What documents do you need to apply for SSN ?

[davidid 0]

For a green card holder, to apply for SSN, is it correct that he will bring these documents ?

1. His non US passport

2. His green card

3. The SS application form (SS-5)

Is there any other document that you need to bring ?

Do we need to bring our birth certificate ?

Reading the application form, it says for proof of your identity, you must provide a:

●U.S. driver's license; or

●U.S. State-issued non-driver identity card; or

●U.S. passport

which we do not have yet.

Also, on the SS website, it says this:

To prove your age, present your birth certificate if you have it or can easily obtain it. If not, we can consider other documents, such as your passport or a document issued by DHS. --> Can this be the foreign passport ?

Thank you

[Little_My 464]

In the instructions, right below that section you copied, it also says:

If you are not a U.S. citizen, we must see your current U.S. immigration document(s) and your foreign passport with biographical information or photograph.

He needs to have his passport, his green card, and the SS-5. When I applied for my SSN (as an F1 student), I did not bring my birth certificate, and I was never asked for it. My passport was fine. If he has any additional IDs that also show his age, it's a good idea to bring those as well. If I rememebr correctly, I think I showed my Finnish driver's lisence too.

[pink_camaro 0]

When I applied to get an SSN (Paterson, NJ), I only handed out my:

-expired passport

-EAD

-completed and signed application form SS-5

I got my SSN in the mail after 4-5 days. Good luck!