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Do not wait 'a few weeks' before trying to get a social security number. You do have to be in the country for 10 days before you can apply, but apply immediate
by coherentpony 13y ago
Do not wait 'a few weeks' before trying to get a social security number. You do have to be in the country for 10 days before you can apply, but apply immediately after that.
You can't be paid without a social security number.
- dublinben 13y agoSure you can. You can get a TIN instead. Non-citizens shouldn't be able to get a SS number.
- objclxt 13y ago> Non-citizens shouldn't be able to get a SS number ...nope, anyone employed in the US can get a social number. If you are not employed, but still have some form of taxable income (i.e, a scholarship) you can get a taxpayer identification number instead. Citizenship is not required for a SSN - trust me, I know!
- jorde 13y agoJ1 visa holders are instructed to get SSN, it's not limited to citizens at all.
- dublinben 13y agoThanks, I had no idea. I guess legal immigration isn't talked about nearly as much as illegal immigration.
- jorde 13y agoThis was a mistake from my part, corrected.
- zerovox 13y agoAs someone who interned on a J1, you don't need an SSN to be paid. You do need an SSN to file a tax return at the end of the year however.