rahul vai The US govt. gives social security number to the artists as soon as they apply and the well informed nepalese artists apply as soon as they land in US. mero hypothesis matrai hai feri: Uncle Sam grants them SSN because they pay taxes on their earning. One reason of denial of visa is Uncle Sam not getting any or very little financial benefit from him. h1b, I honestly did not know they were having gathering on 21st. The report does not mention who invited him.