SSA REFERRAL INFORMATION SHEET
(For Medi-Cal, Food Stamp, and CalWORKs Recipients)
YOU MUST CONTACT SOCIAL SECURITY
Public Law requires that each person who applies for or receives full-scope Medi-Cal, Food Stamps, or
California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids must have or apply for a social security number.
For the applicant/ recipient noted on the reverse side, either (1) the Social Security Administration does
not have a social security number on file, or (2) the information provided by the Social Security
Administration and the information provided to the eligibility worker do not agree. To correct this situation,
you must contact the Social Security Office indicated on the reverse side of this referral form. DO NOT
MAIL THESE FORMS TO THEM.
NOTE: Age, citizenship or alien status, and identity must all be documented. One of the identification
documents must be a birth or baptismal certificate established BEFORE age 5. If one is not
obtainable, refer to Column A for acceptable substitutes. In addition, if the applicant/recipient is
a U.S. citizen born outside of the U.S. or an alien, one of the items listed in Column B must be
presented.
Column A
1. Evidence of Age/Citizenship
• School records
• Church records
• Census records (state or federal)
• Insurance policy
• Marriage records
• Draft card
• U.S. passport
• Other records indicating applicant’s age or
date and place of birth
2. Evidence of Identity
• Driver’s license
• State identification card
• Voter’s registration
• School records
• Health records (doctor’s, hospital’s, etc.)
• Any other document which shows
applicant’s signature, photograph, or
description
Column B
1. If you are now a U.S. citizen born outside the
U.S., take one of the following items in
addition to the item(s) required in Column A:
• U.S. citizen identity card
• U.S. passport
• Naturalization certificate
• Certificate of citizenship
• Consular report of birth
• Form I-179 (U.S. citizen card)
• Form I-197 (U.S. citizen resident card)
2. If you are an alien, take one of the following
items in addition to the item(s) listed in
Column A:
• Form I-151 or I-551 (Alien Registration
Receipt Card)
• Form AR3a, I-94, I-95a, I-84, I-85, I-86, or
SW-434
• Letters from Immigration and
Naturalization Service showing alien
status
If you have a question concerning the two identification documents which you must take to the Social
Security Office, please contact the Social Security Office.
MC 194 (07/12)