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: Good morning. I'm parent of a foreign born U.S citizen child and need to get her a SSN card, could you tell me about it?

assistant: No problem. To do that, you'll need to prove first the child's citizenship, so you'll have to present some documents, such as certification of report of birth, consular report of birth abroad or U.S passport.

assistant: I assume you don't have any of these documents?

user: No, i don't, no.

user: Oh, hey, i was wondering if it is possible to present other documents as proof?

assistant: Sure. In that case, just certain documents are accepted, and these should have child's name, date of birth or age, and a recent photograph, to be acceptable.

user: So, those would be helpful to get that SSN card, isn't?

assistant: That's correct. Be aware though that any document you present must be originals or copies certified by the agency that issued them. Of course, must be unexpired too.

user: Ok, ok, i get it. But, just to be sure, what about if  i don't have any of these document at hand?

assistant: You have an option, too. We'll ask you other documents, and as said before, these documents must be unexpired and include key information about you, plus a recent photograph.

user: I don't want to be pesky about this, but, what if i really don't have a document like that at hand?

assistant: Well, that would be a real extraordinary scenario. Still, we can accept in any case a state issued non driver identification card or even, if that's the case, an adoption decree.