Corrected Card for a Noncitizen Child 
If you legally change your child's name because of adoption, court order or any other reason , you need to tell Social Security. If your child is working , also tell your child's employer. If you do not tell us when your child's name changes , it may : Delay your tax refund or your child's refund ; and Prevent your child's wages from being posted correctly to your child's Social Security record, which may lower the amount of your child's future Social Security benefits. 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? 
Immigration Status To prove your child's U.S. immigration status , you must show us your child's current U.S. immigration document, such as : Form I-551 Lawful Permanent Resident Card, Machine Readable Immigrant Visa ; I-766 Employment Authorization Document, EAD, work permit ; or I-94 Arrival / Departure Record or admission stamp in the unexpired foreign passport. If your child is an F-1 or M-1 student , we must see your child's I-20 Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status. If your child is a J-1 or J-2 exchange visitor , you must see your child's DS-2019 Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor Status. Work Eligibility In general , only noncitizens who have permission to work from DHS can apply for a Social Security number. If you are a foreign worker , we only need to see an I-94 Arrival / Departure Record or admission stamp in the unexpired foreign passport, showing a class of admission permitting work. Some foreign workers must show their I-766 Employment Authorization Document, EAD, work permit from DHS. If you submit evidence of lawful work - authorized status for your child along with evidence of name change , we can issue your child a co

user: Hello, I need information on amending my child's name on their Social Security Card.

assistant: Have you legally changed your child 's name due to adoption or a court order?

user: Neither, but he has now taken my current husband's name since our marriage.

assistant: Is your child currently empoyed?

user: No he is not but would like to work this coming summer.

assistant: It is required for you to inform us of your child 's name change otherwise there might be future consequences.

user: What consequences?

assistant: The following might occur:
A delay in your tax refund or your child 's refund
It might prevent your child 's wages from being posted correctly on their Social Security record which could lower the total of your child 's future Social Security benefits

user: I recently moved and have misplaced his old papers, is that a problem?

assistant: An unexpired identity document in your child 's new name may be accepted, as long as we can properly establish your his identity in our records.

user: I don't have much in the way of official identity card for him, will a Walmart employee card work?

assistant: Yes, as long as the document submitted is current and not expired and show his name, date of birth or age and preferably a recent photograph of him.