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You can apply for a social security number by applying in person to your local Social Security Administration office. The application form as well as a local officer locator can be found here. Please note that certain documents are required with the application.
If you are a U.S. citizen, Social Security must see your:
- U.S. driver’s license;
- State-issued non driver identity card; or
- U.S. passport.
If you do not have these specific documents or cannot get a replacement for them within 10 days, we will ask to see other documents, including:
- Employee ID card;
- School ID card;
- Health insurance card (not a Medicare card);
- U.S. military ID card; or
- Adoption decree.
If you are not a U.S. citizen, Social Security must see your current U.S. immigration documents. Acceptable documents from the Department of Homeland Security include your:
- Form I-551 (includes machine-readable immigrant visa with your unexpired foreign passport);
- I-9 with your unexpired foreign passport; or
- Work permit card (I-766 or I-688B).
Please note that all documents must be either originals or copies certified by the issuing agency. The Social Security Administration cannot accept photocopies or notarized copies of documents. They also cannot accept a receipt that shows you have applied for these documents.
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