SS update after Naturalization

[rafi_1219 12]

I became citizen 8 months ago and still have not updated my SS. Can someone tell me why do I need to Update SS? what's the benefit for updating? 

[Vickys_Mom 230]

1 hour ago, rafi_1219 said:

I became citizen 8 months ago and still have not updated my SS. Can someone tell me why do I need to Update SS? what's the benefit for updating? 

From https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/flyers/M-767.pdf:

 

It is important that your Social Security record is accurate because you will need your Social Security Number (SSN) to get a job, collect Social Security benefits, and receive other government services. When you are hired for a job, your employer can enter your SSN into a U.S. Department of Homeland Security web-based system, E-Verify, to determine your eligibility to work in the United States. If your record has not been updated, this may impact the information your employer receives about your work eligibility.

 

Regards,

Vickys_Mom

Edited October 20, 2021 by Vickys_Mom

[millefleur 5,047]

Tax reasons and also as an important document for your proof of identity. It's not hard to update the SSN right now. My husband did his right after naturalizing and we got the SSN a few weeks later.

[JeanneAdil 6,554]

SS rules say u need to do  this and as either LPR or new citizen ,  you are expected to follow rules and laws

and immigration is not going to inform them of your status

you are required to do this

 

Basically there are benefits in doing this as with updated info in SS,  you are eligible for some jobs closed to non citizens

and yes, the certification gives u that right but each year your employer sends to SS a W2 with your earnings history / don't prompt a reason for SS and/or employer to wonder if you can legally work in US / after all your green card is gone

 

as far as SS benefits even non citizens living outside the US but worked 40 quarters in US are entitled   to SS retirement based on their earnings

[bing10 114]

It's very easy to update it, just checkout this thread:

 

 

 

[millefleur 5,047]

**Moved from US Citizenship General Discussion to Passports, etc. - What to do now that you are a US citizen**

[rafi_1219 12]

Will they keep the same number? 

5 hours ago, bing10 said:

It's very easy to update it, just checkout this thread:

 

 

 

 

[bing10 114]

5 minutes ago, rafi_1219 said:

Will they keep the same number? 

 

 

Yes, your SSN will always be the same for the rest of your life. Even if you give up your green card/citizenship, your SSN will still stay the same.

 

[Mike E 11,740]

23 hours ago, rafi_1219 said:

I became citizen 8 months ago and still have not updated my SS. Can someone tell me why do I need to Update SS? what's the benefit for updating? 

The law says you have to, but I believe it is one of these laws that has neither civil nor criminal penalty and thus I believe is never prosecuted.  
 

Unless and until you have a passport card, given most SSA offices require you to mail in your proof of US citizen ship I would not do anything about this yet.  A US passport card is a both a limited use form of ID and inexpensive to get and replace and I would risk mailing it in and the probability that the combined forces of the SSA and USPS will lose it.  
 

But do strongly advise you to comply with the law eventually.  
 

Practical reasons to do this:

 

* The noose of the Patriot Act, REAL ID Act, and related laws is slowly tightening like a boa constrictor or a broken seat belt.  There will come a time when the inconsistency of your actual immigration status and that SSA has for you will delay or deny you from having access to a something you want: drivers license, voter registration, SS benefits; Medicare, “privilege” to fly domestically, TSA Pre, Global Entry, getting a financial account, buying land in parts of the USA that ban foreign ownership, selling investments without tax withholding, etc.  

 

* If you think you might ever want to live in a foreign country as a retiree, while it is true even aliens with 40 credits can do so for the most part, the hoops to jump through are more numerous and tighter than for US citizens. 
 

As it can take the whole for SSA and DHS to synchronize their database (ask many K-1s who tried to apply for an SSN within 30 days of POE) attending to this sooner than later is advised.  

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved to Social Security Numbers forum.