For name change requests, you’ll need to complete Form SS-5 Application for a Social Security Card. Once you fill it out, you can contact your local SSA office.

You can update most of your information with the Social Security Administration online. But for big changes, you may need to ...

The Social Security Administration says "you may not need to replace your card if you know your Social Security number" since in most cases, a physical card isn't necessary.

A new and digital alternative to the traditional Social Security card will be available by early summer, the Social Security Administration announced Friday.. The agency will introduce a feature ...

Social Security makes a big online-only change that will affect everyone. Updated: Apr. 30, ... You can soon carry your Social Security card with you everywhere you go without the risk of losing it.

Your Social Security card is going digital — if you want it to. The Social Security Administration announced the "modernized, secure and accessible alternative" in April as a "simple solution ...

For name change requests, you’ll need to complete Form SS-5 Application for a Social Security Card. Once you fill it out, you can contact your local SSA office.

To change your name with Social Security, provide proof of identity, name change and citizenship. You can do it online, via mail or at a Social Security office.

If implemented properly, the digital Social Security numbers may provide more security than paper cards, she said. "But it really doesn't solve the problem of identity misuse," Velasquez said.