DV2019 winner but still waiting for SSN after arriving in the US

[markchiu16 0]

Hello everyone,

 

I'm a DV2019 winner and successfully passed the interview. Subsequently, I arrived in the US at the end of August. However, I haven't yet received the Social Security Card even though I checked the item "if you want to provide your personal information to apply for a social security card?". It's almost a month since I have arrived in the US. I asked the Social Security Administration(SSA) by phone but they replied my case doesn't exist in the system.

 

Should I visit a nearby SSA and apply for my Social Security Card instead of just waiting ineffectively? Does anyone encounter similar situations like what I am facing?  Thank you 

 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Yes. Something has gone wrong so you need to visit in person. Take your green card with you, or your passport with immigrant visa if you don’t have your green card yet. 

[markchiu16 0]

2 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Yes. Something has gone wrong so you need to visit in person. Take your green card with you, or your passport with immigrant visa if you don’t have your green card yet. 

 

Thank you!  Is it possible to get the card "number" right away as applying in a SSA?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Depends on the office - you can ask when you are in there. Sometimes they will tell you the number and sometimes not, from past reports. 

 

Re your other thread, curious why you didn’t just add your wife to your DV case? That would have been easier, cheaper and faster all round.

Edited September 21, 2019 by SusieQQQ

[Lil bear 4,248]

5 hours ago, markchiu16 said:

Hello everyone,

 

I'm a DV2019 winner and successfully passed the interview. Subsequently, I arrived in the US at the end of August. However, I haven't yet received the Social Security Card even though I checked the item "if you want to provide your personal information to apply for a social security card?". It's almost a month since I have arrived in the US. I asked the Social Security Administration(SSA) by phone but they replied my case doesn't exist in the system.

 

Should I visit a nearby SSA and apply for my Social Security Card instead of just waiting ineffectively? Does anyone encounter similar situations like what I am facing?  Thank you 

 

No uncommon. Go to the SSA office with your passport 

[markchiu16 0]

12 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Depends on the office - you can ask when you are in there. Sometimes they will tell you the number and sometimes not, from past reports. 

 

Re your other thread, curious why you didn’t just add your wife to your DV case? That would have been easier, cheaper and faster all round.

Due to I didn't get married before the interview and my case number was on the margin of not be able to interview by the end of September, I decided to apply for myself in case both of us failing to get an interview at the same time. 

[markchiu16 0]

12 hours ago, Lil bear said:

No uncommon. Go to the SSA office with your passport 

I get it! Thank you Lil bear

[markchiu16 0]

Now I'm still live in my country, Taiwan. Can I visit the Social Security Administration in Guam where is the nearest SSA from Taiwan and apply for a social security card? 

 

Besides, can I leave an US address, Plano in Texas, where I''ll live over there, on the SSN application Form and require the SSA in Guam to file my social security card to that address?     

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

How long do you plan to stay outside of the US for? 

 

[markchiu16 0]

Just now, SusieQQQ said:

How long do you plan to stay outside of the US for? 

 

3 months. I will move to the US at the beginning of December.