risked it anyway, as it was much easier to get married first, especially since the gov't shutdown was affecting SS offices at the time she came over. Once they re-opened, we went in and applied. They tried to give us a difficult time about it, but the supervisor told her to go ahead and process the application. They told us it'd be 4 weeks. Those 4 weeks came and went, so she went down again (this time we had our marriage certificate with her to change the name as well, since we didn't have it before) and they said there was an issue with waiting for information from immigration or some such thing (I'm not sure they actually filed it but that's neither here nor there). They accepted her name change and said to give it a week or 2. 10 days later, she had her card. We then went and got her a state ID card, put her on the bank accounts, and credit cards and are now in the process of filing the AOS.

[pete_falcone 7]

I've heard of this happening before to other people, but we risked it anyway, as it was much easier to get married first, especially since the gov't shutdown was affecting SS offices at the time she came over. Once they re-opened, we went in and applied. They tried to give us a difficult time about it, but the supervisor told her to go ahead and process the application. They told us it'd be 4 weeks. Those 4 weeks came and went, so she went down again (this time we had our marriage certificate with her to change the name as well, since we didn't have it before) and they said there was an issue with waiting for information from immigration or some such thing (I'm not sure they actually filed it but that's neither here nor there). They accepted her name change and said to give it a week or 2. 10 days later, she had her card. We then went and got her a state ID card, put her on the bank accounts, and credit cards and are now in the process of filing the AOS.

Yeah, there are so many ways to skin this cat. Thing is, even though we didn't get the SSN in time for the company benefits enrollment deadline, I was able to get her enrolled on an interim basis.

[UK-USA-K1 128]

Yeah, there are so many ways to skin this cat. Thing is, even though we didn't get the SSN in time for the company benefits enrollment deadline, I was able to get her enrolled on an interim basis.

I was told that in my company (not sure if everyone is the same or not) that insurance benefits enrollment periods are waived for spouses and children. Of course they were adamant about getting her SSN before enrolling her in our insurance, so waiting almost 2 months for that sucked, but it's all done now. Only thing we have left to do is actually file the AOS which we are filling out paperwork for now.

[Rich and Wen 101]

Married on November 9, filed for AOS, EAD, AP on 11/14, applied for SSN 12/30. Took a chance, applied for her in married name. Clerk handled it no problem, I think she was competent in her job. She said that when my wife gets her card, she can work. (No waiting for EAD?) Also said 10 days to receive the card. We shall see.

K-2 visa holder, now 21, must wait for EAD to apply for SSN, according to her. According to VJ timelines, should be here January 16-18

[A_M 7]

Thanks for everyone for this great help ... good luck for everyone will apply for his SS and AOS