Originally Posted by
Dovster
Hence, when she went to the Consulate in Haifa with a passport which had expired a month or so earlier, and asked for both a new passport and a Social Security number, she was told she could only get a new passport -- but as soon as it arrived she could present it to get the Social Security number.
At first I agreed with your
, but then I realized that there is a possible explanation; the issuance of a passport verified your daughter's identity. Had the passport application been rejected (by the DoS in the US), then she would not be able to get the SS number.
A bit far fetched, but it seems logical.