Trying to apply for a social security card,
Q) trying to apply for a social security card.
A) According to Social Security Administration; You can replace your card for free if it is lost or stolen. However, you are limited to three replacement cards in a year and 10 during your lifetime. Legal name changes and other exceptions do not count toward these limits. For example, changes in noncitizen status that require card updates may not count toward these limits. Also, you may not be affected by these limits if you can prove you need the card to prevent a significant hardship.
To get a replacement card, you will need to:
Complete an Application For A Social Security Card (Form SS-5);
Present an unexpired original document with identifying information and preferably a recent photograph that proves your identity;
Show evidence of your U.S. citizenship if you were born outside the United States and did not show proof of citizenship when you got your card; and Show evidence of your current lawful noncitizen status if you are not a U.S. citizen.
Your replacement card will have the same name and number as your previous card.
I applied to get a new Social Securtiy card through the website. I paid $49 and now I read where I can get one free if my card was stolen. Not only did I pay for $49 for the information to mail in the card, I sent documentation along with the $49 postage and it was returned saying the documentation needed to be original. Now I am still out a Social Secruity card, I have paid $49 and I still have no card. Can someone please explain what to do to replace the stolen card FREE AND have my $49 reimbursed as to the fee I have paid???