<p>do i need to bring my SS card with me to college? what about other ID cards that are similar (insurance, medical, Rx, etc.)?</p>
<p>Yes, bring your SS card in case you decide to work any kind of job. You'll need the card to get on the payroll. I suggest that you keep it in your dorm room in a locked place where you won't forget where it is. Don't keep it in your purse because if your purse gets stolen, it would be a pain to replace your card.</p>
<p>Keep your health insurance card in your purse. You never know when you might need it for an emergency.</p>
<p>Copies of things like perscriptions, including for glasses, are helpful to have. Depending on whether you're going in or out of state, you may or may not be able to fill your medicine prescriptions , but it can be good to have copies of them in case you need refills and need to get them through the campus clinic.</p>
<p>You also might want to take your birth certificate too? I applied for a passport during my sophomore year of college, and my mom had to send me my birth certificate through the mail. A little nerve-wracking.</p>
<p>I keep a folder of important stuff in the bottom drawer of my desk -- birth certificate, passport, paystubs, bank statements, glasses prescription, SS card... all the stuff I'm not psyched to lose.</p>
<p>yes yes yes</p>
<p>isnt ur SS number on ur liscense??? y would u need ur card if its on that????</p>
<p>In Illinois at least the SS number is not on the license.</p>
<p>Employers do need the SS number, but they want to see the card too.</p>
<p>yep, bring it. as previously mentioned, employers want to see one form of picture id and one proof of citizenship (or something like that). so they basically want your drivers license/school id/any pic id AND your birth certificate/social securtiy card. </p>
<p>also as someone said, you'll need your birth certificate for a passport.</p>
<p>Don't bring it, it might get stolen. If you bring it you'll have to bring a safe too.</p>
<p>Doubtful. If you put it somewhere obscure, no one else will know it's there, and therefore no one will want to steal it.</p>
<p>God, there's not that big of a theft problem in dorms.</p>
<p>Laptops get stolen everyday. Many roommates don't lock the doors, strangers come in and steal everything.</p>
<p>don't bring the card itself, but bring a photocopy. you never know when it might be stolen (even if its in an obscure place, someone might be stealing something else and end up with your ss card as a parting gift)</p>
<p>molliebatmit, of course there's not THAT big of a theft problem, but on some campuses you can never be sure. maybe at harvard (where i'm assuming you go since it says you live in cambridge) theres not an issue with theft, but at many other campuses there is</p>
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<p>Photo copy is not good if you need to fill out your I-9 forms in order to work as you must have original documentation.</p>
<p>Nah, MIT. :) I know that theft is a problem -- right now I'm having issues with someone (and not a suite resident someone) stealing soda and ice cream from the fridge in the hall. </p>
<p>But I've never had anything beyond food stolen, because I'm careful about locking my door... I think caution is, of course, advisable, but people should realize that having a theft problem on campus doesn't mean their stuff is inevitably going to be stolen.</p>
<p>if ur filling out ur i-9 forms u need ur ss card and ur birth certificate or u can just bring ur passport</p>
<p>Kimmi's right... bring your passport to use on I-9s (which I've always been able to do) and bring a photocopy of your SS card for yourself. You shouldn't ever need it for ID, but having the number handy is always good. Memorizing it is even better.</p>
<p>I think most employers just use need a copy of your ss card. What is the I-9 and what is it used for?</p>
<p>The I-9 is the Employment Eligibility Verification
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All U.S. employers are responsible for completion and retention of Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in the United States. This includes citizens and noncitizens. On the form, the employer must verify the employment eligibility and identity documents presented by the employee and record the document information on the Form I-9.
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<p>Whats the point of the I-9? The employers only need ss #.</p>
<p>They need your SS#, but the I-9 is a federal form that has to be filled out before you can legally work. The employer has to attest that you've shown them adequate original documentation (a copy isn't good enough).</p>
<p>According to the PDF on the page CDN_dancer gave, there are three lists of identification, A, B, and C. You need either one from list A, or one from both list B and C.</p>
<p>Here's the lists (omitting the more obscure stuff)
List A: Passport, other stuff
List B: Photo ID (driver's license, school ID)
List C: SS card, birth certificate</p>
<p>So say you have a passport, then that's all you need, but if you have a driver's license for example then you also need something from list C.</p>