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For "social security" benefits. Yes. And look how that's turned out. It's deemed proof of citizenship (and a vital document) despite being just a poor quality p
by this-dang-guy 10y ago
For "social security" benefits. Yes. And look how that's turned out. It's deemed proof of citizenship (and a vital document) despite being just a poor quality piece of paper.
The data is misused in just about every way. From colleges using it as a student id number to people committing crimes with it.
- jdmichal 10y agoIf someone is using a SSN as proof of citizenship, they are blatantly wrong. SSNs can and are issued to aliens. https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10096.pdf https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10096.pdf USCIS lists as common proofs of citizenship: US birth certificate, US passport, certificate of citizenship, or naturalization certificate. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/A4en.pdf https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/A4...
- maxerickson 10y agoI imagine they are thinking of it being a list C document: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/acceptable-documents https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/acceptable-documents (an unrestricted SSN is proof of eligibility to work in the US)
- this-dang-guy 10y agoYes, and no less than 3 of my former jobs required a photocopy of the card itself. You can argue legal requirements, or you can shut up and be paid. Sometimes it's better to be paid than right. (Especially on your first few jobs)