Social Security Administration Pauses Mailing Of SSNs For Immigration-Based Applications

On March 19, 2025, the SSA paused significant portions of its Enumeration Beyond Entry (EBE) program.¹

Created in 2017 under the first Trump Administration, the EBE program is a collaboration between the Social Security Administration (SSA) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) allowing certain immigrants to automatically apply for a Social Security Number (SSN) or replacement card when submitting USCIS forms I-765 (Employment Authorization), I-485 (Adjustment of Status), or N-400 (Naturalization). When applicants opt in, USCIS electronically shares data with SSA upon approval, triggering SSA to issue an SSN card without requiring a visit to a field office. This EBE program minimized in-person visits to SSA offices.²