obtaining an SSN
#1
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obtaining an SSN
hey!
i'm moving to NYC next week after finally getting my visa a few weeks ago...
What is the quickest way to get an SSN? I've got the SS5 form and see that i'll probably have to take it along to the office in Jamaica, queens..
Does anybody know if the number gets issued to you there and then?
cheers!
i'm moving to NYC next week after finally getting my visa a few weeks ago...
What is the quickest way to get an SSN? I've got the SS5 form and see that i'll probably have to take it along to the office in Jamaica, queens..
Does anybody know if the number gets issued to you there and then?
cheers!
#2
Re: obtaining an SSN
they send the number to you a few weeks later. But you can return to the office a day later and ask for the number on a printout.
Its actually best to not make the application for 10-14 days after you arrive in the country - as you should definatly be on the computers by then. If you go before and your not on the computer - they will just leave the form on the side and return to it later (if they remember etc). If you are on the computer they can process your form on the spot and you know its sorted then.
Its actually best to not make the application for 10-14 days after you arrive in the country - as you should definatly be on the computers by then. If you go before and your not on the computer - they will just leave the form on the side and return to it later (if they remember etc). If you are on the computer they can process your form on the spot and you know its sorted then.
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Re: obtaining an SSN
thanks for the reply and info.
i was hoping i'd be able to get it the day after arriving, oh well!
i was hoping i'd be able to get it the day after arriving, oh well!
#4
Re: obtaining an SSN
We've been here 4 weeks now and went to the local office 5 days after arriving and has been said, we weren't in the system (it apparently takes 10-14 days) so couldn't get the number. They did however give us a letter that enabled me to get a driver's licence. The SSN came through about 10 days later in the end.
What suprised us was how much we couldn't do without the number.
What suprised us was how much we couldn't do without the number.