Electrical and Computer Engineering

How to get a Social Security Number (SSN)

Payroll and Tuition Benefit Instructions

After arriving on campus, students will not be paid until Steps 1-4 are complete. It is important to complete every step as soon as possible as each of these steps may take a several days or weeks to process. Please read the instructions for each step carefully before beginning.

On-Campus Employment Steps & Policy

Step 1: Form Requests -- Can be completed before arriving!

1. Schedule an appointment with the SSA Office – ask the Graduate Student Coordinator for recommended appointment dates
2. Complete the following forms/applications:

3. Submit the Social Security Number Application Form for On-Campus Employment e-form – upload the scanned copy from the Graduate Student Coordinator to this e-form.

Once submitted, it could take up to 10 days to be reviewed and processed by the ISSS department. An email will be sent to your UMail account when it has been processed and you can bring the form to receive a wet-ink signature.

Step 2: Campus Forms -- After Arrival

4. Email Bob Knudsen (robert.knudsen@utah.edu) with the confirmation of your upcoming SSA appointment to schedule a time to get on payroll

5. Meet with the Graduate Student Coordinator to pick-up the wet-ink signed copy of the On-Campus Employment Offer Letter for SSN Application.

6. Take the wet-ink signed copy of the On-Campus Employment Offer Letter for SSN Application to the ISSS office during Walk-In Advising Hours to get an additional wet-ink signature from an ISSS Designated School Official

Step 3: Apply for a Social Security Number (SSN)

7. Go to the Social Security Office with the following documents:

Request a receipt and ask if you can call to get your Social Security Number (SSN). If you cannot call, it will be mailed to you in approximately 2 weeks.

If you are told you do not qualify for an Social Security Number (SSN), tell them you are an F-1 or J-1 student and need the SSN to open a bank account in the U.S. and file a tax return as required by the IRS.

Social Security Office
1-866-851-5275
Monday-Friday 9:00 AM- 4:00 PM

175 East 400 South
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84111

Step 4: Payroll

Step 5: Create GLACIER Account

When you receive an email from Tax Services, set up your correct tax status with GLACIER as soon as possible.

Employees are required to enter information into GLACIER and submit the required forms and documents to the Tax Services Dept. within seven (7) days of receipt of the email from support@online-tax.net (this is not spam). Otherwise, the maximum amount of tax will be withheld from their paychecks.