Thread: Apply for Social Security Number without Work Visa

Sounds like they're running a scam:

http://www.immigrationvoice.com/

ITIN Holders: Apply for a Social Security Number without a work visa

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Below is part of a message I posted in another discussion, but this deserves it own discussion. If you are a legal resident of the US, such as an H4, even if you are a child, and you have an ITIN, you can get a Social Security Number, because that is the only way to get the Economic Stimulus Payment.

Be forewarned that the SSA will put up road blocks. You will likely be denied your first application. However, the law is clear and there is no cost to apply. You also have a right to appeal. A cover letter explaining why you have a RIGHT to a Social Security Number will help support your case. You letter should refer to the laws and statutes cited below.

The only way to get the stimulus payment is to obtain a Social Security Number for "non-work" purposes. The SSA may issue an SSN to an alien under the following provision:

20 C.F.R. § 422.104(a)(3)

(i) You need a social security number to satisfy a Federal statute or regulation that requires you to have a social security number in order to receive a Federally-funded benefit to which you have otherwise established entitlement and you reside either in or outside the U.S.;

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OP_Hom...2/422-0104.htm

The Social Security Administration is required by federal law to issue Social Security Numbers to legal aliens who require them to receive federally funded benefits under Section 205(c)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Social Security Act, which states that the Social Security Administration is required to assign an SSN to "any individual who is an applicant for or recipient of a benefit funded in whole or in part with Federal funds."

Who collects these SS numbers when the immigrant is no longer legal?

Originally Posted by vmonkey56

Who collects these SS numbers when the immigrant is no longer legal?

I would imagine that the "paperwork" gets handed off to an illegal who pays some cash for it.