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[–] Lennnny 23 points 8 months ago (9 children)

Wait are we supposed to carry these around? I became a permanent resident back in 2010 and I don't think I've ever taken mine out of my filing cabinet.

[–] dana 31 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No, you don't need to carry it around. Memorizing it and keeping it safe for the few occasions you do need the card itself is fine.

[–] aeharding 7 points 8 months ago (3 children)

When do you ever need it? I just remember the number. I don’t think I’ve ever had to scan

[–] hydrospanner 34 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The last several jobs I have taken, they've wanted a scan of it for tax purposes.

I think it's ironic how this super private personal number that is unique to you and not to be shared is what you have to share with every job, college, financial institution, etc.

[–] smackjack 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

This is why I think that temporary SSNs should be a thing . It would be a number that links to your real SSN and would be used to verify your identity, but would stop working after a day or two. That way if a company has a data breach, any SSNs that get stolen would no longer work.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I-9 if you don't have the other stuff it asks for. Generally need to fill one out at every new job. https://www.uscis.gov/i-9

[–] aeharding 1 points 8 months ago

Oh, I use my passport

[–] andrewta 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Real ID drivers licenses. In Minnesota it's one of the forms they accept and if it's laminated... They say.. No

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Interesting, my wife and I just got Real IDs in Maryland and didn't take our social security cards...but now that I think about it, we used our passports for ID, so maybe that's why.

[–] andrewta 1 points 8 months ago

Been a while but I do believe that was another option for that section if the requirements

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