Salam,
This is Syed Rizwan Haider. I am going to study in MS in Technology Management from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I want to apply for a social security number.
Can i get the social security number without having a job?
Please tell me the proceedure to get it.
Thank a lot…
Wasalam,
Riz
Re: social security number
Riz, it depends from school to school and state to state if a student visa holders can get a SSN or not. Check with your school's international office if you can get an SSN or not. You can also go to the SSN office in your city & ask them directly.
The reason it depends on school to school is because some schools have the system to pay you (for on campus jobs, internships & assistant ships) even without an SSN, some schools don't. Also some states require you to have one before they will issue you a driver's license.
Re: social security number
You won’t be able to open a bank account without a SSN though. It was my understanding that students (on F1) can always apply for SSN.
Just go to a nearby SSN office](http://yp.yahoo.com/py/ypMap.py?Pyt=Typ&tuid=6679050&ck=2870270626&tab=B2C&tcat=8290751&city=Urbana&state=IL&uzip=61801&country=us&msa=1400&cs=4&ed=FvCsja1o2TyS710wp6wT7WGmHO.Z5e1gwxSaVUKNd9Va&stat=<img src=) and apply for it.
Re: social security number
As far as I know, according to the new regulations , foreign students (especially those that are in the special list - that includes Pakistanis) cannot obtain SSN anymore. Its better if you would ask the interntaional students office at your university.
and yes, you can hardly do anything (bank a/c, credit card...etc...) without a social...
Re: social security number
Asif… I think you can… unless it has changed lately. I used my J-1 visa docs and the stipend cheques from the University to open one up when I was there a few years back.
Re: social security number
Unless you get a job offer (on campus) , you cannot get one... PM me if u need more info