How much time should I wait before applying for SSN

[abhi_meli 150]

Hello everyone! I read on another website that one should wait for at least a week or two after entering into the United States and before applying for a SSN as the Social Security Office needs sometime for my information to appear in their systems.I don't know exactly what information or data entry is this which is entered by the immigration officers into the system.Please help!I will enter the US in the first week of December.

[teeak 224]

They usually use the SAVE database: http://www.uscis.gov/save/save-case-check

You can check to see if you're in the database yet by entering your I-94 number which you can obtain by going here: https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/consent.html

[Pitaya 2,577]

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Welcome to the forum.

To help you when you enter the country, check out the K1 Flowchart: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1flow

Please take the chance to review the pinned thread at the top of this forum for great info: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/513513-recommended-update-information-for-ssn-application/

It is quicker to fill out the SS-5 before going to your local SSA office, https://www.ssa.gov/forms/ss-5.pdf

Good luck on your immigration journey.

[JeffandTanya 30]

Hello everyone! I read on another website that one should wait for at least a week or two after entering into the United States and before applying for a SSN as the Social Security Office needs sometime for my information to appear in their systems.I don't know exactly what information or data entry is this which is entered by the immigration officers into the system.Please help!I will enter the US in the first week of December.

My fiancee arrived last month on a Friday afternoon, the very next Thursday we went to the Social Security Office and were able to apply for it. The card arrived on Monday the following week, it was very quick. Like others here said, check out your I-94, if it's there, print it out and you should be good to go.

[goolia 54]

I arrived on Monday and was able to pull up and print my I-94 the next day! Went into the SS office this morning and submitted everything with no problem! I believe that waiting period only applied previous to the I-94 becoming electronic.

[abhi_meli 150]

I arrived on Monday and was able to pull up and print my I-94 the next day! Went into the SS office this morning and submitted everything with no problem! I believe that waiting period only applied previous to the I-94 becoming electronic.

Thanks a lot.As a matter of fact I have the printout of my I-94 which was given to me by the CBP officer.As suggested above by fellow member that they use the SAVE DATABASE,when I entered my I94 number into that database my details are not in there.So should I go ahead and apply for the SSN or wait until my details appear on the SAVE DATABASE.I cannot afford to wait for long time if the SSN makes a manual inquiry because it takes very long time.

[abhi_meli 150]

They usually use the SAVE database: http://www.uscis.gov/save/save-case-check

You can check to see if you're in the database yet by entering your I-94 number which you can obtain by going here: https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/consent.html

Hi! Thanks a lot for the information.I have the printout of my I-94 but when i checked it on the SAVE DATABASE,it does not give any results.So should I wait for my information to appear in the SAVE DATABASE or go ahead with applying?As you know if the SSN initiates a manual inquiry I will have to wait for long time for my SSN to arrive.I need my SSN to apply for the marriage licence asap.

[Darnell 8,478]

i say go back to ssa office,

and ask for save database lookup, both by name and by A#.

it's quite possible there's some error, and the ssa clerk can tell you - might be a typo on the name, or the A# -

but if the clerk finds an error, it needs to be corrected, and the ssa clerk cannot correct it.

How to make a correction?

WALK INTO the nearest deferred inspection office of the CBP. Get the shift supervisor. Give over yer passport, ask for a lookup, and ask em what the problem is. The shift supervisor has the power to correct it in real time. SAVE db is not updated in real time, though, so after this visit, wait a week, then go back to the SSA office and try it again.

Go Get Em, and Good Luck !

[abhi_meli 150]

i say go back to ssa office,

and ask for save database lookup, both by name and by A#.

it's quite possible there's some error, and the ssa clerk can tell you - might be a typo on the name, or the A# -

but if the clerk finds an error, it needs to be corrected, and the ssa clerk cannot correct it.

How to make a correction?

WALK INTO the nearest deferred inspection office of the CBP. Get the shift supervisor. Give over yer passport, ask for a lookup, and ask em what the problem is. The shift supervisor has the power to correct it in real time. SAVE db is not updated in real time, though, so after this visit, wait a week, then go back to the SSA office and try it again.

Go Get Em, and Good Luck !

Hi Darnell! First of all thanks a lot for stopping by and helping me.Actually I never went to the SSN office,I just checked my details on the SAVE DATABASE website.I entered into the US on 7th December on K1 Visa.I read on ***removed*** website that one should wait for at least two weeks after entering the USA,before applying for a SSN.They said that it takes time for the information to appear in the SAVE DATABASE and if you don't wait and the SSN people cannot pull up your information from the SAVE DATABASE then they make a manual inquiry which takes 4-12 weeks.SO should I wait for few more days or visit the SSN Office tomorrow?

[Darnell 8,478]

ya, well, if you saw this on another website,

they totally lifted my SSN HowTo.

so, yer worrying over nothing, as the CBP geek gave you a printed I-94 at the POE.

Go in to a SSA office, Friday... [or I call yer Mumsie and complain...]

[abhi_meli 150]

ya, well, if you saw this on another website,

they totally lifted my SSN HowTo.

so, yer worrying over nothing, as the CBP geek gave you a printed I-94 at the POE.

Go in to a SSA office, Friday... [or I call yer Mumsie and complain.

lol! I'm going on friday....pls dont call mumsie