Original Card for a Foreign Born U.S. Citizen Child 
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 We can accept only certain documents as proof of U.S. citizenship. These include : Certification of Report of Birth DS-1350 ; Consular Report of Birth Abroad FS-240 ; U.S. passport ; Certificate of Citizenship N-560/N-561 ; Certificate of Naturalization N-550/N-570. Age You must present your child's foreign birth certificate if you have it or can get it within 10 days. If not , we will consider other documents such as your child's passport or a document issued by DHS as evidence of your child's age. Anyone age 12 or older requesting an original Social Security number must appear in person for an interview. We will ask for evidence so we can check our records that we have not already issued a Social Security card to your child. Here are examples of documents that we may need to see : If your child lived outside the United States for an extended period , a current or previous passport , school and/or employment records , and any other record that would show long - term residence outside the United States. If your child has lived in the United States information about the schools your child attended , and copies of tax records. Identity Your child : 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 avai

user: What documents do I need to get my kid a Social Security card?

assistant: We need documents that proof citizenship

assistant: We would need your child 's foreign birth certificate if you have it or can get it within 10 days.  If not ,we will consider other documents such as your child 's passport or a document issued by DHS as evidence of your child 's age .

user: She doesn't have a passport

user: What if we lived outside of the United States and had some documents from there

assistant: If your child lived outside the United States for an extended period , a current or previous passport, school and/or employment records and any other record that would show long - term residence outside the United States are documents that we may need to see.

user: and I could use the report of birth right?

assistant: Yes, we can accept only certain documents as proof of U.S. citizenship. The Certification of Report of Birth DS-1350 is one of them

user: What other documents are accepted as proof of U.S. citizenship?

assistant: We can accept only certain documents as proof of U.S. citizenship . These include : Certification of Report of Birth DS-1350, Consular Report of Birth Abroad FS-240, U.S. passport, Certificate of Citizenship N-560/N-561, and Certificate of Naturalization N-550/N-570 

user: Also since my kid doesn't have a passport what else would be acceptable?

assistant: we may accept the child 's State - issued non - driver 's identification card  or an Adoption decree