After oath,update ssa or apply for passport first, bcuz pp app asks for ssn # (n400 w namechange)

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js8765

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Hello everyone

After a very long journey I have my oath coming up next week.:) I wanted to apply for passport asap and looking at the first time applicant info on the state dept website it asks for your ssn. I am doing a name change with my N400 so I need to update my ssn with my new name and status. However I have read on this forum that people have applied for and received their passport and then used their passport to update SSN.

My question, if i get passport with new name before ssa (social security admin)the ssn will not match since i have not updated the info. Or does this not matter?

any input appreciated. Thank you.
 
js8765 said:
Hello everyone

After a very long journey I have my oath coming up next week.:) I wanted to apply for passport asap and looking at the first time applicant info on the state dept website it asks for your ssn. I am doing a name change with my N400 so I need to update my ssn with my new name and status. However I have read on this forum that people have applied for and received their passport and then used their passport to update SSN.

My question, if i get passport with new name before ssa (social security admin)the ssn will not match since i have not updated the info. Or does this not matter?

any input appreciated. Thank you.
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You can update your records with the SSA with your naturalization certificate and then apply for your passport. The order might not matter since I assume your SSN does not change. SSA will most likely just update your name and citizenship info. If you are not in a hurry to travel and do not need a US passport right away, then go with the SSA update first.
 
For I-9 and eVerify purposes, it is better to update the SSA and change the name on a driving licence first and then apply for a passport because even if you lose your both naturalisation certificate and a passport (unlikely scenario), you can prove the right to work by showing the SSN card and a driving licence. The difference is that the SSA and the DMV do not physically take your naturalisation certificate from you whilst the Dept of State does. However, as the Dept of State does not use the SSN to verify the name, you can apply for the passport first.
 
Thank you for your replies.

I plan to apply for my passport(in person at a passport agency), then use passport to update ssa. So I dont have to worry about having natz cert out of my hand, and getting lost or something.

I think that will work.

As far as updating driver license I plan to do that same day after my oath.

Let me know if my plan has any downsides.

Thank you.
 
For me, getting a passport was paramount, so I did that the day after my oath at the NY passport agency. I updated my SS status only a couple of months later when I had a couple of weeks free. As for the DMV, I'm not sure you need to be in a hurry, so do it when it suits you.
 
js8765 said:
I plan to apply for my passport(in person at a passport agency), then use passport to update ssa. So I dont have to worry about having natz cert out of my hand, and getting lost or something.

I think that will work.

As far as updating driver license I plan to do that same day after my oath.

Let me know if my plan has any downsides.
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The only downside is that you have to have reserved airplane tickets with the departure date within 14 days of your passport agency appointment. They will not issue the same-day passport if you are not traveling in the next two weeks. Some people buy fully refundable tickets and get the same-day passport this way, but to me it seems a bit like cheating. As for everything else (DMV, SSA), there should be no problems.
 
thanks elcafe,konig,nwctzn for your replies.

I agree with you that buying a tckt just to get same day passport is cheating. I would not do that, nor could i afford to do that.
Last time i checked an international fully refundable tckt to europe or asia is a substantial amount of money. I could not put that kind of money on my one credit card and tie up my credit line for however many weeks just to get the passport.A neighbor told me not all passport agencies require travel plans to get passport in person,if you can show valid reason.I am not sure if this is true,i guess we'll have to wait and see.
My objective is, to not have natz cert out of sight if it can at all be helped. I am not in a hurry to get my pp.If agency does not work ill have to mail it like everyone else.

Anyone have direct phone numbers for any of the 24 passport agency locations, not the 877 or 800 numbers.
 
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