Social Security Card

You request a social security card from the Social Security Administration. You need to make the request in person at your local Social Security Office. Go to: https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/ for more information. To find your local office enter your zip code at https://secure.ssa.gov/ICON/main.jsp.

To get your social security card you must:

be age 18 or older
picture id (this should be state id, but an employee or school id with a picture may be accepted--check https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/ss5doc.htm for more information on what id will be accepted)

To download the application for a social security card see https://www.ssa.gov/forms/ss-5.pdf. There is no fee to get your social security card. Please use the Social Security Administration's website to apply for your card. Other business or websites will charge you a fee, and they may be unsecure.