How to Get a Replacement SSN Card
- 1). Visit your local Social Security office to apply for a replacement card. Locate your local SSA office by entering your zip code in the search box on the SSA's office search link; a list of every SSA office in and around your city will appear.
- 2). Complete an application for a replacement Social Security card, form SS-5. You can pick this form up at any SSA office or you can print it straight from the SSA website. You must fill out the information completely; the SSA does not process incomplete forms.
- 3). Enter your name as it appears on your birth certificate and as it needs to appear on your replacement card -- this is only necessary if you are changing your name due to marriage, divorce, adoption or court order. Fill in the lines with your address, Social Security number, date of birth, place of birth and the names of your parents as listed on your birth certificate. If you have your parents' Social Security numbers you can enter them, but they are not required.
- 4). Sign and date your application and give it to an agent at your local SSA office. Provide the agent with your photo identification and any supporting documents you need to document a name change. Only certified or original copies of photo identification and supporting documents are accepted. Your Social Security card is mailed to you one to two weeks after your submit your application.
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