Data Required By The Privacy Act Of 1974: Fill & Download for Free

Absent unusual circumstances, the information that USCIS maintains about individual lawfully admitted permanent residents will not include any information that has been classified for reasons of national security, and thus no security clearance will be required in order to access them. Some individual files may contain classified information, but I suspect those files are likely sequestered separately from the main file.The ability to access such records is restricted not by national security law but instead by the Privacy Act of 1974, the Immigration and Naturalization Act, and various other laws that set forth who may access personal information about private individuals held by the US Government, and under what circumstances. These laws, along with agency policy, will determine what sort of background check is required before an employee would be allowed access to such records.

Yes it's quite possible. Annika Peacock has noted that the Privacy Act of 1974 should put a firewall up around sharing PII involved in inquiries, and you know, from 1974 to October 2001, that might have been the case.But then this thing call the USA PATRIOT Act got shoved up our butts. For those of you who've forgotten, that's the "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism" Act. Which is why no one could vote against it when it was presented five weeks after 9/11 and expect to go home and get re-elected. Oh, except Sen. Russ Feingold, D-WI -- he voted against it (and was re-elected in 2004, and narrowly defeated in 2010). Brave man.But the creation of the United States Department of Homeland Security and United States Intelligence Community were specifically intended to create umbrellas for (over)sharing information within their contexts. Go take a look at how many agencies are involved. Might as well shred the Privacy Act and forget it.Any information that enter any of the agencies involved (and ain't that's a royal f-load of government agencies) is fair game for the others to get hold of, collate, and bounce around like baseball cards.But most of that data sits with the NSA, the IT department for the Intelligence Community, and the princes royal of oversharing -- our Stasi.Because, you know, "terrorists."For the work they are supposed to be doing, the NSA does great work. They've just long since way overstepped their commissions. And who in Congress is going to tell them to stop, when they have dossiers on everyone?High policingHigh Policing - Gary T. MarxDon't shoot the messenger. ;)

It sounds like you lost your Social Security Card and cannot remember your number. In that case you will be glad to know that the Social Security Administration is able to lookup a Social Security Number (SSN) by running an Alpha-Dent search on their enumeration database using an individual's legal name and date of birth when he or she apply for a replacement of his or her Social Security Card. (If this is not the case, meaning that your are a third party seeking someone else's SSN, the Privacy Act of 1974 prohibits federal agencies from disclosing this information and state law provide similar protections).Obviously the individual needs to provide the proper valid identification (usually a valid state identification or US passport) and other required documents depending on whether the individual is a US Citizen or alien authoritzed to work in the US (i.e. permanent resident, work visa, asylee or refugee). Many US citizens may now apply for replacement Social Security Card online if they can provide the required information. Go to The United States Social Security Administration and register for your “my Social Security” account.If an individual does not have proper identification, he or she must replace those document(s) prior to applying for a replacement Social Security Card. This means that if a US citizen that has no valid identification documents, he or she must apply and receive their state identification or driver license before they may apply. In some cases, the Social Security Administration may accept a temporary driver license (the Real ID Act may soon bring a complete end to this practice). However a lawfully present alien must apply for and received documents demonstrating their legal status to present to the Social Security Administration at the time of application so as to verify with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that the document(s) presented are authentic.Now if you're really curious, the only circumstances that the Social Security Administration maintains records of the address of an individual's SSN is if they are currently receiving benefits. Otherwise the Social Security Administration may use the address provided by the Internal Revenue Service (based on the most recent address indicated on the tax return filed) when periodically mailing out an individual's Social Security Statement. However, the Social Security Administration does not typically look up an individual's number by their address unless it is connected to an investigation or study of somekind and normally local field offices’ personnel do not have this degree of access or level to search federal records as required by the Privacy Act.The Internal Revenue Service also maintains records of an individual's SSN, name and address based on an individual's tax filing, but again the Privacy Act of 1974 prohibits federal agencies from disclosing this information. This is why the IRS or the Treasury Department for that matter which the aforementioned is a part of will never release President Donald Trump's tax records to Congress or anyone else. It is unlawful.If you really must know various state government (i.e. Department of Motor Vehicles under the Real ID Act) and law enforcement agencies databases may also maintain records that may be searched and cross reference various ways including name, address, SSN etc. As a result of the Patriot Act, this includes information collected by financial institutions that an individual conducts their business with. But as stated before the Privacy Act and various state laws safeguard this information from being disclosed.Credit bureaus may also maintain records depending on an individual's financial and credit activity which may include an individual's SSN. These records are typically subject to state law concerning privacy protections, however, licensed private investigators who subscribe to various public, financial, and employment records database services may be able to ascertain an individual's SSN.As a result of various high profile data breaches of government agencies and private firms such as the Office of Personnel Management of the US government which occurred under the Obama Administration, the SSN and other sensitive information of millions of current and past federal employees were potentially compromised and may be accessible via illicit means such as foreign intelligence services and/or activity on the dark web.If you ever wanted to verify the SSN that the spirit guiding your hand provided while playing with the Ouija Board in a haunted house, the Social Security Administration releases the SSN of all deceased individuals every year. This is known as the Death Index. Combine that information with past US Census records which recorded the occupants of a particular address that the National Archives and Records releases after 72 years and you got yourself a great ghost story.