Acquiring a Social Security Number
New Procedures for F-1 International Students
Effective October 13, 2004
Beginning October 13, 2004, any F-1 student will need to show
authorization to work if granted Curricular Practical Training,
Economic Hardship, or Optional Practical Training work
permission. If the student is working on campus, the student
will need to show proof of a job offer, or employment. Social
Security numbers will not be granted if there is no off campus
work permission, or verified job on campus.
The procedure for on campus employment verification is outlined
below.
Obtain an offer of employment on the UNT campus.
The UNT employer must download a letter format from the
www.international.unt.edu website. This letter must be completed
and placed on the employer’s letterhead. The employer must sign
the letter. Signature stamps cannot be accepted.
The student must bring the employer’s letter to International
Advising in 171 Kendall Hall to apply for a letter from the
Designated School Official (International Advisor) to verify the
employer’s letter and the valid visa status. Please do not bring
the letter to International Advising before you have been in the
U.S. for at least 10 days. There may be other time restrictions
at the beginning of any semester due to large numbers of
students and the SEVIS actions we must perform for each student.
Take the originals of both letters to Social Security along with
your passport, I-94 card, and I-20.
F-1’s with off-campus work authorization will need a letter from
International Advising, plus their work authorization, I-20,
I-94, and passport.
J-1, J-2, H-1 Visa Holders
Regulation does not require J-1 and J-2 holders to present an
employer’s letter.
J-1’s will need a letter from International Advising, or their
J-1 sponsor, plus their Ds-2019, I-94, and passport.
J-2’s will need their EAD card, plus DS-2019, I-94, and
passport.
H-1’s will need their H-1 documentation, I-94, and passport.
