СМИ: лидер оппозиционной партии УДАР Виталий Кличко оказался резидентом США

По второму, правильный ответ зависит от того, является ли клиент в действительности налоговым резидентом СШП. Если резидент, то должен, но с оговорками и условиями.

Открыть банковский счет в некоторых банках (Bank of America) можно и без SSN, если в США вы находитесь легально (например, по туристической визе).

Для valid non-work reason открытие счета в банке уже давно не катит.

Вот ссылка на разъяснение - что на сегодня подразумевается под a valid non-work reason:

http://www.visalaw.com/04nov5/2nov504.html

В частности:

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What is a “valid nonwork purpose”?

Previously, the SSA issued social security numbers for some “valid nonwork purposes”, such as obtaining a driver’s license.  Under updated regulations, a “valid nonwork purpose” under Sec. 422.104 will be those instances when a Federal statute or regulation requires an alien to have an SSN in order to receive a federally-funded benefit to which the alien has otherwise established entitlement, or when a State or local law requires an alien who is legally in the U.S. to have an SSN in order to receive general public assistance benefits to which the alien has otherwise established entitlement.  Therefore, the SSA will no longer assign an SSN to an alien for any nonwork purpose other than to receive Federal, State, or local benefits as described in Sec. 422.104.

The Social Security Administration responded to concerns about individuals not being able to get a SSN in order to obtain a driver’s license by saying that this will no longer be “valid nonwork reason”.  The SSN decided to change its policy because fraud and misuse regarding SSNs for nonwork purposes has been almost exclusively in relation to SSNs issue for driver licensing.  In addition, many states have altered their requirements to not require a Social Security card in order to obtain the license. >>>

Вот еще одна шикарная лазейка была, чтобы заиметь SSN - ее тоже прикрыли:

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Do foreign students who are studying in the U.S. have to have a Social Security number?

Foreign students who are temporarily studying in the United States do not have to have a Social Security number. Schools are not authorized to use the SSN in administering educational programs, so when the student does not have an SSN or prefers not to provide his/her SSN, the school assigns the student an internal number. A school policy to require an SSN to enroll in school or college is not a valid non-work reason to assign an SSN to an individual who does not otherwise meet SSA’s requirements for an SSN. Note that an SSN is needed to engage in employment on campus.

If a foreign student works in the U.S. does he or she have to pay Social Security?

Work performed by some non-resident aliens who visit the United States for a limited period of time is not covered by Social Security and, therefore, not subject to Social Security taxes. F-1, J-1 and M-1 visa holders working in connection to their studies or for the purpose of their visit to the U.S. are not covered by Social Security. This means that there will be no withholding of Social Security or Medicare taxes from the pay received for these services. These types of services are very limited, and generally include only on-campus work, practical training, and economic hardship employment. For more information on taxation, visit the Internal Revenue Service at www.irs.gov.

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