Applying for a social security number

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http://www.socialsecurity.gov/ss5doc/?ID=ori&Selfchild=self&Status=res&Submit=Submit

To apply for a Social Security number:

Complete an Application For A Social Security Card (Form SS-5); and
Show us documents proving:
- Immigration status;
- Work eligibility;
- Age; and
- Identity.
Take your completed application and documents to your local Social Security office .

Anyone age 12 or older requesting an original Social Security number card must appear for an interview at a Social Security office.

Immigration status and work authorization

To prove your U.S. immigration status, you must show us the current U.S. immigration document, I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, issued to you when you arrived in the United States. If you are an F-1 or M-1 student, you also must show us your I-20, Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status. If you are a J-1 or J-2 exchange visitor, you must show us your DS-2019, Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor Status.

For most foreign workers, we only need to see an I-94, Arrival/Departure Record. Some foreign workers also must show their work permits from DHS (I-766 or I-688B).