309.05 Completing an Application for an SSN (FSM)

SR 98-22 Dated 06/98

Previous Policy

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

Exception: 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.

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Provide the above applicants (unless the applicant is a newborn) with an SSA Form SS-5, Application for Social Security Card, and advise the individual to submit SSA Form SS-5 to the nearest SSA office and request SSA 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 FSM 309.01 SSN Eligibility and Applicant Notification Requirement).

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If providing the individual with SSA 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 724.01(e), 7 CFR 273.6, 7 USC 2025(e)