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Best answer by SweetieJean

Are you talking about this:

http://www.greencardapply.com/question/question14/Alien_Registration_Number_1019.htm

It is not an SSN.

10 replies

VolvoGirl
Employee
June 1, 2019
A SSN is only 9 digits.  Is there a letter at the beginning?  Leave the letter off.
DoninGA
Employee
June 1, 2019
No, your Social Security number is 9 digits.  It is only 9 in the format 123-45-6789.
DoninGA
Employee
June 1, 2019
Edit for typo's.....
romjo952Author
Employee
June 1, 2019
wrong, its 10 digits - I've been giving a 10 digit number federally and to immigration the past 2 months. Old SSN from 1992 been unused since 1996. Please do research before you answer a question this important. Thank you
DoninGA
Employee
June 1, 2019
Not a problem.  Simple to prove it is only 9 digits.  Go to this Social Security website - <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/ssn/geocard.html">https://www.ssa.gov/history/ssn/geocard.html</a>
And - <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v69n2/v69n2p55.html">https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v69n2/v69n2p55.html</a>
And - <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_number">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_number</a>
Employee
June 1, 2019
"Old SSN from 1992" So that wasn't your own SSN?
romjo952Author
Employee
June 1, 2019
I have a Social Security Card dated 1992 - and the number is 10 digits long perhaps they have changed this. Thanks for the links
Employee
June 1, 2019
See answer below. SSN's have never been 10 digits (and mine is a lot older than 1992.).  Medicare ID numbers are the SSN, plus a letter.
Employee
June 1, 2019