Social Security must verify a birth record for all U.S .- born applicants who apply for an original Social Security number .An exception is made for a parent who applies for a baby 's Social Security number at the hospital when the baby is born .
and I also need my kid's birth certificate along with those things?
If your child has or can obtain a U.S .- State - Issued birth certificate that recorded his or her birth before age 5 you must submit it .