How To Get a Social Security Number For Baby

Here's How:

1. If in a hospital they will ask if you want them to apply.
2. Check the box on the birth certificate information for them to do it.
3. If a home birth you will have the same opportunity.
4. Ask the vital statistics clerk about the SSN application.
5. You can apply yourself.
6. To do this, bring a copy of the birth certificate, parent's SSN, and your ID.
7. No matter how you apply it takes about 12 weeks to obtain the card and number.

Tips:

1. Avoid people who try to sell you a number for a fee.
2. Protect your child's number as you would your own.

What You Need

• Birth Certificate