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F-1 visa status students are no longer allowed to apply for social security numbers as a benefit of their immigration status. These students must now show evidence of holding a job on-campus before their social security card application will be accepted by the social security office.  \nEach student must now receive a letter from his or her immediate supervisor verifying the on-campus job, the start date, and the nature of the job. The student must take this letter to the International Student & Scholar Center (ISSC) for certification by a staff DSO, and then must submit it in person, along with the social security card application form and their original immigration documents, to the local social security office.  \nWe have created a template letter (see below), which should be used to comply with this requirement.  \nPlease download the letter, print it on your department letterhead, complete it and sign it in blue ink, and return it to the student. The student will bring it to the ISSC for certification.  \nNOTE:  \nAn F-1 student may work while the Social Security number application is being processed. Employers may wish to reference SSA’s fact sheet, Employer Responsibilities When Hiring Foreign Workers. This fact sheet contains information on how to report wages for an employee who has not yet received an SSN and is available online at  \n[http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/hiring.htm](http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/hiring.htm).  \nAlso, employers are required to abide by Federal and State laws with respect to the payment of wages to employees who have completed the agreed-to amount of work. The hiring department may not withhold wages from an employee because the employee does not yet received the social security card. See the U.S. Department of Labor website that discusses the basic requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)  \n[http://www.dol.gov/elaws/esa/flsa/screen5.asp](http://www.dol.gov/elaws/esa/flsa/screen5.asp).  \nPlease contact the International Student & Scholar Center at extension 6633 or email INTL_Office@umassd.edu if you have any questions about this process.  \nVerification to Social Security Administration of F-1 International Student’s ON-CAMPUS EMPLOYER  \n(Please print this letter on department letterhead, complete and sign in blue ink, and return to the student employee. 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