How to get social security card ct

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Step 1: Submit Arrival Documents to ISSS if you are a new student or scholar.

Step 2: Fill out the Foreign National Information Form with UConn Payroll, if you are employed through on-campus employment. Do not fill this out if your employment is based on CPT or OPT. 

Step 3: F-1 students must apply to ISSS for a "DSO Letter" to bring to SSA if you have on-campus employment.  J-1 students must apply for a "J-1 Work Authorization Letter" to bring to SSA.  F-1 students with authorized CPT or OPT, or J-1 visiting scholars (research scholars, postdocs, short-term scholars) may skip to Step 4.

F-1 Students: submit a Social Security Letter Request in the ISSS Portal.  You will need to upload your employment offer letter from your on-campus employer (must be on UConn letterhead and signed). If your on-campus employer does not normally issue offer letters, they may use this template.pdf.

J-1 Students: submit a J-1 Work Authorization Letter request in the ISSS Portal.

Step 4: Submit application to Social Security Administration (SSA)

Visit the Social Security Administration office closest to where you live to apply for your SSN.  You will need to search for the SSA office by Zip code to find the address and business hours.  Enter the zip code where you live.  If you are unsure of your zip code in the town where you live, use the US Post Office Zip Code locator tool and search for your zip code with your address.

Bring your immigration and employment authorization documents listed in above table to your appointment. Your card will be mailed to you within 2-4 weeks after you submit your application.

Locations:

Willimantic SSA (most Storrs campus students): 1320 Main St, Willimantic. This is on the Storrs-Willimantic bus line (stop: Tyler Square).

Hartford SSA (most Hartford campus students): 960 Main St., Hartford.

East Hartford SSA (some Storrs and some Hartford campus students): 478 Burnside Ave, East Hartford, CT 06108

Stamford SSA (most Stamford campus students): 2 Landmark Square, Stamford.

A Social Security Number (SSN) is a unique identification number used for federal tax purposes and employment. International students must have an SSN for your employer (Trinity) to pay you.

The address for the Social Security office is 960 Main St 2nd Floor, Hartford, CT 06103. It is located in downtown Hartford. Use your Trinity Bantam Bus Pass to take the 37-39 downtown from the south end of campus to the office for free in about 25 minutes.

Social Security Office Hours

1. Printed Social Security application form; the last page of this document. For “Citizenship” mark “legal alien allowed to work.” You can leave race and ethnicity blank if you wish. If your parents do not have a social security number, leave that space blank. The mailing address should be your Trinity address.
2. I-94 Record. When you entered the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security generated an I-94 record for you. You need to print it and take it with you.
3. Your most recent I-20 or DS-2019.
4. A letter from OISS and a letter from your job supervisor.
5. Your passport and Trinity ID.

You can find out more information about SSN for international students here.

As long as you do not lose it, you will never have to do any of this ever again—even if you leave the country and return many years later. There is no interview during the visit to the office, but depending on when you go the visit could take anywhere from 20 minutes to two hours. Therefore, it’s best to go on an afternoon when you do not have class and expect to be there for up to two hours.

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