ian-mstm wrote:
> > Bob wrote:
> > > J. J. Farrell wrote:
> > > > Mad Max7 wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Apparently she cannot apply for a SSN as she
> > > > > does not have a driving licence which seems wrong to me!
> > > >
> > > > It's complete nonsense.
> > > that would depend on the state...
> >
> > What does the state have to do with issuing SSNs or controlling the
> > circumstances in which they can be applied for?
>
> While things have changed in recent years, Kentucky state law required a
> SSN in order to receiving a DL. To accommodate state law (although they
> were probably not obligated to do so), the local SSA would issue a SSN
> if you provided a letter from the DMV indicating that a SSN was required
> to get a DL. This was the exact circumstance under which I received my
> SSN. I never once indicated to SSA that I was otherwise eligible for a
> SSN because I was in the US as a K-1 beneficiary (not yet married). As I
> said though... things have changed so this is no longer the case.
That's the opposite issue. He said she can't apply for an SSN because
she hasn't got a driving licence.
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