Quote Originally Posted by capecoddah View Post
Nope.
Green card holders are officially referred as lawful permanent residents.
Social Security Cards are a half hour process (I don't live in a busy metro area, YMMV) for my J-1 kids.

Bring Green Card, photo ID, Passport, all the ID they have. New numbers need proof of birth date.

SS offices are in most larger towns (Hyannis, MA here for size comparison).
Multilingual. I'm a bastard so I make the kids do it in English though.

http://www.ssa.gov/multilanguage/Russian/SS-5-RU.pdf
Application in Russian

The United States Social Security Administration
Ummm... maybe it has changed in the last two years, but two years ago it was taking about 30 days for them to process a SS card for a new PR and that was here in the Washington, DC area.

You also need to make certain you have the documentation they require...

Unless by any chance they filed for one with their application???
There are two ways you can apply:

  • You can apply in your home country before you come to the United States when filing an application for an immigrant visa with the U.S. Department of State. In almost all cases, if you apply for a Social Security number and card with your immigrant visa application, you do not have to visit a Social Security office in the United States.