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No. If you're in the United States illegally, you are not entitled to any Social Security benefits.

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No this is a federal program and you must be a citizen to apply. Sorry.

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No they cannot at this time. However, if Congress passes an amnesty they would be eligible.

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No. They're not supposed to.

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Can an illegal alien get a social security number?

No because it is illegal.


If an illegal alien has a social security card does this make him or her legal in any way?

An illegal alien can't get a social security card. They are only issued to legal citizens.


Can illegal alien wives collect their husbands' Social Security benefits?

No, not until they become legal residents of the United States and have their own Social Security numbers. It would be a good idea to contact an immigration attorney for assistance.


Can an illegal alien with valid social security number work in US?

yes


Can an illegal student apply for financial aid?

no. you need a social security number or alien number


Can a resident alien collect her husband's social security if he is a citizen when he dies?

Yes, if she is legally married and all the social security has been written under her name. If the above does not apply then she may not receive it. Check with your local social security office to be sure, though.


Can an undocumented person get a Social Security number and how?

Yes, undocumented workers sometimes fraudulently acquire counterfeit or real Social Security cards (identity theft). We can't tell you how because there is no legal way for an illegal alien to obtain a Social Security number.


Is there anyway a person can use the alien number to work or get a social security card?

When my husband was an alien he had a social security #. When he became a US Citizen he still has the same SS#.


What can happen if an illegal alien married a U.S. citizen to get a Social Security card and a work permit but they got divorced after a year and the citizen found out the alien was using her?

=An immigrant is NOT an alien.==The immigrant would still be legal because they were married to a US citizen.=


Can your illegal alien girlfriend get deported if you are trying to get security clearance for a federal government job?

You will never qualify for a federal security clearance if the background investigation discloses your close relationship status with an illegal alien.


Can the government collect child support from an illegal alien who gets paid cash?

No, but they can deport him.


How do you get social security card for illegal alien married to a US citizen here in the US?

Send all the info you have to the INS: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis