How to Get a Social Security Card
People can get a Social Security card through the locally accessible offices of the U.S. Social Security Administration, as has the general authority over the Social Security system of the country, including over the issuing of Social Security cards. A Social Security system online inquiry can be directed to the specific source of the www.ssa.gov website, Social Security Online.
In general, to get a Social Security card does not involve paying any kind of fee. Among other things, a Social Security system online inquiry will reveal that to get a Social Security card, for the first time as well as, should the necessity arise, a new such Social Security card, will involve filling out and then sending in a SS-5 form, “Application for a Social Security Card.”
Additionally, either a Social Security system online inquiry or a referral in-person to a SSA representative will reveal that to get a Social Security for the first time in one’s life will require, specifically of people above the age of 12 that people go into the local offices of the Social Security Administration and make the application personally.
In such a case, a Social Security system online inquiry or telephone call cannot be used to get a Social Security card. Moreover, to get a Social Security card requires that a person prove, through a minimum of two pieces of documentation, his or her personal identity and legal status in the country, either as a recognized citizen or as some kind of authorized resident.
