Problem after trying to update Us Citizen status in Social Security Office

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jcroot88

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Hello There!!

I am really new to this forum and even tho I never registered before here I am for the first time.

Hopefully somebody can help me here.

Summary: I just become a Us Citizen through marriage (three years rule) and then I went to the Social Security Office to update my status and then I also went to my local post office to get a US Passport.

After 2 weeks I received my passport with my naturalization certificate but I haven't received any info or letter from the Social Security Office so today I went to their office and they told me that it looks like it appears that I was deported before... strange. Then, the lady asked me for my US Passport to photo copy it then she told me that I shouldn't worry and to wait another 2 weeks.

The problem is that I am trying to petition both of my parents and I am not sure if I should wait for the Social Security to clear up first or what? Should I be worried?
 
You are obviously a US citizen now, go ahead and petition your parents. If you don't receive a new SS card in the next few weeks, contact SSA again.
 
nkm-oct23 said:
If you don't receive a new SS card in the next few weeks, contact SSA again.
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If the existing SS card doesn't have the employment restriction wording on it, the SSA won't issue a new card, they will only update the citizenship status in the system.
 
It's crazy that in 2012 the SSA still can't simply update their system automatically with a data feed from USCIS. For status changes you should only have to visit their office if you need a new card to be issued, for example a name change or removing the employment restriction wording.
 
Jackolantern said:
If the existing SS card doesn't have the employment restriction wording on it, the SSA won't issue a new card, they will only update the citizenship status in the system.
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My card does not have any restrictions, anyway I got new SSN card after updating status. I stated twice that I don't need new card, got reply - "That how our system works". Whatever, I have 2 SSN cards now.
 
Thank you guys for all your replies...

I really don't know what to do, and I am not sure if I have to worry or not since somebody else told me that perhaps someone who was deported before was using my SSN (Identity Theft).

What do you guys think? Should I be worried? or just wait for the Social Security Office card?

Also, the lady at the social security card told me that actually I will be getting a new social security card with the same number.
 
jcroot88 said:
Thank you guys for all your replies...

I really don't know what to do, and I am not sure if I have to worry or not since somebody else told me that perhaps someone who was deported before was using my SSN (Identity Theft).

What do you guys think? Should I be worried? or just wait for the Social Security Office card?

Also, the lady at the social security card told me that actually I will be getting a new social security card with the same number.
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Have you tried running the E-Verify Self Check for your s.s.n.?
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/us...toid=2ec07cd67450d210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

Try running it and see what the results show.
 
Hello there and thank you for your reply.

I went to the website and here is the result:

Work Authorization Confirmed

Self Check compared the information you provided to U.S. government databases and can confirm that, based on the information you provided, you are eligible to work in the United States.

Sorry for my lack of knowledge but what is this website about? Also... do you think I should be worried?
 
jcroot88 said:
Hello there and thank you for your reply.

I went to the website and here is the result:

Work Authorization Confirmed

Self Check compared the information you provided to U.S. government databases and can confirm that, based on the information you provided, you are eligible to work in the United States.

Sorry for my lack of knowledge but what is this website about? Also... do you think I should be worried?
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E-Verify is an electronic U.S. government system for verifying eligibility of individuals to be employed in the U.S. See
for a detailed info about it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-verify

The E-Verify Self Check results show that you are Ok and that you will not have any problems with employment eligibility verification if you change jobs or if your current employer gets audited for I-9 compliance.
So you don't have any immediate problems to worry about. If you don't get anything from the Social Security Administration in the next 2-3 weeks, I'd visit the local SSA office again to see what the story is.

In terms of petitioning your parents for GC, you only need proof of your U.S. citizenship, which you already have - the U.S. passport and the naturalization certificate. So you can proceed with filing I-130 for your parents, there is no problem there.
 
Hello there!! Thank you one more time for your reply!

What really concerns me now is petitioning my parents who are actually present in the United States, both of them came here few years ago with a visitor visa which are currently expired.

Today I sent out both packages, one for each parent (I-130, I-485, I-765) and hopefully my petition won't have any delay or problem with the Social Security Office which I also hope would be just a mere confusion and not an Identity Theft.
 
Mombasa_guy said:
E-verify is as good as useless on these matters once you become a PR. It simply lets you self check if you can work or not, not whether you are a citizen or not.
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That's correct, but I did not actually suggest that the OP can use E-Verify to see if the SSA changed his status from an LPR to a U.S. citizen, but only to see if E-Verify shows him as being authorized to work in the U.S. [To make sure that the SSA did not do anything untoward with his record in view of the supposed "identity theft" thing he mentioned]. Indeed, to make sure that his status in the SSA records has been changed to a U.S. citizen he'd have to go in person to an SSA office (or a letter from them might say something to that effect).
However, this situation does not affect his ability to file I-130 for his parents, which was his main initial concern.
 
HudsonValley said:
Pardon my ignorance, but what is the benefit of updating SSA about the change of your status from LPR to USC?
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E-verify sometimes has errors with confirming work authorization, and one problem scenario is when naturalized citizens don't update their citizenship status at the SSA.

Another issue is voter registration -- some states cross-check against the SSA to see if you're a citizen. Some DMVs also do that before issuing your license.
 
Jackolantern said:
E-verify sometimes has errors with confirming work authorization, and one problem scenario is when naturalized citizens don't update their citizenship status at the SSA.

Another issue is voter registration -- some states cross-check against the SSA to see if you're a citizen. Some DMVs also do that before issuing your license.
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But if you are GC holder you can work and get a DL/ID as well - you don't have to be USC for that.

I agree however about voter registration.

I never updated SSA. I'm trying to figure out what I'm missing for not doing so. My primary reason is that I don't want to be stuck with jury duty.
 
HudsonValley said:
But if you are GC holder you can work and get a DL/ID as well - you don't have to be USC for that.
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Some states have different license rules for citizens vs. LPRs, such as the length of the license validity and whether you are allowed to renew by mail.

For E-Verify, it doesn't just check whether you are eligible to work, it checks whether your status matches what you wrote on the I-9. So if your I-9 says "US citizen", the employer will choose "US citizen" when submitting your information to E-Verify. If that doesn't match what is known to the E-Verify system, it won't confirm your record. See page 12 of the E-Verify manual: www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/E-Verify_Manual.pdf
 
When I became a naturalized American a couple of years ago, I went straight from the oath ceremony to the SSA office and updated my newly minted citizenship status with them. Anyway, I did not get a new SS card any time immediately and I just assumed it was probably because I had gotten one with the work authorization language removed when I had updated my SSA status after getting my GC. Anyway one fine day maybe nine months after I had become a US citizen, lo and behold, in the mail came a brand new (and completely unnecessary) SS card. YMMV.

Regarding your parents, it seems that they are out of status for remaining in the US after their visitor visas expired. That in itself can cause complications I think in regard to your petition.
 
Hello Guys!

Today I checked my mail and I received a new SSC, just the same card, with the same number. I guess there was a confusion with my case and everything now is fine?

Also, I haven't received any letter from the Social Security Office explaining the confusion, should I go to the Social Security again? or this is fine now?
 
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