Marriage and/or Social Security Number first?

[LarryHickman 181]

So I’m looking at what it takes to be married after my fiancé arrives next year, namely getting a marriage license and social security number.

 

I’m getting married in Miami-Dade county and all it takes for identification from my fiancé is a passport without a social security card needed (some stares apparently require it) interestingly while I go to the county clerks office for a marriage license for it to be effective immediately we need to take a 4 hour premarital course or wait 3 days for the license to be effective to get married....that’s good to know...the latter maybe like buyers remorse prevention 

 

the thing I’m unsure of is the recommendation to wait two weeks to get a social security number, I read to wait two weeks so your I-94 record (and unexpired) is updated in a save-asvi database but so many here are doing this it right away. Is this ok? Oh and bring the long RM 10211.530 list with us to the social security office.

 

one other question, once you get the the social security office to obtain a social number, do you get the number right away then wait for the card or wait for both to be sent to you?

 

For the Mods-The K1 SS5 form you guys show linkable doesn’t bring up the SS5 form just a list of other documents...FYI

Edited December 8, 2018 by LarryHickman

[geowrian 22,335]

The recommended process is SS Card -> Marriage -> Updated SS card in a new name (if your name changes due to marriage). The reason for this is it ensures you can get an SSN....the name on the card is secondary. Sometimes the SSA staff will refuse to issue an SSN once married until you have documentation from DHS such as an EAD or green card. They aren't supposed to do that, but it happens.

 

Typically one is in the system within a few days nowadays. But you can wait if you want.

NOTE: You must apply for the SSN with at least 14 days or more of legal status remaining (even for a name change). Otherwise you need an EAD or green card to get a card / new card.

 

1 hour ago, LarryHickman said:

I’m getting married in Miami-Dade county and all it takes for identification from my fiancé is a passport without a social security card needed (some stares apparently require it)

No states require an SSN to marry. Some require an SSN to be provided if you have one, but visitors and undocumented immigrants can marry fine...that's a civil matter, not an immigration one.

 

1 hour ago, LarryHickman said:

one other question, once you get the the social security office to obtain a social number, do you get the number right away then wait for the card or wait for both to be sent to you

You wait for it to arrive.

Edited December 8, 2018 by geowrian

[LarryHickman 181]

9 hours ago, geowrian said:

The recommended process is SS Card -> Marriage -> Updated SS card in a new name (if your name changes due to marriage). The reason for this is it ensures you can get an SSN....the name on the card is secondary. Sometimes the SSA staff will refuse to issue an SSN once married until you have documentation from DHS such as an EAD or green card. They aren't supposed to do that, but it happens.

 

Typically one is in the system within a few days nowadays. But you can wait if you want.

NOTE: You must apply for the SSN with at least 14 days or more of legal status remaining (even for a name change). Otherwise you need an EAD or green card to get a card / new card.

 

No states require an SSN to marry. Some require an SSN to be provided if you have one, but visitors and undocumented immigrants can marry fine...that's a civil matter, not an immigration one.

 

You wait for it to arrive.

Thanks geowrian, how soon after POE should my fiancé and I go to obtain the social security number?

[geowrian 22,335]

2 hours ago, LarryHickman said:

Thanks geowrian, how soon after POE should my fiancé and I go to obtain the social security number?

We waited a few days just in case. If they are in SAVE and can pull up their I-94 online, they should be good to go.

[LarryHickman 181]

4 hours ago, geowrian said:

We waited a few days just in case. If they are in SAVE and can pull up their I-94 online, they should be good to go.

Ok thanks geowrian, we will wait a few days after POE to go by the SS office, we will do this before marriage, thanks 

[Ryan H 3,790]

Moved from K1 Progress Reports to Moving to the US and Your New Life In America forum; topic is about issues post POE.

[Lebanese23 303]

On 12/8/2018 at 5:10 PM, LarryHickman said:

Ok thanks geowrian, we will wait a few days after POE to go by the SS office, we will do this before marriage, thanks 

we waited 2 weeks(following the rules) but still not in SAVE system, we ended up doing manual verification and we got SSN in 2.5 weeks. so don't waste time, just go and do it as soon as you have your I-94. good luck!