trouble getting new SSN card with interim EAD
my wife got her interim EAD card at SF office yesterday because the 90 days had passed and INS had not processed our EAD applications. The office in SF gave us the interim cards, but they are only valid for 3 months.
Today my wife went to the Social Security Office (in Fremont) to change her SSN card (which says NOT VALID FOR WORK). When she showed her new EAD card, they would not give her a new SSN card because the card is only valid for three months! My wife had to spend over two hours at the SSN office, and they called INS in SF to ask why the card was only valid for such a short time, and they asked if INS could guarantee that the EAD would be renewed in October. Of course INS said that they could not give any such guarantee to renew the EAD in October, and they said that it is not even sure that we will get our Green Cards!
The end result was that finally the Social Secutiry Office gave in to my wife\'s persistent request, and they said they are going to issue a new SSN card that is valid for work, but this card will be automatically cancelled unless my wife visits them again and shows the renewed EAD card in October!
I call this kind of thing discrimination against immigrants.