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Following this. Submitted mine on August 2nd via UPS, received at CIS on August 5th. 

Hi all, I finally got my social security card in the mail. Now I need to go back to the SS office and have it changed to my married name. Will a marriage certificate be enough or will I still need other documents? Thanks.

PS thanks to everyone who said that I can't lodge the I-539. 

50 minutes ago, missileman said:

 "was an unfriendly brunette white woman "

 I don't see the race and hair color of the SS supervisor being relevant to the situation.

  

Maybe you're right, it's not relevant, but when she took a look at my SS receipt for the original request, she just laughed at me and said "Well honey if it expires then it expires, sorry we can't help you!" I calmly replied showing her my new I-94, and she still didn't want to work on it. I had to go in a different day with the same corrected I-94 just to get my follow-up request lodged. 

49 minutes ago, arken said:

Your don’t need waste $375 on i-539. Just send AOS package soon.

 

What do you mean my “you went to SSA office 3 times to fix SS”? What were you trying to fix? Do you have a SSN or not? If you have it, put the number, if you don’t leave it blank. 

They couldn't get my maiden name to match up on the I-94, so I had to keep going to the SSA to fix it (I also went to the Global Entry office in KCI Airport to make sure my name would match in both offices). The Lawrence SS office gave me a number but I still don't have the card. I am not comfortable putting the SS number they gave me in the forms without that card because again who knows if they just gave me a random number. Is there any way to double check until the card gets here? 

13 minutes ago, Sparky11564 said:

Just apply for an EIN with the IRS. That will do everything you need until you get your ducks in a row for the SS card.

What's an EIN? Haven't seen any information on this. 

Hi, I'm s K-1 filer having problems getting an SSN because Douglas County, Lawrence, KS has such a low volume of immigrants filing in it thus nobody here knows squat about the need for SS numbers. I didn't realise until now that I could just have filed one using the I-485, but I'm almost done with that, have gotten married within the 90-day window, and also still contending with moving house.

I have two questions: 

• Should I fill out the blanks requesting the Social Security number in the I-485 and I-765 with my number even without the card? I have been to the SSA office in Lawrence for at least three times now just to fix my SS, and I had to have my number dictated to me. They would not write the number, the (somewhat balding) man at the window said he wasn't allowed to share with me. This after I politely insisted on getting a shift supervisor in the last 2 visits, who by the way was an unfriendly brunette white woman who didn't care whether or not my SS petition would expire. I repeated the number to him, but who knows if he just gave me a random number considering my experience thus far.  
• As my I-94 expires August 12 (I entered May 15), should I file an I-539 and send it along with my AOS/EAD/AP packet?

FYR I've already set up mail forwarding at the USPS to my new mailing address, which is actually just a different (larger) unit within the same apartment complex (I keep the same street address, town, state, and ZIP code). I'm planning to send the packet out today.

All help appreciated, thank you very much. 

PS if anyone here is in the Douglas County or Kansas City areas, please say hi! It's so stressful to find that very few K-1 filers in this area of the Midwest are sharing their experiences online (I go through VJ at least 4 times a week now, starting from my first full week after entry).

On 7/9/2019 at 1:10 PM, Scandi said:

SSA employees are usually clueless, your situation isn't that common though.

I beg to disagree. The same thing that Thunderbolt is going through right now is happening to me. I guess it happens in towns with low K-1 immigrant volumes (I'm in Lawrence, KS). I wasn't allowed to get a non-driver's license at the local DMV because I had no SSN. No big banks here either (I have to go to Kansas City which is more than 50 miles and more than 45 minutes away for that), all the banks and credit unions here won't let me get a joint account with my husband without the SSN. Please don't invalidate those of us whose experiences are different from yours, it may be that the rules are now changing with the current administration gearing up against many forms of immigration in general. 

On 7/9/2019 at 12:02 PM, Thunderbolt said:

I did that. We went to SSA 1 week after arrival but we were given lecture that she needs to be in the States for minimum of 21 days. Then we came back on day 22 and they've told us that she can't get SSN because they can't find her in DHS database. At that point we went to different office. In the new office there was absolutely no problem verifying her with DHS (first office in Fairfax VA has lazy employees). After that we went to DMV to get her ID so she doesn't have to carry her passport all the time. At DMV they've told us that they need I-797C to issue her state ID. About 2 weeks later we've got the I-797C in mail and went back to DMV. They had to scan the papers and send them to main office in Richmond VA. 45 minutes later I've got email that they've approved the papers. Went back to DMV where the same clueless employee was processing her papers. She did something and said that she can't issue her ID because the name doesn't match name on the SSC. I've told her fine, create ID for her with her maiden name. She said that she can't because the name on I-797 is in her new name! Freaking catch 22. They've told us that if we go to SSA and change her name to her current last name they will be able to issue ID. Went to SSA and waited in line 2 hours. Just to be told that her visa is expired and they can't change the name until she gets work authorization or green card.

 I've wasted 4 days going between SSA and DMV. Now we are stuck and have to wait for the green card. It's frustrating. The system that they are using was implemented at Ellis Island back in the days. I'm lack for words.

On 12/20/2018 at 11:48 AM, Mr J said:

Hi, I came across this post on doing a search and see that others have had their First and Middle names put in the location on the I-94 where it states 'First (Given) Name'. Is this acceptable or will it cause issues further down the line at all?

 

Not sure if related, but I did have to be manually verified to get my SSN which took 49 days from start to finally receiving my card. When I went into the Social Security Office the clerk found me on her computer system twice, once under my correct name as seen on my passport, the second one my correct name but in the wrong order. She tried 4 different ways to rectify it but couldn't and said she would have to send photocopies of my paperwork to Homeland Security for them to sort out. That got sorted but not sure if it was I-94 related due to my middle name being on my I-94 after my first name... rather confused and not getting any concrete answers, not sure I want to start trying to change things on the form if it's not needed?

 

 

 

 

Chiming in because I had the same problem. I had my I-94 corrected so now 'First (Given) Name' includes both my first names and my middle name (my mother's maiden name). We'll have to see if this will prove problematic for me down the line. Hope you have had better luck Mr J!