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EIN, ITIN - по сути замена SSN для иностранцев (нам тут митинг проводили типа знающие люди). А также можно получить без SSN практически все.
В соответствии с этим:
Notice Regarding Disclosure of Social Security Number
Section 7 of Public Law 93-579, as enacted by the Congress of the United States provides that:
(a)(1) It shall be unlawful for any Federal, State or local government agency to deny to any individual any right, benefit, or privilege provided by law because of such individual's refusal to disclose his social security account number.
(2) the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply with respect to -
(A) any disclosure which is required by Federal statute, or
(B) the disclosure of a social security number to any Federal, State, or local agency maintaining a system of records in existence and operating before January 1, 1975, if such disclosure was required under statute or regulation adopted prior to such date to verify the identity of an individual.
(b) Any Federal, State, or local government agency which requests an individual to disclose his social security account number shall inform that individual whether that disclosure is mandatory or voluntary, by what statutory or other authority such number is solicited, and what uses will be made of it.
18 USC Sec. 242 and 42 USC Sec. 1983 provides that:
Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State,
Territory, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or
laws of the United States, ... shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; 42 USC Sec. 1983
further provides that a violator shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress.

42 USC Sec. 408 provides that:
Whoever ... (8) discloses, uses, or compels the disclosure of the social security number of any person in violation of the laws
of the United States; shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not
more than five years, or both.

Единственное, для Food Stamps и различных федеральных бенефитов нужно SSN. Но если это будет единственное препятствие к получению бенефитов, то тебе его выдадут(несмотря на то в каком ты статусе).

А насчет счета в банке, так его теперь любому открывают. Если нет ни SSN, ни EIN, тебе прямо в банке напишут ITIN