How to Apply for Social Security Card Replacement

Everyone knows that a social security card should be carefully guarded and kept in a safe place. However, a name change or lost card may create a need to get a social security card replacement. Here's how to replace a social security card.

Instructions

1. Obtain a copy of your birth certificate. Normally these are held at the city department of health or the town hall, and can be requested and received on the same day for a small fee. The document you will use to replace a social security card must be the original- copies of originals will not be accepted.

2. Take your birth certificate, and a form of identification (driver's license, passport, or other proof of citizenship) to your local social security office.

3. Fill out a social security card replacement application. Check with your office to see if an online social security card replacement application is an option as it will save you time once you're there.

4. Turn the completed social security card replacement application in to either the office or mail it in to the proper designated agency.

5. Wait for your social security card to come in the mail. Remember to give the social security office a reliable address so that the social security card replacement will be sure to reach you.