updated 6/17/13
This letter must be printed on the hiring department's letterhead, if Stanford University is your employer, or the Company letterhead if you are in another type of on-campus employment (i.e. Bookstore, Jamba Juice, etc.), and must be signed by your immediate supervisor.
Stanford Shopping Center is NOT considered on-campus employment. Please verify with an International Student Advisor that your on-campus job meets the conditions of on-campus employment when your employer is not Stanford.
The letter must include the following information:
identity of the student employee (first name, last name)
job description
anticipated or actual employment start date
number of hours the student is expected to work
Employer identification number (EIN - common for all Stanford University departments: 94-1156365N)
employer contact information, including the telephone number and the name of the F-1 student's immediate supervisor
original signature
(Employer LETTERHEAD)
TO: Social Security Administration Office
RE: (name of F-1 student)
DATE:
To Whom It May Concern:
This letter concerns the application for a Social Security Card by the referred international student.
This student will be employed [number of hours] hours a week as a [Nature of the job (Example: Research Assistant)] in [name of the department/company]. He is expected to start working on [start date].
The student will be employed under the supervision of [name of supervisor], who may be reached at [phone number]. The Employer Identification Number is [Employer Identification Number].
Sincerely,
(Supervisor name)
(original signature)
(title)
(phone number)