 You don't have to have a social security number, you do have to have a social security number if you're going to work and get paid for that work. Usually you have to secure a job first and then you take your letter for the job and you take that to your international services office and then they will instruct you how to go about getting a social security number. If you're not working, you don't need to worry about a social security number. So does this mean they need some sort of security number even if they work on campus? Yes. So even on campus job we give the students a letter and they go get the social security number and it will delay your hire, it will delay your hire maybe for 10 days but we can't hire anybody without it.