Originally Posted by
lin821
To apply for a credit card in US, you need (at least):
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3. 2nd ID (state-issued) -- ??
4. a signature (to sign the credit card).
#3 has never been required by any of the cards I've received, though some sort of income and emloyment information is.
#4 is definitely not required. I have never signed the back of a credit card. I always write "SEE ID" on it with a big Sharpie. The only place that won't accept it that way is in person at the Post Office.
Originally Posted by
YCTTSFM
a SS# is for use by the IRS only and may NOT be required as ID by private businesses.
That used to be true (based on the original Social Security Act), but has not been enforced in many years.