September 17 is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, an opportunity to celebrate the connection between the Constitution and citizenship. We have a chance to reflect on what it means to be a citizen of the United States and recognize those becoming U.S. citizens. As we celebrate this year, we have important news to share.

We are always working to improve our services through collaboration with other federal agencies. Most recently, we teamed up with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to allow people applying for U.S. Naturalization via DHS’ Form N-400 to also:

• Request to update their citizenship status to U.S. naturalized citizen.
• Change their name.
• Request a Social Security card.

In most cases, new citizens will no longer need to visit a Social Security office with their immigration documents.

USCIS collects information on behalf of Social Security to process the Social Security Number (SSN) card application. It is important to provide all information requested on the form. We may be unable to fully process the request for the SSN card without the necessary information. While some information is not required for processing the immigration document, we use the name, date of birth, parents’ names, country of birth, gender (i.e., male/female) to process the application.

Your SSN card should be issued within 14 days after receiving your immigration document. If not, please contact your local Social Security office.

The expansion of the Enumeration Beyond Entry (EBE) program supports USCIS’ Interagency Strategy for Promoting Naturalization required by White House Executive Order 14012.

Please share this information with those who may be interested.

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