Starting life without a social security number
Normally, moving to a different place to live is a big undertaking. Moving internationally brings on a whole other level of complexity. We are in the fortunate position that we will be moving to another country with a job already lined up.
Starting that job might turn out to be a little bit of a problem, for the simple reason that I will not have a social security number until several weeks until after we arrive. After we are admitted into the country, the immigration officer will send off a request for a social security number to the social security administration. Our information at this point indicates that it might take weeks before a number is issued and mailed to our address.
My new employer, however, might require me to have a social security number, before they are able to register me as an employee. The social security administration explicitly states that a SSN is required for work, but that it is allowed to employ somebody who is between getting his immigration visa endorsed and his SSN to be created. They state:
If your employee applied for a Social Security number but does not yet have it, indicate the number has been "Applied for" on the employee's Form W-2. When the employee does receive his number, file Form W-2c, Corrected Wage and Tax Statement, with the employee's Social Security number.
We'll see how this is going to turn out.
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