I am trying to help someone obtain an ID (she's 19). She only has her birth certificate and a voter's registration card right now. To get a TX ID, she will need her Social Security card. To get her SS card, she will need to prove her identity. She was homeschooled, so she has no school records. How can she get a replacement social security card when she has no ID and can't get an ID because she has no social security card (she does have a number, just not the card)?
Adding on for clarity: In TX, homeschools do not have to submit any documentation to local schools so they would have no records. The social security website states that one must PROVE their identity and a birth certificate will not do (just proves citizenship). Here is what they say (MY WORDS IN CAPS):
As proof of your identity, you must provide a:
U.S. driver's license; or (DOES NOT HAVE)
U.S. State-issued non-driver identity card; or (TRYING TO GET, BUT NEEDS SOCIAL SECURITY CARD)
U.S. passport (DOES NOT HAVE)
If you do not have one of the documents above or cannot get a replacement within 10 work days, we may accept
other documents that show your legal name and biographical information, such as a U.S. military identity card,
Certificate of Naturalization, employee identity card, certified copy of medical record (clinic, doctor or hospital),
health insurance card, Medicaid card, or school identity card/record. OF THESE, SHE IS ON HER DAD'S HEALTH INSURANCE AND HER NAME IS NOT ON THE INSURANCE CARD. STILL TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW TO OBTAIN A "CERTIFIED" COPY OF MEDICAL RECORDS. ONE DOCTORS OFFICE SAID THEY DON'T DO CERTIFIED, BUT WILL NOTARIZE EXCEPT NOTARIZED MEDICAL RECORDS WON'T BE ACCEPTED. ALL OTHERS SHE DOES NOT HAVE.
She was able to get her medical records from the hospital where she gave birth to her son back in March. The Social Security Administration took that as proof of identity as well as her birth certificate. She should receive her official SS card in the mail within a couple of weeks. Thanks for all the advice!
If she is only 19, she was issued an SS number at birth....start at the hall of records where she was born.
How about a baptismal certificate?
Blessings....
According to Texas law, homeschools are the same as private schools. Therefore, she can make an ID card for her private school and they must accept it as a private school ID. Here's help on making her school ID card:
Followed the guidelines set in this link: desktoppub.about.com/od/craftideas/ss/id_card.htm This is a tutorial made by a homeschool parent, showing the process of the daughter making her own Student ID. Has some very good information!
Also, we included on the back of ours a "Verification of Enrollment and Attendance" statement. I worded it according to a VOE form we were given at the DPS driver's license dept. Goes like this (feel free to copy):
Verification Of Enrollment & Attendance (VOE)- This certifies that (student’s name) is currently enrolled in home school, has met minimum attendance for class credit in each class he was enrolled in the semester immediately preceding the date of 00/00/00, and is meeting the attendance requirements for the current semester. This VOE expires 08/31(/10).
Student Signature _____________________________________
date ______________________
Parent/Teacher Signature _______________________________
date ______________________
I hope this helps.
You will be getting a replacement SS card since already has a number. All she needs is her BC to get another copy of her SS card. Go to the SS website and get the application, then you can go to your local SS office.
If you don't have luck talking to someone at your local Social Security office, she could try to apply for a passport. Her birth certificate fulfills the proof of citizenship. She doesn't have the "primary identification" documents (same as needed for a replacement SS card), but you can present "secondary" ones. Here are the instructions:
http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/Secondary%20Evidence...
These are more open and the more you present the better: library card, credit card, bank card, tax records, voter registration, etc. It is unclear to me whether you also need the "Identifying Witness" or if that is optional, but if a parent with legal ID (driver's license) could come in with her as her witness, I would imagine that, along with the secondary documents, would fulfill the identity requirement.
Once she has the passport, then she could apply for the replacement SS card, or maybe get her ID with just the SS number and passport. It is a long way to do it, but may be her only option if she strikes out at the local SS office.
Good luck!
-M.
The Social Security office, will typically ask for a Birth Certificate... in order to get a SS card or replacement.
Then the ID offices will ask for a SS card and/or a Birth Certificate.
It is still a legal requirement to be schooled. Home school teachers provide records of the child being home schooled. I'm not sure to whom they report but I suggest checking with the local school district and the State Department of Education.
Later: Ask the insurance company to issue an id card in her name. Both of my grandchildren have insurance cards in their name. They're covered by Blue Cross and Kaiser Permanente. I suggest that all insurance companies can provide that service.
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You could possibly get something certified from a hospital.We live in Texas and my husband got his card replaced with a birth certificate. Try going to the nearest SS office and speaking with someone.
I had to do the same thing for someone. You take the birth certificate down to SS. It is a lengthy process. Since she had an SS at birth, it is just a replacement. Bring her shot records, anything that might identify her - even if it is notarized it is still a legal document. Her father has been claiming her as a dependent...use the tax records to show she exists. Her social security will be on that as well. Getting a Texas ID will be harder as the insurance policy they are looking for is not health but car insurance. But she has her voter's registration so that will be her second secondary form of ID.
SS will work with you. It took my mom about a six monts to get a replacement because she couldn't remember what hospital she was born in 1940 in NY. Let's just say that was interesting research!
Once you have the SS and birth certificate, you apply for an ID.
Good luck!
Even though she was home schooled, somewhere there is an official record of her 'attendance' and 'graduation.' If she chose to go on to college, there has to be an official record of her education for admission. I would contact the TEA and find out where this information can be obtained. Or google home school records and Texas and see what comes up.
Homeschoolers do not have to report at all, you are very correct. However, there is a law that Texas public colleges have to accept the transcripts and diploma of a homeschooled student just as they would a public schooled student. I would contact HSLDA or the Texas homeschool coalition to see about her rights pertaining her records from her homeschool and obtaining a SS card.
I'm making a mental note to make sure my kids' SS cards don't get misplaced...we homeschool as well.
I think the other post about trying to see if the insurance company will issue a new card is an excellent idea as well.
I am in Texas. My daughter just turned 18. I home-schooled her JR and SR Year. I have misplaced her social security card. We have been every day for 5 days back and forth between DPS and SS Office trying to get license. No license because no ss card. Cant get ss card because birth certificate isn't enough (even tho it's listed), diploma doesn't work, immunization doesn't work. HELP!! we fly out on Tuesday and she has to have id!!!!
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10002.html#lost
What if my card is lost or stolen?
You can replace your card or your child’s card for free if it is lost or stolen. However, you are limited to three replacement cards in a year and 10 during your lifetime. Legal name changes and other exceptions do not count toward these limits. For example, changes in noncitizen status that require card updates may not count toward these limits. Also, you may not be affected by these limits if you can prove you need the card to prevent a significant hardship.
To get a replacement card, you will need to:
* Complete an Application For A Social Security Card (Form SS-5);
* Present a recently issued document to show your identity;
* Show evidence of your U.S. citizenship if you were born outside the United States and did not show proof of citizenship when you got your card; and
* Show evidence of your current lawful noncitizen status if you are not a U.S. citizen.
Your replacement card will have the same name and number as your previous card.
I ran into that with my kids who are homeschooled. Go to the Social Security Office with all you have and ask. I was able to get their social secutity cards but it is still a battle for state ID as they want a picture ID of some sort to go with the rest. I just politely kept asking to speak to a supervisor and they finally did it.....good luck!
When I was a child and went to get my social security card my mom took my baby book. They ended up using a certificate of dedication from our church because they said that a baptism certificate was adequate...might try something like that?
It seems like having a parent apply for a replacement social security card for her would be the way to go. I know I can use my ID to get one for my son. I just don't know is she's passed the age where her parents can do that.
