It is required to open a bank account as they have to check with a
clearing house to see if you are safe.
To get a job they must check your immigration status (I-9) and
possibly if you are foreign sounding run your SS number to see if you
are eligible for employment.
There are SS #s that state not eligible for employment.
My wife is an Alien (Canadian) and has a SS card. She is eligible
for employment.
She must show her alien card when she is hired and fills out an I-9 form.
The SS# has taken on a very big significance in the life of a person
who lives and works in the USA.
By the way in Canada it is called the SIN number. (Social Insurance Number)
Stewart
At 12:25 PM 6/22/2009, you wrote:
They can't require it, but they can sure turn you down if you
refuse. Any bank would laugh you out of the office if you refused to
put your SSN on a loan application, since you can't get a credit
report without the SSN. Same thing with Sprint, really.
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net
Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
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