When you apply for a Job your Social Security Card is used as a alternative ID, and if you did not know this then you either never worked or you never worked…
Also the Social Security Number is used to get a Driver’s License in States like California which requires one even for non-Resident’s, so yeah they are issued what is called a non-Working Social Security Card.
Find out the eligibility of non-US citizens for a social security number, and how foreign workers who want to work in the United States can get a SSN.
www.thebalancecareers.com
Thank you for the link. You should read it. Pertinent section is
"There are three different types of SS Cards" from your link.
In support of that--and also specifying in the case of each of the three, that the person must be LAWFULLY in the US, is the SS site.
Types of Social Security Cards
www.ssa.gov
Also, SS# is not used as a form of ID to obtain a CA drivers license, according to CA DMV.
When you apply for an original California DL, you must present acceptable documents establishing your identity/birthdate, residency,
and provide your Social Security Number (SSN),
if eligible. (No requirement to have a SS number).
Examples of acceptable identity documents include: U.S. Birth Certificate, U.S. Passport, U.S. Armed Forces ID Cards, Certificate of Naturalization, Permanent Resident Card, or a foreign passport with a valid I-94. The I-94 expiration date must be more than 2 months from the date you visit the field office.
(SS # IS NOT A FORM OF ACCEPTABLE ID DOCUMENTS)
When you apply for an original California DL, you must present acceptable documents establishing your identity/birthdate, residency, and provide your Social Security Number (SSN), if eligible. When a document is required, with the exception of proof of residency, adhere to the following...
www.dmv.ca.gov
As I have stated, and is printed on EVERY SS card, it is not a form of identification and you do not have to show it to anyone with the possible exception of the SS Administration. CA says you have to provide the number, as do banks, but they don't ask to see your SS card.