Social
Security Card Application Procedures:
Documents Needed to Apply
What documents
should you submit for an Application for a Social Security Card?
You must present ALL of
the following documentation:
-
A completed Application
for a Social Security Card. The application form is available
at the ISSO, on-line at www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.pdf
, or at the Social Security Administration office
-
Unexpired foreign passport
with U.S. visa stamped inside
-
Original Form
I-94 Departure card (small white card stapled into
passport)
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See the chart below
for additional documents required or click
here to download a full set of instructions and chart of necessary
documents.
F-1
Students offered on-campus job or already working in an on-campus
job.
May not apply more than
30 days prior to employment start date
F-1 Student Granted Curricular Practical
Training employment Authorization
May not apply more than
30 days prior to start date of CPT authorization
F-1 Student Granted Optional Practical Training
( OPT ) employment authorization and issued an Employment Authorization
Document (EAD)
- Current Form I-20 and all previous I-20s Employment Authorization
Document (EAD)
Must apply on or after the “valid
from” date on the Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
J-1 Student Non-BU Sponsored
No later than 15 days prior to the end date on the DS-2019, if eligible
to apply.
J-1 Student Sponsored by BU Pursuing a full
course of study
No later than 15 days prior to the
end date on the DS-2019
J-1
Student Sponsored by BU Granted Academic Training (AT) employment
authorization after completion of academic program
- Current Form
DS-2019 and all previous DS-2019s
- Academic Training Letter from the ISSO
No later than 15 days prior to the end date on the DS-2019
J-1
Scholar Participating in an exchange program under any J-1 scholar
category
- Current Form DS-2019 and all previous DS-2019s
- Appointment Letter from BU department, school or college
No later than 15 days
prior to the end date on the DS-2019
J-2 Dependent Granted employment
authorization and issued an Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
- Current Form DS-2019 and all previous DS-2019s
- Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
Must apply on or after
the “valid from” date on the Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
H-1 Scholar Employed at Boston University
- Current I-797 Approval Notice and any previous I-797s
- Appointment Letter from BU department, school or college
No restrictions on timing
of application.
O-1 Scholar Employed at Boston University
- Current I-797 Approval Notice and any previous I-797s
- Appointment Letter from BU department, school or college
No restrictions on timing
of application.
TN Scholar Employed at Boston University
- I-94 Arrival Departure Record indicating employment
authorization for Boston University
- Appointment Letter from BU department, school or college
No restrictions on timing
of application.
Student or Scholar with EAD Employed at Boston
University
-
I-94
Arrival Departure Record indicating employment
authorization for Boston University
-
Appointment Letter
from BU department, school or college
Must apply on or after
the “valid from” date on the Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
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