309.05 Completing an Application for an SSN (FAM)

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All applicants who cannot furnish an SSN must apply in person for an original SSN or replacement SSN card at the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Exception:

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• Newborns may be enumerated at birth. Require Form SSA 2853-OP3, Message from Social Security, (used to confirm Enumeration at Birth at the hospital) to verify enumeration at birth.

Provide applicants (unless the applicant is a newborn) with SSA Form SS-5, Application for Social Security Card, and advise the individual to submit Form SS-5 to the nearest SSA office and request Form 5028, Receipt of Application for SSN. Advise the applicant that benefits cannot be issued until verification of enumeration has been submitted or good cause for not enumerating has been determined to exist (See FAM 309.01 SSN Eligibility and Applicant Notification Requirement).

If providing the individual with Form SS-5, Application for Social Security Card, complete the NPN block so that SSA can verify electronically the issuance of an SSN.

Application for an SSN will generate an original social security card. However, when an original social security card has been lost, application for an SSN will generate a duplicate of the original.

References: He-W 606.36, He-W 625.01, RSA 167:4-c,V, RSA 167:79,III(h), 45 CFR 205.52, 42 USC 405(c)(2), Section 1137 of the Social Security Act; [42 USC 1320b-7]