U.S. Citizen – Child Original Or Replacement Social Security Card

SSA Publication No. 05-10514, July 2008, ICN 470118 [View .pdf] (En Español)

To get an original card for your child, you must show us documents proving your child’s identity, age and U.S. citizenship. If your child is age 12 or older, he or she must appear in person.

To get a replacement card, you must show us documents proving your child’s identity. You must also show us documents proving your child’s age and U.S. citizenship, if they are not already in our records.

You must also prove your own identity.

All documents must be current (not expired).

To prove	You must show
Your child's identity	*A document showing your child’s name, identifying information (date of birth, age or parent’s names), and preferably a photograph, such as:* State-issued nondriver’s identification card; U.S. passport; Adoption decree; Doctor, clinic or hospital record; Religious record; School/daycare center record; or School ID card.
Your child's age	*One* *of the following documents for your child:* U.S. birth certificate; Religious record made before the age of 5 showing date of birth; U.S. hospital record of birth; or U.S. passport.
Your child's U.S. citizenship	*One* *of the following documents for your child:* U.S. birth certificate; U.S. consular report of birth; U.S. passport; Certificate of naturalization; or Certificate of citizenship
Your own identity	*A document showing your name, identifying information and photograph, such as one of the following:* U.S. driver’s license; State-issued nondriver’s identification card; or U.S. passport.

You must present original documents or copies certified by the agency that issued them. We cannot accept photocopies or notarized copies.


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U.S. Citizen – Child Original Or Replacement Social Security Card

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