Immigration and Naturalization Service's Ability
to Provide Timely and Accurate Alien Information
to the Social Security Administration
Report Number I-2003-001
November 2002
LETTER TO INSPECTOR GENERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
PART 1: THE IMMIGRANT VISA PROCESS
Filing the Immigrant Visa Petition and Application
U.S. Port of Entry Inspection of Immigrants
Issuing Social Security Numbers to Immigrants
Immigrant Visa DataShare
SSA's Participation in Immigrant Visa DataShare
INS Implementation of Immigrant Visa DataShare
INS Management of Immigrant Visa DataShare
PART 2: THE NONIMMIGRANT VISA PROCESS
Filing the Nonimmigrant Visa Petition
Filing the Nonimmigrant Visa Application
U.S. Port of Entry Inspection of Nonimmigrants
Processing and Transmitting Forms I-94
Issuing Social Security Numbers to Nonimmigrants
INS Processing Time for Nonimmigrant Data
INS Ability to Ensure the Accuracy of Nonimmigrant Data