To obtain a Social Security number you must be employed. After you receive a job offer from an employer, contact International Student Services and a staff member will assist you in following the Social Security Administration's requirements listed in their publication called International Students and Social Security Numbers.
- Request a letter from your employer on official letterhead that includes:
- Your full name
- Your job title
- Your start date
- The number of hours you will be working
- Your supervisor's name
- Your supervisor's telephone number
The letter needs to be addressed to:
Social Security Administration
Old Mill Centre
604 N 109th Ct
Omaha, NE 68154
- Email your letter from your employer as a PDF to ISS at iss@technestng.com. Share that you have a job offer and request a letter from a Designated School Official that includes:
- Your name
- Your school status
- Your employer
- The type of work you will be doing
- Complete the Application for a Social Security Card that is available at Social Security Card application (form SS-5) pdf
- Go to the Social Security Administration with your:
- Letter from your employer
- Letter from an International Student Services Designated School Official
- Application for a Social Security Card
- Passport - not expired
- Current I-94
- I-20 from OPE电子竞技官网
- Go to the Social Security Administration no earlier than the start date of your employment authorization. You will need your: