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Social Security office wants official EAD I, partially, answer to my own question. This morning I went to the local Social Security office in Rochester, NY and they require either I-766 or I-688B to apply for SSN. I still don't understand why, given what USCIS writes on the EAD approval notice.

I've just received an I-797, Approval Notice, for my EAD request. Can I get a SSN with it? Or I have to wait for I-688B? I don't fully understand the legalese where it says "THIS NOTICE [...] CANNOT BE USED IN PLACE OF FORM I-688B [...] However, this Approval Notice in conjunction with a...

I'm in the US with a J-2 visa and plan to be here for about 5 years (my wife is in a PhD program). My EAD request has been approved (still waiting for the card though). I own a company in Europe and I work there for several customers as a freelance consultant and trainer. I'd like to...

Thanks mmed, the J-2 really seems the best thing to do in our case.

Hello everyone. I'm from Italy and I will start in the Fall my PhD as a Fulbright student, with a J-1 visa. I have heard it is very difficult for Fulbrighters to obtain a HRR waiver. My question is about my fiancé, who wants to come to the US to work. He works in Italy as a consultant and...