New SSN card through London Federal benefits unit
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New SSN card through London Federal benefits unit
Hi
Has anyone used Federal benefits unit at London Embassy to get new SSN card.
Wife applied sending supporting evidence, in order to get SSN record changed to marriage name.
Supporting documents like, passport / marriage cert etc were returned very promptly.
Does this mean that the application to change name has been accepted and just need to wait for card to be posted from USA or is all the processing done in the USA as opposed to the unit in the Embassy.
If anyone has done this through London would be helpful to have an idea of timescales as need to send a tax return to IRS and want to make sure the name change has been changed on the SSN record as she is submitting tax return in her maiden name.
Thank you
Has anyone used Federal benefits unit at London Embassy to get new SSN card.
Wife applied sending supporting evidence, in order to get SSN record changed to marriage name.
Supporting documents like, passport / marriage cert etc were returned very promptly.
Does this mean that the application to change name has been accepted and just need to wait for card to be posted from USA or is all the processing done in the USA as opposed to the unit in the Embassy.
If anyone has done this through London would be helpful to have an idea of timescales as need to send a tax return to IRS and want to make sure the name change has been changed on the SSN record as she is submitting tax return in her maiden name.
Thank you
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Re: New SSN card through London Federal benefits unit
The US tax return can easily be extended to 15 December (assuming a Form 4868 was filed). There is plenty of time to check.
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Re: New SSN card through London Federal benefits unit
and will be submitting a petition for me when tax sent, so just wanted to do asap.
Thanks
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Re: New SSN card through London Federal benefits unit
Hopefully she is using a tax professional to advise her; what does he or she say about this question?
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Her SSN stays the same either way, so in my opinion, no need to wait for the official card to arrive. She can file the tax returns now.
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Re: New SSN card through London Federal benefits unit
I should of put she is filing tax return in her married name (not maiden name ) so thats why want to file after the SSN record had definately changed to the married name to avoid any issues with the IRS.
I think we will just submit a covering letter explaining, just in case the record hadnt changed.
Thank you all.
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I think i got the original question wqong ...duh
I should of put she is filing tax return in her married name (not maiden name ) so thats why want to file after the SSN record had definately changed to the married name to avoid any issues with the IRS.
I think we will just submit a covering letter explaining, just in case the record hadnt changed.
Thank you all.
I should of put she is filing tax return in her married name (not maiden name ) so thats why want to file after the SSN record had definately changed to the married name to avoid any issues with the IRS.
I think we will just submit a covering letter explaining, just in case the record hadnt changed.
Thank you all.
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Re: New SSN card through London Federal benefits unit
Goodness, people get married/change their name all the time. You have her SSN, that is the unique identifier. Just file "Ann Smith (previously Jones)".
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Re: New SSN card through London Federal benefits unit
Ok thank you !
Just didn't want to send package from UK and have it returned, as people on forums had that issue, but thank you.
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Re: New SSN card through London Federal benefits unit
well the person said it had been returned because the return was in a different name than the SS record, ie the person hadn't updated there SS record to their new name , hence my original question.
Thank you all , just going to submit in new name with covering letter saying had applied to embassy for name change on SS record, just incase it hadnt been updated yet.
Have a great day
Thank you all , just going to submit in new name with covering letter saying had applied to embassy for name change on SS record, just incase it hadnt been updated yet.
Have a great day
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Re: New SSN card through London Federal benefits unit
well the person said it had been returned because the return was in a different name than the SS record, ie the person hadn't updated there SS record to their new name , hence my original question.
Thank you all , just going to submit in new name with covering letter saying had applied to embassy for name change on SS record, just incase it hadnt been updated yet.
Have a great day
Thank you all , just going to submit in new name with covering letter saying had applied to embassy for name change on SS record, just incase it hadnt been updated yet.
Have a great day