[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR422.104]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 422_ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart B_General Procedures
 
Sec. 422.104  Who can be assigned a social security number.

    (a) Persons eligible for SSN assignment. We can assign you a social 
security number if you meet the evidence requirements in Sec. 422.107 
and you are:
    (1) A United States citizen; or
    (2) An alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent 
residence or under other authority of law permitting you to work in the 
United States (Sec. 422.105 describes how we determine if a 
nonimmigrant alien is permitted to work in the United States); or
    (3) An alien who cannot provide evidence of alien status showing 
lawful admission to the U.S., or an alien with evidence of lawful 
admission but without authority to work in the U.S., if the evidence 
described in Sec. 422.107(e) does not exist, but only for a valid 
nonwork reason. We consider you to have a valid nonwork reason if:
    (i) You need a social security number to satisfy a Federal statute 
or regulation that requires you to have a social security number in 
order to receive a Federally-funded benefit to which you have otherwise 
established entitlement and you reside either in or outside the U.S.; or
    (ii) You need a social security number to satisfy a State or local 
law that requires you to have a social security number in order to 
receive public assistance benefits to which you have otherwise 
established entitlement, and you are legally in the United States.
    (b) Annotation for a nonwork purpose. If we assign you a social 
security number as an alien for a nonwork purpose, we will indicate in 
our records that you are not authorized to work. We will also mark your 
social security card with a legend such as ``NOT VALID FOR EMPLOYMENT.'' 
If earnings are reported to us on your number, we will inform the 
Department of Homeland Security of the reported earnings.

[68 FR 55308, Sept. 25, 2003]

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