I just looked at an application for a marriage license and noticed that on the bottom it says each applicant must provide their Social Security Number.

Since I'm a Canadian resident obviously I don't have a SSN yet and won't until later on... So what happens with this part of the application for a license then?

I was asked for my SSN when we went for the license. We explained our situation, I showed her my passport, and she issued our license, no problem. It depends on the office, I think. There was a thread about this not very long ago, you might be able to find it -- A lot of people told about their experiences r/t the very same thing

I did have a SSN but had lost the card and was unsure of the number. there was a box for it on the license but the lady just took my id (state of CT) and just wrote --- in the box where my SSN should go. It wasn't an issue for us.

In Ohio they took my USC's SSN # and all I had to show her was my passport

Depends on the state. Call up the county clerk's office and ask them.

When I went to get my license in VA, they didn't even ask to see either of our ID, didn't ask for anything... just filled out the forms (which looked like a 3 year old did it on their computer with ugly fonts) and they typed it in. Made us take an oath that we were not related or mentally incompetent and I busted out laughing (which made the lady start laughing) because we're of different ethnicities and we're not mentally incompetent. Paid our $35 and got our license. We chatted with the lady about if people who are related actually tried to get married and she said "you'd be surprised that it does happen". Then the other lady chuckled and said something about first cousins being allowed to marry in VA.

Anyway, yeah, check on the state because I have heard that certain states do require an SSN.

yep, like every thing else, procedures vary from state to state. Always best to call and confirm

She wrote my Canadian Social Insurance number on that line. I don't know if she was supposed to do that or not.

So far it hasn't caused any problems.

We had no problems in Washington state. I think they just wrote "none".

I didn;t have one iether they just looked at my passport and the SSN wasn;t even an issue in TX. Check online thats what we did. It might save you a step.
Good luck

Here in Texas - if you read the requirements - a Social Security card/number is required. BUT - if you call (in our case, the county clerks office) they expand on that by saying - "If you have a social security card/number, you should provide this - but if you don't, no problem." Guess the moral of the story is, it's best to call and ask "What if I don't have one?"

In Nevada they just used my husband's SSN (he's the USC) and wrote N/A for mind since I don't have one. Wasn't a big deal.

Good luck!

I just had to sign I didn't have one on the line below where they put Lorry's SSN

Online the requirements for Allegheny County are a social security number, but when I called they said they'd take a passport.

ack!! i worked in niagara falls, ny with another guy that was a u.s. citizen living in ontario and he ran into problems with his SSN in ontario. he signed up for a cellphone and since he didn't have an SIN, they used his SSN instead and said it would be ok. then a couple months later he got a call from the canadian government accusing him of SI fraud. but my ex-husband was canadian and before i moved up here, he was on my beneficiary form at work in the u.s. they put his SIN, but specifically noted that it was a canadian SIN, so not as to confuse social security. i had no problems with that.