Get SSA SS-5-FS 2018

If you mail any documents to us, you must include the Social Security number so that we can match them with the correct application. Do not write anything on the original documents. Please write the Social Security number on a separate sheet of paper and include it in the mailing envelope along with the documents.

Numident, or "Numerical Identification System," is the Social Security Administration's computer database file of an abstract of the information contained in an application for a United States Social Security number (Form SS-5). It contains the name of the applicant, place and date of birth, and other information.

If an American citizen has lost their Social Security card, they can apply for an immediate temporary replacement as a placeholder for all official documentation. A temporary Social Security card is only valid for 30 days, and during this time, you must apply for a Social Security card.

You must mail Form SS-5 and your supporting documents to your nearest Social Security office or take them there in person. While you can get a copy of Form SS-5 online and even fill it out on your computer you cannot submit the form online.