Social Security will consider the following documents as proof of age. The list is not exhaustive.
- Social Security will also accept a "non-preferred" document so long as it correlates with a document or file entry Social Security has. (A "corroborating SSA record.")
- Evidence requirements are looser if the claimant is over age 73.
- If the proof you have doesn't fit any of these descriptions, speak with a Social Security representative.
Evidence Of Age That Social Security Will Accept
Preferred:
- A birth certificate
- Hospital birth record recorded before age 5
- A religious record which shows your date of birth and was recorded before age 5
Acceptable evidence:
- An original family bible or family record
- School records
- Census records (state or federal. If federal, then preferred is the first or second decennial census after birth)
- Statement signed by the physician or midwife who was present at birth
- Insurance policies
- A marriage record
- A passport
- An employment record
- A delayed birth certificate
- A claimant's child's birth certificate
- INS records
- Church record of baptism or confirmation (made after age 5)
- Labor union record
- Fraternal organization record (such as the Mason's)
- Military record
- Voting record
- Vaccination record
- Police record
- Medical records
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