Ask exchange visitors to provide a telephone number where they can be reached in the
future. Enter “Y” in the question, “Notify office of the SSN assigned”, on the verify
and sign page in SSNAP to have the Enumeration System generate a message the workday
after an SSN application is processed to notify the FO of the SSN.
When you receive the notification message, you can call the exchange visitor and advise
that the SSN has been assigned. SSA cannot provide the SSN to anyone who makes the
request over the telephone. This is true even if the number holder can provide all
identifying information that matches information for the exchange visitor shown on
the Numident. If the exchange visitor did not request release of the SSN in advance,
advise the exchange visitor to come into office with evidence of identity and immigration
documents and we will check to see if an SSN has been assigned. If the SSN has been
assigned, the SSN can be provided to the exchange visitor and the exchange visitor
can provide it to the employer. For general information about in-person requests for
access to or disclosure of information from SSA records, see GN 03380.000.