APPLYING FOR A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

Au pairs are eligible to apply for non-working Social Security numbers. Many states require Social Security number to apply for driver’s License, and some banks and schools require the SSN to open accounts or register for classes.

To obtain a SSN, an au pair must download an application for a social security number (form SS-5) available at www.socialsecurity.gov

Bring the following with you:

Passport

I-94 Card

DS-2019 form

Social Security Letter- I will provide that for you

If you do not have a car, the easiest office to get to is in Center City, Philadelphia.  You can get there by SEPTA train.  Get off at Suburban Station:

CENTER CITY OFFICE

2 Penn Center , 20th Floor

PHILADELPHIA, PA  19103

Norristown Office:

FIRST FLOOR

1700 MARKLEY STREET

NORRISTOWN, PA 19401

1-800-772-1213  (Main number for Information)

Au Pair in America recommends that au pairs wait at least two weeks after arriving to the US to apply for the SSN.  This allows immigration time to update their database with the au pair’s US entry information.