S.S.A. INFO
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The first thing that you will need to obtain is a mother and father. Sounds weird but just bare with me and I'll walk you through it.
1. Go to the Social Security Death Index at
or
2. Now conduct a search using just a year of birth without a month or day and whatever last name you've decided (this is for your "Father").If you go to Rootsweb then you will have to specify "Advance Search". When you fill in the name only use the last name (this will give you the largest selection to pick a name from). You can use a year of death if you'd rather but don't fill in a month or day. This should give you a listing of many men to choose from to be your father. Now repeat the process for your mother (except you don't need to specify a last name for this one. What you are trying to accomplish here is to get the names and Social Security numbers (along with other info) for two people that were around the same ages that could have been married and given birth to you (the "New" you that you've created)(as far as anyone living knows, "John Doe" and "Martha Washington" were married or just screwing around and gave birth to you.)
3. Now that you have all of the pertinate info on both a mother and father you need to use some of that on your birth certificate. Of course you won't be putting their deaths on your certificate, but you will be using their correct full names etc.
4. The rest of the info you will need to fill out a application for a Social Security Card.
5. So you will need to take your new I.D. to a Social Security office to apply for a new card.
What Evidence Do I Need?
For a new card, you will need to provide documents that show your age (your birth certificate), citizenship or lawful alien status, and your identity. If you were born in the U.S., your birth certificate is also proof of citizenship. Some documents that they can accept as proof of identity are:
Driver's license
Marriage or divorce record
Military records
Employer ID card
Adoption record
Insurance policy
Passport
Health Insurance card (not a Medicare card)
School ID card
They cannot accept uncertified or unnotarized photocopies as evidence since they cannot verify their authenticity. They will return all original documents to you.
Mail or bring the application in person to your local Social Security office. With more than 1300 offices, it is not possible to show the address of your local office. You can find your office at . If you are over 18 and have never been assigned a number, you must apply in person.
How Do I Get the Form?
You can access Form SS-5 on the Internet at . . You may also request Form SS-5 by calling their toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213. Their representatives will be glad to help you.
It is best to get a form first and you will see what info they require. On the form you will notice that they only require mother and father's S.S. number if you are below a certain age. I would suggest giving them at least one of the numbers regardless in order to ad an air of legitemacy to your application. To be totally honest most people do not know their parents social security number however you might remember one if your parent was deceased and you have had to use their number repeatedly on various forms ect. assoiciated with their death ie: Insurance claims etc.
I WILL WRITE MORE ON THIS SUBJECT IN THE NEAR FUTURE!
