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> you only get one I wish that was a joke. My wife (American) has found it utterly impossible to replace her social security card that went missing at least 7

> you only get one I wish that was a joke. My wife (American) has found it utterly impossible to replace her social security card that went missing at least 7 years ago, despite several attempts. It would be nice to have so she can interact with the DMV when back in the US, and suchlike. At least where we live now, the equivalent card is infinitely replaceable within days with a simple online form, and the person number is of extremely limited value to fraudsters.

qup 3y ago
That's weird. I have three copies of mine. Admittedly, I got the last one close to 20 years ago, but it was an easy process then (I walked into a building, requested it, they mailed it). My parents gave me the other two.
warner25 3y ago
I've never needed mine to "interact with the DMV" or any other entity. Has she? It doesn't usually count as a primary form of identification like a passport, driver's license, or other government-issued ID card with a photo. I once looked into getting a replacement card because I'm not sure where mine is, and I didn't bother after reading this (https://www.ssa.gov/number-card/replace-card https://www.ssa.gov/number-card/replace-card): "You may not need to replace your card if you know your Social Security number. In most cases, a physical card isn't necessary." I thought, yeah, I guess I've never actually needed it, so if SSA isn't worried then I won't worry either.
- macNchz 3y ago
  New York state requires you to present the physical card itself it to get a driver’s license. I had to have my parents get it out of their safe deposit box and mail it to me when I moved here. It’s also really dumb because there have been dozens of different card designs over the years, so the DMV clerk has no real way of authenticating it beyond putting the number into the computer.

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> you only get one I wish that was a joke. My wife (American) has found it utterly impossible to replace her social security card that went missing at least 7

by fullspectrumdev 3y ago

qup 3y ago
That's weird. I have three copies of mine. Admittedly, I got the last one close to 20 years ago, but it was an easy process then (I walked into a building, requested it, they mailed it). My parents gave me the other two.
warner25 3y ago
I've never needed mine to "interact with the DMV" or any other entity. Has she? It doesn't usually count as a primary form of identification like a passport, driver's license, or other government-issued ID card with a photo. I once looked into getting a replacement card because I'm not sure where mine is, and I didn't bother after reading this (https://www.ssa.gov/number-card/replace-card https://www.ssa.gov/number-card/replace-card): "You may not need to replace your card if you know your Social Security number. In most cases, a physical card isn't necessary." I thought, yeah, I guess I've never actually needed it, so if SSA isn't worried then I won't worry either.
- macNchz 3y ago
  New York state requires you to present the physical card itself it to get a driver’s license. I had to have my parents get it out of their safe deposit box and mail it to me when I moved here. It’s also really dumb because there have been dozens of different card designs over the years, so the DMV clerk has no real way of authenticating it beyond putting the number into the computer.