Issue with receiving SSN

[newbie1234]

Hi,
It has been 5 months since I applied for SSN but have not received it yet. I am on H1 visa and I need to return to India in 5 days. Do I need to cancel the application when I go back? What happens if I dont cancel before going and I come back after few months?

[txh1b]

What is your status? Why do you need to cancel the SSN?

[newbie1234]

My current project here is getting over and my company wants me to return to India for some time. My H1 status is valid until next year.

[txh1b]

So you were working on H1b all these days and did not have a SSN? Did you go talk to SSA? You need not withdraw the SSN application.

[newbie1234]

I applied for SSN 15 days after my arrival here and have been following up with the SSN authorities constantly. They tell me they have not received a response from immigration and that is the reason for the delay.

I was planning on going to the immigration office when I came to know about my return to India. Even if I meet with immigration people, my SSN would not reach me before I leave to India. So I have dropped that plan.

Now that I have to return, what happens when I come back to the US after a few months?

[txh1b]

You have to get a new I-94 when you return and apply for a SSN again. Hope that the record is in the system.

Do you have a long name which could have mismatched in the visa and I-94 causing this delay?