Comments on: Don’t Carry Your Social Security Card

By: Dividend Growth Investor

Dividend Growth Investor — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:47:50 +0000

Actually I do think that if you are careless you are much more likely to lose your social security card even if you keep it at home. What happens if you move out to a new home/place to live? You mostly likely will just put it somewhere and forget about it.

I have had roommates who always lost their keys to the house, no matter where they put them. They even lost them when they put their keys on their necK (no kidding).

By: mobody

mobody — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:29:10 +0000

Wanted to add: I just recently got married and had to get a SS card with my new name on it. There are some things to remember if your card is lost or stolen, this from the SS website really stood out to me:

“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. ”

Be careful if you lose it, because there are limits on how many times you can get a copy.

By: budgets are sexy

budgets are sexy — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:32:26 +0000

Oh man, i freak out when i accidently bring it with me anywhere! I recently went to the Caribbean and *thought* i only brought my passport – turns out my social security card was INSIDE my wallet the entire trip!!

This means that when Customs AND Immigration (on both countries) opened it up up each time check around, it could have easily slipped out without anyone’s notice!

Luckily, it didn’t and I caught it The point is, I agree w/ not carrying it around with ya. It only *needs* to be on you when going to DMV, etc.

By: ReddH

ReddH — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:25:45 +0000

I have always been told that as an international, I must keep my card on me. I wonder if my Green Card would now suffice instead. It does worry me that I would be completely screwed if I ever lost my wallet.

By: Dividend Growth Investor

Dividend Growth Investor — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:16:58 +0000

As usual, there’s also a positive to carrying your Social Security card with you, at least for me. Whenever I don’t carry it with me, I am always risking it to lose it at home, since I move to a new place to live every year or so ( I’ve been doing this for the past 5-6 years).
Whenever I go to the DMV for example, or start a new job, having my SS card comes in handy. In todays “anti-immigrants” environment, it is wise to not only carry your SS card, but your passport as well..