Social Security card

Do you have any idea how hard it is to change your last name on the social security card? Well, you would think that there is not much to it, right? Normally I guess there is not much to it, you just show up at the social security office and ask them politely to do the change. However, I haven't done that easy way when I was in the states, instead I left US with my old social security card with my maiden name on it.

So, after my husband and I filed for our taxes this year, we found out that oops I need to change my last name on my social security card. After doing some research online, we found out that I can bring all my documents into the embassy in Moscow and request a new social security card.

After we found that piece of information out, I went ahead and called American Embassy in Moscow. At that point, I paid 140 rubles just to have them give me a different number to call. They forwarded me to INS services. I called INS the next day and they informed that I should call the embassy for such information. Hmm, I think I have done that already. After a couple of minutes of talking, I called back the embassy, spent another 140 rubles to tell them that they don't provide any services for social security cards, and then the girl said: "oh, maybe you should be calling american citizen services" Hmm, maybe? And Oh? Anyway, after that I called the ACS, and that's where they told me that they only change social security cards for American citizens or green card holders. Here we go again, I am not either of those. At least the girl was nice enough and said that I should go ahead and bring all the documents needed for this and they will try to process it, and the worst case scenario the change will just get denied.

So, in a week or so once I have my passports with me and stuff, I will head over there to give a shot at changing my social security card information from abroad. Of course, she informed me that it's going to take at least a month. Oy. This is getting tiring dealing with all this stuff, I am telling ya. At least I can't complain that my life is ever boring :)