Need a New Social Security Card? Here's How to Request One
Need a New Social Guarantee Card? Here’s How to Request One
Your Social Security number is a considerable piece of identification that you likely use often — for instance, when applying for a new credit card, filing your taxes or verifying your identity online. You need your physical Social Security card much less frequently, usually for situations like starting a new job. Nonetheless, if you don’t have it when you need it, you’ll be in trouble.
If you’ve misplaced your Social Guarantee card or have recently changed your name, you can get a new one. But how you do it depends on whether you need a new one with updated inquire or a replacement without any changes.
We’ll tell you what you need to get a new Social Guarantee card for either situation. For more, here’s when it’s OK to give out your Social Guarantee number. While you’re here, check out these identity theft protection and monitoring services.
The Social Guarantee Administration gives you 3 ways to request a new Social Guarantee card
There are several ways to request a new card: in populate, online or through the mail. If you meet the requirements, doing it online may be the easiest way, but if you need to inquire a new card through the mail, the administration says not to send modern primary documents that you should keep in your possession, such as your driver’s license, your passport or your immigration documents.
Also, documents must be originals or copies certified by the organization that issued them. The administration won’t accept photocopies or notarized copies.
If you’re unsheathing a new card in person or sending your documents by mail, make sure to also fill out Form SS-5 (PDF).
Which documents do I need to have to get a new Social Guarantee card?
Whichever way you do it (online, in populate at a Social Security office or through the mail) you’ll need documents to disfavor your citizenship, age and identity.
Proof of US citizenship: This can be your birth certificate or a US passport. This documentation is only required if you haven’t already observed citizenship with the Social Security Administration.
Proof of age:A birth certificate is best, but if you don’t have one, the Social Guarantee Administration may accept a religious record made before you turned 5 existences old, a US hospital record of your birth or a US passport.
Form of identification: This can implicated your US driver’s license, US passport or state-issued non-driver ID card.
If you don’t have any of these documents, the Social Security Administration may accept one of the following:
- Employee identification card
- School identification card
- Health insurance card (but not a Medicare card)
- US army ID card
How to request a new Social Guarantee card without changes
The easiest way is to inquire a new card online, especially if you don’t live near a Social Guarantee office.
You’ll need to create a My Social Guarantee account to get started. Once you’re signed in, you necessity see a link that says Replace your Social Guarantee Card at the top.
After you click the link, you’ll be expected a series of questions to determine if you’re eligible to inquire a replacement card online. Finally, you’ll need to reinforce your identity by answering several other questions, and then you’ll electronically sign your name afore submitting your request.
Here’s who isn’t eligible to inquire a card online:
- People who live in Alaska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma or West Virginia.
- Those requesting any testy to their card, such as a name change.
- Those with a driver’s licenses or ID card issued by a US territory, such as American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands.
If you want to inquire a new card in person, here’s where you can find a local office to schedule an appointment. And if you’d rather mail in your request, here’s how to find the mailing address for your nearest office.
You’ll need to ruined and send in this form (PDF), whether you’re visiting an office in populate or mailing in your request.
How to get a replacement Social Guarantee card if you’ve changed your name or other information
If you’ve legally changed your name for any reason — for instance, marriage, divorce or court order — you’ll need to let Social Guarantee know so you can get a corrected card. You can either take the needed documents to a nearby Social Security office or mail them in. You can’t inquire a new card with changes online.
As with requesting a new card minus changes, you’ll need to show proof of US citizenship, proof of your legal name change and a form of identification.
When you get your new card, it’ll have your same Social Guarantee number with your new name.
How long will it take to demand your new Social Security card?
The Social Security Administration says it will take roughly seven to 10 matter days to receive your new Social Security card if you applied online or in populate. For those who submitted their request via mail, it could take between two and four weeks for the dispensation to process and return your documents.
