Social Security Information

The requirement that you present an original document in order to work on campus is not a University of Richmond requirement, but a federal Department of Homeland Security requirement. Every new employee in the United States is required to present original documentation to meet form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) requirements when starting a new job. Check the list of original documents that you can use to meet the I-9 (one item from column one or one item from columns two and three each).

If you did not bring your passport, birth certificate or social security card to campus with you, contact your parents or guardians and ask them to mail one of the original document to you. If you feel that this is not an option, you can apply for a free replacement card with the Social Security Administration. This can be done at the local Social Security Office, or online through the Social Security Administration website if you have a driver’s license from states that are eligible. To see which states are eligible, visit the Social Security Administration website. 

If you are eligible to request a replacement Social Security Card online you will need to login/create a My Social Security Account directly from the Social Security Administration. Please only use this link from the Social Security Administration and do not use any other websites or internet searches.

You may also apply for a free replacement Social Security card at any Social Security Administration office. The office closest to campus is located at 1834 W. Cary Street (about 15 minutes from campus).

When you apply for a replacement card the SSA will issue you a receipt. With this, you can start working as soon as you return to Student Employment with your receipt and complete the rest of your paperwork.

Apply for a free replacement social security card at the local Social Security Administration or online through the link listed above. The SSA will give you a receipt stating that you have applied for a replacement Social Security card. Bring this receipt to the Office of Human Resources, as it may be used to work (no more than 90 days) while you wait for your new card to arrive. Then when you receive your new Social Security card (in about two weeks), you must bring it to the Office of Human Resources to complete your employment requirements.

No, you can start working with the receipt as soon as you have completed your paperwork in the Office of Human Resources (or Payroll if you are an international student). This receipt is only good for a max of 90 days. They will give you a Release to Work form to give to your supervisor notifying them that you are approved for work on campus. When your original card arrives in the mail, bring it into Office of Human Resources. If you have not come in with your original card within 90 days, you will be terminated for failing to meet your I-9.