Ok, so here I am again loosing my sleep over this issue, dealing with another U.S government office. I got my passort stamped after I-485 approval on Friday. I went to a nearby SSA office to get the restriction "Not Valid For Employment" removed by getting a replacement card. The lady was way too rude. We arived in the office close to 4:00pm which is I guess their closing time. She said it is too late to check with INS whether the information I had provided was correct or not. They will do it on Monday and if they have to, they will mail the application to INS for verification which could take upto 2 months. I asked what will deterime whether she "had to" send the application to INS for verification and she said she cannot answer to that. She took my original card, which I don\'t even have a copy of. Here is a list of my concerns:
- I don\'t have a SSN card on me now
- My old number is linked with my payrol, my bank account, my everything. I hope they don\'t, out of blues, issue a new number all 2gether. If they do, I am screwed. I have more than 100 grands in last several years piled up as my social security taxes.
- I have my tax refund papers ready to go but I am not sure if I should wait till I get the card.
- Am I still eligible to continue to work while having no physical posession of the SS card?
Any clues?
- I don\'t have a SSN card on me now
- My old number is linked with my payrol, my bank account, my everything. I hope they don\'t, out of blues, issue a new number all 2gether. If they do, I am screwed. I have more than 100 grands in last several years piled up as my social security taxes.
- I have my tax refund papers ready to go but I am not sure if I should wait till I get the card.
- Am I still eligible to continue to work while having no physical posession of the SS card?
Any clues?