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SSN + J1 question

  • 16-03-2010 11:01PM
    #1
    dsrckiyisvddht
    Closed Accounts Posts: 167 ✭✭


    Hey,

    A few friends and I are doing the J1 this summer and I have a question.
    • My mother my born is the US and holds a US passport. She lives in Ireland now, for the past 18 or so years
    • My father I don't really talk to but lives in the US permanently
    • I was born in Ireland but moved to the US when I was 3months for about a year or so.

    My mother handed me a piece of paper with my name and social security number on it this week. Can I work on this? Does it expire? It says its for permanent residents and there is no expiration date on it. Would I be able to just book flights and skip the whole J1 visa part?

    Thanks for any input. I'm pretty clueless


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  • #2
    silja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭silja


    The SSN is still valid, and you can use it (some things like getting insurance or some contracts may require it). BUT it is not a visa nor a greencard. So you will still need a J1.

    You MAY have a claim to US citizenship though, if either your father or mother were US citizens before your birth: http://travel.state.gov/law/info/info_609.html


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