On mar 16 déc 1997 à 07:13:44PM -0700, Tim May wrote:
As to Duncan's frequent "I'm a Canadian" point, the foreigners I've known over the years have had to a) get an SS number, even if working for short periods, or b) have had to produce their foreign-country passport.
Or both of them, actually (NJ...)
(If it _really_ works, I'll tell a friend of mine from Denmark that she can just tell all the SS number requesters that she's from Denmark.)
On a previous (shorter) stay in the US, I didn't have a SSN. Yet I got a DL (with my passport) (this was Missouri). And after a few long discussions on the phone on why I didn't have a SSN, I gave up the explanations and started giving my french SSN (after all, it was a valid answer to the question "what is your social security number"), actually a substring. Interestly enough, SSNs in France are not supposed to be used for identification or taxes purposes, just for medical purposes IIRC. A recent project by the government to link medical databases and tax database opened a controversial discussion... F. -- Fabrice Planchon (ph) 609/258-6495 Applied Math Program, 210 Fine Hall (fax) 609/258-1735