Graduate Studies

Applying for a Social Security Number

International students who have a job must apply for a Social Security Number (SSN).  If you do not have a job, you are not eligible to apply for one.

Information on how to apply for an SSN will be emailed to all students several times a semester.

The Office of Global Studies will arrange transportation to Quincy several times during the semester.

Documents needed to apply:

  • Original Employment Verification Form signed by the Immigration Specialist and your supervisor (you must complete the Google Form mentioned in the email on how to apply for an SSN)
  • SS-5 application - please use the Payroll Office, Sherman Hall 221 for the mailing address and make sure to answer the question about your birth mother's name.
  • Passport
  • I-94 (print from https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/)
  • I-20

*Students who have been hired by Sodexo will also need to take their Sodexo paperwork to the appointment.