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When requesting a Social Security number card, the documents presented as evidence must be either originals or copies certified by the issuing agency. Uncertified or notarized photocopies cannot be accpeted as evidence. Your original documents will be returned.
Identity: A document in the name you want shown on the card must be provided. The identity document must be of recent issuance so that they can determine your continued existence. It is preferred to see a document with a photograph. However, they can generally accept a non-photo identity document if it has enough information to identify you (e.g.,your name as well as your age, date of birth, or parents' names). They cannot accept a birth certificate or hospital birth record as evidence of identity. Some documents that can be accepted as proof of identity are:
· Driver's license
· Marriage or divorce record
· Military records
· Adoption record
· Life insurance policy
· Passport
· Health Insurance card (not a Medicare card)
· School ID card
U.S. Citizenship: Most documents that show you were born in the U.S. are accepted. If you are a U.S. citizen born outside the U.S., show us a U.S. consular report of birth, a U.S. passport, a Certificate of Citizenship, or a Certificate of Naturalization.
Alien Status: You must present an unexpired document issued to you by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), such as Form I-551, I-94, I-688B, or I-766. You CANNOT submit a receipt showing you applied for the document. If you are not authorized to work in the U.S., you can be issued a Social Security card if you are lawfully here and need the number for a valid nonwork reason. Your card will be marked to show you cannot work. If you do work, DHS will be notified.
If you’re a noncitizen, your documents will be verified with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) before a SSN card is issued.
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