I have my EAD and would like to get a social security number, I was wondering if anyone could help me on how to do that, I am currently looking around on the website trying to find a website or something with some steps for doing so. Do I just go into the social security office with identification and ask for one or are there forms to fill out etc?
thanks in advance

Just go to the nearest SSA office. The form and instructions are here: http://www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.html

There is no fee.

Hello!! My fiance, Pete, just had to do this. If you go to the main page for this forum...and go to the AOS filing by Captain Ewok....there is a link in there for applying for a social security card....and step by step instructions.

Click on AOS filing...go to Filing for a Social Security Card...Download the form, print it out, then fill it out. You will then need to go to your local social security office. There, they will ask for your passport/visa/and birth certificate. (That's all they asked for Pete). We were there maybe about 5 minutes in and out. Best to go early in the morning...and steer clear of the first of the month, as they are terribly busy. There is also a form you should print out and take with you, as some of the social security offices are a bit "thick" when it comes to K-1 visas or any other types, and the rules for getting as social security number. Good Luck!

THanks for the help, I just found the forms and instructions. I better get to looking for the box which has all my identification!!
Happy Christmas all

An individual that entered the United States with K-1 status applying for a work authorized SSN must present evidence at one of an SSA offices to establish his or her age, identity and current lawful employment authorized status.

An individual needs to provide at least two documents as evidence to establish age, identity and current lawful employment authorized status.

Once, an individual that entered the United States with K-1 status has been in the United States 76 days he or she will need an I-551 or I-766 to establish employment authorized status for SSN purposes.

RM 00203.210 C. Procedure - Immigration Document as Evidence of Legal Name:

When an alien applies for an SSN card, we presume the name on the immigration document is the legal name unless the applicant presents evidence of a legal name change, e.g., marriage, which occurred after the immigration document was issued.

RM 00203.210 Changing Numident Name Data:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203210

When requesting an SSN card, the documents presented, as evidence must be either originals or copies certified by the issuing agency. SSA cannot accept uncertified or notarized photocopies as evidence.

“If a foreign-born person has the foreign birth certificate (BC) in his/her possession or can easily obtain a copy, he or she must submit it as proof of age. When a person is foreign-born, a BC may not exist, may not have been recorded shortly after birth, or the probative value of the document may not be high. In these situations, we can accept alternative evidence of age in order of probative value. The alternative evidence of age may be less than a year old, e.g., a DHS document or passport.”

You can find detailed information regarding evidence that establishes age on our Website at:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203110

The documents acceptable as evidence of identity are now based on three factors: (1) the applicant’s age, (2) the applicant’s citizenship/alien status, and (3) the relative probative value of documents.

Primary Identity Evidence for an alien:

-- Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (includes temporary I-551 Stamp in combination with an
unexpired foreign passport when the I-551 Permanent Resident Card has not yet been issued)
-- Form I-94, Arrival/departure Record in combination with an unexpired foreign passport
-- Form I-766, Employment Authorization card

Note: Document must be unexpired

You can find detailed information regarding evidence that establishes identity on our Website at:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203200

SSA cannot accept an application filing receipt or notice of action as evidence of an immigration document.

Take the required documents to the nearest Social Security office. Individuals age 12 or older applying for an original SSN and card must apply in person at one of our offices.

You can obtain the address and directions to the nearest Social Security office from the Social Security Office Locator, which is available on the Internet at:

http://www.ssa.gov/locator

Note: People who live or receive mail in the Brooklyn, NY, Queens, NY, Phoenix, AZ or Las Vegas, NV area must apply in person at one of the Social Security Card Centers.

Card Center Information:

http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/ssa.cf...hp?p_faqid=1412

Normally, an SSN card should be received in the mail within two weeks after the application and document(s) have been received and verified.

However, when an alien requests an SSN or replacement card, SSA must verify his or her documents/current status with the appropriate Bureau of the Department of Homeland Security. If the initial online verification is not possible through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system, SSA may need to send a Form G-845 to the appropriate Bureau of the Department of Homeland Security for manual verification.

Since 01/06/2007 Social Security field offices can submit an additional electronic online verification, which in the majority of applications eliminates the need to send a Form G-845 along with copies of the applicant’s immigration documents.

However, some applications still require a copy of the immigration document(s) being verified to be sent at the request of the Department of Homeland Security along with the Form G-845 for manual verification.

20 federal work days (Do not count Saturday, Sunday or Federal Holidays) after the date your application was submitted, we suggest that you return to the Social Security office where your application was submitted.

You can request that the office:

-- Submit an additional electronic verification
-- Follow up on any G-845 or additional electronic verification
previously submitted
-- Submit a G-845 request if original documents were requested by DHS
-- Issue an SSA-L676 if the application has been denied.

Due to security measures recently put in place to prevent identity theft, SSA will no longer provide a Social Security number over the phone when an individual telephones to obtain his or her SSN.

If you have been assigned an SSN, any Social Security office can provide you with the number. However, you may need to apply for a replacement SSN card if you have not received your card within 14 days of the SSN being assigned.

SSA offices can also assist applicants by issuing a notice acknowledging the SSN application while documents are being verified.

RM 00202.307 Acknowledgement for Form SS-5:

http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100202307

Be sure to take your evidence documents whenever going into one of an SSA office to inquiry about the status of your application.

All cards are mailed from Social Security Headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland to the postal address provided on the Form SS-5.

You may find additional SSN and employment information on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Website at:

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/intern...=129227,00.html

If ineligible to be assigned an SSN, your local Social Security office can provide written notice using Form SSA-L676 to explain that an SSN cannot be assigned due to your not having provided authorization to work in the United States for SSN purposes or evidence of a valid nonwork reason for needing an SSN.

Needing an SSN for school enrollment, filing taxes, private health insurance, banking or to be issued a state driver’s license are NOT valid non work reasons for needing an SSN.

The IRS assigns Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers to aliens for tax purposes who are not eligible to be assigned an SSN. A Form W-7, “Application for an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number,” needs to be submitted to receive an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number.

You can download a form W-7 from the IRS Website at:

http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html

You may also contact the IRS ITIN office by calling 1-215-516-4846.

You can find additional information on the IRS Website at:

http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96287,00.html

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1915.pdf