How to obtain social security number in us for international nurses

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I have passeg NCLEX exam in 2008 from california board of Nursing and got IELTS score as per the requirement and completed visa screening process. I am a Newzealand citizen got Nursing degree from India currently working as as a RN in Newzealand. I got a letter from Nursing Board requested to submit US Social Security Number so the Nursing Board can issue a permanent RN licence or else my file will be destroyed after 3 years from the date dec 2008 as per the letter . Kindly advice me how to obtain a Social security number:lol2:

Specializes in Home Care.
The social security office information as follows.

"Otherwise, we can assign a number only if law requires a Social Security number as a condition of receiving a federally funded benefit. "

Does that mean they could issue SSN ?

A federally funded benefit means Medicare and Social Security, something you have to be eligible to receive.

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The social security office information as follows.

"Otherwise, we can assign a number only if law requires a Social Security number as a condition of receiving a federally funded benefit. "

Does that mean they could issue SSN ?

Definitely not; this does not pertain to you.

If you read other threads about this topic, you can gain a lot of information. Many people have asked and answered the same question. There is no reason for the US government to issue a Social Security number to anyone in your position; there are thousands of foreign citizens hoping to find a loophole so that they can somehow get a SSN when they don't really need one. There is absolutely no reason for the US to hand out social security numbers to citizens of foreign countries simply because they hope that one day they will come to the US. It wouldn't make any sense.

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Specializes in CTICU.
The social security office information as follows.

"Otherwise, we can assign a number only if law requires a Social Security number as a condition of receiving a federally funded benefit. "

Does that mean they could issue SSN ?

I don't know why you don't understand this. Just because you keep asking in a different way, or because you want it to work, doesn't mean that the answer will change.

You cannot get a SSN to get a nursing license. Period.

A nursing license is not a "federally funded benefit". Something like unemployment or medicare is... which you'd have to be a citizen to get anyhow.

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