Getting a Social Security number

F-1 & J-1 Students:

Step 1 - Find a job on-campus and apply for it, go to the interview, and accept the position;
 
Step 2 - Print a work form from Murphy online (at this time you need to be eligible to work on-campus and be enrolled full-time);

Step 3 - Request a letter from OISS by completing the online form. Before filling out the form online please make sure you have the following information:

• Name
• Student ID #
• Where you work
• When you began to work
• How many hours you work per week
• Name of supervisor (with phone number)

NEW. You will need to have your employer sign the letter and then a Designated School Official(DSO) in OISS will sign the letter.

Step 4 - Bring the letter from OISS, your pay check stub, your current and stamped I-20 or DS-2019, I-94, passport, and completed Application for a Social Security Number to the Social Security office to apply for a SSN card:

Address of the Social Security Office: Social Security Administration 190 Fifth Street East, Suite 800 Saint Paul, MN 55101-1483 Office hours: 9 AM - 4 PM

Click above to access the map

Step 5 - Once you receive the card, bring it in to our office (OISS) so we can make a copy and show it to the Payroll Office, AQU 221 as well.

Please note: In the case of EAD-based F-1 or M-1 employment, the employment start date on the EAD must already have been reached before SSA will process a SSN.