Shows your name and Social Security number with the restriction, "VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION". We issue it to people lawfully admitted to the United States on a temporary basis who have DHS authorization to work.

If we assign you a social security number as an alien for a nonwork purpose, we will indicate in our records that you are not authorized to work. We will also mark your social security card with a legend such as “NOT VALID FOR EMPLOYMENT.”

If you apply for an SSN card using Form I-765, you do not have to contact a Social Security office to apply for an SSN card. If USCIS approves your application, you will receive your Employment Authorization Document (EAD), also known as the “USCIS I-766 card" or "work permit".

In May 1982, SSA began printing the legend, "NOT VALID FOR EMPLOYMENT," on the Social Security cards of noncitizens not authorized to work. This legend was added because of the increasing need for people to have SSNs for nonwork purposes, such as reporting taxes to IRS, and INS concerns that unauthorized people could use their SSNs for work.

Sometimes when you ask an employee to show you their card the card is not available. In either case, you don’t have to send them to a local Social Security office. Consider using the free Social Security Number Verification Service (SSNVS) which allows registered employers to quickly verify whether a person’s name and SSN match Social ...

other than work? You may not be authorized by DHS to work in the United States. If so, you can get an SSN only if you can prove you need it for a valid nonwork reason. Government benefits or services: If you do not have permission to work, you may apply for an SSN only if one of the following applies:

Following are examples of benefits and services that an alien could receive when legally in the U.S. without work authorization (or, in some cases, outside the U.S.) that require an SSN. Included are guidelines explaining the required evidence for assigning an SSN.

RM 10211.600 Requests for an SSN from an Noncitizen without Work Authorization SSA will not assign an SSN to a noncitizen who is illegally residing in the U.S. or currently in lawful immigration status in the U.S., but does not have Department of Homeland Security (DHS) work authorization, and is not work authorized incident to their DHS ...

Some non-immigrants may not be permitted to work and cannot apply for employment authorization, see RM 10211.420G.3. in this section. It is important to distinguish non-immigrants with employment authorization from non-immigrants without employment authorization and know what document(s) establish employment authorization.

If your employment record and the employee's Social Security card match, ask the employee to check with any local Social Security Administration (SSA) Office to resolve the issue. Once the employee has contacted the SSA Office, he/she should inform you of any changes.