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  • You cannot successfully apply for a social security card without evidence of a job offer.

  • Upon securing a job offer (on-campus), the hiring office must provide a letter, addressed to the Social Security Administration, and outlining basic details of the job (i.e., your name, job title, name and contact information for your immediate supervisor, start date, and employer’s Federal ID #).

  • Report to the international student advisor with letter from employer. The advisor will issue her/his letter of recommendation for social security #.

  • Take both letters along with your I-20, passport, and I-94 to the Social Security Administration office closest to you. The normal amount of time between application and receipt of card is two weeks.

For more information please contact Mr. Richard Kitson-Walters, , 443.885.078.