SSA Form SS-5 Application for a Social Security Card
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Official Source:Social Security AdministrationChecked May 2026What is Form SS-5 used for?
Use this form to apply for an original, replacement, or corrected Social Security card. It helps Social Security confirm your identity, age, and citizenship or immigration status.
Cultural Note
Use your legal name exactly as it appears on your identity documents. If you use two surnames, keep the same order across the form and your proof documents.
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What to know before you start.
What this form does
Form SS-5 is the official Social Security Administration application for getting, replacing, or correcting a Social Security card. SSA uses it to match your legal name, date of birth, citizenship or immigration status, and identity documents before issuing a card.
Keep in mind
- Submitting photocopies or notarized copies instead of original or agency-certified documents.
- Using a name order that does not match the identity documents.
- For a minor, missing the parent or legal guardian ID and authority to sign.
- Forgetting that the Spanish SS-5-SP is instructional outside Puerto Rico.
What you’ll need
Proof of identity
Proof of age
Proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful immigration status when required
Parent or legal guardian identity and signing authority when applying for a minor
What happens after I complete it?
- 1. Prepare your information
Gather the details listed above. Use the official PDF or the guide when available.
- 2. Review your document
Check names, dates, and answers before downloading or printing.
- 3. Follow the official instructions
Confirm signatures, attachments, recipient, and deadlines. Downloading does not submit the form.
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From the issuer: https://www.ssa.gov/forms/ss-5.pdf
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Social Security Administration
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Form SS-5
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Social Security Administration, Federal, USA
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