How to apply again for SSN after getting EAD

[pooj97 89]

My husband arrived in the US on June 4th arriving on a K1 visa and we got married and filed for I-485, I-765, and I-131 the next week. He then applied for his SSN at his local SSA office on June 24th. Now the big mistake we did was not checking “yes” when the I-765 asked if he wanted to get issued a SSN with his EAD. The reason we did this was because we had thought he would’ve gotten his SSN by now. Unfortunately, it’s been 8 weeks now and his I-94 expires in 2 weeks so we doubt he’ll be getting his SSN by then. We’ve tried calling our local office multiple times who just say that they’re waiting on DHS to authorize and verify his I-94 and there’s nothing they can do. 
 

We’re now thinking about the worst case scenario, which is if he doesn’t receive his SSN by his I-94 expiration date, what do we do? Would he just have to go back to our local office and reapply for a SSN, this time with his EAD? Does the local office still have to check with DHS to authorize since he now doesn’t need his I-94 to get his SSN if he’ll have his EAD? We don’t want to have to end up waiting another 8 weeks for SSA to issue him a SSN after his EAD as it’s already taking so long for a work permit. 

[SalishSea 16,745]

11 minutes ago, pooj97 said:

My husband arrived in the US on June 4th arriving on a K1 visa and we got married and filed for I-485, I-765, and I-131 the next week. He then applied for his SSN at his local SSA office on June 24th. Now the big mistake we did was not checking “yes” when the I-765 asked if he wanted to get issued a SSN with his EAD. The reason we did this was because we had thought he would’ve gotten his SSN by now. Unfortunately, it’s been 8 weeks now and his I-94 expires in 2 weeks so we doubt he’ll be getting his SSN by then. We’ve tried calling our local office multiple times who just say that they’re waiting on DHS to authorize and verify his I-94 and there’s nothing they can do. 
 

We’re now thinking about the worst case scenario, which is if he doesn’t receive his SSN by his I-94 expiration date, what do we do? Would he just have to go back to our local office and reapply for a SSN, this time with his EAD? Does the local office still have to check with DHS to authorize since he now doesn’t need his I-94 to get his SSN if he’ll have his EAD? We don’t want to have to end up waiting another 8 weeks for SSA to issue him a SSN after his EAD as it’s already taking so long for a work permit. 

You must have missed the standard advice here on VJ to apply for the SSN immediately after POE, even before marriage.   It is likely he won't get one now until he gets his AP/EAD.

[pooj97 89]

2 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

You must have missed the standard advice here on VJ to apply for the SSN immediately after POE, even before marriage.   It is likely he won't get one now until he gets his AP/EAD.

The advice we got was to wait 2 weeks (at least) so that they have enough time to input his K1 and arrival info into the SAVE system. Never have we been recommended to apply for it immediately after arriving, especially on a K1. Not only that, but when he called, there were no appointments available anyway until June 24th so we would’ve had to wait anyways..

[SalishSea 16,745]

Just now, pooj97 said:

The advice we got was to wait 2 weeks (at least) so that they have enough time to input his K1 and arrival info into the SAVE system. Never have we been recommended to apply for it immediately after arriving, especially on a K1. Not only that, but when he called, there were no appointments available anyway until June 24th so we would’ve had to wait anyways..

Okay, well the point is that it should be applied for before getting married.

[payxibka 10,044]

3 hours ago, pooj97 said:

The advice we got was to wait 2 weeks (at least) so that they have enough time to input his K1 and arrival info into the SAVE system. Never have we been recommended to apply for it immediately after arriving, especially on a K1. Not only that, but when he called, there were no appointments available anyway until June 24th so we would’ve had to wait anyways..

Waiting 2 weeks was when CBP was a paper based system.  They are electronic now.