Padnos International Center  


Padnos International Center
130 Lake Ontario Hall
Allendale, MI 49401
Phone: 616-331-3898
Fax: 616-331-3899
pic@gvsu.edu



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Social Security Information

In order to apply for a social security card you must be either F-1 Status or J-1 status.  Additionally, you must have the following documents:

  • Social Security Application
  • Passport
  • I-20/DS 2019
  • I-94 Arrival/Departure Card
  • Letter from GVSU

If you arrive to Grand Valley for the Fall Semester, Social Security Administrators will be at orientation.  If you arrive for any other semester, you must apply for a social security card on your own.  The Social Security office in Grand Rapids is located at 50 College Avenue.  Directions from GVSU's Pew Campus are as follows:  Walk East on Fulton Street (up the hill) Turn South on College Avenue.  Social Security is located on the left.

For more information please click Social Security Administration web site at:  www.ssa.gov

  Last Modified Date: June 24, 2008
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