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Apply for SSN (OPT)

Apply for SSN (OPT)

Resource from: http://sait.usc.edu/ois/ssn/how-to-apply.aspx

F-1 students on OPT are able to apply for an SSN by taking the following original documents to SSA:

  1. Application for SS-5 (available at an SSA office or online)
  2. Passport
  3. I-94 card
  4. OPT I-20
  5. EAD card

Students must wait until their EAD card start date to apply for the SSN.
A SSN letter from University is not required for students on OPT.

SSA Office Locations
The closest SSA office from USC University Park Campus:
1115 W. Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
1-800-772-1213