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activation code step in SSN verification
My father (non US citizen or resident) has visited the US in 1988 and stayed there for the purpose of relatives visit for about 3 months, he received a social security number (written on card along with his name) issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, I've tried to create a MySSN account for my father on SSA website (https://www.ssa.gov) but I got stuck at the step which says: "please provide the activation code which we gave you", I've searched about this code on the internet, it turned out to be a unique code that is sent to the mailing address which's registered in my father's record in SSA database. He now lives outside the US, willing to return back (using a visitor visa) and wants to verify their SSN and create MySSN account.
I've emailed SSA asking about just that, they replied with the following:
"We will not be able to verify some people through our verification process when they try to establish a “my Social Security” account. To get a personalized online Social Security Statement, people age 18 and older must provide information about themselves that matches information that we already have on file. In addition, we use Equifax, an external authentication service provider, for additional verification. People must provide their identifying information and answer security questions in order to pass this verification. The identity check is an important part of this new strict verification process. You will be unable to create an online account if you do not have a U.S. address (APO, FPO and DPO are acceptable U.S. addresses). "
Can anybody advice me what's the easiest way to verify my father's SSN and create MySSN account ?
I've emailed SSA asking about just that, they replied with the following:
"We will not be able to verify some people through our verification process when they try to establish a “my Social Security” account. To get a personalized online Social Security Statement, people age 18 and older must provide information about themselves that matches information that we already have on file. In addition, we use Equifax, an external authentication service provider, for additional verification. People must provide their identifying information and answer security questions in order to pass this verification. The identity check is an important part of this new strict verification process. You will be unable to create an online account if you do not have a U.S. address (APO, FPO and DPO are acceptable U.S. addresses). "
Can anybody advice me what's the easiest way to verify my father's SSN and create MySSN account ?
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