Social Security Number information for students and scholars (cont.)
F-1 and J-1 students
Eligibility Requirements
F-1 and J-1 students are eligible to apply for a social security number only if they are in status and authorized to work. The application for a social security number MUST be made before the on-campus job ends or the off-campus work authorization expires.
F-1 work authorization must be in one of the following forms:
- An Employment Authorization Document (EAD) issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with a start date that has already been reached
- Curricular Practical Training authorization issued by the OISS with the start date of employment no more than 30 days into the future
- An on-campus job offer letter (with the start date of employment no more than 30 days into the future and an accompanying OISS approval letter.
J-1 students must have a work authorization letter from their J-1 program sponsor.
Students in certificate or non-degree programs who are ineligible to accept on-campus employment, or students who are otherwise not maintaining F-1 or J-1 status, are not permitted to apply for a social security number.
Application Procedures
F-1 students with on-campus employment
- Complete full-time academic registration
- Bring your passport, I-94 card, most recent I-20, and your NYU job offer letter
 (PDF) to the OISS during Advisor-on-Duty hours. The job offer letter must include all of the following
- Your name
- Nature of the job (e.g. library aide, office worker, research assistant)
- Start date (must be within 30 days from date of application)
- Number of hours you are expected to work weekly
- NYU Employer Identification Number
- Office address, telephone number, and name of supervisor
- Signature and title of signatory
- Date letter was issued
- Once you have obtained the OISS approval letter, you may go to a Social Security Administration office to submit an application for a social security number. Students may not apply earlier than 30 days before your work begin date or work authorization start date. You must present the following documents:
- Unexpired passport (valid at least six months into the future)
- I-94 card marked "F-1 D/S”
- NYU I-20
- NYU ID Card or another form of photo ID
- Evidence of employment authorization in the form of an NYU job offer letter with OISS approval letter
F-1 students with off-campus work authorization should bring their passport, I-20, and Employment Authorization Document OR Curricular Practical Training I-20 to the Social Security Administration. You DO NOT need a letter from the OISS. Students with CPT may not apply earlier than 30 days before the work authorization start date. Students with an EAD may not apply until the EAD start date has been reached.
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