gen tonytony chopper
Oct 3, 2021
ss number
everyone,
suggestion:
if you have enough documents to get ss number after getting married even you don’t have green card or waiting for green card ( ask ss for documents needed) you can go to ss and get your number right away. ss number is very important and you will need it when you apply for green card especially marriage based for your joint account like taxes, bank etc as evidence for your bona fide marriage.
my experience:
ss only ask me for my I94 , passport, marriage certificate and my husband ID. they also ask me for NOA as Evidence that USCIS received my application. and I said I don’t file it yet. then they give my my ssn number. they only ask me to come back once I got my greencard to update my status with them.
the important thing is you have already your ss number with you.
I got my ss number in Louisiana and my friend did the same thing in North Carolina.
this is only for people who living in the state that will allow you to get ss number even without green card or waiting for green card.
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Rae AnchOct 3, 2021
Yea I think you’re right that it depends on state. I already have an SSN from working while on F-1 and I tried to change my name alone and they won’t let me unless I have EAD or green card. this is in Maryland
gen tonytony chopperOct 3, 2021
if it’s marriage based in Louisiana , they will allow you to change you name as long you have your marriage certificate with you.
Rae AnchOct 3, 2021
yea in Maryland they want you to prove your immigration status and prove that you need a SSN for working purposes. but it’s dumb because I already have one…
maria lopez Oct 4, 2021
every field office is different I guess, I didn’t have ssn, so we didn’t have a lot of joint documents, we still got approved on the spot..
C Brown-WalkerOct 4, 2021
I wish Atlanta is like Louisiana, USCIS have to give proper documents here to change one’s name on the social security, marriage certificate alone is like crop.
