We're experiencing some Social Security Drama. We need to get Aedyn a passport (why? tell ya later) and must present his SScard to do so. We don't have a card. Aedyn was born 5mo. ago so surly his card must have been sent to the address we left when he was 3mo. old. So I called our new regional SS office, where everyone was very nice, to discover that Aedyn had not yet been issued a number. Kim, very helpful gov.employee, said 'that's odd' and told me to come in and reapply for a number. We would need his birth certificate and sealed medical records. Birth certificate, no problem. Med records still hadn't been sent from Dr. M. in Chicago and we had gone to pick them up (weren't ready) and requested them by phone and still no records. SO. Eric called again and said that they must be overnighted (we had PAID for these records to be sent months ago).
BREATH IN, BREATH OUT.
I went to SS office, met Kim, gave her the Bcertificate and sealed medical records--applied for a number for my 5mo old. OH, because the birth certificate was issued out of state, an authorization form would be emailed to the Chicago SS admin to verify his birth. THEN a number would be issued and we would get a letter that says "A number has been issued." About 2 weeks AFTER THAT we should be mailed a Social Security Card with which we could apply for Aedyn's passport.
OK. We need Aedyn's passport by Sept 30.
This morning at 8:02, Kim from SS office calls to tell me that "A number has recently been issued." So the application for a number was cancelled but I would need to come in again with documents to apply for a REPLACEMENT CARD. Kim called again 10 minutes later (she really is a good worker) to say that the number had just been issued YESTERDAY in Chicago so a card should be sent to our old address in 2 weeks, then if it isn't forwarded to us, I can go in and apply for a replacement card.
OH. MY. WORD!
Here, according to Kim, numbers are issued for newborns within 5 days.
In Chicago, 5 months (so it seems.)
My darling boy is sleeping. Amazing husband is probably saving a life and I just want to eat a cookie.
4 comments:
What a circus! Once you finally get your card I would advise that you guys spend the extra money (it's like $87 or so) to have them do expedited processing for Aedyn. It sounds like the SS card will be a little while in getting to y'all.
Hope things are going well otherwise,
-Bill
WTF??? That is craziness.
So sorry that it's been a runaround.
Yep, Bill, we'll have to pay up for the rush. We miss you!
do it. just eat the cookie. you will feel better.
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