Spouse got EAD approved and has ITIN, can she start working while SSN is pending?
Sorry, I couldn't find similar questions asked before.
I have a pending employment-based i-485 (after an approved i-140) and my derivative spouse got her EAD approved, got her card too. She already has an ITIN which she got when I filed W-7 for our last year's tax reports. Can she start working now? We booked her an appointment but that is 2 weeks from now, and I remember SSA takes 2/3 weeks to send the actual SSN by mail. Not to rush things, but there were a few recruiters who reached out saying they need some contract workers almost immediately.
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Asking this because I remember when I first started working, I had to do something called I-9 verification and only got my SSN after 2 weeks of my job start date in the US.
Some employers seem to ask for SSN number while applying for the job itself.