> 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.
Yah... I read that, which is why I'm sure that it's the reverse
situation and not the one that's stated.
Ian
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