flybywire

I decided to answer Yes and leave the SSN field blank, but include the details in the Additional Information form. The SSA will not give the number over the phone and we are a month or more before we can get a new card in card (assuming it delivers this next time), so we will submit the I-485 and if we get an RFE, at least we will have the SSN to give them by then.

Hey everyone. My wife arrived in the US on a K1 visa back in April. We applied for an SSN by mid May and she was approved. We've had nothing but problems getting the SSN card because the post office never delivered it and we're at least 1 month away from getting the card, and her SSN itself, on hand. Local SSA offices all need appointments here and they are a month out, so even if they give us the number onsite, it's still a month out

We got married end of May and are about to submit the I-485. However, we have a problem.

Part 1 question 19 asks if you have an SSN. If yes, you have to enter the number. We called SSA and they told us it was issued and sent, but USPS never delivered it, so she was issued an SSN and we know it was, but don't have the number. So if we put No on the form, that's not true. If we hit Yes, then we need to provide the number, which we never received.

What should we do? All I can think of is to hit Yes (an SSN has been issued), put N/A in the SSN field on the I-485, and explain on the Additional Information page. Is this the right thing to do? If so, will this lead to an RFE and downstream delays?

Thank you!