We propose to clarify our rules for assigning SSNs to foreign academic students in Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS, formerly the Immigration and Naturalization Service or INS) classification status F-1 (referred to throughout this preamble as F-1 students). Specifically, we propose to add additional evidentiary requirements for F-1 students who are applying for an SSN. In addition to meeting SSA's requirement to provide evidence of age, identity, legal alien status, and work authorization, F-1 students would also be required to present evidence that employment has been secured before we will assign the F-1 student an SSN. These rules would further enhance the integrity of SSA's enumeration processes for assigning SSNs by reducing the opportunity for fraud through misuse of SSNs.
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