All J-1 Exchange Visitors who are on Appalachian payroll will require a Social Security number. The closest Social Security Administration office is in Wilkesboro, NC. Our office will provide transportation to the Social Security Administration office for eligible students and scholars three times each semester. If you are unable to go at the times organized, your faculty host will provide arrangements for you to go. For information about future trips, please contact us at issso@appstate.edu. If you are traveling to the Social Security Administration office without a member of our staff, you will need to take the following documents with you:
- Passport
- Printout of I-94 number
- Form DS-2019
- Letter from our office confirming eligibility for Social Security number
- Contract or offer letter from Appalachian
Social Security cards will be mailed to the address you provide the Social Security Administration two to three weeks after you apply.
IMPORTANT: The Social Security Administration is not able to issue a Social Security number until you have physically checked in with our office and your immigration record has been validated. Do not go to the Social Security office before checking in with a staff member.
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Current J-1 Scholar Information