FAQs 
For information regarding your Social Security Number (SSN), a required document for all people who will be working in the United States. 

• How soon can an F-1 or M-1 international student, who also will be working while studying in the United States,
  get a Social Security number?

• What do I have to do to work in the United States?

• How do I apply for a SSN?

• Do I need a SSN before I start working?

• How do I get the application? Go online and download form SS-5, or pick up a form from TSIE or the
  Social Security Administration Office.

• Where is the Social Security Administration Office in San Marcos? Open page. 
  Enter ZIP code 78666. Click Locate.