This number is indispensable to be able to open a bank
account, obtain a chequebook and a credit card, and
naturally work!
To obtain " Social Security Number ", contact Social
Security Administration on http://www.ssa.gov
or by consulting the white
pages, in the pages of the Government, in the section
" United States Government Offices ", column " Social
Security Administration ". To know the closest office
of your residence (there is around thirty in the bay),
phone : ( 800 ) 772-1213 or ( 510 ) 970-8430.
It will be necessary to present your passport, your
American visa and the form I 94
delivered with the visa and be endorsed by the officer
of immigration during your entrance to the USA.
Be careful not to reveal your Social Security number,
as it gives access to numerous information about your
private life.
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