Social Security - Resident

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Are You Eligible for a Social Security Number?	How to Apply for a Social Security Number
Application for a Social Security Number:	Complete along with the Letter of Approval to SSA below.   Take both forms to the Social Security Office.   ATTENTION: PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR BUSINESS OFFICE AS SOON AS YOUR RECEIVE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD.
Letter of Approval to Social Security Administration (SSA):	This letter should be provided by the Business Office to the Employee with the bottom section completed.  The employee must take it to the Social Security Administration when the application for a social security number is filed.  This letter gives the SSA approval from the employee to fax the new social security number to Purdue University Disbursements. TO BE USED ONLY FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS HERE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
Prior Year Social Security or Medicare Tax Refund:	This letter must be provided to Disbursements Tax Group by an employee requesting a refund of social security tax from a prior year.