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I am a USC but have never had a social security number as have never lived in the US but am planning the move in the next few months. I was wondering if anyone had experience of getting a SSN from the US embassy in London and how quick the process is?
I understand if one does it in the US it takes 7-10 working days (in normal cases) but I cannot seem to find the information if one does the application in London as this is where I am currently residing.
Many thanks for your help!
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I understand if one does it in the US it takes 7-10 working days (in normal cases) but I cannot seem to find the information if one does the application in London as this is where I am currently residing.
Many thanks for your help!
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I am a USC but have never had a social security number as have never lived in the US but am planning the move in the next few months. I was wondering if anyone had experience of getting a SSN from the US embassy in London and how quick the process is?
I understand if one does it in the US it takes 7-10 working days (in normal cases) but I cannot seem to find the information if one does the application in London as this is where I am currently residing.
Many thanks for your help!
Gabriel
I understand if one does it in the US it takes 7-10 working days (in normal cases) but I cannot seem to find the information if one does the application in London as this is where I am currently residing.
Many thanks for your help!
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The OP states that he is a USC. He is not applying for an immigrant visa.
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My girls were born in the UK and got their SSNs at the same time as they got their Consular Report of Birth Abroad paperwork after we had been to register them at the US Embassy.
Maybe you do have a SSN but you don't know what it is?
Sorry I'm no expert but just thought I'd chip in as you clearly can't rely on the "experts" today...
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If outside you should have got one when you got registered as a USC?
My girls were born in the UK and got their SSNs at the same time as they got their Consular Report of Birth Abroad paperwork after we had been to register them at the US Embassy.
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Yes we must have done, Rene... but why wouldn't his parents have done that?
I guess it's possible that he doesn't have one. Also possible that he has a SSN but doesn't know it...? If so I guess that would be discovered when he applies for one!
I guess it's possible that he doesn't have one. Also possible that he has a SSN but doesn't know it...? If so I guess that would be discovered when he applies for one!
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You'd have to ask him or his parents what they did or didn't do, and why.
You really do need to stop assuming that everyone thinks the way you do, and would do what you did.
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Yes I would like the OP to come back please and confirm how he became a USC and to confirm that he definitely doesn't have a SSN.
I was only trying to highlight the possibility that he might have one already but doesn't know it. (And it's also of course possible that his parents chose not to apply for a SSN when he was born or was registered as a USC.)
Either way, to answer the original question, the best thing would be to contact the USC section of the London embassy to see if they can help?
http://london.usembassy.gov/service.html
I was only trying to highlight the possibility that he might have one already but doesn't know it. (And it's also of course possible that his parents chose not to apply for a SSN when he was born or was registered as a USC.)
Either way, to answer the original question, the best thing would be to contact the USC section of the London embassy to see if they can help?
http://london.usembassy.gov/service.html
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Yes I would like the OP to come back please and confirm how he became a USC and to confirm that he definitely doesn't have a SSN.
I was only trying to highlight the possibility that he might have one already but doesn't know it. (And it's also of course possible that his parents chose not to apply for a SSN when he was born or was registered as a USC.)
Either way, to answer the original question, the best thing would be to contact the USC section of the London embassy to see if they can help?
http://london.usembassy.gov/service.html
I was only trying to highlight the possibility that he might have one already but doesn't know it. (And it's also of course possible that his parents chose not to apply for a SSN when he was born or was registered as a USC.)
Either way, to answer the original question, the best thing would be to contact the USC section of the London embassy to see if they can help?
http://london.usembassy.gov/service.html
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Ok fair enough! Sorry! In the link I posted, in the left menu you can click on social security and it tells you how to get one, in case you didn't already know. Not sure how long it takes but it was pretty quick for my kids. And another poster in the beginning of this thread too.
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