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Social Security Number Application

Read the handout on Applying for A Social Security Number – click here.

Complete Form SS-5, Application for Social Security number, available at the Social Security Administration office or online at www.ssa.gov

In addition, F-1 students must also provide the Social Security Administration office with the following documents:

Two forms of identification, including your passport and an additional form of identification.
Forms I-20 and I-94.
Proof of employment authorization:

For On-campus Employment:

Offer of on-campus employment from on-campus employer (see sample letter in handout).

Letter from ISSS Advisor granting on-campus employment.

For Curricular Practical Training (CPT):

Form I-20 with CPT approval on page 3.

For Optional Practical Training (OPT):

Form I-20 with OPT approval on page 3 and Employment Authorization Document (EAD), issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

For Employment Authorization based on Severe Economic Hardship:

Form I-20 with employment authorization approval on page 3 and Employment Authorization Document (EAD), issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

J-1 students must also present the following documents to the Social Security Administration office:

Two forms of identification, including your passport and an additional form of identification.
Forms DS-2019 and I-94.
Proof of employment authorization.

Please e-mail your ISSS advisor if you have any questions regarding applying for a Social Security Number.