wooooooooow , i just read the topic, may god bless u Momo, i am eager to play tennis with u, i love you bro.
Well I got some question :
I am planning to go to PA, can i get my SSN for exemple in NYC ?
I have an expired KY driver license (2009) + i have my actual moroccan driver license, can i drive by my back home driver license in PA or anywhere in the US ?
I already have a SSN when i was student, can i use it ?
what about the plan for the phone ? what is the best thing to do for it ?
would u like to ask me if i can exchange the EURO with the dollars in the US ?
Let me get some practice first before we play a match, my fitness needs some work lol!
Alright on to more important matters; I will answer your queries as follows:
- SSN Location - you can get your SSN in any SSA office. You remember those DS-230 forms we filled out a looooong time ago lol? Well on those forms I filled out my GC and SSN to be sent to Pennsylvania however I walked into the SSA office in Arlington, VA and it got approved there. No hard and fast rule on where to get it from so yes, you can get your SSN in NYC.
- Driver's License - if I am not mistaken you would need to go through the motions of getting the US drivers license again i.e. doing the tests et al. What you MUST do is what I did; I took an international driver's license (don't forget to take your Morocco license as well as the international license must be accompanied by your country's original license!) to the USA and have been driving with that. At least that way you can still rent a car and be mobile whilst you are processing your US license. You cannot drive with only a Morocco license.
- Old SSN - my answer here would be to check with SSA. It should still be on their database because these records are not deleted. If you can renew it then try to renew it and if you are indeed able to do so then inform Homeland Security/USCIS and SSA as well. Being Green Card holders, our lives will revolve around Homeland Security/USCIS until we become citizens in 5 years. I would check with them on this before rushing to get another SSN.
- Phone - walk into a phone shop (ideally have someone who is a resident or citizen with you for address proof if asked), and pick up a prepaid SIM card and choose your number. The price would be between $50 to $70 depending on the carrier and you would receive about 2GB worth of data which is handy if you access e-mails on your phone or Facebook the way I do. The other option is to pay a deposit/collateral of $500 which is silly to try and get a contract. Once you receive your SSN you can apply for a contract and your number will be transferred to a contract basis. FYI if you're an iPhone fan like me, then wait till September because the new iPhone is being released and all the new tech gear comes out first in the great USA
- Foreign Currency - you can indeed change your money in the US however watch out for Bureau de Change commissions because they tend to be pretty high. Ideally change it in your own country (the rate would be more favourable in normal cases) and take US Dollars with you.
I hope the above was helpful. Please let me know if I can help with anything else
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