Getting Social Security Number and Potential Work Question

[Trymester3 6]

My wife never applied for a Social Security number before her I-94 number expired, and at the time you guys advised me that she could wait until later. I don't remember if you guys said she can wait until after she gets her Employment Card, or if she has to get a job first, and then apply for a Social Security number. She currently has the Employment Card. Is it as simple as walking into a Social Security office and just asking for a SS #?

Also, now that she has the employment card, could I take her to places like Target, have her show the card, and hope she gets hired? Or will she need that Social Security number? What else besides The Employment Authorization card does she need to show to employers in order to get hired?

I am a US Citizen and she is a Japanese citizen currently living in New York City with me.

[d3adc0d3 186]

My wife never applied for a Social Security number before her I-94 number expired, and at the time you guys advised me that she could wait until later. I don't remember if you guys said she can wait until after she gets her Employment Card, or if she has to get a job first, and then apply for a Social Security number. She currently has the Employment Card. Is it as simple as walking into a Social Security office and just asking for a SS #?

Also, now that she has the employment card, could I take her to places like Target, have her show the card, and hope she gets hired? Or will she need that Social Security number? What else besides The Employment Authorization card does she need to show to employers in order to get hired?

I am a US Citizen and she is a Japanese citizen currently living in New York City with me.

The EAD should be enough to get her SSN. The SSC should arrive in the mail within 2-4 weeks. She cannot work in the US without a SSN, so you'll need to wait for that to show up.

[llindsay 21]

My wife never applied for a Social Security number before her I-94 number expired, and at the time you guys advised me that she could wait until later. I don't remember if you guys said she can wait until after she gets her Employment Card, or if she has to get a job first, and then apply for a Social Security number. She currently has the Employment Card. Is it as simple as walking into a Social Security office and just asking for a SS #?

Also, now that she has the employment card, could I take her to places like Target, have her show the card, and hope she gets hired? Or will she need that Social Security number? What else besides The Employment Authorization card does she need to show to employers in order to get hired?

I am a US Citizen and she is a Japanese citizen currently living in New York City with me.

The EAD should be enough to get her SSN. The SSC should arrive in the mail within 2-4 weeks. She cannot work in the US without a SSN, so you'll need to wait for that to show up.

This is the experience my wife had. 1 month after she arrive she went to the SS office and applied for her SS# and she had to bring her valid passport, and a valid I-94 receipt. She got her card with no problems. Now after we got married we went back to the SS office to get her name changed on her SS card and had to print out another I-94 receipt ( cause you have to do this everytime you go to ss office) and it was within 2 weeks of the I-94 expiring so they couldn't change her name on the card. Now im not sure if she has to wait until she gets her green card to get her name change on her card or if the EAD card is good enough along with the marriage certificate to show the name change cause the SS card now has her maiden name. Please let me know how this works out for you so we know what to do as well. Thanks

[llindsay 21]

My wife never applied for a Social Security number before her I-94 number expired, and at the time you guys advised me that she could wait until later. I don't remember if you guys said she can wait until after she gets her Employment Card, or if she has to get a job first, and then apply for a Social Security number. She currently has the Employment Card. Is it as simple as walking into a Social Security office and just asking for a SS #?

Also, now that she has the employment card, could I take her to places like Target, have her show the card, and hope she gets hired? Or will she need that Social Security number? What else besides The Employment Authorization card does she need to show to employers in order to get hired?

I am a US Citizen and she is a Japanese citizen currently living in New York City with me.

Found the answer for both of us: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/518285-ssn-in-maiden-name-aosead-in-married-name-employment-problems/

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