{"id":56,"date":"2022-08-19T23:22:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T23:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vav\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2022-09-28T14:45:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T14:45:29","slug":"applying-for-your-social-security-card","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vav\/resources\/applying-for-your-social-security-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying for your Social Security Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Step 1 \u2013 Gather Your Documents<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\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>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><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Step 2 \u2013 Go to the Social Security Office<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After you have been in the U.S. for at least 4 days*, you may go to your local Social Security Office. Social Security has resumed walk-in service at all locations.<\/p>\n<p>*As of September 2022, some au pairs have reported being told by the Social Security office that they should wait two weeks before going to apply for their SS card. There appears to be a delay in arrival information being uploaded to their database. You may go before 2 weeks, but please understand that you may encounter a problem.<\/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><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Step 3 \u2013 Receive Card in the Mail<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>When your card comes in the mail, save the envelope and everything inside. <\/strong>(This can be used for proof of residency.)<\/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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step 1 \u2013 Gather Your Documents 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) Print your Participation Letter (on your au pair portal)  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vav\/resources\/applying-for-your-social-security-card\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-56","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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