Do you have to be a citizen to recieve a Social Security Card?

In 1979 (all the way through most of the nineties) you only needed to ask and SSA would issue you a social security number. In some states, they used to stamp non-citizen's cards "Not valid for employment" or "Valid for work only INS authorization". It was a great encouragement for illegal immigration. Today you have to be a legal resident or naturalized citizen ( a SS# is given to you at birth if you're an American citizen). Some people also get Tax ID #'s and use it as a SSN (another cheat trick). In theory, same goes around with Driver Licenses because there are still loopholes in the law in several states allowing illegals to obtain them fairly easy. (In Florida, for exemple, you just need to present an Immigration form as if you were filing for a VISA extension. The DMV will renew your license for 2 years regardless of a 100% denial chance from BCIS for such petitions ). That's part of law breaking wonderland America has become. As for an European green card, there's no such thing. In sum, your friend is probably hiding a little or a lot about her status.

The U.S.. Constitution provides that any person who is born in the U.S. or has a parent who is a U.S. Citizen - is also U.S. Citizen. A person can become a U.S. Citizen provided he or she first becomes a legal U.S. resident.

You do not have to be a U.S. Citizen to get a social security card but you do have to be a legal temporary or permanent U.S. resident with the right to work. Permanent U.S. residents are issued what is commonly called a Green Card - but it is actually not green in color.

Anybody can get a U.S. tax I.D. number to use in opening a bank or stock brokerage account. State laws vary on who can get a Driver's license. California has refused to issue them to people who are not legal U.S. residents.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a new process for noncitizens to apply for Social Security number (SSN) cards as part of the immigration process. Now, people age 18 and older applying for immigrant visas with the U.S. Department of State can also apply for SSN cards at the same time.

I think your friend is not telling you the whole truth.

No, you do not need to be a US citizen to get a social security card or driver's license.

A legal permanent resident can get those benefits and a non-immigrant visa holder can also have a social and a driver's license.

I came to the USA on a J-1 nonimmigrant visa and got my social 1 1/2 month after my arrival and later got my license.

She is either a liar or a felon.

You have to be a legal United States citizen to obtain a legal US social security card.

If she has an illegally obtained US social security card she is committing a felony, for which she can be put in federal prison for 25 years and fined $250,000.00, followed by deportation, after which she will never be allowed to immigrate legally to the USA, and never be allowed to become a legal US citizen.

No. In order to get a social security number, you must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or have any other valid US visa which authorizes you to work in the U.S.

He isn't entitled to SS benefits unless he has worked here for at least 10 years and paid into SS. If he has had his green card for more than 5 years, he could get SSI. He won't be living the life of luxury as the maximum amount he can get from SSI is $674.00 a month.

no you do not have to be a citizen to recive a social security but you need a Green Card to be a citizen and to vote.

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Yes he can many people bring their parents over when they get retirement age, even if they haven't paid a dime they can get SS, I know a guy that brought his parents over at 65 from Russia and got them on SS, they get about 300 a month, many people are doing this and our government is stupid enough to give it to them, they don't care about their own citizens they just keep robbing us.

I live next door to a German women who brought her son over here .he is 54 years old now. refuses to get a citizenship.for our country.He and his girlfriend make more money they you can imagine. she goes to peoples houses gives massages.at 40.00 a wack said about 5 a day. he plays pool and does odd jobes and makes approcx 600 a week,and I am 75 years old and make a total of 1020 per. month.pay all my bills and don't have enough for food .the food card stops at 933.00 I have a family that is helping me now buy food.BUT THIS GETS ME SO BAD. it wouldn't not get me so mad if they (the mother who lives next door. is so glad he is screwing the gov. OUR GOV..This women falls and sues o ver and over. and lives like a queen only my dam soul wouldn't allow me to hurt others. I would like to know what you think of this.