H4 to H1B – is SSN required for job search?

plasmalightwave

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Hello! I’m currently on H4 visa. I applied for H1B visa through a consultancy and it got approved(valid from Oct 2015). My consultant says that he’ll apply for my SSN on Oct 1st and will search for clients that I can contract with after he applies for my SSN.

My questions is – do I need to wait for my consultant to apply for SSN before I can start interviewing with companies/clients? My plan was to interview with companies in Aug/Sept, informing them that I can work only from October. Is this possible? Thanks.
 
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