SSA Provides New Social Security Verification Service

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has for some time provided employers with the ability to call the SSA to verify up to five employee names and SSNs at a time.  This live telephone call-in service will terminate in the fall of 2008 and will be replaced with an automated telephone service (TNEV).  This new service will permit the verification of up to ten employees at a time and an Internet-based SSN verification service (SSNVS).

The two services are actually the same except that TNEV is accessed by phone while SSNVS is accessed on the Internet.  You must first register as an SSNVS user to avail of either service. 

To register on the Internet, you will need to have the following information at hand:

• Type of employer/employee,
• Company EIN,
• Company or business name,
• Company phone number,
• Indication if you are a third-party submitter registering to do business on behalf of another company,
• Name as it appears on your Social Security card,
• Social Security Number (SSN),
• Date of birth,
• Your preferred mailing address,
• Work phone number,
• Fax number (optional),
• E-mail address, and
• Answers to five security questions.

You will also be asked to enter a unique password of your choice.

The information provided at registration allows SSA to confirm your identity before issuing a User Identification Number (User ID) or to contact you, if necessary.  Your full name, SSN, date of birth, and EIN will be verified against SSA records.

Click here when you are ready to register.

Click here if you would like more information about the automated SSN verification service.

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