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Social Security Number Verification Service (SSNVS) Handbook |
ACCESS TO SSNVS
Before you can verify names and Social Security Numbers (SSNs), you will need to request access to SSNVS. Once access has been requested you will receive an activation code from SSA. You are required to enter the SSNVS activation code prior to your first use. REQUEST ACCESS TO SSNVS
To request access to SSNVS, after you have registered to use BSO, complete the following steps:
SSA will mail an activation code for SSNVS to your employer at the address the IRS has on file from the Form 941, Employer's Federal Tax Return or SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number. If you are already registered to use BSO services, you may request access to SSNVS by selecting Account Maintenance from the BSO Main Menu web page and then selecting the Request Access to BSO Services link. ACTIVATION CODE The activation code is an alphanumeric code sent by SSA to the employer or registered User Identification Number (User ID) holder when access to certain services are requested. This code must be entered on the Activate Access to BSO Services web page in order to grant the user access to the requested service. The activation code mailed to your employer is usually received within two (2) weeks. The letter to your employer with the activation code instructs him or her to provide you with the activation code. The activation code is an added layer of security. You will not have access to SSNVS until you have activated the service by entering the activation code. ACTIVATE ACCESS TO SSNVS SSNVS requires the activation code that was mailed to your employer to be entered to activate your access to the SSNVS service prior to your first use. Once you have received your activation code from your employer:
You may then begin using your SSNVS services immediately. RE-REQUEST ACTIVATION CODE
If it has been 10 days or more since you requested access to SSNVS and your employer has not received your activation code from SSA:
Restrictions:
REMOVE ACCESS TO SSNVS
If you remove access to any service(s) in error, you must re-request access via the Request Access to BSO Services web page. |
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