If the applicant says theirr employer or other third party must know the applicant’s
SSN immediately:
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Offer to notify the applicant of the SSN by phone as soon as it is available (For
further information see GN 03360.005A.1.b); or
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Attempt to resolve the problem by calling the employer or other third party while
the applicant is present, if the application is for a replacement SSN card; or
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Offer to use one of the third-party notification procedures in Third-Party Notifications
(For further information see RM 10205.220 - RM 10205.225).
In contacts with employers, explain that one of the alternative procedures for notification
of an employee's SSN is preferable to a receipt because:
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Receipt forms are subject to misuse.
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Using one of the alternative procedures, we furnish the employee's SSN. A receipt
does not contain an SSN and the employer must still rely on the employee to provide
their SSN at a later date.