itin for school

[elemenohpee129]

alright i'm in a bad spot right now. so i need help/info.

i got in nursing school for adn in comm college for fall 08 but when i turned in my individual tax id number as my ssn... they told me that i must defer my spot till i get my ssn because the hospitals for clinicals require that.

So i'm in this dilemma... i don't think i can get a ssn unless i marry someone but that's not gonna happen anytime soon.

so my mom told me to pick another major but no other major comes close to nursing.

- are there any schools in california that doesn't require that? private schools etc

- other majors that works together with nursing?

- abort all hope?

- ?

[Annisme]

Before you give up, why don't you contact the Social Security Administration or visit their website http://www.ssa.gov/

and see if you can get an SSN? They should be able to give you the correct information.

Good luck!

Ann

[suzanne4, RN]

If you hold the ITIN#, it means that one did not qualify for the SSN#. Suspect that you are not a US citizen, or hold a visa that will permit you to work.

One is not required to hold a SSN# for clinicals if they are in the US as a foreign student. There are many foreign students attending school in the US that do not possess the SSN# and they do not have any problems. And this is most definitely true for CA.

But what you need to worry about is that CA will not issue a license to you to work without a valid SSN#; and an employer will not be able to hire you as well if you do not have the legal documentation to be able to work here.

The US is currently under a retrogression so there are no visas that will be available for you to adjust to. Please check out the International Forum that we have here for information that you need to be aware of before you start any program.