Getting a Social Security Number
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Getting a SSN
A social security card allows you to receive wages from your employer. The Social Security Administration will only issue Social Security Cards to F-1/J-1 students that have a job offer. To apply for and receive a social security card you must bring the following original documents to the Social Security Administration:
- Certificate of eligibility (I-20 or DS-2019)
- Valid Passport
- I-94 Card
- Completed Social Security Application click here
- Letter from the Office of International Students & Scholars verifying your current immigration status
- Proof/promise of employment (letter from employer, CPT authorization or original EAD card)
University of Rhode Island • Office of International Students & Scholars • International Center • 37 Lower College Road; Kingston, Rhode Island, 02881
News
International Student Orientation
Date: Friday, January 18, 2013
Time: 10:00AM to 12 Noon
Graduate Students
Place: Interntional Center
37 Lower College Road
Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Time: 1:00PM to 2:30PM
A.C.E. Language Institute, Undergraduate &
Exchange Students
Place: International Center
37 Lower College Road
**IMPORTANT OPT INFO.**
Reporting responsibilities of F-1 International Students while on (OPT)
SPRING 2013 OPT workshop schedules are announced.
