SSN for new citizen child

[canadavisa22 202]

Hello,

 

My child was born in Canada to a US citizen mother. We applied for the CRBA back in 2019 and got her US citizenship and passport shortly thereafter. However, you weren't allowed to apply for a SSN at the Consulate. We were told a SSN application would have to be made physically in the US. Unfortunately, we didn't have a chance to return to the US before Covid hit. 

 

I had read that it is possible to get an SSN for someone while abroad but unsure of how to do so.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

[HRQX 4,145]

9 minutes ago, canadavisa22 said:

I had read that it is possible to get an SSN for someone while abroad but unsure of how to do so.

It looks like there is no FBU in Canada: https://www.ssa.gov/foreign/foreign.htm The closest offices are all inside of the US: https://www.ssa.gov/foreign/canada.htm

[canadavisa22 202]

2 minutes ago, HRQX said:

It looks like there is no FBU in Canada: https://www.ssa.gov/foreign/foreign.htm The closest offices are all inside of the US: https://www.ssa.gov/foreign/canada.htm

Yes, that has been our issue since Covid.

 

I'll give our designated US office a call to see if there's a way to process it by mail through another office because of Covid but was wondering if anyone knew of the answer offhand. Thanks!

Edited February 3, 2021 by canadavisa22