LETTER FROM EMPLOYER TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

This letter must be printed on the hiring department's letterhead, if Stanford University is your employment, or the Company letterhead if you are in another type of on-campus employment (i.e. Bookstore, Jamba Juice, etc.), and must be signed by your immediate supervisor.

Stanford Shopping Center is NOT considered on-campus employment. Please verify with an I-Center advisor that your on-campus job meets the conditions of on-campus employment when your employer is not Stanford.

The letter must include the following information:

1. identity of the student employee (first name, last name)

2. job description

3. anticipated or actual employment start date

4. number of hours the student is expected to work

5. Employer identification number (EIN - common for all Stanford University departments: 94-1156365N)

6. employer contact information, including the telephone number and the name of the F-1 student's immediate supervisor

7. original signature

8. signatory's title

9. date

(Employer LETTERHEAD)

TO: Social Security Administration Office

RE: (name of F-1 student) 

DATE:

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter concerns the application for a Social Security Card by the referred international student.

This student will be employed [number of hours] hours a week as a [Nature of the job (Example: Research Assistant)] in [name of the department/company]. He is expected to start working on [start date].

The student will be employed under the supervision of [name of supervisor], who may be reached at [phone number]. The Employer Identification Number is [Employer Identification Number].

Sincerely,

(Supervisor name)

(original signature)

(title)

(phone number)