The first thing to do in the US is to ask for your social security number (as it will be required to open a bank account, be insured, get your driver license, obtain a check book and a credit card, …).
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You have to wait 10 business days after your entrance in the USA before to ask your social security number. This will allow for enough time for your immigration information to be entered into the system, which is then verified by the social security office.
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You have to be present to the SSA office. You can’t ask to someone else to go for you.
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Go to the closest office of your residence, phone : ( 800 ) 772-1213 and present your passport, your American visa and the form I 94 delivered with the visa.
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Your social security number will be mailed into 4 weeks.
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Be sure that your name match with your passport name.
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Be careful not to reveal your Social Security number, as it gives access to numerous information about your private life.
