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Getting Paid
Getting Paid and Paying Taxes
Getting a U.S. Social Security Number
If you do not already have a Social Security Number from a previous stay in the United States, you will need to apply in person at the nearest Social Security Office after you arrive. You will need to show your DS-2019 form, your passport with your J-1 Visa, I-94 card and the
"Sponsor Letter".
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When filling out the application form you will need to fill in your name exactly as it is printed in your passport. You will need to know your mother's maiden name (her family name at birth). You will use your employers address, not your home address. You will mark that you are a "Legal Alien Allowed to Work" (you are not a student). You will remember that dates in the United States are written month, day, and year.
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New rules require the Social Security Administration to verify your lawful admission into the United States with the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services before issuing the Social Security Number. This can take as long as 12 weeks. You should leave a written statement with your supervisor allowing your employer to open the envelop from the Social Security Administration for the purpose of recording the Number and sending the card onto you. You should leave the address at which you receive mail in your home country with your supervisor. As long as you have a receipt confirming you applied for a Social Security Number, your employer is allowed to pay you. You must, however, provide them with your SSN as soon as you receive it and before the end of the year.
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U.S. Social Security Numbers at issued for your lifetime. Should you return to the US in the future, you will use the same Number.
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