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Did you give birth at Sibley in September and have you gotten your child's social security card yet?
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Anonymous
| It's now been 10 weeks.... |
Anonymous
| I gave birth at Sibley earlier this year and it took 11.5 weeks to get my DS's social security card. It takes a LONG time in DC. Hang in there! If you really need the card right away (for a passport or something) and you have the birth certificate, you can go in person to a Social Security office and get it. |
Anonymous
| We also had our daughter their in September and have not received the SS card. |
Anonymous
| Didn't give birth in September '09, but have given birth 3x at Sibley. It took a long time to get the SS cards for all three. I don't fault Sibley for this - it's a DC thing. |
Anonymous
| Yeah, I went online and looked, and it said that DC should be 8-10 weeks. It's just annoying that it's really over that now and I guess I worry that paperwork got lost in the shuffle... |
Anonymous
| Us too......it's been nearly 8 weeks. Still waiting. |
Anonymous
| I had my baby at Sibley in August and haven't received the card yet. It's been 12 weeks! |
Anonymous
| Remember, you still have to file for the card. It doesn't come automatically. |
Anonymous
I think you're thinking of the birth certificate. The SS card comes automatically as long as you checked the box requesting it on the birth cert form. |
Anonymous
| I was June and it took about 12-13 weeks... |
Anonymous
| gave birth in august and just got it 2 weeks ago |
Anonymous
| What's the rush? |
Anonymous
For one thing, it's a hec of a lot easier in terms of health insurance - obviously, the newborn is insured w/o an SSN, but it sure does make the paperwork easier especially with all the wellness visits. If you plan on traveling (gasp, traveling with a baby!) you'll need it for a passport, and passports themselves take a few weeks so the sooner you have a SSN the better. |
Anonymous
| I gave birth late dec and got the card about 3 weeks later. |
Anonymous
| I gave birth at the end of November (Sibley) and got it mid January. I also went online and requested the birth certificate and it took maybe 10 days or so. |