user: What are the original documents needed for getting an original social security card for a foreign-born U.S. citizen adopted child?.[NEWLINE]agent: The first thing you'll need to do is to prove your child's citizenship.[NEWLINE]agent: Do you happen to have lost the child's certificate and are unable to get another one within 10 days?[NEWLINE]user: I haven't lost the child's birth certificate.[NEWLINE]user: But my child lived outside the United States for quite some time.[NEWLINE]agent: In that case, you'll need to provide a document that proves that your child lived in another country and does not have a social security number. You could use records like the child's school records or employment records.[NEWLINE][BOUNDARY][NEWLINE]user: Is it possible to get him a number assigned before the adoption process is completed?[NEWLINE]agent: It is possible, yes. In some cases, we do assign a number before the adoption process is completed but you may want to wait.[NEWLINE][BOUNDARY][NEWLINE]user: What other documents can I use as proof that my kid decided outside the US for a long time?[NEWLINE]agent: apart from the ones mentioned before, any document that shows long-term residence in another country would be enough.[NEWLINE]user: And what documents can I use to prove my identity?