{"id":7,"date":"2023-08-23T17:53:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T17:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mocomd\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2024-01-17T17:24:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T17:24:58","slug":"applying-for-your-social-security-card","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mocomd\/resources\/applying-for-your-social-security-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying for Your Social Security Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Au pairs should wait until they have been in the U.S. for at least 4 days before going to apply for their Social Security card. You may go before 4 days, but please understand that you may encounter a problem. If an au pair\u2019s information is not yet in the database, the application cannot be processed at the time and will get put to the side and processed at a later date. This can lead to a much longer wait for the card to arrive in the mail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1 \u2013 Gather Your Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Print your <a title=\"You need to go here and print a paper copy of your I-94 card before going to SS Office or getting the MD license\" href=\"https:\/\/i94.cbp.dhs.gov\/I94\/#\/home\">I-94 Card<\/a>\u00a0(Click on \u201cGet Most Recent I-94\u201d at the top of the page)<\/li>\n<li>Print your Participation Letter (on your au pair portal)<\/li>\n<li>Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/forms\/ss-5.pdf\">Social Security Card Application<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Be sure to fill out the application listing your name EXACTLY as it is shown on your visa. If you have more than one first or last name, it could be listed differently than you would think.<\/li>\n<li>In box 5 for citizenship information, check off \u201cLegal Alien Allowed To Work\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>If there are any questions you are unsure about, leave them blank and ask at your appointment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Take the following documents with you to the SS Office:\n<ul>\n<li>passport\/visa<\/li>\n<li>DS-2019<\/li>\n<li>country driver\u2019s license<\/li>\n<li>international driver\u2019s permit or certified translation<\/li>\n<li>participation letter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/i94.cbp.dhs.gov\/I94\/#\/home\">I-94 card<\/a><\/li>\n<li>completed SS application form<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 2 \u2013 Go to the Social Security Office<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No appointments are needed. Social Security has resumed walk-in service at all locations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialsecurity.gov\/locator\/\">Social Security Office Locator<\/a>\u00a0to find an office near you.<\/li>\n<li>Social Security Offices tend to be busiest early in the month, early in the week, and early in the day. Avoiding those times should reduce your wait time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 3 \u2013 Receive the Card in the Mail<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>When your card arrives in the mail, save the envelope and everything inside. <\/strong>(Very important for getting your MD driver\u2019s license.)<\/li>\n<li>Once you have your social security card, protect this important private information.<\/li>\n<li>Keep your card at home unless you are going somewhere that you know you will need it.<\/li>\n<li>Do not share this number with anyone unless it\u2019s for an official purpose or service that you have contacted (such as with your host family, the bank, DMV, or tax preparer).<\/li>\n<li>Beware of anyone who calls you on the phone asking for this number. Do not share any personal information with someone calling you, even if the caller ID looks like it is a business you know. \u00a0There are many scams that involve calling you and acting like a business you know to steal your personal information and money.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Au pairs should wait until they have been in the U.S. for at least 4 days before going to apply for their Social Security card. You may go before 4 days, but please understand that you may encounter a problem. 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