Should I….

[sweethrtt 123]

get the restricted wording off my social security card before my green card expires?

 

I just realized I never got that wording removed off my social and I’m worried. Will it cause me problems? 
 

I filed my I-751 about a month ago, so my green card expires soonish. 

[Mike E 11,723]

13 minutes ago, sweethrtt said:

get the restricted wording off my social security card before my green card expires?

 

If you work or plan to work it is a good idea as an unrestricted SS card is a substitute I-9 document 

[OldUser 4,820]

@sweethrtt if you don't remove the wording, you may end up with pains similar to this person

 

I don't think there's penalty, just get the words removed ASAP while you have a valid green card / extension letter / I-551 stamp.

 

Also, make sure your employer knows you're a LPR, you may need to pay more taxes depending on your status (e.g. if you were on E-2 and similar, you paid less)

 

[Mobius1 175]

It’s like you worked really hard to make a very delicious dish, but you tell yourself to wait 1-2 years before eating it..

 

Avail the benefit you have received. Never let these things esp immigration matters to the next day, you never know what roadblocks appear tomorrow 

[Mike E 11,723]

1 minute ago, Mobius1 said:

It’s like you worked really hard to make a very delicious dish, but you tell yourself to wait 1-2 years before eating it..

 

  

Dunno about you but for most of the past 2 years where I lived, SSA wasn’t letting people walk in to update SS cards. 

[sweethrtt 123]

First thing Monday morning I’m going to the SSA office.

 

Thanks everyone!! 

[OldUser 4,820]

@Mike E I risked it in 2021 and sent everything by mail (don't try this at home lol). Was lucky enough to receive GC and SS card with no wording in the mail fairly quickly (less than 2 weeks). California.

Edited September 17, 2022 by OldUser

[Mike E 11,723]

35 minutes ago, OldUser said:

@Mike E I risked it in 2021 and sent everything by mail (don't try this at home lol). Was lucky enough to receive GC and SS card with no wording in the mail fairly quickly (less than 2 weeks). California.

That was illegal 

[Rocio0010 5,565]

5 hours ago, Mike E said:

Dunno about you but for most of the past 2 years where I lived, SSA wasn’t letting people walk in to update SS cards. 

That’s why I created this topic, so that people knew what to do: 

 

4 hours ago, Mike E said:

That was illegal 

?

[SteveInBostonI130 3,319]

52 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

That’s why I created this topic, so that people knew what to do: 

 

?

 

5 hours ago, OldUser said:

@Mike E I risked it in 2021 and sent everything by mail (don't try this at home lol). Was lucky enough to receive GC and SS card with no wording in the mail fairly quickly (less than 2 weeks). California.

 

By law, every LPR needs to carry proof of status with them at all times.  That is, they need to keep their green card with them always.  OldUser mailed the GC to SSA, which means he/she did not have the GC on hand for those 2 weeks.  This was illegal.

 

[Rocio0010 5,565]

37 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

 

By law, every LPR needs to carry proof of status with them at all times.  That is, they need to keep their green card with them always.  OldUser mailed the GC to SSA, which means he/she did not have the GC on hand for those 2 weeks.  This was illegal.

 

I know, but it’s a gray area because even the SSA site says to mail it. 
OldUser was bold!

[Mike E 11,723]

52 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

I know, but it’s a gray area because even the SSA site says to mail it. 
OldUser was bold!

AFAIK SSA rescinded that. Possibly because USCIS lawyers advised it that it was coercing LPRs to break the law.  Some SSA offices did ignore the memo. 

[OldUser 4,820]

@SteveInBoston @Mike E Hence the caution "do not this at home". In faireness, the lockdown was still in place and I didn't leave the house for much longer than these two weeks until later in the year. Was getting groceries delivered etc.

[Mobius1 175]

8 hours ago, Mike E said:

Dunno about you but for most of the past 2 years where I lived, SSA wasn’t letting people walk in to update SS cards. 

Must be due to COVID. I did mine around 2018. A walk in was enough, no appointments needed.

[OldUser 4,820]

@Mobius1 yes COVID is to blame unfortunately. I should've gone in person too (and everybody should), but the office was closed with no hope of opening anytime soon.