You must appear in person at the I.R.S. Building that is at wherever the jurisdiction you find yourself dictates such matters. Before you waste your time, be sure to gather WHATEVER you can that identifies you....(scrap-books, letters, yearbooks, etc. They will require however, that you do have in your possession a certified copy of your Birth Certificate; complete with seal of authenticity. If you don't have that, you may as well get on the ball and start calling, sending written requests, accessing the website etc. of the Hospital where you were born. This may be frustrating especially with so many hospitals closed in recent years. In that case you have to pester them until you find who, what, and where those files were surrendered or stored...and so forth.
Consider whether any jurisdiction in where you spent your youth, or even been arrested and booked and in either case for different causes a number of circumstances which may have your fingerprints on file. Also banks that may have your finger print on file. The more proof you bring, the better.
No, you can't apply for a different social security number to get a job. You can only use the social security number you were given at birth.
To apply for a US passport, you need these items: a birth certificate, Social Security card, a photo that fulfills the passport criteria and the fee.
No.
No. You would need to apply at the Social Security Administration for a social security number.
You don't buy a social security number. You go to your local social security office and apply to receive your own personal social security number.Buying a social security number is against the law.
Technically it's not. It's necessary to have a social security number before you start a job, which is slightly different.The US requires that all businesses obtain proof that their employees are actually eligible to work in the country, in the form of either a social security card or a "green card" (A US Passport can be used instead of a social security card, but it will still have the social security number on it.)
Social Security Number
You can apply at any local Social Security office, by calling Social Security at 800-772-1213, or you may be able to do it online at SSA.GOV. Eileen Kinney, Esq.
no you do not
yes
asking for your social security number
The most common way people apply for a Social Security card and number is through the mail.