Why would the phrase "Not valid for employment" be on my son's SS card?

[brakthol-gmail-c]

My son is a young child. I don't have the card and would like to finish the form instead of going to SS office for another card.

[ee-ea]

We do tax questions; yours is a SS question; please ask SS.

[brakthol-gmail-c]

I'm running into this while trying to file taxes, hence I'm asking here.

I'm being asked: "Are the words "Not valid for employment" on the dependent's social security card?"

* Unfortunately, I don't have the SS card (my ex does), so I don't for certain. If I can know why that phrase would be on the card, or not, I can make a solid guess about whether or not the phrase will be on my dependent's card.

[MayaD · Accepted solution]

The SSA issues it to people from other countries who:

• are lawfully admitted to the United States without work authorization from DHS, but have a valid non-work reason for needing a Social Security number; or
• need a number because of a federal law requiring a Social Security number to get a benefit or service.

People who are not a U.S. Citizen or lawful permanent resident, may have a work restriction listed on their card.

SSA.gov

[brakthol-gmail-c]

Awesome, thank you!

That was my assumption, but I was trying to find confirmation.

Thank you so much for getting back to me!!