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Old Aug 15th 2014, 7:11 pm
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So I went and applied for my SSN today (exactly 10 days after arriving in the US) I was told it will take up to 2 weeks to get the card/number and that from August they are no longer allowed to give out the number beforehand.

So I have been here for nearly 2 weeks and I wont get paid and I can't get paid till I get an SSN so it will be nearly a month before I get some money. Also I can't get a car lease or apply for renting a house. This just adds more stress onto our move.
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Not having a SSN should not stop you from getting paid
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Old Aug 15th 2014, 7:24 pm
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Yep, we had to wait but hubby's employers were able to use a temporary SSN # so he could get paid until his one came through.
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Old Aug 15th 2014, 7:26 pm
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Not having a SSN should not stop you from getting paid
Steveq went to the SS office on Monday 4th August (arrived on Sat 2nd) and received his card early this week, so much less than 2 weeks from request.
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Old Aug 15th 2014, 7:32 pm
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Originally Posted by captainsensible
Not having a SSN should not stop you from getting paid
My company are retarded. I can't get anything from them until I get an SSN apparently.

Also I injured my back moving all out bags and boxes into our apartment and I have no medical until I get an SSN so I have not been able to go see anyone about it.
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You can still see a doctor, albeit you'd pay cash. I suspect you're not on the company's medical insurance until X days after joining anyway?
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Originally Posted by Funstuie
My company are retarded. I can't get anything from them until I get an SSN apparently.
Tell them to put 000-00-0000 in their computers.
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The only reason you are not being paid is your employer. They should assign a temporary SSN for their payroll (typically 000-00-000) and then change it to your actual SSN once you receive it.

Here in Texas, I have a legal obligation to pay my exempt staff at least once a month, and non-exempt staff at least twice a month. My pay schedule has to be defined, and consistent. I can't decide I'm withholding pay without a valid legal reason. Your employer may be breaking the law by not paying you on your next scheduled pay period.
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my understanding was they cant give the ssn out 'in advance' because its not allocated until the overnight batch process has run )ie they dont know what it will be until then). you should be able to go back the following day and ask for a printout of that number though.
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my understanding was they cant give the ssn out 'in advance' because its not allocated until the overnight batch process has run )ie they dont know what it will be until then). you should be able to go back the following day and ask for a printout of that number though.
The lady in the social security office told me they are no longer allowed to do that. From August 1. I don't know how true that is or if it's just a directive in the office I went into.
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Oh no, I was going to head down to the office tomorrow as I am at 10 days now. I too am stuck out of work systems due to no SSN I can't even get a parking pass!
I guess I'll still go and hand in my application, I'll let you know what they say.
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Oh no, I was going to head down to the office tomorrow as I am at 10 days now. I too am stuck out of work systems due to no SSN I can't even get a parking pass!
I guess I'll still go and hand in my application, I'll let you know what they say.
definitely let us know and ask the question about coming back and getting your SSN the next day.
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The only reason you are not being paid is your employer. They should assign a temporary SSN for their payroll (typically 000-00-000) and then change it to your actual SSN once you receive it.
That might be the one used, but technically, it's meant to be 000-00-0004 Which is the generic number they are meant to use for foreigners who do not have a number.

Pay will be taxed at the highest rate and any refund can be claimed at tax time.

Medical insurance don't need a SSN, they can use a passport number as a ID number, but usually you'd need to speak to a supervisor that might know how to do it.
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Default Re: Social Security Number - wait ten days to apply and then wait up to 2 weeks for n

Hey, so I went to the SSA this morning and was told the same thing, that the number/card would be sent out to me in 10 days. I asked about getting it from the office the next day, or any day, and was told no.

I tried saying, you know, I thought it used to be that I had to wait 10 days after entering but could then get it on the day and the guy just said no. He didn't even mention that it used to work that way.

Sorry I don't have better news for you!
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