BritishGuy36

Ok - so once in country with green card, which kinds of personnel are allowed (or not) to ask about the following:

Immigration status
Authorisation to work
Ask for your SSN

I think I've seen on the forum that the fuzz aren't allowed to ask about your immigration status. Is that correct? What about the other stuff.

penguinsix

Your immigration status, or lack thereof, is a matter of federal jurisdiction and law. By and large most law enforcement agencies in the US are state entities enforcing state and city laws and regulations, ergo, there really isn't a need for a local cop to ask about a green card.

In some places, this has been codified into regulations or practice--cops will not ask about immigration status so immigrants, legal or illegal, will feel they can call the police (or fire department or dog catcher) when needed and not fear getting deported. In some areas, this is changing (for example, Prince William County, VA) and local law enforcement is turning over illegals to the feds for immigration hearings (search the Washington Post for more on this--it's a long story, example here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...103104076.html).

Other than that, employers are entitled (required) to ask about status as our some universities (if the student is coming on say an F1 or something).

Tracym

An employer would have to ask for work authorisation and SSN (SSN needed to pay taxes).

Rete

In some states, yes the police (fuzz is a long dead term for the police as is pig) can ask.

An employees need to ask as long as your social security card carries the legend authorized to work with USCIS authorization.

neil

If the word fuzz is long dead in this context how do you explain the film "Hot Fuzz"?

dbj1000

Your first line is wrong - "fuzz" is very much a current term.

Your second statement appears to either be written whilst drunk, or via random selection of vaguely associated words.

Rete

Never heard of it

I haven't heard anyone call the police "fuzz" in decades ... must be the crowd I hang out with

Rete

Well you guys are younger than me and if you all like the word fuzz then by all means fuzz away my friends.

Nah I'm a teetotaler. Never touch the stuff. To little coffee:

Amend the following sentence to read:

An Employer needs to .....

Tracym

To little coffe? Or is that "Too little coffee"

In any case, it appears you have not had enough coffee

(unless you were planning to write a poem dedicated to coffee)

Xebedee

The term "the filth" is much better, surely?

meauxna

MANY places will ask for your SSN; you have to decide who gets the keys to the kingdom and who does not.
You are not required to give your SSN as an identifier to every business that requests it, but they are also not under any obligation to serve you. Suggest nailing down a diplomatic answer for this inevitable question. Most people don't give it a lot of thought, so when you refuse to supply the SSN, be prepared for some blow back.

Leslie

We say Po-Po now.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=po-po

franc111s

Hot Fuzz, Sean of the Dead and Run Fat Boy Run.... All must see movies

BritishGuy36

Surely if I'm not asking for credit, then a business asking me for it doesn't need it? Is that a fair assessment?

Bluegrass Lass

Nope. I've had to supply SSN to electric company, cable company, trash company, insurance company, & the list goes on. They use your SSN to look at your credit history - if you don't have one or have a bad history, they can require you to put down a deposit for their services.

EDIT: Forgot to mention cell phone companies too, if you are going to set up a contract with them.