刚刚给social security 打了电话,他们也这么说,根据是:
If you apply for a Social Security number (SSN) card when you apply for an
immigrant visa, you can save yourself time and worry. If you use this
process, you won't have to:
Find a Social Security office near your new home;
Go in person to the Social Security office;
Wait in line;
Apply for a Social Security number; or
Wait for the Social Security number card to come in the mail.
Instead, the U.S. government will use the same information that you give to
apply for an immigrant visa to apply for an SSN. Then, once you arrive in
the U.S., you can expect your SSN card at your mailing address in about 3
weeks.
One less thing to worry about as you settle in your new country!
我跟他解释了说我们是一直在这里好几年了,申请485/EAD 的时候也没有填写SS-5 表
格,不过他还是让我等几个星期说会寄给我。其他人的经历呢?