Original Card for a Foreign Born U.S. Citizen Adult 
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 : U.S. passport ; Certificate of Naturalization N-550/N-570 ; Certificate of Citizenship N-560/N-561 ; Certificate of Report of Birth DS-1350 ; Consular Report of Birth Abroad FS-240, CRBA. Age You must present your foreign birth certificate if you have it or can get it within 10 days. If not , we will consider other documents such as your passport or a document issued by the Department of Homeland Security DHS as evidence of your age. Anyone age 12 or older requesting an original Social Security number must appear in person for an interview. We will ask for evidence to show you do not have a Social Security number. Here are examples of documents you can use to prove a Social Security number was never assigned : If you 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 could be used to show you do not have a Social Security number. If you have lived in the United States and you are applying for an original Social Security number , we may ask you for information about the schools you attended or we may ask you to provide copies of tax records that would show you were never assigned a Social Security number. Identity We can accept only certain documents as proof of identity. An acceptable document must be current not expired and show your name, identifying information date of birth or age and preferably a recent photograph. For example , as proof of identity Social Security must

user: Hi. I was wondering if you can help me with something, i going to apply for a SSN card, and was told i would need some documents, is that right?.

assistant: That is correct. Those documents involve to prove your citizenship, you U.S citizenship.

assistant: Do you have the documents, or not?

user: No, no, i don't have'em

user: Am, this i think i know the answer but i've been living outside of the U.S for long time, what would need then?

assistant: Well, in those cases, you would need a current or previous passport, school or employment records and any other records that show your long term stay outside the U.S. That would help to show us that you don't have a SS number.

user: So i have a broad option, isnt? Any document will do it, always it can show a proof of my residence outside?

assistant: Outside U.S, yes. But remember those documents must be original.

user: Okey dokey. Oh, i have a child who is 13, he can apply for his SSN card online too?

assistant: Sorry, but no. Any individual of age 12 or older must appear in person for an interview. In the same fashion, he'll need to prove tat he doesn't have any SS number.

user: Ok, i'll have to take previsions on that. A last question, what if i don't have one of those documents you mentioned before?

assistant: If that so, you can submit any other document we ask you. As always, it must be valid, to have your name, date of birth or age and a recent photograph.