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    I've never had a SSN but I was able to open a BofA credit card in 2016 with a $600 limit. I used it responsibly, no high utilization, no balance carried, etc. In August 2018 I applied via phone for an AmEx credit card and they approved me, surprisingly. I gave them my passport number, visa number, stuff like that and they approved me for $1,000 limit. When the credit card came in the mail, I read the paperwork and it says that for said application, AmEx made a pull on my credit and the score was 746! I am not able to see it myself because all bureaus and CreditKarma ask for an SSN to provide the score.

    So, does that mean I have a credit score even without an SSN? I changed my name through marriage and I applied for all the AoS paperwork using my married name. When I will receive my SSN, it will be in my married name. Will that mean my existing credit score will be wiped since the names don't match?
    RoC (I-751) Application, filed from Houston TX
    10/24/2021 - USPS delivered the package in AZ
    10/27/2021 - Text from USCIS with receipt number, check cashed. Assigned to the Texas Processing Center

    INITIAL AOS from F-1, married to USC, filed in Seattle WA

    09/24/2018 - Package delivered to PO Box (PD)
    10/22 - Early bio walk-in
    11/15 - New card is being produced (I-765)
    11/26 - EAD combo & SS card
    01/13/2020 - Interview
    01/23/2020 - Case Approved, Card Mailed.

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    Originally posted by seattle2903 View Post
    I've never had a SSN but I was able to open a BofA credit card in 2016 with a $600 limit. I used it responsibly, no high utilization, no balance carried, etc. In August 2018 I applied via phone for an AmEx credit card and they approved me, surprisingly. I gave them my passport number, visa number, stuff like that and they approved me for $1,000 limit. When the credit card came in the mail, I read the paperwork and it says that for said application, AmEx made a pull on my credit and the score was 746! I am not able to see it myself because all bureaus and CreditKarma ask for an SSN to provide the score.

    So, does that mean I have a credit score even without an SSN? I changed my name through marriage and I applied for all the AoS paperwork using my married name. When I will receive my SSN, it will be in my married name. Will that mean my existing credit score will be wiped since the names don't match?
    Just give Bank of America and Amex your SSN when you get it. That should take care of it.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by seattle2903 View Post
      I've never had a SSN but I was able to open a BofA credit card in 2016 with a $600 limit. I used it responsibly, no high utilization, no balance carried, etc. In August 2018 I applied via phone for an AmEx credit card and they approved me, surprisingly. I gave them my passport number, visa number, stuff like that and they approved me for $1,000 limit. When the credit card came in the mail, I read the paperwork and it says that for said application, AmEx made a pull on my credit and the score was 746! I am not able to see it myself because all bureaus and CreditKarma ask for an SSN to provide the score.

      So, does that mean I have a credit score even without an SSN? I changed my name through marriage and I applied for all the AoS paperwork using my married name. When I will receive my SSN, it will be in my married name. Will that mean my existing credit score will be wiped since the names don't match?
      I opened a credit card without a SSN two years ago, as I was still waiting for a SSN while my work visa was being approved. Six months later, I went into the branch to add the SSN to my account. They told me that all my previous credit history would now be connected to my SSN and pull into any credit report run against the SSN. True to her word, I got a credit score two weeks later when I checked with the SSN, and all my previous history was appearing against the SSN.

      Granted, I didn't change my name, but I'm inclined to say that you won't lose any history.
      Marriage-based AOS - Concurrent filing - Oakland Park, FL

      04/18/18: Sent to Chicago Lockbox
      04/23/18: Priority Date
      04/27/18: 4x I-797 NOA received
      05/04/18: Biometrics notice received
      05/15/18: Courtesy letter for I-693
      05/22/18: Biometrics completed
      05/29/18: Case Ready To Be Scheduled For Interview
      09/25/18: I-765 New Card being produced (via Case Tracker)
      09/26/18: I-765 and I-131 approved (via uscis.dhs.gov)
      10/01/18: Combo card in hand
      06/05/19: Interview scheduled

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      • #4
        U can check your score

        Originally posted by seattle2903 View Post
        I've never had a SSN but I was able to open a BofA credit card in 2016 with a $600 limit. I used it responsibly, no high utilization, no balance carried, etc. In August 2018 I applied via phone for an AmEx credit card and they approved me, surprisingly. I gave them my passport number, visa number, stuff like that and they approved me for $1,000 limit. When the credit card came in the mail, I read the paperwork and it says that for said application, AmEx made a pull on my credit and the score was 746! I am not able to see it myself because all bureaus and CreditKarma ask for an SSN to provide the score.

        So, does that mean I have a credit score even without an SSN? I changed my name through marriage and I applied for all the AoS paperwork using my married name. When I will receive my SSN, it will be in my married name. Will that mean my existing credit score will be wiped since the names don't match?
        You can check your score thru the BOA app. No need social as long as u can login to your account ull be able to check your FICO score.

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