Replacement Card for a U.S. Born Child 
You can replace your child's Social Security card for free if it is lost or stolen. You are limited to three replacement cards in a year and 10 during a lifetime. Legal name changes and other exceptions do not count toward these limits. For example , changes in immigration status that require card updates may not count toward these limits. Also , you may not be affected by these limits if you can prove you need the card to prevent a significant hardship. Important You must present original documents or copies certified by the agency that issued them. We cannot accept photocopies or notarized copies. All documents must be current not expired. We cannot accept a receipt showing you applied for the document. 

What original documents do I need? 
Citizenship If you have not already established the child's U.S. citizenship with us , we need to see proof of U.S. citizenship. We can accept only certain documents as proof of U.S. citizenship. These include a U.S. birth certificate or U.S. passport. Important This documentation is only required if your child hasNOT already established citizenship with us. Identity Your child : While you can use a birth certificate to prove age or citizenship , you cannot use it as proof of identity. Social Security needs evidence that shows the child continues to exist beyond the date of birth. We can accept only certain documents as proof of your child's identity. An acceptable document must show your child's name, identifying information i.e., age, date of birth, or parents' names and preferably a recent photograph. We generally can accept a non - photo identity document if it has enough information to identify the child such as the child's name and age, date of birth or parents' names. We prefer to see the child's U.S. passport. If that document is not available , we may accept the child's : State Issued non - drivers identification card ; Adoption decree ; Doctor, clinic or hospital record ; Reli

user: Hi, i'm a parent of a U.S born child. We're abroad and would like to know what to do in case i need a replacement for a SSN card.

assistant: Well, you'll need some document, in order to prove the child's U.S citizenship.

assistant: May i ask if you already established the child's U.S citizenship with us?

user: No, i haven't do that.

user: I was wondering, if my documents have another purpose aside from identification?

assistant: In fact, they have it for us. Fro example, we may use your U.S passport with double end: Proof of citizenship and individual identity.

user: That's interesting, you know?. Ok, i would like to return to the SSN card replacement matter, what can you tell me then?

assistant: Ok. Your child's SSN card can be replaced if get lost or stolen. In that regard, you have a limit of 3 replacements in a year and just 10 replacements in your lifetime. Name changes and others do not count for these limits.

user: Oh right. And what kind of documents would i need for that?

assistant: You'll need certain documents to prove your child's U.S citizenship. Those documents could be a U.S birth certificate or a U.S passport.

user: You told me earlier that a document could be used with more than a purpose, don't you?

assistant: Correct. As i said before it could be used for citizenship and identification.