Every one of us
wants to ensure an economically safe and secured life once we retire from our
job, or perhaps it is a wise decision to take precautions in case we encounter
any physical or mental disabilities which may reduce our regular income. For
both the cases, we should be the part of social security system which will in
turn secure our future to a greater extent.
Becoming a part
to the social security system is rather easy: a person should apply for his/her
social security card. In fact- social security number of the card is one of the
most important identity for a citizen.
Eligibility:
You can apply
for a social security card if you are 18 years of age and an US citizen. A non
US citizen may apply for the card too if he/she has a valid non work reason.
Documents:
For requesting
a social security card, you have to have proper documents to prove your age,
identity, citizenship etc. therefore, the following documents are necessary-
·
To prove the age, birth certificate is needed
to be submitted. If anyone doesn’t have his/her birth certificate, other
documents like US birth hospital record, religious record etc. may also be
accepted.
·
To prove the identity, document which contains
legal name and several biographical information like date of birth or age,
parents name etc. of the applicant is required. In general the driving license
or passport is required for proving identity. In case of the unavailability of
a driving license or passport- documents like military ID card, employee ID
card, health insurance card, school ID card etc. may also be accepted.
·
To prove US citizenship- birth certificate or
the passport is required. Certificate of citizenship, or the certificate of
naturalization may also be accepted.
·
Documents issued by department of homeland
security is required in case of proving immigration status.
Application
Fee:
The application
is free of cost. You don’t have to pay any kind of hidden/non-hidden charges to
apply for the social security card.
Time required to
receive the social security card:
An applicant
may receive his/her card within 10 business days from the day his/her
application is processed.
Social security
card replacement:
You may apply
for a replacement for a lost social security card. In this case you
should submit proper documents along with your application to validate your
identity. For people born in USA, the driving license or passport is needed to
be submitted. However, if anyone is born outside the USA, then he/she should
submit proper documents validating his legal status in the country. In this
case, documents issued by the department of homeland security is required to
prove his/her legal status.
Application fee
of replacement social security card:
The application
is free of cost. You don’t have to pay any kind of hidden/non-hidden charges for
the replacement social security card.
How to apply:
One may apply
online for the new or a replacement social security card. If online application
is not possible, then he/she may mail his application with all the required
documents to a nearby social security office.
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