A receipt confirms that an individual successfully completed an application for a SSN card AND the applicant will receive an SSN card. When an applicant requests a statement in writing that they completed an application for an SSN card but an additional action is needed before a SSN card may be processed, e.g., verification or translation of documents, see Acknowledgement Requested for an Application for an SSN Card, RM 10205.215.
Offer to notify the applicant of the SSN by phone as soon as it is available (For further information see GN 03360.005A.1.b); or
Attempt to resolve the problem by calling the employer or other third party while the applicant is present, if the application is for a replacement SSN card; or
Offer to use one of the third-party notification procedures in Third-Party Notifications (For further information see RM 10205.220 - RM 10205.225).
In contacts with employers, explain that one of the alternative procedures for notification of an employee's SSN is preferable to a receipt because:
Receipt forms are subject to misuse.Using one of the alternative procedures, we furnish the employee's SSN. A receipt does not contain an SSN and the employer must still rely on the employee to provide their SSN at a later date.
Print a receipt only when: