An individual must properly complete and sign an application for a Social Security card to:

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  obtain an original SSN;

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  obtain a new (different) SSN;

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  obtain a replacement SSN card;

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  correct information on the electronic record (Numident), even though a replacement card is not requested;

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  receive a replacement card when the name on the card was misspelled, garbled, or incomplete due to an FO keying error or computer malfunction in the card printing process and more than 45 days have passed since the cycle date. See Incorrect SSN Card is Not Retrieved or the Request for Name Correction on the SSN Card is More than 45 Days After the Cycle Date, RM 10215.060; or

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  receive a replacement card when the applicant alleges non-receipt and the requirements for an FO-prepared application are not met. See Non-Receipt of an SSN Card, RM 10215.060.

A person completing an application may either:

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  complete, sign, and mail Form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card) to a FO or have a third party take Form SS-5 to a FO on their behalf , or

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  file an application electronically through SSNAP during an in-office interview.

IMPORTANT: Enter an application for an SSN cards expeditiously. Process a properly completed Form SS-5 received with all required evidence as soon as is reasonably possible, preferably on the same day it is received.

The birth registration form signed by the parent of a newborn requesting an SSN as part of the State's birth registration process is considered an application for an SSN.

See Where to File an Application for a Social Security Card, RM 10205.005B.

We consider the enumeration data transmitted to SSA by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the Enumeration at Entry (EAE) process an application for an SSN.

See Also:

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  RM 10205.005C Where to File an Application for a Social Security Card

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  RM 10205.600 Enumeration at Entry

The enumeration data transmitted to SSA by U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) under the Enumeration Beyond Entry (EBE) process is also considered an application for an original and replacement SSN card.

See Also:

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  RM 10205.005D Where to File an Application for a Social Security Card

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  RM 10205.700 Enumeration Beyond Entry (EBE)

References

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  RM 10205.170 Applicant’s Signature for an Application for an SSN Card

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  RM 10205.175 Applicant’s Electronic Signature for an Application for an SSN Card Processed in SSNAP

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  RM 10205.180 Applicant’s Signature on a Form SS-5 Received in the Mail

An applicant for a replacement SSN card may apply online if they have a mySocialSecurity account and meets the requirements in Internet SSN Replacement Cards (iSSNRC) RM 10205.630B.

An applicant for an original or replacement SSN card may apply online and finish the application in office if they meet the requirements in the Online Social Security Application Process (oSSNAP) Overview (RM 10205.635).