omg, do I have to send my EAD ????

[MichaelJuan.198 16]

Hi there,

 

I'm currently on an AOS process and I just received my Work permit (765), i need to update my Social Security card and i see on their website that: 'To prove your U.S. immigration status, you must show us your current U.S. immigration document (photocopies are not accepted)''

 

So, do I really have to mail my EAD? How long does it take?

 

Thank you!

[SteveInBostonI130 3,467]

6 minutes ago, MichaelJuan.198 said:

Hi there,

 

I'm currently on an AOS process and I just received my Work permit (765), i need to update my Social Security card and i see on their website that: 'To prove your U.S. immigration status, you must show us your current U.S. immigration document (photocopies are not accepted)''

 

So, do I really have to mail my EAD? How long does it take?

 

Thank you!

 

Why do you have to update your SSN card?

[MichaelJuan.198 16]

1 minute ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

Why do you have to update your SSN card?

because i got married and my last name changed. i need to update my last name on it so i can update my name eveywhere

[SteveInBostonI130 3,467]

Just now, MichaelJuan.198 said:

because i got married and my last name changed. i need to update my last name on it so i can update my name eveywhere

 

Call your local SSA office.  Explain the situation and they should provide you with a mailing address for the SS5 form, and allow you to send a photocopy of the EAD card.  In a week or so (or later depending on your local office's backlog/workload), you should get a call confirming the application and scheduling an in-office appointment.  You will need to bring the original EAD card to the appointment for verification.

[millefleur 5,047]

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[igoyougoduke 1,662]

38 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

Call your local SSA office.  Explain the situation and they should provide you with a mailing address for the SS5 form, and allow you to send a photocopy of the EAD card.  In a week or so (or later depending on your local office's backlog/workload), you should get a call confirming the application and scheduling an in-office appointment.  You will need to bring the original EAD card to the appointment for verification.

social security will not accept copies. they will want the original card. 

[SteveInBostonI130 3,467]

46 minutes ago, igoyougoduke said:

social security will not accept copies. they will want the original card. 

Yes.  That is why the appointment at the local office to verify the card.

[Rocio0010 5,579]

Never, EVER, mail original documents.

[El Escocés 217]

38 minutes ago, ra0010 said:

Never, EVER, mail original documents.

Just wait until you need to update your SSN profile post naturalization then see what happens when you don’t send in originals.  

[Zach2015 211]

11 hours ago, MichaelJuan.198 said:

Hi there,

 

I'm currently on an AOS process and I just received my Work permit (765), i need to update my Social Security card and i see on their website that: 'To prove your U.S. immigration status, you must show us your current U.S. immigration document (photocopies are not accepted)''

 

So, do I really have to mail my EAD? How long does it take?

 

Thank you!

We made an appointment for our local office. No way did we trust the mail to send in any original documents or cards. Once we explained the situation they let us make an appointment.

oh and it took like 2-3 weeks to get the new social security card in the mail. 

Edited December 11, 2021 by Zach2015

[El Escocés 217]

My second attempt at updating my SS profile: after a couple of hours of being on hold, cut off,  redialing and so on, I was told that the next available appointment was 10 weeks away. Instead, I drove to their office that same day and used their drop box.. they sent back my documents via UPS overnight mail three days later (that was a passport) and I received my replacement SSN within a week.  
 

as others have suggested, give them a call and see what they can do.

Edited December 11, 2021 by El Escocés

[Rocio0010 5,579]

9 minutes ago, El Escocés said:

Just wait until you need to update your SSN profile post naturalization then see what happens when you don’t send in originals.  

What happens? Have you tried it?

listen, to each their own. I personally would never mail original documents. I’ve had had and actually right now I’m having a very unpleasant experience with the postal system in this country. So what I did when I got my green card was to request an in- person appointment through my Congressman. Easy peasy.

9 minutes ago, Zach2015 said:

We made an appointment for our local office. No way did we trust the mail to send in any original documents or cards. Once we explained the situation they let us make an appointment.

oh and it took like 2-3 weeks to get the new social security card in the mail. 

Yep. And if they don’t want to give an appointment, get your congressman involved.

[El Escocés 217]

4 minutes ago, ra0010 said:

What happens? Have you tried it?

Yes and they sent me a letter stating they needed my actual naturalization certificate. I decided to apply for my passport first then use that
 

 

Edited December 11, 2021 by El Escocés

[Rocio0010 5,579]

8 minutes ago, El Escocés said:

Yes and they sent me a letter stating they needed my actual naturalization certificate. I decided to apply for my passport first then use that
 

 

Good for you if you sent it. You’re brave. I’m not. 

[Gomast 65]

12 hours ago, MichaelJuan.198 said:

Hi there,

 

I'm currently on an AOS process and I just received my Work permit (765), i need to update my Social Security card and i see on their website that: 'To prove your U.S. immigration status, you must show us your current U.S. immigration document (photocopies are not accepted)''

 

So, do I really have to mail my EAD? How long does it take?

 

Thank you!

Yes. I sent my original EAD two weeks ago. I got it back from the SSA 3 days later. You must send original EAD.