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Nov 30th 2016, 6:34 am

dontmesswithtexas

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Hi all,

I did the K1 visa and moved to Texas and I'm still waiting for my green card to process. I was given the EAD card and applied for my social security card yesterday. I was just wondering do I need the social security card to be able to start working?

Thanks in advance for any help.

-S

Nov 30th 2016, 6:47 am

tom169

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Re: SSN

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Originally Posted by dontmesswithtexas

You should be ok to start without the SSN and then provide it to the company as soon as you have it.

Nov 30th 2016, 7:44 am

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Re: SSN

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Originally Posted by dontmesswithtexas

... do I need the social security card to be able to start working?

No. You don't need the number either.

Ian

Nov 30th 2016, 7:57 am

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Re: SSN

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Originally Posted by tom169

You should be ok to start without the SSN and then provide it to the company as soon as you have it.

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Originally Posted by ian-mstm

No. You don't need the number either. .....

Tom is correct, and so is Ian (obviously), but I can confirm that I actually did start working before I received my SSN, and it was a proper career job with a major corporation, not some casual cash-in-hand job.