How to Replace a Lost or Stolen Social Security Card
If you've lost or misplaced your Social Security card and need to replace it, it's very simple to do.
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Choose which option you'd prefer to use. Option one is to use your home computer and printer to print out the necessary forms. You'll need form SS-5, which can be found online (link in resource links below). Option two is to do everything at your local Social Security office.
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Use the proper kind of paper. If you choose to print out your Social Security card request form with your printer, it must be printed on 8.5" x 11" white paper. For those in other countries, where 8.5x11 paper is not available, A4 paper (8.25 x 11.7) is the only possible alternative to use.
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Fill out the application carefully and legibly. The application must be written in print letters, and must be done with blue or black ink.
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Take the printed form to your local Social Security office, along with your U.S. driver's license, a state-issued nondriver ID card, or your United States passport.
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If you don't know where your local office is, call 1.800.772.1213 to get the address of the office nearest to you.
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Kallicat
Jan 10, 2009
Here is a unique social security card tidbit of information. You can only have 10 cards issued in your lifetime. I found this out when I was recently married.
